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Psalm 80:13 The boar from the forest ravages it, and the creatures of the field feed upon it.
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href="/bsb/psalms/80.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter"> (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/psalms/80.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Boars from the forest ravage it, and insects from the fields feed on it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/psalms/80.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />The wild boar from the forest devours it, and the wild animals feed on it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/80.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />The boar from the forest ravages it, and all that move in the field feed on it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/80.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />The boar from the forest ravages it, and the creatures of the field feed upon it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/80.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />The boar out of the wood doth waste it, and the wild beast of the field doth devour it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/80.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />The boar out of the woods uproots it, And the wild beast of the field devours it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/80.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />A boar from the forest eats it away, And whatever moves in the field feeds on it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/80.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />A boar from the forest eats it away And whatever moves in the field feeds on it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/80.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />A boar from the forest eats it away, And whatever moves in the field feeds on it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/80.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />A boar from the forest devours it And whatever moves in the field feeds on it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/80.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />A boar from the woods eats it away, And the insects of the field feed on it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/80.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Boars from the forest tear at it and creatures of the field feed on it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/80.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The boar from the forest tears it and creatures of the field feed on it. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/80.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />The boar out of the wood doth ravage it, And the wild beasts of the field feed on it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/80.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Now the vine is gobbled up by pigs from the forest and other wild animals. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/80.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />The boar out of the wood doth ravage it, and the wild beasts of the field feed on it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/80.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Wild boars from the forest graze on it. Wild animals devour it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/80.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />wild hogs trample it down, and wild animals feed on it. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/80.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Wild boars of the forest gnaw at it, and creatures of the field feed on it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/80.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />The boar from the forest ravages it, and the creatures of the field feed upon it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/80.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The wild boars of the forest ruin it; the insects of the field feed on it. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/80.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />The boar out of the wood ravages it. The wild animals of the field feed on it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/80.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />The boar from the wood doth waste it, and the wild beast of the field doth devour it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/80.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />The boar out of the wood ravages it. The wild animals of the field feed on it. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/80.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />A boar out of the forest tears it, "" And a wild beast of the fields grazes it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/80.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> A boar out of the forest doth waste it, And a wild beast of the fields consumeth it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/80.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />The swine from the forest will lay it waste, and the Moving thing of the field will feed upon it.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/80.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />The boar out of the wood hath laid it waste: and a singular wild beast hath devoured it. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/80.