## 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.