Isaiah 56:9 (GNV)

Passage

All ye beastes of the fielde, come to deuoure, euen all ye beastes of the forest.

Nearby Context

Isaiah 56:7 Them wil I bring also to mine holy mountaine, and make them ioyfull in mine House of prayer: their burnt offerings and their sacrifices shall be accepted vpon mine altar: for mine House shall be called an house of prayer for all people.

Isaiah 56:8 The Lord God sayth, which gathereth the scattered of Israel, Yet wil I gather to them those that are to be gathered to them.

Isaiah 56:9 All ye beastes of the fielde, come to deuoure, euen all ye beastes of the forest.

Isaiah 56:10 Their watchmen are all blinde: they haue no knowledge: they are all dumme dogs: they can not barke: they lie and sleepe and delite in sleeping.

Isaiah 56:11 And these griedy dogs can neuer haue ynough: and these shepheards cannot vnderstand: for they all looke to their owne way, euery one for his aduantage, and for his owne purpose.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "beastes", "fielde", "come", "deuoure", "euen", and "forest". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "beastes" and "fielde", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 8's "The Lord God sayth which gathereth the..." into verse 10's "Their watchmen are all blinde they haue...", so "beastes" and "fielde" belong inside that flow. 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 "beastes" and "fielde" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.