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 79:14>The wild boar of the forest has trampled it, and a single wild beast has laid waste to it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/80.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />The boar from the forest strips the vine; the beast of the field feeds upon it. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/80.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />The boar from the forest ravages it, and all that move in the field feed on it.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/80.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />The boar of the forest devours it, and the wild beasts of the field feed upon it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/80.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />The boar of the forest consumed it and the wild beasts of the wilderness feed on it.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/80.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />The boar out of the wood doth ravage it, That which moveth in the field feedeth on it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/80.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />The boar out of the wood has laid it waste, and the wild beast has devoured it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/80-13.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=10155" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/80.htm">Hear Us, O Shepherd of Israel</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">12</span>Why have You broken down its walls, so that all who pass by pick its fruit? <span class="reftext">13</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/2386.htm" title="2386: ḥă·zîr (N-ms) -- Swine, boar. From an unused root probably meaning to enclose; a hog.">The boar</a> <a href="/hebrew/3293.htm" title="3293: mī·yå̄·ʿar (Prep-m:: N-ms) -- From an unused root probably meaning to thicken with verdure; a copse of bushes; hence, a forest; hence, honey in the comb.">from the forest</a> <a href="/hebrew/3765.htm" title="3765: yə·ḵar·sə·men·nāh (V-Piel-Imperf-3ms:: 3fse) -- To tear off. From kacam; to lay waste.">ravages it,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2123.htm" title="2123: wə·zîz (Conj-w:: N-msc) -- From an unused root apparently meaning to be conspicuous; fulness of the breast; also a moving creature.">and the creatures</a> <a href="/hebrew/7704.htm" title="7704: śā·ḏay (N-ms) -- Field, land. Or saday; from an unused root meaning to spread out; a field.">of the field</a> <a href="/hebrew/7462.htm" title="7462: yir·‘en·nāh (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms:: 3fse) -- A primitive root; to tend a flock; i.e. Pasture it; intransitively, to graze; generally to rule; by extension, to associate with.">feed upon it.</a> </span><span class="reftext">14</span>Return, O God of Hosts, we pray! Look down from heaven and see! Attend to this vine—…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/5-5.htm">Isaiah 5:5-7</a></span><br />Now I will tell you what I am about to do to My vineyard: I will take away its hedge, and it will be consumed; I will tear down its wall, and it will be trampled. / I will make it a wasteland, neither pruned nor cultivated, and thorns and briers will grow up. I will command the clouds that rain shall not fall on it.” / For the vineyard of the LORD of Hosts is the house of Israel, and the men of Judah are the plant of His delight. He looked for justice, but saw bloodshed; for righteousness, but heard a cry of distress.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/12-10.htm">Jeremiah 12:10</a></span><br />Many shepherds have destroyed My vineyard; they have trampled My plot of ground. They have turned My pleasant field into a desolate wasteland.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/19-10.htm">Ezekiel 19:10-14</a></span><br />Your mother was like a vine in your vineyard, planted by the water; it was fruitful and full of branches because of the abundant waters. / It had strong branches, fit for a ruler’s scepter. It towered high above the thick branches, conspicuous for its height and for its dense foliage. / But it was uprooted in fury, cast down to the ground, and the east wind dried up its fruit. Its strong branches were stripped off and they withered; the fire consumed them. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/10-1.htm">Hosea 10:1-2</a></span><br />Israel was a luxuriant vine, yielding fruit for himself. The more his fruit increased, the more he increased the altars. The better his land produced, the better he made the sacred pillars. / Their hearts are devious; now they must bear their guilt. The LORD will break down their altars and demolish their sacred pillars.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/21-33.htm">Matthew 21:33-41</a></span><br />Listen to another parable: There was a landowner who planted a vineyard. He put a wall around it, dug a winepress in it, and built a tower. Then he rented it out to some tenants and went away on a journey. / When the harvest time drew near, he sent his servants to the tenants to collect his share of the fruit. / But the tenants seized his servants. They beat one, killed another, and stoned a third. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/12-1.htm">Mark 12:1-9</a></span><br />Then Jesus began to speak to them in parables: “A man planted a vineyard. He put a wall around it, dug a wine vat, and built a watchtower. Then he rented it out to some tenants and went away on a journey. / At harvest time, he sent a servant to the tenants to collect his share of the fruit of the vineyard. / But they seized the servant, beat him, and sent him away empty-handed. