162 verses contain “Gates” (in the KJV: 152, in the BSB: 124) — showing 1–100
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That in blessing I will
bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is upon the sea shore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies;
I will surely
bless you, and I will multiply your descendants like the stars in the sky and the sand on the
seashore. Your descendants will possess the
gates of their enemies.
And they blessed
Rebekah, and said unto her, Thou art our sister, be thou the mother of thousands of millions, and let thy seed possess the gate of those which
hate them.
And they blessed
Rebekah and said to her, “Our sister, may you become the mother of thousands upon thousands. May your offspring possess the
gates of their enemies.”
But the seventh day is the sabbath of the LORD thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy
manservant, nor thy
maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy
gates:
but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the LORD your God, on which you must not do any work—neither you, nor your son or daughter, nor your
manservant or
maidservant or
livestock, nor the foreigner within your
gates.
All these cities were
fenced with high walls,
gates, and bars; beside unwalled towns a great many.
All these cities were fortified with high walls and gates and bars, and there were many more unwalled villages.
But the seventh day is the sabbath of the LORD thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, nor thy
manservant, nor thy
maidservant, nor thine ox, nor thine
ass, nor any of thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy
gates; that thy
manservant and thy
maidservant may rest as well as thou.
but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the LORD your God, on which you must not do any work—neither you, nor your son or daughter, nor your
manservant or
maidservant, nor your ox or
donkey or any of your
livestock, nor the foreigner within your
gates, so that your
manservant and
maidservant may rest as you do.
And thou shalt write them upon the posts of thy house, and on thy gates.
Write them on the doorposts of your houses and on your gates.
And thou shalt write them upon the door posts of thine house, and upon thy gates:
Write them on the doorposts of your houses and on your gates,
And ye shall
rejoice before the LORD your God, ye, and your sons, and your daughters, and your menservants, and your maidservants, and the
Levite that is within your
gates;
forasmuch as he hath no part nor inheritance with you.
And you shall
rejoice before the LORD your God—you, your sons and daughters, your menservants and maidservants, and the
Levite within your
gates, since he has no portion or inheritance among you.
Notwithstanding thou mayest kill and eat flesh in all thy
gates,
whatsoever thy soul lusteth after, according to the blessing of the LORD thy God which he hath given thee: the unclean and the clean may eat thereof, as of the
roebuck, and as of the
hart.
But whenever you want, you may slaughter and eat meat within any of your
gates, according to the blessing the LORD your God has given you. Both the
ceremonially clean and unclean may eat it as they would a
gazelle or deer,
Thou mayest not eat within thy
gates the
tithe of thy corn, or of thy wine, or of thy oil, or the firstlings of thy herds or of thy flock, nor any of thy vows which thou vowest, nor thy
freewill offerings, or
heave offering of thine hand:
Within your
gates you must not eat the
tithe of your grain or new wine or oil, the
firstborn of your herds or flocks, any of the offerings that you have
vowed to give, or your
freewill offerings or special gifts.
But thou must eat them before the LORD thy God in the place which the LORD thy God shall choose, thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, and thy
manservant, and thy
maidservant, and the
Levite that is within thy
gates: and thou shalt
rejoice before the LORD thy God in all that thou puttest thine hands unto.
Instead, you must eat them in the presence of the LORD your God at the place the LORD your God will choose—you, your sons and daughters, your menservants and maidservants, and the
Levite within your
gates.
Rejoice before the LORD your God in all you do,
If the place which the LORD thy God hath chosen to put his name there be too far from thee, then thou shalt kill of thy
herd and of thy flock, which the LORD hath given thee, as I have commanded thee, and thou shalt eat in thy
gates whatsoever thy soul lusteth after.
If the place where the LORD your God chooses to put His Name is too far from you, then you may slaughter any of the
herd or flock He has given you, as I have commanded you, and you may eat it within your
gates whenever you want.
Ye shall not eat of any thing that dieth of itself: thou shalt give it unto the stranger that is in thy
gates, that he may eat it; or thou mayest sell it unto an
alien: for thou art an holy people unto the LORD thy God. Thou shalt not
seethe a
kid in his mother’s milk.
