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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/psalms/107.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/psalms/107.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />for he breaks down gates of bronze and cuts through bars of iron.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/psalms/107.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />For he broke down their prison gates of bronze; he cut apart their bars of iron.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/107.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />For he shatters the doors of bronze and cuts in two the bars of iron.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/107.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />For He has broken down the gates of bronze and cut through the bars of iron.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/107.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />For he hath broken the gates of brass, and cut the bars of iron in sunder.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/107.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />For He has broken the gates of bronze, And cut the bars of iron in two.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/107.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />For He has shattered gates of bronze And cut off bars of iron.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/107.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />For He has shattered gates of bronze And cut bars of iron asunder.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/107.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />For He has shattered gates of bronze, And cut bars of iron asunder.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/107.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />For He has shattered the doors of bronze And cut through the bars of iron.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/107.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />For He has shattered the gates of bronze And cut the bars of iron apart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/107.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />For he has broken down the bronze gates and cut through the iron bars.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/107.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />For He has broken down the bronze gates and cut through the iron bars. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/107.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />For he hath broken the gates of brass, And cut the bars of iron in sunder.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/107.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />He breaks down bronze gates and shatters iron locks. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/107.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />For he hath broken the gates of brass, and cut the bars of iron in sunder.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/107.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />He shattered bronze gates and cut iron bars in two.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/107.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />He breaks down doors of bronze and smashes iron bars. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/107.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />For he shattered bronze gates and cut through iron bars.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/107.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />For He has broken down the gates of bronze and cut through the bars of iron.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/107.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />For he shattered the bronze gates, and hacked through the iron bars. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/107.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />For he has broken the gates of bronze, and cut through bars of iron.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/107.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />For he hath broken the gates of brass, and cut the bars of iron asunder.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/107.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />For he has broken the gates of bronze, and cut through bars of iron. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/107.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />For He has broken doors of bronze, "" And He has cut bars of iron.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/107.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> For He hath broken doors of brass, And bars of iron He hath cut.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/107.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />For he broke the brazen doors, and cut off the bars of iron.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/107.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Because he hath broken gates of brass, and burst the iron bars. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/107.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 106:16>For he has crushed the gates of brass and broken the iron bars.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/107.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />For he broke down the gates of bronze and snapped the bars of iron. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/107.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />For he shatters the doors of bronze, and cuts in two the bars of iron.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/107.