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## All you wild beasts of the field, come and devour, all you beasts in the forest ##
God is calling armies of other nations to come and attack the people of Israel. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
## All their watchmen are blind ##
This means Israel's leaders cannot or perhaps do not want to see what is going on in society.
## they are all dumb dogs ##
The leaders are supposed to open their mouths and warn the people, but they do not. Calling someone a dog in this society is a great insult.
## dreaming, lying down, loving to sleep ##
This means the leaders are not bringing God's word of warning to Israel.