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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 />Why have you broken down its walls so that all who pass by pick its grapes?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/psalms/80.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />But now, why have you broken down our walls so that all who pass by may steal our fruit?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/80.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Why then have you broken down its walls, so that all who pass along the way pluck its fruit?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/80.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Why have You broken down its walls, so that all who pass by pick its fruit?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/80.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Why hast thou <i>then</i> broken down her hedges, so that all they which pass by the way do pluck her?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/80.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Why have You broken down her hedges, So that all who pass by the way pluck her <i>fruit?</i><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/80.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Why have You broken down its hedges, So that all who pass <i>that</i> way pick its <i>fruit?</i><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/80.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Why have You broken down its hedges, So that all who pass that way pick its fruit?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/80.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Why hast Thou broken down its hedges, So that all who pass <i>that</i> way pick its <i>fruit?</i><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/80.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Why have You broken down its hedges, So that all who pass <i>that</i> way pick its <i>fruit</i>?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/80.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Why have You broken down its walls <i>and</i> hedges, So that all who pass by pick its fruit?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/80.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Why have you broken down its walls so that all who pass by pick its fruit?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/80.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Why have You broken down its walls so that all who pass by pick its fruit? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/80.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Why hast thou broken down its walls, So that all they that pass by the way do pluck it?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/80.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Our Lord, why have you torn down the wall from around the vineyard? You let everyone who walks by pick the grapes. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/80.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Why hast thou broken down her fences, so that all they which pass by the way do pluck her?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/80.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Why did you break down the stone fences around this vine? All who pass by are picking its fruit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/80.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Why did you break down the fences around it? Now anyone passing by can steal its grapes; <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/80.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Why did you break down its walls so that those who pass by pluck its fruits? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/80.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Why have You broken down its walls, so that all who pass by pick its fruit?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/80.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Why did you break down its walls, so that all who pass by pluck its fruit? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/80.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Why have you broken down its walls, so that all those who pass by the way pluck it?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/80.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Why hast thou then broke down her hedges, so that all they who pass by the way do pluck her?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/80.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Why have you broken down its walls, so that all those who pass by the way pluck it? <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/80.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Why have You broken down its hedges, "" And everyone passing by the way has plucked it?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/80.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Why hast Thou broken down its hedges, And all passing by the way have plucked it?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/80.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Wherefore didst thou break down her walls, and all passing by the way plucked her?<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/80.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Why hast thou broken down the hedge thereof, so that all they who pass by the way do pluck it? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/80.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 79:13>So then, why have you destroyed its walls, so that all those who pass by the way gather its grapes?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/80.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Why have you broken down its walls, so that all who pass along the way pluck its fruit? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/80.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Why then have you broken down its walls, so that all who pass along the way pluck its fruit?<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/80.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Why hast thou then broken down its hedges, so that all they who pass by the way tread over it?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/80.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Why have you broken down its hedge and all those passing by the way have trampled it?<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/80.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Why hast Thou broken down her fences, So that all they that pass by the way do pluck her?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/80.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Wherefore hast thou broken down its hedge, while all that pass by the way pluck it?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/80-12.