Psalm 80:11
New International Version
Its branches reached as far as the Sea, its shoots as far as the River.

New Living Translation
We spread our branches west to the Mediterranean Sea; our shoots spread east to the Euphrates River.

English Standard Version
It sent out its branches to the sea and its shoots to the River.

Berean Standard Bible
It sent out its branches to the Sea, and its shoots toward the River.

King James Bible
She sent out her boughs unto the sea, and her branches unto the river.

New King James Version
She sent out her boughs to the Sea, And her branches to the River.

New American Standard Bible
It was sending out its branches to the sea And its shoots to the Euphrates River.

NASB 1995
It was sending out its branches to the sea And its shoots to the River.

NASB 1977
It was sending out its branches to the sea, And its shoots to the River.

Legacy Standard Bible
It sent out its branches to the sea And its shoots to the River.

Amplified Bible
Israel sent out its branches to the [Mediterranean] Sea, And its branches to the [Euphrates] River.

Christian Standard Bible
It sent out sprouts toward the Sea and shoots toward the River.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
It sent out sprouts toward the Sea and shoots toward the River.

American Standard Version
It sent out its branches unto the sea, And its shoots unto the River.

Contemporary English Version
and stretched to the sea; its new growth reached to the river.

English Revised Version
She sent out her branches unto the sea, and her shoots unto the River.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
It reached out with its branches to the Mediterranean Sea. Its shoots reached the Euphrates River.

Good News Translation
It extended its branches to the Mediterranean Sea and as far as the Euphrates River.

International Standard Version
Its branches spread out to the Mediterranean Sea and its shoots to the Euphrates River.

Majority Standard Bible
It sent out its branches to the Sea, and its shoots toward the River.

NET Bible
Its branches reached the Mediterranean Sea, and its shoots the Euphrates River.

New Heart English Bible
It sent out its branches to the sea, Its shoots to the River.

Webster's Bible Translation
She sent out her boughs to the sea, and her branches to the river.

World English Bible
It sent out its branches to the sea, its shoots to the River.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
It sends forth its branches to the sea, "" And its shoots to the river.

Young's Literal Translation
It sendeth forth its branches unto the sea, And unto the river its sucklings.

Smith's Literal Translation
Thou Wilt send forth her boughs even to the sea, and her suckers to the river.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
It stretched forth its branches unto the sea, and its boughs unto the river.

Catholic Public Domain Version
It extended its new branches even to the sea, and its new seedlings even to the river.

New American Bible
It sent out its boughs as far as the sea, its shoots as far as the river.

New Revised Standard Version
it sent out its branches to the sea, and its shoots to the River.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
It sent out its roots unto the sea, and its branches to the rivers.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
It sent its tendrils unto the sea and its shoots upon the rivers.
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
She sent out her branches unto the sea, And her shoots unto the River.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
It sent forth its branches to the sea, and its shoots to the river.

Additional Translations ...
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Context
Hear Us, O Shepherd of Israel
10The mountains were covered by its shade, and the mighty cedars with its branches. 11It sent out its branches to the Sea, and its shoots toward the River. 12Why have You broken down its walls, so that all who pass by pick its fruit?…

Cross References
Isaiah 5:1-7
I will sing for my beloved a song of his vineyard: My beloved had a vineyard on a very fertile hill. / He dug it up and cleared the stones and planted the finest vines. He built a watchtower in the middle and dug out a winepress as well. He waited for the vineyard to yield good grapes, but the fruit it produced was sour! / “And now, O dwellers of Jerusalem and men of Judah, I exhort you to judge between Me and My vineyard. ...

Ezekiel 17:22-24
This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘I will take a shoot from the lofty top of the cedar, and I will set it out. I will pluck a tender sprig from its topmost shoots, and I will plant it on a high and lofty mountain. / I will plant it on the mountain heights of Israel so that it will bear branches; it will yield fruit and become a majestic cedar. Birds of every kind will nest under it, taking shelter in the shade of its branches. / Then all the trees of the field will know that I am the LORD. I bring the tall tree down and make the low tree tall. I dry up the green tree and make the withered tree flourish. I, the LORD, have spoken, and I have done it.’”

Jeremiah 2:21
I had planted you like a choice vine from the very best seed. How could you turn yourself before Me into a rotten, wild vine?

Matthew 21:33-41
Listen to another parable: There was a landowner who planted a vineyard. He put a wall around it, dug a winepress in it, and built a tower. Then he rented it out to some tenants and went away on a journey. / When the harvest time drew near, he sent his servants to the tenants to collect his share of the fruit. / But the tenants seized his servants. They beat one, killed another, and stoned a third. ...

John 15:1-8
“I am the true vine, and My Father is the keeper of the vineyard. / He cuts off every branch in Me that bears no fruit, and every branch that does bear fruit, He prunes to make it even more fruitful. / You are already clean because of the word I have spoken to you. ...

Isaiah 27:2-6
In that day: “Sing about a fruitful vineyard. / I, the LORD, am its keeper; I water it continually. I guard it night and day so no one can disturb it; / I am not angry. If only thorns and briers confronted Me, I would march and trample them, I would burn them to the ground. ...

Hosea 10:1
Israel was a luxuriant vine, yielding fruit for himself. The more his fruit increased, the more he increased the altars. The better his land produced, the better he made the sacred pillars.