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/20-9.htm">Luke 20:9-16</a></span><br />Then He proceeded to tell the people this parable: “A man planted a vineyard, rented it out to some tenants, and went away for a long time. / At harvest time, he sent a servant to the tenants to collect his share of the fruit of the vineyard. But the tenants beat the servant and sent him away empty-handed. / So he sent another servant, but they beat him and treated him shamefully, sending him away empty-handed. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/27-10.htm">Isaiah 27:10-11</a></span><br />For the fortified city lies deserted—a homestead abandoned, a wilderness forsaken. There the calves graze, and there they lie down; they strip its branches bare. / When its limbs are dry, they are broken off. Women come and use them for kindling; for this is a people without understanding. Therefore their Maker has no compassion on them, and their Creator shows them no favor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/2-21.htm">Jeremiah 2:21</a></span><br />I had planted you like a choice vine from the very best seed. How could you turn yourself before Me into a rotten, wild vine?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/15-1.htm">John 15:1-6</a></span><br />“I am the true vine, and My Father is the keeper of the vineyard. / He cuts off every branch in Me that bears no fruit, and every branch that does bear fruit, He prunes to make it even more fruitful. / You are already clean because of the word I have spoken to you. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/1-7.htm">Isaiah 1:7</a></span><br />Your land is desolate; your cities are burned with fire. Foreigners devour your fields before you—a desolation demolished by strangers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/1-4.htm">Lamentations 1:4</a></span><br />The roads to Zion mourn, because no one comes to her appointed feasts. All her gates are deserted; her priests groan, her maidens grieve, and she herself is bitter with anguish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/11-17.htm">Romans 11:17-24</a></span><br />Now if some branches have been broken off, and you, a wild olive shoot, have been grafted in among the others to share in the nourishment of the olive root, / do not boast over those branches. If you do, remember this: You do not support the root, but the root supports you. / You will say then, “Branches were broken off so that I could be grafted in.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/28-30.htm">Deuteronomy 28:30-33</a></span><br />You will be pledged in marriage to a woman, but another man will violate her. You will build a house but will not live in it. You will plant a vineyard but will not enjoy its fruit. / Your ox will be slaughtered before your eyes, but you will not eat any of it. Your donkey will be taken away and not returned to you. Your flock will be given to your enemies, and no one will save you. / Your sons and daughters will be given to another nation, while your eyes grow weary looking for them day after day, with no power in your hand. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/17-6.htm">2 Kings 17:6-23</a></span><br />In the ninth year of Hoshea, the king of Assyria captured Samaria and carried away the Israelites to Assyria, where he settled them in Halah, in Gozan by the Habor River, and in the cities of the Medes. / All this happened because the people of Israel had sinned against the LORD their God, who had brought them out of the land of Egypt from under the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt. They had worshiped other gods / and walked in the customs of the nations that the LORD had driven out before the Israelites, as well as in the practices introduced by the kings of Israel. ...</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">The boar out of the wood does waste it, and the wild beast of the field does devour it.</p><p class="hdg">the boar.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/18-9.htm">2 Kings 18:9</a></b></br> And it came to pass in the fourth year of king Hezekiah, which <i>was</i> the seventh year of Hoshea son of Elah king of Israel, <i>that</i> Shalmaneser king of Assyria came up against Samaria, and besieged it.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/19-1.htm">2 Kings 19:1</a></b></br> And it came to pass, when king Hezekiah heard <i>it</i>, that he rent his clothes, and covered himself with sackcloth, and went into the house of the LORD.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/24-1.htm">2 Kings 24:1</a></b></br> In his days Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up, and Jehoiakim became his servant three years: then he turned and rebelled against him.