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=10149" 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">11</span>It sent out its branches to the Sea, and its shoots toward the River. <span class="reftext">12</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/4100.htm" title="4100: lām·māh (Interrog) -- What? how? anything. ">Why</a> <a href="/hebrew/6555.htm" title="6555: pā·raṣ·tā (V-Qal-Perf-2ms) -- To break through. A primitive root; to break out.">have You broken down</a> <a href="/hebrew/1447.htm" title="1447: ḡə·ḏê·re·hā (N-mpc:: 3fs) -- A wall. From gadar; a circumvallation; by implication, an inclosure.">its walls,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">so that all</a> <a href="/hebrew/5674.htm" title="5674: ‘ō·ḇə·rê (V-Qal-Prtcpl-mpc) -- To pass over, through, or by, pass on. A primitive root; to cross over; used very widely of any transition; specifically, to cover.">who pass by</a> <a href="/hebrew/1870.htm" title="1870: ḏā·reḵ (N-cs) -- Way, road, distance, journey, manner. From darak; a road; figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb."></a> <a href="/hebrew/717.htm" title="717: wə·’ā·rū·hā (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3cp:: 3fs) -- To gather, pluck. A primitive root; to pluck.">pick its fruit?</a> </span><span class="reftext">13</span>The boar from the forest ravages it, and the creatures of the field feed upon it.…<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</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.<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="/matthew/21-33.htm">Matthew 21:33</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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/12-1.htm">Mark 12:1</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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/20-9.htm">Luke 20:9</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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/5-1.htm">Isaiah 5:1-2</a></span><br />I will sing for my beloved a song of his vineyard: My beloved had a vineyard on a very fertile hill. / He dug it up and cleared the stones and planted the finest vines. He built a watchtower in the middle and dug out a winepress as well. He waited for the vineyard to yield good grapes, but the fruit it produced was sour!<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/2-6.htm">Hosea 2:6</a></span><br />Therefore, behold, I will hedge up her path with thorns; I will enclose her with a wall, so she cannot find her way.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/27-2.htm">Isaiah 27:2-3</a></span><br />In that day: “Sing about a fruitful vineyard. / I, the LORD, am its keeper; I water it continually. I guard it night and day so no one can disturb it;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/15-1.htm">John 15:1-2</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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/11-17.htm">Romans 11:17-21</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="/matthew/21-41.htm">Matthew 21:41</a></span><br />“He will bring those wretches to a wretched end,” they replied, “and will rent out the vineyard to other tenants who will give him his share of the fruit at harvest time.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/12-9.htm">Mark 12:9</a></span><br />What then will the owner of the vineyard do? He will come and kill those tenants and give the vineyard to others.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/20-16.htm">Luke 20:16</a></span><br />He will come and kill those tenants and give the vineyard to others.” And when the people heard this, they said, “May such a thing never happen!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/32-13.htm">Isaiah 32:13-14</a></span><br />and for the land of my people, overgrown with thorns and briers—even for every house of merriment in this city of revelry. / For the palace will be forsaken, the busy city abandoned. The hill and the watchtower will become caves forever—the delight of wild donkeys and a pasture for flocks—</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Why have you then broken down her hedges, so that all they which pass by the way do pluck her?</p><p class="hdg">broken</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/89-40.htm">Psalm 89:40,41</a></b></br> Thou hast broken down all his hedges; thou hast brought his strong holds to ruin… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/5-5.htm">Isaiah 5:5</a></b></br> And now go to; I will tell you what I will do to my vineyard: I will take away the hedge thereof, and it shall be eaten up; <i>and</i> break down the wall thereof, and it shall be trodden down:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/18-5.htm">Isaiah 18:5,6</a></b></br> For afore the harvest, when the bud is perfect, and the sour grape is ripening in the flower, he shall both cut off the sprigs with pruning hooks, and take away <i>and</i> cut down the branches… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/78-21.htm">Broke</a> <a href="/psalms/79-1.htm">Broken</a> <a href="/luke/14-23.htm">Fences</a> <a href="/psalms/78-46.htm">Fruit</a> <a href="/job/24-18.htm">Grapes</a> <a href="/psalms/78-72.htm">Hands</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/4-23.htm">Hedges</a> <a href="/psalms/78-39.htm">Passing</a> <a href="/job/30-4.htm">Pick</a> <a href="/psalms/80-8.htm">Pluck</a> <a href="/psalms/9-6.htm">Plucked</a> <a href="/psalms/79-1.htm">Walls</a> <a href="/psalms/78-50.htm">Way</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/102-23.htm">Broke</a> <a href="/psalms/81-15.htm">Broken</a> <a href="/psalms/89-40.htm">Fences</a> <a href="/psalms/92-14.htm">Fruit</a> <a href="/songs/2-15.htm">Grapes</a> <a href="/psalms/81-6.htm">Hands</a> <a href="/psalms/89-40.htm">Hedges</a> <a href="/psalms/84-6.htm">Passing</a> <a href="/proverbs/30-17.htm">Pick</a> <a href="/proverbs/15-25.htm">Pluck</a> <a href="/psalms/129-6.htm">Plucked</a> <a href="/psalms/89-40.htm">Walls</a> <a href="/psalms/85-13.htm">Way</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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/80.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/psalms/80.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Why have You broken down its walls</b><br>This phrase reflects a lament and a plea to God, questioning why He has allowed the protection of Israel, often symbolized by a vineyard, to be removed. In biblical times, walls were crucial for the protection of vineyards from wild animals and thieves. The breaking down of walls signifies vulnerability and exposure to danger. This imagery is consistent with the covenant relationship between God and Israel, where protection was contingent upon obedience (<a href="/deuteronomy/28-15.htm">Deuteronomy 28:15-68</a>). Theologically, it suggests a period of divine judgment or discipline, possibly due to the nation's unfaithfulness. This concept is echoed in <a href="/isaiah/5-5.htm">Isaiah 5:5</a>, where God speaks of removing the hedge of protection around His vineyard due to Israel's disobedience.<p><b>so that all who pass by</b><br>This part of the verse highlights the ease with which outsiders can now access and exploit the vineyard. In the historical context, Israel was often surrounded by hostile nations. The phrase suggests a time when Israel's defenses were down, making it susceptible to invasion and plunder. This vulnerability can be seen during periods of Israel's history when they were conquered by foreign powers, such as the Assyrians and Babylonians. Theologically, it underscores the consequences of turning away from God, leading to a loss of divine protection and favor.<p><b>pick its fruit?