Psalms 80:12
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Why hast thou then broken down her hedges, so that all they which pass by the way do pluck her? | Why have You broken down its walls, so that all who pass by pick its fruit? | Why hast thou broken down its walls, So that all they that pass by the way do pluck it? |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| to why? | לָ֭מָּה | LA-mah | H4100 | whatמָא (ma) 1) what, whatever 1a) what? 1b) whatever, what, whatsoever 1c) how?, why?, wherefore? (with prefixes) |
| have you broken down | פָּרַ֣צְתָּ | pa-RATZ-ta | H6555 | to break throughפָּרַץ (pa.rats) 1) to break through or down or over, burst, breach 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to break or burst out (from womb or enclosure) 1a2) to break through or down, make a breach in 1a3) to break into 1a4) to break open 1a5) to break up, break in pieces 1a6) to break out (violently) upon 1a7) to break over (limits), increase 1a8) to use violence 1a9) to burst open 1a10) to spread, distribute 1b) (Niphal) to be broken through 1c) (Pual) to be broken down 1d) (Hithpael) to break away |
| walls its | גְדֵרֶ֑יהָ | ge-de-REI-ha | H1447 | wallגֶּדֶר (ge.der) wall, fence Another spelling of ga.der (גָּדֵר "wall" H1447) |
| and they have plucked it | וְ֝אָר֗וּהָ | ve-'a-RU-ha | H0717 | to pluckאָרָה (a.rah) 1) to pluck, gather 1a) (Qal) to pluck (grapes) |
| all | כָּל־ | kol- | H3605 | allכֹּל (kol) 1) all, the whole 1a) all, the whole of 1b) any, each, every, anything 1c) totality, everything Aramaic equivalent: kol (כֹּל "all" H3606) |
| [those who] pass by of | עֹ֥בְרֵי | oe-rei | H5674A | to passעָבַר (a.var) 1) to pass over or by or through, alienate, bring, carry, do away, take, take away, transgress 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to pass over, cross, cross over, pass over, march over, overflow, go over 1a2) to pass beyond 1a3) to pass through, traverse 1a3a) passers-through (participle) 1a3b) to pass through (the parts of victim in covenant) 1a4) to pass along, pass by, overtake and pass, sweep by 1a4a) passer-by (participle) 1a4b) to be past, be over 1a5) to pass on, go on, pass on before, go in advance of, pass along, travel, advance 1a6) to pass away 1a6a) to emigrate, leave (one's territory) 1a6b) to vanish … |
| [the] road | דָֽרֶךְ׃ | DA-rekh | H1870K | way: conductדֶּ֫רֶךְ (de.rekh) : conduct/lifestyle 1) way, road, distance, journey, manner 1a) road, way, path 1b) journey 1c) direction 1d) manner, habit, way 1e) of course of life (fig.) 1f) of moral character (fig.) |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.