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />For he has broken the gates of brass, and cut the bars of iron asunder.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/107.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Because he shattered the gates of brass and has cut down the bars of iron.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/107.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />For He hath broken the gates of brass, And cut the bars of iron in sunder.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/107.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />For he broke to pieces the brazen gates, and crushed the iron bars.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/107-16.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=13699" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/107.htm">Give Thanks to the LORD, for He is Good</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">15</span>Let them give thanks to the LORD for His loving devotion and His wonders to the sons of men. <span class="reftext">16</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî·ši- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">For</a> <a href="/hebrew/7665.htm" title="7665: bar (V-Piel-Perf-3ms) -- To break, break in pieces. A primitive root; to burst.">He has broken down</a> <a href="/hebrew/1817.htm" title="1817: dal·ṯō·wṯ (N-fpc) -- A door. From dalah; something swinging, i.e. The valve of a door.">the gates</a> <a href="/hebrew/5178.htm" title="5178: nə·ḥō·šeṯ (N-fs) -- Copper, bronze. For nchuwshah; copper, hence, something made of that metal, i.e. Coin, a fetter; figuratively, base.">of bronze</a> <a href="/hebrew/1438.htm" title="1438: gid·dê·a‘ (V-Piel-Perf-3ms) -- To hew, hew down or off. A primitive root; to fell a tree; generally, to destroy anything.">and cut through</a> <a href="/hebrew/1280.htm" title="1280: ū·ḇə·rî·ḥê (Conj-w:: N-mpc) -- A bar. From barach; a bolt.">the bars</a> <a href="/hebrew/1270.htm" title="1270: ḇar·zel (N-ms) -- Iron. Perhaps from the root of Birzowth; iron; by extension, an iron implement.">of iron.</a> </span><span class="reftext">17</span>Fools, in their rebellious ways, and through their iniquities, suffered affliction.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/45-2.htm">Isaiah 45:2</a></span><br />“I will go before you and level the mountains; I will break down the gates of bronze and cut through the bars of iron.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/61-1.htm">Isaiah 61:1</a></span><br />The Spirit of the Lord GOD is on Me, because the LORD has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and freedom to the prisoners,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/4-18.htm">Luke 4:18</a></span><br />“The Spirit of the Lord is on Me, because He has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to release the oppressed,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/12-7.htm">Acts 12:7</a></span><br />Suddenly an angel of the Lord appeared and a light shone in the cell. He tapped Peter on the side and woke him up, saying, “Get up quickly.” And the chains fell off his wrists.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/12-14.htm">Job 12:14</a></span><br />What He tears down cannot be rebuilt; the man He imprisons cannot be released.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/42-7.htm">Isaiah 42:7</a></span><br />to open the eyes of the blind, to bring prisoners out of the dungeon and those sitting in darkness out from the prison house.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/28-13.htm">Jeremiah 28:13-14</a></span><br />“Go and tell Hananiah that this is what the LORD says: ‘You have broken a yoke of wood, but in its place you have fashioned a yoke of iron.’ / For this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: ‘I have put a yoke of iron on the neck of all these nations to make them serve Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and they will serve him. I have even given him control of the beasts of the field.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/16-19.htm">Matthew 16:19</a></span><br />I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven. Whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/3-7.htm">Revelation 3:7</a></span><br />To the angel of the church in Philadelphia write: These are the words of the One who is holy and true, who holds the key of David. What He opens no one can shut, and what He shuts no one can open.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/16-26.htm">Acts 16:26</a></span><br />Suddenly a strong earthquake shook the foundations of the prison. At once all the doors flew open and everyone’s chains came loose.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/45-1.htm">Isaiah 45:1</a></span><br />This is what the LORD says to Cyrus His anointed, whose right hand I have grasped to subdue nations before him, to disarm kings, to open the doors before him, so that the gates will not be shut:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/50-33.htm">Jeremiah 50:33-34</a></span><br />This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “The sons of Israel are oppressed, and the sons of Judah as well. All their captors hold them fast, refusing to release them. / Their Redeemer is strong; the LORD of Hosts is His name. He will fervently plead their case so that He may bring rest to the earth, but turmoil to those who live in Babylon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/9-11.htm">Zechariah 9:11</a></span><br />As for you, because of the blood of My covenant, I will release your prisoners from the waterless pit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/8-36.htm">John 8:36</a></span><br />So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/6-18.htm">Romans 6:18</a></span><br />You have been set free from sin and have become slaves to righteousness.