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The Darby Translation

Psalms 80:12

Why hast thou broken down its fences, so that all who pass by the way do pluck it?

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Church;   Grape;   Parables;   Vine;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Hedges;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Allegory;   Tabor;   Vine;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Grapes;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Fence;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Hedge;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Vine;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Asaph;   Priests and Levites;   Psalms;   Vine, Vineyard;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Vine ;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Chief parables and miracles in the bible;   Psalms the book of;   Vine;   Wilson's Dictionary of Bible Types - Hedge;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Allegory;   Fence;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Why have you broken down its wallsso that all who pass by pick its fruit?
Hebrew Names Version
Why have you broken down its walls, So that all those who pass by the way pluck it?
King James Version
Why hast thou then broken down her hedges, so that all they which pass by the way do pluck her?
English Standard Version
Why then have you broken down its walls, so that all who pass along the way pluck its fruit?
New Century Version
So why did you pull down our walls? Now everyone who passes by steals from us.
New English Translation
Why did you break down its walls, so that all who pass by pluck its fruit?
Amplified Bible
Why have You broken down its walls and hedges, So that all who pass by pick its fruit?
New American Standard Bible
Why have You broken down its hedges, So that all who pass that way pick its fruit?
World English Bible
Why have you broken down its walls, So that all those who pass by the way pluck it?
Geneva Bible (1587)
Why hast thou then broken downe her hedges, so that all they, which passe by the way, haue plucked her?
Legacy Standard Bible
Why have You broken down its hedges,So that all who pass that way pick its fruit?
Berean Standard Bible
Why have You broken down its walls, so that all who pass by pick its fruit?
Contemporary English Version
Our Lord, why have you torn down the wall from around the vineyard? You let everyone who walks by pick the grapes.
Complete Jewish Bible
It put out branches as far as the sea and shoots to the [Euphrates] River.
Easy-to-Read Version
God, why did you pull down the walls that protect your vine? Now everyone who passes by picks its grapes.
George Lamsa Translation
Why hast thou then broken down its hedges, so that all they who pass by the way tread over it?
Good News Translation
Why did you break down the fences around it? Now anyone passing by can steal its grapes;
Lexham English Bible
Why have you broken down its walls, so that all who pass on the road pluck fruit from it?
Literal Translation
Why have You broken down its walls, so that it is plucked by all who pass by the way?
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Why hast thou then broken downe hir hedge, that all they which go by, plucke of hir grapes?
American Standard Version
Why hast thou broken down its walls, So that all they that pass by the way do pluck it?
Bible in Basic English
Why are its walls broken down by your hands, so that all who go by may take its fruit?
JPS Old Testament (1917)
She sent out her branches unto the sea, and her shoots unto the River.
King James Version (1611)
Why hast thou then broken downe her hedges: so that all they which passe by the way, doe plucke her?
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Why hast thou then broken downe her hedge: that all they whiche go by plucke of her grapes?
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
Wherefore hast thou broken down its hedge, while all that pass by the way pluck it?
English Revised Version
Why hast thou broken down her fences, so that all they which pass by the way do pluck her?
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Whi hast thou destried the wal therof; and alle men that goen forth bi the weie gaderiden awei the grapis therof?
Update Bible Version
Why have you broken down its walls, So that all those that pass by the way pluck it?
Webster's Bible Translation
Why hast thou [then] broke down her hedges, so that all they who pass by the way do pluck her?
New King James Version
Why have You broken down her hedges, So that all who pass by the way pluck her fruit?
New Living Translation
But now, why have you broken down our walls so that all who pass by may steal our fruit?
New Life Bible
Why have You broken down its walls so that all who pass by pick its fruit?
New Revised Standard
Why then have you broken down its walls, so that all who pass along the way pluck its fruit?
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Wherefore hast thou broken down its fences, So that all who pass along the way, pluck its fruit?
Douay-Rheims Bible
(79-13) Why hast thou broken down the hedge thereof, so that all they who pass by the way do pluck it?
Revised Standard Version
Why then hast thou broken down its walls, so that all who pass along the way pluck its fruit?
Young's Literal Translation
Why hast Thou broken down its hedges, And all passing by the way have plucked it?
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Why have You broken down its hedges, So that all who pass that way pick its fruit?

Contextual Overview

8 Thou broughtest a vine out of Egypt; thou didst cast out the nations, and plant it: 9 Thou preparedst space before it, and it took deep root, and filled the land; 10 The mountains were covered with its shadow, and the branches thereof were [like] cedars of God; 11 It sent out its boughs unto the sea, and its shoots unto the river. 12 Why hast thou broken down its fences, so that all who pass by the way do pluck it? 13 The boar out of the forest doth waste it, and the beast of the field doth feed off it. 14 O God of hosts, return, we beseech thee; look down from the heavens, and behold, and visit this vine; 15 Even the stock which thy right hand hath planted, and the young plant thou madest strong for thyself. 16 It is burned with fire, it is cut down; they perish at the rebuke of thy countenance. 17 Let thy hand be upon the man of thy right hand, upon the son of man whom thou hast made strong for thyself.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

broken: Psalms 89:40, Psalms 89:41, Isaiah 5:5, Isaiah 18:5, Isaiah 18:6, Nahum 2:2, Luke 20:16

Reciprocal: Judges 21:3 - why is Job 1:10 - an hedge Psalms 44:9 - General Psalms 79:1 - the heathen Jeremiah 14:19 - utterly Lamentations 2:6 - he hath violently Ezekiel 19:12 - she was Hosea 2:12 - I will Amos 9:11 - close

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Why hast thou then broken down her hedges,.... After having done all this for her; which signifies the Lord's removing his presence, power, and protection, from Israel; which were the hedge he set about them, and by which they were secured and defended from their enemies; but these being gone, they became an easy prey to them; see Job 1:10, the hedge about the church and people of God are the angels that encamp about them; salvation, which is as walls and bulwarks to them; and the Lord himself, who is a wall of fire around them; which may be said to be broken down when he withdraws his presence, and does not exert his power in the protection of them; but suffers them to be exposed to the persecutions of men:

so that all they which pass by the way do pluck her? the hedge being broken down, all passengers and travellers plucked the fruit of the vine as they passed along, there being noticing to keep them off from it: this may denote the plunder of the Israelites by their enemies, when left of God, they fell into their hands; and the havoc persecutors make of the church of Christ, and their spoiling them of their goods and substance, when they are permitted to do it.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Why hast thou then broken down her hedges? - Why hast thou dealt with thy people as one would with a vineyard who should break down all its enclosures, and leave it open to wild beasts? The word rendered hedges means wall or enclosure. Compare the notes at Isaiah 5:2.

So that all they which pass by the way - All travelers; or, wild beasts. So that there is nothing to prevent their coming up to the vine and plucking the grapes.

Do pluck her - Pluck, or pick off the grapes; or, if the phrase “all which pass by the way” denotes wild beasts, then the meaning is, that they eat off the leaves and branches of the vine.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Psalms 80:12. Why hast thou broken down — 7. When a vineyard is planted, it is properly fenced to preserve it from being trodden down, or otherwise injured by beasts, and to protect the fruit from being taken by the unprincipled passenger. So God protected Jerusalem and his temple by his own almighty arm; and none of their enemies could molest them as long as they had that protection. As it was now spoiled, it was a proof that that protection had been withdrawn; therefore the psalmist addresses the Lord with, "Why hast thou broken down her hedges?" Had God continued his protection, Jerusalem would not have been destroyed.


 
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