Genesis 22:17
Holman Christian Standard Bible
17 I will indeed bless you(A) and make your offspring as numerous as the stars of the sky(B) and the sand on the seashore.(C) Your offspring will possess the gates of their enemies.(D)
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Nehemiah 1:3
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3 They said to me, “The remnant in the province,(A) who survived the exile, are in great trouble and disgrace. Jerusalem’s wall has been broken down, and its gates have been burned down.”(B)
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Lamentations 2:9
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ט Tet
9 Zion’s gates have fallen to the ground;(A)
He has destroyed and shattered the bars on her gates.
Her king and her leaders live among the nations,
instruction[a] is no more,
and even her prophets receive
no vision from the Lord.(B)
Footnotes
- Lamentations 2:9 Or the law
Hosea 11:6
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6 A sword will whirl through his cities;(A)
it will destroy and devour the bars of his gates,[a](B)
because of their schemes.(C)
Footnotes
- Hosea 11:6 Or devour his empty talkers, or devour his limbs; Hb obscure
Nahum 3:13
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13 Look, your troops are like women among you;
the gates of your land
are wide open to your enemies.
Fire will devour the bars of your gates.
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