King James Version

Psalms 80:13

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

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In the Hebrew text this line is Psalms 80:14.

יְכַרְסְמֶ֣נָּֽהyekharsemenahwasteכִּרְסֵםverb, piel, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “waste”, an unfinished actionH3765to lay wastewaste.חֲזִ֣ירchazirboarחֲזִירnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “boar”, the ordinary formH2386a hog (perhaps as penned)boar, swine.וְזִ֖יזvezizand abundanceזִיזconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “and abundance”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2123fulness of the breast; also a moving creatureabundance, wild beast.שָׂדַ֣יsadayfieldשָׂדֶהnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “field”, the ordinary formH7704a field (as flat)country, field, ground, land, soil, [idiom] wild.יִרְעֶֽנָּהyirenahcompanionרָעָהverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “companion”, an unfinished actionH7462to tend a flock; i.e. pasture it; intransitively, to graze (literally or figuratively); generally to rule; by extension, to associate with (as a friend)[idiom] break, companion, keep company with, devour, eat up, evil entreat, feed, use as a friend, make friendship with, herdman, keep (sheep) (-er), pastor, [phrase] shearing house, shepherd, wander, waste.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(80-14) The boar out of the wood doth ravage it, that which moveth in the field feedeth on it.

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American Standard Version (1901)

The boar out of the wood doth ravage it, And the wild beasts of the field feed on it.

Young’s Literal Translation

A boar out of the forest doth waste it, And a wild beast of the fields consumeth it.

World English Bible

The boar out of the wood ravages it. The wild animals of the field feed on it.

Darby Translation

The boar out of the forest doth waste it, and the beast of the field doth feed off it.

Douay-Rheims

So I let them go according to the desires of their heart: they shall walk in their own inventions.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(80-14) The boar out of the wood doth ravage it, that which moveth in the field feedeth on it.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

The boar out of the wood has laid it waste, and the wild beast has devoured it.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐλυμῄνατο αὐτὴν σῦς ἐκ δρυμοῦ, καὶ μονιὸς ἄγριος κατενεμήσατο αὐτήν.