Psalms 80:12

80:12 Why did you break down its walls, ¹ 

so that all who pass by pluck its fruit? ² 

Psalms 89:40

89:40 You have broken down all his ³  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, ⁴ 

I will break its wall and allow animals to graze there. ⁵ 

Isaiah 63:18

63:18 For a short time your special ⁶  nation possessed a land, ⁷ 

but then our adversaries knocked down ⁸  your holy sanctuary.

Isaiah 64:11

64:11 Our holy temple, our pride and joy, ⁹ 

the place where our ancestors praised you,

has been burned with fire;

all our prized possessions have been destroyed. ¹⁰ 

[80:12]  ¹ sn The protective walls of the metaphorical vineyard are in view here (see Isa 5:5).

[80:12]  ² tn Heb “pluck it.”

[89:40]  ³ tn The king here represents the land and cities over which he rules.

[5:5]  ⁴ tn Heb “and it will become [a place for] grazing.” בָּעַר (ba’ar, “grazing”) is a homonym of the more often used verb “to burn.”

[5:5]  ⁵ tn Heb “and it will become a trampled place” (NASB “trampled ground”).

[63:18]  ⁶ tn Or “holy” (ASV, NASB, NRSV, TEV, NLT).

[63:18]  ⁷ tn Heb “for a short time they had a possession, the people of your holiness.”

[63:18]  ⁸ tn Heb “your adversaries trampled on.”

[64:11]  ⁹ tn Heb “our source of pride.”

[64:11]  ¹⁰ tn Or “all that we valued has become a ruin.”