KJV King James Version
Why hast thou [then] broken down her hedges, so that all they which pass by the way do pluck her?
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Psalm 80:12
Why hast thou [then] broken down her hedges, so that all they which pass by the way do pluck her?
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Why have You broken down its walls, so that all who pass by pick its fruit?
WEB World English Bible
Why have you broken down its walls, so that all those who pass by the way pluck it?
ASV American Standard Version
Why hast thou broken down its walls, So that all they that pass by the way do pluck it?
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
Why hast Thou broken down its hedges, And all passing by the way have plucked it?
Surrounding context — Psalm 80
9 Thou preparedst [room] before it, and didst cause it to take deep root, and it filled the land.
10 The hills were covered with the shadow of it, and the boughs thereof [were like] the goodly cedars.
11 She sent out her boughs unto the sea, and her branches unto the river.
12 Why hast thou [then] broken down her hedges, so that all they which pass by the way do pluck her?
13 The boar out of the wood doth waste it, and the wild beast of the field doth devour it.
14 Return, we beseech thee, O God of hosts: look down from heaven, and behold, and visit this vine;
15 And the vineyard which thy right hand hath planted, and the branch [that] thou madest strong for thyself.
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Isaiah 5:5And 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; [and] break down the wall thereof, and it shall be trodden down:Psalm 89:40-41Thou hast broken down all his hedges; thou hast brought his strong holds to ruin.Isaiah 18:5-6For 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 [and] cut down the branches.Luke 20:16He shall come and destroy these husbandmen, and shall give the vineyard to others. And when they heard [it], they said, God forbid.Nahum 2:2For the LORD hath turned away the excellency of Jacob, as the excellency of Israel: for the emptiers have emptied them out, and marred their vine branches.
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