Psalms
Psalm 80:12
12Why have You broken down its walls,
so that all who pass by pick its fruit?
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Why | לָ֭מָּה | lām·māh | Interrogative | H4100 what? how? aught |
| have You broken down | פָּרַ֣צְתָּ | pā·raṣ·tā | Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular | H6555 break through |
| its walls | גְדֵרֶ֑יהָ | ḡə·ḏê·re·hā | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person feminine singular | H1447 wall |
| so that all | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| who pass by | עֹ֥בְרֵי | ‘ō·ḇə·rê | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | H5674 pass over, through, by, pass on |
| pick its fruit | וְ֝אָר֗וּהָ | wə·’ā·rū·hā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural; third person feminine singular | H717 pluck, gather |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Isaiah 5:5 · Psalm 89:40–41 · Luke 20:16 · Isaiah 18:5–6 · Nahum 2:2
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.