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Yes, they are greedy dogs—Margin, ‘Strong of appetite.’ Literally, ‘Strong of soul’ (עזי־נפשׁ ‛azēy-nephesh). Jerome rende…

Shepherds that cannot understand ... —Better, and such are shepherds; they cannot understand. There is no confusion or ch…

And those dogs strong of appetite. The third vice that he observes in wicked pastors is insatiable avarice. Though they are lazy in all th…

Yea, they [are] greedy dogsF25; Or "strong of soul"; of great appetites, and are never satisfied: or "strong o…

Desolating judgments are called for; and this severe rebuke of the rulers and teachers of the Jewish church is applicable to other ages and places.…

1. Thus says the Lord. Here, after He had promised liberation from evils, He begins to promise salvation by the granting of ble ing…
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Albert Barnes
AlbertBarnes