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">For he has broken the gates of brass, and cut the bars of iron in sunder.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/judges/16-3.htm">Judges 16:3</a></b></br> And Samson lay till midnight, and arose at midnight, and took the doors of the gate of the city, and the two posts, and went away with them, bar and all, and put <i>them</i> upon his shoulders, and carried them up to the top of an hill that <i>is</i> before Hebron.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/45-1.htm">Isaiah 45:1,2</a></b></br> Thus saith the LORD to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have holden, to subdue nations before him; and I will loose the loins of kings, to open before him the two leaved gates; and the gates shall not be shut; … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/micah/2-13.htm">Micah 2:13</a></b></br> The breaker is come up before them: they have broken up, and have passed through the gate, and are gone out by it: and their king shall pass before them, and the LORD on the head of them.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/98-1.htm">Arm</a> <a href="/psalms/107-14.htm">Asunder</a> <a href="/psalms/107-14.htm">Bands</a> <a href="/psalms/68-30.htm">Bars</a> <a href="/psalms/68-25.htm">Brass</a> <a href="/psalms/76-12.htm">Breaks</a> <a href="/psalms/107-14.htm">Broken</a> <a href="/psalms/68-31.htm">Bronze</a> <a href="/psalms/104-35.htm">Cut</a> <a href="/psalms/76-12.htm">Cuts</a> <a href="/psalms/100-4.htm">Doors</a> <a href="/psalms/100-4.htm">Gates</a> <a href="/psalms/107-10.htm">Iron</a> <a href="/psalms/105-33.htm">Shattered</a> <a href="/psalms/46-9.htm">Shatters</a> <a href="/psalms/107-14.htm">Sunder</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/136-12.htm">Arm</a> <a href="/psalms/129-4.htm">Asunder</a> <a href="/psalms/116-3.htm">Bands</a> <a href="/psalms/147-13.htm">Bars</a> <a href="/psalms/149-3.htm">Brass</a> <a href="/psalms/141-7.htm">Breaks</a> <a href="/psalms/109-16.htm">Broken</a> <a href="/isaiah/45-2.htm">Bronze</a> <a href="/psalms/109-13.htm">Cut</a> <a href="/proverbs/26-6.htm">Cuts</a> <a href="/psalms/107-18.htm">Doors</a> <a href="/psalms/107-18.htm">Gates</a> <a href="/psalms/147-13.htm">Iron</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/12-6.htm">Shattered</a> <a href="/psalms/141-7.htm">Shatters</a> <a href="/psalms/136-13.htm">Sunder</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 107</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/107-1.htm">The psalmist exhorts the redeemed in praising God to observe his manifold providence</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/107-4.htm">Over travelers</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/107-10.htm">Over captives</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/107-17.htm">Over sick men</a></span><br><span class="reftext">23. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/107-23.htm">Over sailors</a></span><br><span class="reftext">33. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/107-33.htm">And in diverse varieties of life.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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In ancient times, gates of bronze were considered strong and impenetrable, symbolizing formidable barriers. The imagery here reflects God's ability to overcome any human or spiritual opposition. This echoes the deliverance of Israel from Egypt, where God broke the chains of slavery (<a href="/exodus/14-21.htm">Exodus 14:21-22</a>). It also foreshadows the ultimate deliverance through Christ, who breaks the power of sin and death (<a href="/romans/6-6.htm">Romans 6:6-7</a>).<p><b>and cut through the bars of iron.</b><br>Iron bars represent strength and confinement, often used in prisons or fortifications. The cutting through of iron bars illustrates God's intervention to free those in bondage, both physically and spiritually. This can be connected to the liberation of Peter from prison in <a href="/acts/12-6.htm">Acts 12:6-10</a>, where an angel of the Lord miraculously frees him. Spiritually, it points to the freedom believers have in Christ, who releases us from the bondage of sin (<a href="/galatians/5.htm">Galatians 5:1</a>). The imagery of breaking and cutting through strong materials emphasizes God's unmatched power and the certainty of His deliverance.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_israelites.htm">The Israelites</a></b><br>The primary audience of the Psalms, often reflecting on their history of deliverance and God's faithfulness.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The central figure in this verse, depicted as a deliverer who breaks through barriers.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/g/gates_of_bronze_and_bars_of_iron.htm">Gates of Bronze and Bars of Iron</a></b><br>Symbolic representations of strong, seemingly impenetrable obstacles or captivity that God overcomes for His people.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_power_to_deliver.htm">God's Power to Deliver</a></b><br>God is capable of breaking through the strongest barriers in our lives, whether they are physical, emotional, or spiritual. Trust in His power to deliver you from any form of bondage.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_gates_and_bars.htm">Symbolism of Gates and Bars</a></b><br>The gates of bronze and bars of iron symbolize the seemingly insurmountable challenges we face. Recognize that no obstacle is too great for God to overcome.