Isa 56:10-12, Eze 34:8, Rom 16:18, Phili 3:18-19, 2Pe 2:13, 19 | ESV | STEP | His watchmen are blind ; they are all without knowledge ; they are all silent dogs ; they cannot bark , dreaming , lying down , loving to slumber .

Isaiah 56:10-12

10 ^aHis watchmen are blind;
they are all without knowledge;
they are all silent ^bdogs;
they cannot bark,
dreaming, lying down,
loving to slumber.
11 ^cThe dogs have a mighty appetite;
they never have enough.
But ^dthey are shepherds who have no understanding;
they have all turned to their own way,
^eeach to his own gain, one and all.
12 ^f“Come,” they say, “let me get wine;
let us fill ourselves with strong drink;
^gand tomorrow will be like this day,
great beyond measure.”

Ezekiel 34:8

8 ^hAs I live, declares the Lord God, surely because ⁱmy sheep have become a prey, and my sheep have become food for all the wild beasts, since there was no shepherd, and because my shepherds have not searched for my sheep, but the shepherds have fed themselves, and have not fed my sheep,

Romans 16:18

18 For such persons do not serve our Lord Christ, but ^jtheir own appetites, ^{▼▼Greek their own belly} and ^lby smooth talk and flattery they deceive the hearts of the naive.

Philippians 3:18-19

18 For ^mmany, of whom I have often told you and now tell you ⁿeven with tears, walk as enemies of the cross of Christ. 19 ^oTheir end is destruction, ^ptheir god is their belly, and ^qthey glory in their shame, with ^rminds set on earthly things.

2 Peter 2:13

13 suffering wrong as ^sthe wage for their wrongdoing. They count it pleasure ^tto revel in the daytime. They are blots and blemishes, reveling in their deceptions, ^{▼▼Some manuscripts love feasts} while ^vthey feast with you.

2 Peter 2:19

19 They promise them ^wfreedom, ^xbut they themselves are slaves ^{▼▼Greek bondservants} of corruption. For whatever overcomes a person, to that he is enslaved.