Psalms 80:12 · KJV
“Why hast thou {then} broken down her hedges, so that all they which pass by the way do pluck her?”
— Psalms 80:12
She sent out her boughs unto the sea, and her branches unto the river.
The boar out of the wood doth waste it, and the wild beast of the field doth devour it.
Psalms 80 — Context
The hills were covered with the shadow of it, and the boughs thereof {were like} the goodly cedars. {goodly...: Heb. cedars of God}
11She sent out her boughs unto the sea, and her branches unto the river.
12Why hast thou {then} broken down her hedges, so that all they which pass by the way do pluck her?
13The boar out of the wood doth waste it, and the wild beast of the field doth devour it.
14Return, we beseech thee, O God of hosts: look down from heaven, and behold, and visit this vine;
Cross References
Isaiah 5:5
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; {and} break down the wall thereof, and it shall be trodden down: {trodden...: Heb. for a treading}
Luke 20:16
He shall come and destroy these husbandmen, and shall give the vineyard to others. And when they heard {it}, they said, God forbid.
Psalms 89:40-41
Thou hast broken down all his hedges; thou hast brought his strong holds to ruin.
Nahum 2:2
For 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. {the excellency of Jacob...: or, the pride of Jacob as the pride, etc}
Isaiah 18:5-6
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 {and} cut down the branches.