Isaiah 56:12 (DBY)

Passage

Come, [say they,] I will fetch wine, and we will fill ourselves with strong drink; and to-morrow shall be as this day, [and] much more abundant.

Nearby Context

Isaiah 56:10 His watchmen are all of them blind, they are without knowledge; they are all dumb dogs that cannot bark, dreaming, lying down, loving to slumber:

Isaiah 56:11 and the dogs are greedy, they know not to be satisfied, and these are shepherds that know not how to discern: they all turn to their own way, every one for his gain, even to the last of them:

Isaiah 56:12 Come, [say they,] I will fetch wine, and we will fill ourselves with strong drink; and to-morrow shall be as this day, [and] much more abundant.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "come", "fetch", "wine", "fill", "ourselves", "strong", "drink", and "to-morrow". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "come" and "fetch", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The prior verse says "and the dogs are greedy they know...", giving immediate footing for "come" and "fetch". In Isaiah context, the local focus is the Holy One of Israel, judgment and restoration, the servant of the LORD, and Zion's hope.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "come" and "fetch" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.