Parallel Verses

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

For he hath broken the gates of brass, and smitten the bars of iron in sunder.

New American Standard Bible

For He has shattered gates of bronze
And cut bars of iron asunder.

King James Version

For he hath broken the gates of brass, and cut the bars of iron in sunder.

Holman Bible

For He has broken down the bronze gates
and cut through the iron bars.

International Standard Version

For he shattered bronze gates and cut through iron bars.

A Conservative Version

For he has broken the gates of brass, and cut the bars of iron apart.

American Standard Version

For he hath broken the gates of brass, And cut the bars of iron in sunder.

Amplified


For He has shattered the gates of bronze
And cut the bars of iron apart.

Bible in Basic English

The doors of brass are broken by his arm, and the bands of iron are cut in two.

Darby Translation

For he hath broken the gates of bronze, and cut asunder the bars of iron.

Julia Smith Translation

For he broke the brazen doors, and cut off the bars of iron.

King James 2000

For he has broken the gates of bronze, and cut the bars of iron in two.

Lexham Expanded Bible

for he shatters [the] doors of bronze, and cuts through [the] bars of iron.

Modern King James verseion

For He has broken the gates of bronze, and cut the bars of iron in two.

NET Bible

For he shattered the bronze gates, and hacked through the iron bars.

New Heart English Bible

For he has broken the gates of brass, and cut through bars of iron.

The Emphasized Bible

For he brake in pieces the doors of bronze, And, the bars of iron, he hewed asunder.

Webster

For he hath broken the gates of brass, and cut the bars of iron asunder.

World English Bible

For he has broken the gates of brass, and cut through bars of iron.

Youngs Literal Translation

For He hath broken doors of brass, And bars of iron He hath cut.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
שׁבר 
Shabar 
Usage: 148

the gates
דּלת 
Deleth 
Usage: 88

of brass
נחשׁת 
N@chosheth 
Usage: 140

and cut
גּדע 
Gada` 
Usage: 22

the bars
בּריח 
B@riyach 
Usage: 41

of iron
בּרזל 
Barzel 
Usage: 76

References

American

Easton

Fausets

Hastings

Smith

Watsons

Context Readings

Thanksgiving To Yahweh For His Of Deliverance

15 O that men would therefore praise the LORD for his goodness, and declare the wonders that he doeth for the children of men! 16 For he hath broken the gates of brass, and smitten the bars of iron in sunder. 17 Foolish men were plagued for their offense, and because of their wickedness.

Cross References

Isaiah 45:1-2

Thus sayeth the LORD unto Cyrus his anointed, whom I have taken by the righthand, to subdue nations before him: I will loose the girdles of kings, that they shall open the gates before thy face, and not to shut their doors.

Judges 16:3

And Samson took his rest till midnight, and arose at midnight took the doors of the gate of the city, and the two side posts, and rent them off, bars and all, and put them upon his shoulders, and carried them up to the top of a hill that lieth before Hebron.

Micah 2:13

Whoso breaketh the gap, he shall go before. They shall break up the port, and go in and out at it. Their king shall go before them, and the LORD shall be upon the head of them.

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