Psalms 80:12
Wherefore hast thou broken down its fences, So that all who pass along the way, pluck its fruit?
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
Why hast thou then broken down her hedges, so that all they which pass by the way do pluck her?
In Context
11It thrust forth its branches as far as the sea,—And, unto the River, its shoots.
13The boar out of the forest, browseth upon it, And, the wild beast of the field, pastureth thereon.
Cross References
Psalms 89:40Thou hast broken down all his defenses, Thou hast laid his fortresses in ruins;
Isaiah 18:5For before harvest, when the bud is perfect, And, the blossom, becometh a ripening grape, Then will one cut down the twigs with pruning-hooks, And the tendrils, will he remove [and] cast down:
Luke 20:16He will come, and destroy these husbandmen, and give the vineyard unto others. But, when they heard it, they said—Far be it!
Matthew Henry on Psalms 80:9-19
The Desolated Vine. 8 Thou hast brought a vine out of Egypt: thou hast cast out the heathen, and planted it. 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… Read the whole commentary →