Mark 12:1-9
Then Jesus began to speak to them in parables: “A man planted a vineyard. He put a wall around it, dug a wine vat, and built a watchtower. Then he rented it out to some tenants and went away on a journey. / At harvest time, he sent a servant to the tenants to collect his share of the fruit of the vineyard. / But they seized the servant, beat him, and sent him away empty-handed. ...

Luke 20:9-16
Then He proceeded to tell the people this parable: “A man planted a vineyard, rented it out to some tenants, and went away for a long time. / At harvest time, he sent a servant to the tenants to collect his share of the fruit of the vineyard. But the tenants beat the servant and sent him away empty-handed. / So he sent another servant, but they beat him and treated him shamefully, sending him away empty-handed. ...

Romans 11:17-24
Now if some branches have been broken off, and you, a wild olive shoot, have been grafted in among the others to share in the nourishment of the olive root, / do not boast over those branches. If you do, remember this: You do not support the root, but the root supports you. / You will say then, “Branches were broken off so that I could be grafted in.” ...

Isaiah 60:21
Then all your people will be righteous; they will possess the land forever; they are the branch of My planting, the work of My hands, so that I may be glorified.

Genesis 49:22
Joseph is a fruitful vine—a fruitful vine by a spring, whose branches scale the wall.

Deuteronomy 8:7-9
For the LORD your God is bringing you into a good land, a land of brooks and fountains and springs that flow through the valleys and hills; / a land of wheat, barley, vines, fig trees, and pomegranates; a land of olive oil and honey; / a land where you will eat food without scarcity, where you will lack nothing; a land whose rocks are iron and whose hills are ready to be mined for copper.

1 Kings 4:25
Throughout the days of Solomon, Judah and Israel dwelt securely from Dan to Beersheba, each man under his own vine and his own fig tree.

2 Kings 19:30-31
And the surviving remnant of the house of Judah will again take root below and bear fruit above. / For a remnant will go forth from Jerusalem, and survivors from Mount Zion. The zeal of the LORD of Hosts will accomplish this.


Treasury of Scripture

She sent out her boughs to the sea, and her branches to the river.

Psalm 72:8
He shall have dominion also from sea to sea, and from the river unto the ends of the earth.

Genesis 15:18
In the same day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, Unto thy seed have I given this land, from the river of Egypt unto the great river, the river Euphrates:

Exodus 23:31
And I will set thy bounds from the Red sea even unto the sea of the Philistines, and from the desert unto the river: for I will deliver the inhabitants of the land into your hand; and thou shalt drive them out before thee.

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It sent out its branches
The imagery of branches spreading out is a powerful symbol of growth, expansion, and influence. In the Hebrew context, the word for "branches" (פֹּארוֹת, "porot") can also imply beauty and fruitfulness. This phrase suggests a time when Israel, often symbolized as a vine or vineyard, was flourishing and extending its reach. Historically, this could refer to the period of Israel's greatest territorial expansion under kings like David and Solomon. Spiritually, it reflects the blessings and favor of God, allowing His people to grow and impact the surrounding nations.

to the Sea
The "Sea" here likely refers to the Mediterranean Sea, which was the western boundary of the Promised Land. This phrase indicates the extent of Israel's influence and dominion. The sea, in biblical literature, often symbolizes vastness and the unknown, suggesting that Israel's reach was significant and impactful. From a spiritual perspective, it can also symbolize the mission of God's people to reach out to the Gentiles, spreading the knowledge of God beyond their immediate borders.

and its shoots
The term "shoots" (יֹנְקוֹתָיו, "yonqotav") refers to new growth, vitality, and the potential for future development. In the context of a vine, shoots are essential for producing fruit. This imagery emphasizes the ongoing life and potential within Israel, suggesting a future filled with promise and productivity. It speaks to the idea of generational blessings and the continuation of God's covenant with His people.

toward the River
The "River" is commonly understood to be the Euphrates, which was the northeastern boundary of the land promised to Abraham. This phrase highlights the vast extent of Israel's influence at its peak. The Euphrates River was a significant geographical marker in the ancient Near East, representing a boundary of civilization and a source of life and sustenance. In a spiritual sense, reaching "toward the River" can symbolize the call to extend God's kingdom to the ends of the earth, fulfilling the Abrahamic promise of being a blessing to all nations.

(11) The sea . . . the river--i.e., the Mediterranean and the Euphrates, the limits of the Solomonic empire. (See Deuteronomy 11:24; comp. Genesis 28:14; Joshua 1:4.)

Verse 11. - She sent out her boughs unto the sea. The Mediterranean; the western boundary of the land. And her branches (or, her shoots, Revised Version) unto the river. The Euphrates (see Genesis 15:18; 1 Kings 4:21, 24).

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
It sent out
תְּשַׁלַּ֣ח (tə·šal·laḥ)
Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 7971: To send away, for, out

its branches
קְצִירֶ֣הָ (qə·ṣî·re·hā)
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular
Strong's 7105: Severed, harvest, the crop, the time, the reaper, a limb

to
עַד־ (‘aḏ-)
Preposition
Strong's 5704: As far as, even to, up to, until, while

the Sea,
יָ֑ם (yām)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3220: A sea, the Mediterranean Sea, large river, an artifical basin

and its shoots
יֽוֹנְקוֹתֶֽיהָ׃ (yō·wn·qō·w·ṯe·hā)
Noun - feminine plural construct | third person feminine singular
Strong's 3127: A young shoot, twig

toward
וְאֶל־ (wə·’el-)
Conjunctive waw | Preposition
Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to

the River.
נָ֝הָ֗ר (nā·hār)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 5104: A stream, prosperity


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