Psalms 80:12
Context80:12 Why did you break down its walls, 1
so that all who pass by pluck its fruit? 2
Psalms 89:40
Context89:40 You have broken down all his 3 walls;
you have made his strongholds a heap of ruins.
Isaiah 5:5
Context5:5 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
Context63:18 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
Context64:11 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).
[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.”