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# All you wild beasts of the field, come and devour, all you beasts in the forest
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God is calling armies of other nations by comparing them to animals to come and attack the people of Israel. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# All their watchmen are blind
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This means Israel's leaders cannot or perhaps do not want to see what is going on in society.
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# They are all silent dogs
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The leaders are supposed to open their mouths and warn the people, but they do not. Comparing someone to a dog in this society is a great insult. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# They dream, and lying down they love to sleep
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This means the leaders are not bringing God's word of warning to Israel but prefer their own comfort.
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# translationWords
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/devour]] |