Psalms 80:12

80:12 Why did you break down its walls,

so that all who pass by pluck its fruit?

Psalms 89:40

89:40 You have broken down all his walls;

you have made his strongholds a heap of ruins.

Isaiah 5:5

5:5 Now I will inform you

what I am about to do to my vineyard:

I will remove its hedge and turn it into pasture,

I will break its wall and allow animals to graze there.

Isaiah 63:18

63:18 For a short time your special nation possessed a land,

but then our adversaries knocked down your holy sanctuary.

Isaiah 64:11

64:11 Our holy temple, our pride and joy,

the place where our ancestors praised you,

has been burned with fire;

all our prized possessions have been destroyed. 10 


sn The protective walls of the metaphorical vineyard are in view here (see Isa 5:5).

tn Heb “pluck it.”

tn The king here represents the land and cities over which he rules.

tn Heb “and it will become [a place for] grazing.” בָּעַר (baar, “grazing”) is a homonym of the more often used verb “to burn.”

tn Heb “and it will become a trampled place” (NASB “trampled ground”).

tn Or “holy” (ASV, NASB, NRSV, TEV, NLT).

tn Heb “for a short time they had a possession, the people of your holiness.”

tn Heb “your adversaries trampled on.”

tn Heb “our source of pride.”

10 tn Or “all that we valued has become a ruin.”