Jamieson, Fausset and Brown on Isaiah 56:11
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Isaiah56:11
11. greedy--literally, "strong" (that is, insatiable) in appetite (Eze 34:2, 3; Mi 3:11).
cannot understand--unable to comprehend the wants of the people, spiritually: so Is 56:10, "cannot bark."
look to ... own way--that is, their own selfish interests; not to the spiritual welfare of the people (Jr 6:13; Eze 22:27).
from his quarter--rather, "from the highest to the lowest" [Lowth]. "From his quarter"; that is, from one end to the other of them, one and all (Ge 19:4).
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