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_freedom.htm">Spiritual Freedom</a></b><br>Just as God delivered the Israelites, He offers us freedom from sin and spiritual captivity through Jesus Christ. Embrace the freedom that comes from a relationship with Him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_in_god's_timing.htm">Faith in God's Timing</a></b><br>Deliverance may not come immediately, but God's timing is perfect. Maintain faith and patience, knowing that He is working for your good.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/praise_and_thanksgiving.htm">Praise and Thanksgiving</a></b><br>Psalm 107 encourages us to give thanks for God's deliverance. Cultivate a heart of gratitude for the ways God has broken down barriers in your life.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_107.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 107</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/are_'iron_chariots'_anachronistic.htm">Joshua 17:16, 18: Are 'chariots of iron' an anachronism for the Bronze Age timeline, suggesting historical inaccuracy?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/can_divine_intervention_end_imprisonment.htm">Psalm 107:10-16 - Could a literal imprisonment in darkness suddenly end through divine intervention, and if so, where is the historical documentation?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_did_samson_carry_a_city_gate.htm">In Judges 16:1-3, how could Samson realistically carry away an entire city gate on his shoulders?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/are_sihon_and_og's_defeats_confirmed.htm">Psalm 136:19-20 records the defeat of Sihon and Og; do nonbiblical sources confirm these conquests, or could they be mythological exaggerations?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/107.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>-16<a href="/isaiah/45-2.htm" title="I will go before you, and make the crooked places straight: I will break in pieces the gates of brass, and cut in sunder the bars of iron:">Isaiah 45:2</a> was present to the poet's mind.<p>Virgil's picture of the shrine of war (<span class= "ital">'n. </span>vii. 607) has been compared to this.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/107.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 16.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">For he hath broken the gates of brass</span>. God completely liberates the un happy ones who turn to him; removes every restraint that confines and galls them; breaks on their behalf, as it were, "gates of brass." And cut the bars of iron in sunder. Snaps fetters and prison bars. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/107-16.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">For</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּֽי־</span> <span class="translit">(kî·ši-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">He has broken down</span><br /><span class="heb">שִׁ֭בַּר</span> <span class="translit">(bar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7665.htm">Strong's 7665: </a> </span><span class="str2">To break, break in pieces</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the gates</span><br /><span class="heb">דַּלְת֣וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(dal·ṯō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1817.htm">Strong's 1817: </a> </span><span class="str2">Something swinging, the valve of a, door</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of bronze</span><br /><span class="heb">נְחֹ֑שֶׁת</span> <span class="translit">(nə·ḥō·šeṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5178.htm">Strong's 5178: </a> </span><span class="str2">Copper, something made of that metal, coin, a fetter, base</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and cut through</span><br /><span class="heb">גִּדֵּֽעַ׃</span> <span class="translit">(gid·dê·a‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1438.htm">Strong's 1438: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fell a, tree, to destroy anything</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the bars</span><br /><span class="heb">וּבְרִיחֵ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḇə·rî·ḥê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1280.htm">Strong's 1280: </a> </span><span class="str2">A bolt</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of iron.</span><br /><span class="heb">בַרְזֶ֣ל</span> <span class="translit">(ḇar·zel)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1270.htm">Strong's 1270: </a> </span><span class="str2">Iron, an iron implement</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/107-16.htm">Psalm 107:16 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/107-16.htm">Psalm 107:16 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/107-16.htm">Psalm 107:16 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/107-16.htm">Psalm 107:16 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/107-16.htm">Psalm 107:16 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/107-16.htm">Psalm 107:16 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/107-16.htm">Psalm 107:16 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/107-16.htm">Psalm 107:16 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/107-16.htm">Psalm 107:16 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/107-16.htm">Psalm 107:16 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/107-16.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 107:16 For he has broken the gates (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/107-15.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 107:15"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 107:15" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/107-17.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 107:17"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 107:17" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>