Isaiah 56:10
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Israel’s watchmen are blind, they are all oblivious; they are all mute dogs, they cannot bark; they are dreamers lying around, loving to slumber.

Young's Literal Translation
Blind [are] his watchmen—all of them, They have not known, All of them [are] dumb dogs, they are not able to bark, Dozing, lying down, loving to slumber.

King James Bible
His watchmen [are] blind: they are all ignorant, they [are] all dumb dogs, they cannot bark; sleeping, lying down, loving to slumber.

Hebrew
Israel’s watchmen
צֹפָ֞יו (ṣō·p̄āw)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 6822: To lean forward, to peer into the distance, to observe, await

are blind,
עִוְרִ֤ים (‘iw·rîm)
Adjective - masculine plural
Strong's 5787: Blind

they are all
כֻּלָּם֙ (kul·lām)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every

oblivious;
יָדָ֔עוּ (yā·ḏā·‘ū)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's 3045: To know

they are all
כֻּלָּם֙ (kul·lām)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every

mute
אִלְּמִ֔ים (’il·lə·mîm)
Adjective - masculine plural
Strong's 483: Mute (unable to speak)

dogs,
כְּלָבִ֣ים (kə·lā·ḇîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 3611: A dog, a male prostitute

they cannot
לֹ֥א (lō)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

bark;
לִנְבֹּ֑חַ (lin·bō·aḥ)
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's 5024: To bark

they are dreamers
הֹזִים֙ (hō·zîm)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's 1957: To dream, rave

lying around,
שֹֽׁכְבִ֔ים (šō·ḵə·ḇîm)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's 7901: To lie down

loving
אֹהֲבֵ֖י (’ō·hă·ḇê)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct
Strong's 157: To have affection f

to slumber.
לָנֽוּם׃ (lā·nūm)
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's 5123: To be drowsy, slumber

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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