</b><br>The act of picking fruit symbolizes the exploitation and plundering of Israel's resources and blessings by foreign nations. In the agricultural society of ancient Israel, fruit was a sign of prosperity and divine blessing. The loss of fruit to passersby indicates a reversal of fortune and a loss of the blessings that were once abundant. This imagery can be connected to the curses outlined in <a href="/leviticus/26-16.htm">Leviticus 26:16</a> and <a href="/deuteronomy/28-30.htm">Deuteronomy 28:30</a>, where disobedience leads to others enjoying the fruits of Israel's labor. Prophetically, it points to the need for restoration and redemption, themes that are fulfilled in the coming of Jesus Christ, who restores and protects His people, as seen in <a href="/john/10-10.htm">John 10:10</a>, where He speaks of giving life abundantly.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The central figure in this verse, God is the one who has allowed the walls to be broken down. This reflects His sovereignty and control over the protection and judgment of His people.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a></b><br>Represented metaphorically as a vineyard, Israel is the nation whose protective walls have been broken, leaving it vulnerable to external threats and exploitation.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/p/passersby.htm">Passersby</a></b><br>These are the external forces or nations that take advantage of Israel's vulnerability, symbolized by picking its fruit.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/v/vineyard.htm">Vineyard</a></b><br>A metaphor for Israel, often used in the Old Testament to describe God's chosen people and their relationship with Him.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/w/walls.htm">Walls</a></b><br>Symbolic of protection and security, the walls represent God's provision and safeguarding of Israel, which have been removed due to their disobedience.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_protection_and_judgment.htm">God's Protection and Judgment</a></b><br>God provides protection to His people, but persistent disobedience can lead to the removal of that protection as a form of judgment.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_disobedience.htm">The Consequences of Disobedience</a></b><br>Just as Israel faced consequences for their unfaithfulness, believers today must be aware that turning away from God can lead to vulnerability and spiritual decline.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_spiritual_walls.htm">The Importance of Spiritual Walls</a></b><br>Building and maintaining spiritual walls through prayer, scripture, and community is essential for protection against spiritual attacks.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_desire_for_fruitfulness.htm">God's Desire for Fruitfulness</a></b><br>God desires His people to be fruitful, reflecting His character and love. When we stray, we risk losing the ability to bear good fruit.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/restoration_and_hope.htm">Restoration and Hope</a></b><br>Even when walls are broken, God offers restoration to those who repent and return to Him, emphasizing His mercy and grace.<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/what_does_'seasoned_with_salt'_mean.htm">What does the Bible teach about self-control?</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/verify_historical_basis_of_jesus's_'true_vine'.htm">John 15:1-2: How can we verify, historically or otherwise, that Jesus's 'true vine' metaphor reflects anything beyond cultural symbolism and legend?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_are_a_christian_camp's_benefits.htm">What benefits does a Christian camp offer?</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>(12) <span class= "bld">Pluck.</span>--For the same image of the broken fence, and the fruit gathered by the passers by, see <a href="/context/psalms/89-40.htm" title="You have broken down all his hedges; you have brought his strong holds to ruin.">Psalm 89:40-41</a>.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/80.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 12.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Why hast thou then broken down her hedges?</span> or, <span class="accented">her fences.</span> Vineyards in the East were fenced round with walls (see <a href="/isaiah/5-5.htm">Isaiah 5:5</a>). So all they which <span class="cmt_word">pass</span> by the <span class="cmt_word">way do</span> pluck her; <span class="accented">i.e.</span> "pluck off her grapes" - ravage her and plunder her (comp. <a href="/psalms/89-40.htm">Psalm 89:40, 41</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/80-12.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">Why</span><br /><span class="heb">לָ֭מָּה</span> <span class="translit">(lām·māh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Interrogative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4100.htm">Strong's 4100: </a> </span><span class="str2">What?, what!, indefinitely what</span><br /><br /><span class="word">have You broken down</span><br /><span class="heb">פָּרַ֣צְתָּ</span> <span class="translit">(pā·raṣ·tā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6555.htm">Strong's 6555: </a> </span><span class="str2">To break through</span><br /><br /><span class="word">its walls,</span><br /><span class="heb">גְדֵרֶ֑יהָ</span> <span class="translit">(ḡə·ḏê·re·hā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1447.htm">Strong's 1447: </a> </span><span class="str2">A circumvallation, an inclosure</span><br /><br /><span class="word">so that all</span><br /><span class="heb">כָּל־</span> <span class="translit">(kāl-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">who pass by</span><br /><span class="heb">עֹ֥בְרֵי</span> <span class="translit">(‘ō·ḇə·rê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5674.htm">Strong's 5674: </a> </span><span class="str2">To pass over, through, or by, pass on</span><br /><br /><span class="word">pick its fruit?</span><br /><span class="heb">וְ֝אָר֗וּהָ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’ā·rū·hā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_717.htm">Strong's 717: </a> </span><span class="str2">To gather, pluck</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/80-12.htm">Psalm 80:12 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/80-12.htm">Psalm 80:12 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/80-12.htm">Psalm 80:12 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/80-12.htm">Psalm 80:12 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/80-12.htm">Psalm 80:12 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/80-12.htm">Psalm 80:12 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/80-12.htm">Psalm 80:12 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/80-12.htm">Psalm 80:12 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/80-12.htm">Psalm 80:12 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/80-12.htm">Psalm 80:12 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/80-12.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 80:12 Why have you broken down its walls (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/80-11.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 80:11"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 80:11" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/80-13.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 80:13"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 80:13" /></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>