Parallel Verses

Holman Bible

For He strengthens the bars of your gates
and blesses your children within you.

New American Standard Bible

For He has strengthened the bars of your gates;
He has blessed your sons within you.

King James Version

For he hath strengthened the bars of thy gates; he hath blessed thy children within thee.

International Standard Version

For he has strengthened the bars of your gates, blessing your children within you.

A Conservative Version

For he has strengthened the bars of thy gates. He has blessed thy sons within thee.

American Standard Version

For he hath strengthened the bars of thy gates; He hath blessed thy children within thee.

Amplified


For He has strengthened the bars of your gates,
He has blessed your children within you.

Bible in Basic English

He has made strong the iron bands of your doors; he has sent blessings on your children inside your walls.

Darby Translation

For he hath strengthened the bars of thy gates; he hath blessed thy children within thee;

Julia Smith Translation

For he strengthened the bars of thy gates; he blessed thy sons within thee.

King James 2000

For he has strengthened the bars of your gates; he has blessed your children within you.

Lexham Expanded Bible

for he strengthens the bars of your gates. He blesses your children within you;

Modern King James verseion

For He has made the bars of your gates strong; He has blessed your sons within you.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

For he hath made fast the bars of thy gates, and hath blessed thy children within thee.

NET Bible

For he makes the bars of your gates strong. He blesses your children within you.

New Heart English Bible

For he has strengthened the bars of your gates. He has blessed your children within you.

The Emphasized Bible

For he hath strengthened the bars of thy gates, He hath blessed thy children in thy midst:

Webster

For he hath strengthened the bars of thy gates; he hath blessed thy children within thee.

World English Bible

For he has strengthened the bars of your gates. He has blessed your children within you.

Youngs Literal Translation

For He did strengthen the bars of thy gates, He hath blessed thy sons in thy midst.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
the bars
בּריח 
B@riyach 
Usage: 41

of thy gates
שׁער 
Sha`ar 
Usage: 374

בּרך 
Barak 
Usage: 330

קרב 
Qereb 
Usage: 226

Verse Info

Context Readings

Praise To Yahweh For His Providence

12 Exalt the Lord, Jerusalem;
praise your God, Zion!
13 For He strengthens the bars of your gates
and blesses your children within you.
14 He endows your territory with prosperity;
He satisfies you with the finest wheat.

Cross References

Nehemiah 3:1-16

Eliashib the high priest and his fellow priests began rebuilding the Sheep Gate. They dedicated it and installed its doors. After building the wall to the Tower of the Hundred and the Tower of Hananel, they dedicated it.

Nehemiah 6:1

When Sanballat, Tobiah, Geshem the Arab, and the rest of our enemies heard that I had rebuilt the wall and that no gap was left in it—though at that time I had not installed the doors in the gates

Nehemiah 7:1

When the wall had been rebuilt and I had the doors installed, the gatekeepers, singers, and Levites were appointed.

Nehemiah 7:3

I said to them, “Do not open the gates of Jerusalem until the sun is hot, and let the doors be shut and securely fastened while the guards are on duty. Station the citizens of Jerusalem as guards, some at their posts and some at their homes.”

Nehemiah 12:30

After the priests and Levites had purified themselves, they purified the people, the gates, and the wall.

Psalm 48:11-14

Mount Zion is glad.
The towns of Judah rejoice
because of Your judgments.

Psalm 51:18

In Your good pleasure, cause Zion to prosper;
build the walls of Jerusalem.

Psalm 115:14-15

May the Lord add to your numbers,
both yours and your children’s.

Psalm 125:2

Jerusalem—the mountains surround her.
And the Lord surrounds His people,
both now and forever.

Psalm 128:3-6

Your wife will be like a fruitful vine
within your house,
your sons, like young olive trees
around your table.

Psalm 144:12

Then our sons will be like plants
nurtured in their youth,
our daughters, like corner pillars
that are carved in the palace style.

Isaiah 44:3-5

For I will pour water on the thirsty land
and streams on the dry ground;
I will pour out My Spirit on your descendants
and My blessing on your offspring.

Jeremiah 30:19-20

Thanksgiving will come out of them,
a sound of celebration.
I will multiply them, and they will not decrease;
I will honor them, and they will not be insignificant.

Lamentations 2:8-9

ח KhetThe Lord determined to destroy
the wall of Daughter Zion.
He stretched out a measuring line
and did not restrain Himself from destroying.
He made the ramparts and walls grieve;
together they waste away.

Lamentations 4:12

ל LamedThe kings of the earth
and all the world’s inhabitants did not believe
that an enemy or adversary
could enter Jerusalem’s gates.

Daniel 9:25

Know and understand this:
From the issuing of the decree
to restore and rebuild Jerusalem
until Messiah the Prince
will be seven weeks and 62 weeks.
It will be rebuilt with a plaza and a moat,
but in difficult times.

Zechariah 8:3-5

The Lord says this: “I will return to Zion and live in Jerusalem. Then Jerusalem will be called the Faithful City, the mountain of the Lord of Hosts, and the Holy Mountain.”

Luke 19:42-44

saying, “If you knew this day what would bring peace—but now it is hidden from your eyes.

King James Version Public Domain

Holman Christian Standard Bible®, Copyright © 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2009 by Holman Bible Publishers.

International Standard Version Copyright © 1996-2008 by the ISV Foundation.

New American Standard Bible Copyright ©1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, Calif. All rights reserved. For Permission to Quote Information visit http://www.lockman.org

American Standard Version Public Domain

NET Bible copyright © 1996-2006 by Biblical Studies Press, L.L.C. NetBible

Basic English, produced by Mr C. K. Ogden of the Orthological Institute - public domain