Psalms 80:13 Made Simple

KJV ORIGINAL

The boar out of the wood doth waste it, and the wild beast of the field doth devour it.

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

The wild boar from the forest destroys it, and the wild animals of the field eat it up.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

This verse describes how God's vineyard (Israel) is being destroyed and devoured by enemies, like wild animals attacking a defenseless garden.

📚 Historical Context

This psalm was written during a time when Israel was under attack, possibly during the Assyrian invasion or Babylonian exile. The psalmist uses the metaphor of Israel as God's vineyard that has been left unprotected and is now being ravaged by foreign enemies, represented as wild beasts.

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