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/79-2.htm">Animals</a> <a href="/psalms/79-2.htm">Beast</a> <a href="/psalms/79-2.htm">Beasts</a> <a href="/psalms/78-45.htm">Consumeth</a> <a href="/psalms/74-14.htm">Creatures</a> <a href="/psalms/59-15.htm">Devour</a> <a href="/job/40-15.htm">Eats</a> <a href="/psalms/78-71.htm">Feed</a> <a href="/job/24-20.htm">Feedeth</a> <a href="/job/40-15.htm">Feeds</a> <a href="/psalms/78-43.htm">Field</a> <a href="/psalms/78-46.htm">Fields</a> <a href="/psalms/80-5.htm">Food</a> <a href="/psalms/74-5.htm">Forest</a> <a href="/psalms/69-34.htm">Move</a> <a href="/psalms/69-34.htm">Moves</a> <a href="/psalms/69-34.htm">Moveth</a> <a href="/luke/15-16.htm">Pigs</a> <a href="/judges/6-5.htm">Ravage</a> <a href="/psalms/35-17.htm">Ravages</a> <a href="/psalms/52-5.htm">Uprooted</a> <a href="/psalms/79-7.htm">Waste</a> <a href="/psalms/8-8.htm">Whatever</a> <a href="/psalms/79-2.htm">Wild</a> <a href="/psalms/74-6.htm">Wood</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/9-20.htm">Woods</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/104-20.htm">Animals</a> <a href="/psalms/104-11.htm">Beast</a> <a href="/psalms/104-11.htm">Beasts</a> <a href="/psalms/88-9.htm">Consumeth</a> <a href="/psalms/104-24.htm">Creatures</a> <a href="/proverbs/30-14.htm">Devour</a> <a href="/psalms/106-20.htm">Eats</a> <a href="/psalms/81-16.htm">Feed</a> <a href="/proverbs/15-14.htm">Feedeth</a> <a href="/proverbs/15-14.htm">Feeds</a> <a href="/psalms/96-12.htm">Field</a> <a href="/psalms/96-12.htm">Fields</a> <a href="/psalms/81-10.htm">Food</a> <a href="/psalms/83-14.htm">Forest</a> <a href="/psalms/104-26.htm">Move</a> <a href="/psalms/102-14.htm">Moves</a> <a href="/proverbs/17-13.htm">Moveth</a> <a href="/isaiah/65-4.htm">Pigs</a> <a href="/isaiah/17-14.htm">Ravage</a> <a href="/hosea/7-1.htm">Ravages</a> <a href="/proverbs/2-22.htm">Uprooted</a> <a href="/psalms/80-16.htm">Waste</a> <a href="/psalms/115-3.htm">Whatever</a> <a href="/psalms/92-10.htm">Wild</a> <a href="/psalms/83-14.htm">Wood</a> <a href="/psalms/96-12.htm">Woods</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 80</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/80-1.htm">The psalmist in his prayer complains of the miseries of the church</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/80-8.htm">God's former favors are turned into judgments</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/80-14.htm">He prays for deliverance</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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In biblical times, boars were considered unclean animals (<a href="/leviticus/11-7.htm">Leviticus 11:7</a>), representing chaos and destruction. The forest signifies a place of danger and unpredictability, often used metaphorically for the nations surrounding Israel. Historically, this could refer to the Assyrian or Babylonian invasions, where foreign powers devastated the land of Israel. Theologically, it reflects the consequences of Israel's disobedience and turning away from God, leading to divine judgment through foreign oppression.<p><b>and the creatures of the field feed upon it</b><br>This part of the verse continues the metaphor of destruction, with "creatures of the field" symbolizing various nations or groups that exploit Israel's vulnerability. In the ancient Near East, fields were vital for sustenance and prosperity, and their devastation would lead to famine and hardship. This imagery connects to the covenant curses in <a href="/deuteronomy/28.htm">Deuteronomy 28</a>, where disobedience results in the land being overrun by enemies. It also foreshadows the scattering and suffering of Israel, pointing to the need for divine intervention and restoration. In a typological sense, it highlights the need for a shepherd, a role fulfilled by Jesus Christ, who protects and restores His people.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_boar_from_the_forest.htm">The Boar from the Forest</a></b><br>Symbolic of destructive forces or enemies that threaten the people of Israel. In the context of the psalm, it represents external threats that have come to ravage the nation.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_creatures_of_the_field.htm">The Creatures of the Field</a></b><br>These represent smaller, perhaps more insidious threats that continue to exploit the vulnerability of Israel after the initial devastation by the boar.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel (The Vine)</a></b><br>The nation of Israel is often symbolized as a vine in the Old Testament, representing God's chosen people who are meant to bear fruit and flourish under His care.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_psalmist.htm">The Psalmist (Asaph)</a></b><br>Traditionally attributed to Asaph, a leader of one of the temple choirs, who is calling out to God for restoration and protection of Israel.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/g/god_as_the_shepherd.htm">God as the Shepherd</a></b><br>Earlier in the psalm, God is depicted as the Shepherd of Israel, highlighting His role as protector and guide, which contrasts with the current state of vulnerability.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/r/recognizing_spiritual_vulnerability.htm">Recognizing Spiritual Vulnerability</a></b><br>Just as Israel was vulnerable to external threats, Christians must be aware of spiritual vulnerabilities and seek God's protection.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_unfaithfulness.htm">The Consequences of Unfaithfulness</a></b><br>The devastation described in the psalm serves as a warning of the consequences of turning away from God and His commandments.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_role_as_protector.htm">God's Role as Protector</a></b><br>Despite the current state of destruction, believers are reminded of God's ultimate role as protector and restorer, encouraging trust in His sovereignty.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_spiritual_fruitfulness.htm">The Importance of Spiritual Fruitfulness</a></b><br>Like the vine, Christians are called to bear fruit. This requires remaining connected to Christ, the true vine, and living in obedience to His word.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/i/intercession_for_restoration.htm">Intercession for Restoration</a></b><br>The psalmist's plea for restoration encourages believers to intercede for their communities and nations, seeking God's intervention and healing.