For he broke down their prison gates of bronze; he cut apart their bars of iron.
Parallel translations
- WEB For he has broken the gates of brass, and cut through bars of iron.
- KJV For he hath broken the gates of brass, and cut the bars of iron in sunder.
- BSB For He has broken down the gates of bronze and cut through the bars of iron.
- NKJV For He has broken the gates of bronze, And cut the bars of iron in two.
- NASB For He has shattered gates of bronze And cut off bars of iron.
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God has shattered gates of bronze and cut through bars of iron.
Overview
This celebrates the LORD's irresistible power to break even the strongest barriers that hold his people captive. No prison is too secure for the God who liberates. The imagery, echoed in Isaiah's prophecies of deliverance, points to the mightier victory of Christ, who has broken the gates of death itself for his people.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 3
- Isa 45:1–2Yahweh says to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have held, to subdue nations before him, and strip kings of their armor; to open the doors before him, and the gates shall not be shut:
- Judg 16:3Samson lay until midnight, and arose at midnight, and laid hold of the doors of the gate of the city, and the two posts, and plucked them up, bar and all, and put them on his shoulders, and carried them up to the top of the mountain that is before Hebron.
- Mic 2:13He who breaks open the way goes up before them. They break through the gate, and go out. And their king passes on before them, with Yahweh at their head.
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