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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.