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_80.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 80</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_the_bible_mention_bigfoot.htm">What does the Bible say about Bigfoot/Sasquatch?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/good_hobbies_for_christians.htm">What are some good hobbies for Christians?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_would_god_remove_his_protection.htm">In Psalm 80:12-13, why would an omnipotent God remove His protection, allowing enemies to ravage His chosen people?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_dragons_fit_with_zoology.htm">How do we reconcile biblical accounts of dragons with modern zoology?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/80.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(13) <span class= "bld">Boar.</span>--This is the sole mention of the <span class= "ital">wild </span>boar in Scripture. But it must not therefore be inferred that it was rare in Palestine. (See Tristram's <span class= "ital">Nat. Hist. Bib., </span>p. 54.) The writer gives a sad picture of the ravage a herd of them will make in a single night. Comp.--<p>"In vengeance of neglected sacrifice,<p>On Oencus' fields she sent a monstrous boar,<p>That levell'd harvests and whole forests tore."<p>HOMER: <span class= "ital">Iliad </span>(Pope's Trans.).<p><span class= "bld">Wild beast.</span>--It seems natural, at first, to take this beast as the emblem of some particular power or oppressor, as the crocodile is of Egypt, the lion of Assyria, &c. But the general term--literally, <span class= "ital">that moving in the field </span>(see Ps. 1:11)--makes against such an identification.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/80.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 13.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">The boar out of the wood doth waste it</span>. The "boar out of the wood," <span class="accented">i.e.</span> the wild boar - is probably Tiglath-pileser (<a href="/2_kings/15-29.htm">2 Kings 15:29</a>), or the Assyrian power generally. <span class="cmt_word">And the wild beast of the field doth devour it.</span> Other beasts, <span class="accented">i.e.</span> other enemies of Israel, join in and share in the plundering (see above, ver. 6, and comp. <a href="/jeremiah/5-6.htm">Jeremiah 5:6</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/80-13.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">The boar</span><br /><span class="heb">חֲזִ֣יר</span> <span class="translit">(ḥă·zîr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2386.htm">Strong's 2386: </a> </span><span class="str2">Swine, boar</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from the forest</span><br /><span class="heb">מִיָּ֑עַ‪‬ר</span> <span class="translit">(mî·yā·‘ar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3293.htm">Strong's 3293: </a> </span><span class="str2">A copse of bushes, a forest, honey in the comb</span><br /><br /><span class="word">ravages it,</span><br /><span class="heb">יְכַרְסְמֶ֣נָּֽה</span> <span class="translit">(yə·ḵar·sə·men·nāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3765.htm">Strong's 3765: </a> </span><span class="str2">To lay waste</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and the creatures</span><br /><span class="heb">וְזִ֖יז</span> <span class="translit">(wə·zîz)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2123.htm">Strong's 2123: </a> </span><span class="str2">Fulness of the breast, a moving creature</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the field</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׂדַ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(śā·ḏay)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7704.htm">Strong's 7704: </a> </span><span class="str2">Field, land</span><br /><br /><span class="word">feed upon it.</span><br /><span class="heb">יִרְעֶֽנָּה׃</span> <span class="translit">(yir·‘en·nāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7462.htm">Strong's 7462: </a> </span><span class="str2">To tend a, flock, pasture it, in, to graze, to rule, to associate with</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/80-13.htm">Psalm 80:13 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/80-13.htm">Psalm 80:13 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/80-13.htm">Psalm 80:13 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/80-13.htm">Psalm 80:13 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/80-13.htm">Psalm 80:13 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/80-13.htm">Psalm 80:13 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/80-13.htm">Psalm 80:13 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/80-13.htm">Psalm 80:13 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/80-13.htm">Psalm 80:13 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/80-13.htm">Psalm 80:13 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/80-13.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 80:13 The boar out of the wood ravages (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/80-12.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 80:12"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 80:12" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/80-14.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 80:14"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 80:14" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>