You are not to eat any
carcass; you may give it to the foreigner residing within your
gates, and he may eat it, or you may sell it to a foreigner. For you are a holy people belonging to the LORD your God. You must not
cook a young goat in its mother’s milk.
And the
Levite that is within thy
gates; thou shalt not
forsake him; for he hath no part nor inheritance with thee.
And do not neglect the
Levite within your
gates, since he has no portion or inheritance among you.
At the end of three years thou shalt bring forth all the
tithe of thine increase the same year, and shalt lay it up within thy
gates:
At the end of every three years, bring a tenth of all your produce for that year and lay it up within your gates.
And the
Levite, (because he hath no part nor inheritance with thee,) and the stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow, which are within thy
gates, shall come, and shall eat and be satisfied; that the LORD thy God may
bless thee in all the work of thine hand which thou doest.
Then the
Levite (because he has no portion or inheritance among you), the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widow within your
gates may come and eat and be satisfied. And the LORD your God will
bless you in all the work of your hands.
If there be among you a poor man of one of thy brethren within any of thy
gates in thy land which the LORD thy God giveth thee, thou shalt not
harden thine heart, nor shut thine hand from thy poor brother:
If there is a poor man among your brothers within any of the
gates in the land that the LORD your God is giving you, then you are not to
harden your heart or shut your hand from your poor brother.
Thou shalt eat it within thy
gates: the unclean and the clean person shall eat it alike, as the
roebuck, and as the
hart.
Eat it within your
gates; both the
ceremonially unclean and clean may eat it as they would a
gazelle or a deer.
Thou mayest not sacrifice the
passover within any of thy
gates, which the LORD thy God giveth thee:
You are not to sacrifice the
Passover animal in any of the towns that the LORD your God is giving you.
And thou shalt
rejoice before the LORD thy God, thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, and thy
manservant, and thy
maidservant, and the
Levite that is within thy
gates, and the stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow, that are among you, in the place which the LORD thy God hath chosen to place his name there.
and you shall
rejoice before the LORD your God in the place He will choose as a dwelling for His Name—you, your sons and daughters, your menservants and maidservants, and the
Levite within your
gates, as well as the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widows among you.
And thou shalt
rejoice in thy feast, thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, and thy
manservant, and thy
maidservant, and the
Levite, the stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow, that are within thy
gates.
And you shall
rejoice in your feast—you, your sons and daughters, your menservants and maidservants, and the
Levite, as well as the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widows among you.
Judges and officers shalt thou make thee in all thy gates, which the LORD thy God giveth thee, throughout thy tribes: and they shall judge the people with just judgment.
You are to
appoint judges and officials for your tribes in every town that the LORD your God is giving you. They are to judge the people with righteous judgment.
If there be found among you, within any of thy
gates which the LORD thy God giveth thee, man or woman, that hath wrought wickedness in the sight of the LORD thy God, in
transgressing his covenant,
If a man or woman among you in one of the towns that the LORD your God gives you is found doing evil in the sight of the LORD your God by
transgressing His covenant
Then shalt thou bring forth that man or that woman, which have committed that wicked thing, unto thy gates, even that man or that woman, and shalt stone them with stones, till they die.
you must bring out to your gates the man or woman who has done this evil thing, and you must stone that person to death.
If there arise a matter too hard for thee in judgment, between blood and blood, between
plea and
plea, and between stroke and stroke, being matters of controversy within thy
gates: then shalt thou arise, and get thee up into the place which the LORD thy God shall choose;
If a case is too difficult for you to judge, whether the controversy within your
gates is regarding
bloodshed, lawsuits, or assaults, you must go up to the place the LORD your God will choose.
And if a
Levite come from any of thy
gates out of all Israel, where he
sojourned, and come with all the desire of his mind unto the place which the LORD shall choose;
Now if a
Levite moves from any town of residence throughout Israel and comes in all earnestness to the place the LORD will choose,
And it shall be, if it make thee answer of peace, and open unto thee, then it shall be, that all the people that is found therein shall be tributaries unto thee, and they shall serve thee.
If they accept your offer of peace and open their gates, all the people there will become forced laborers to serve you.
He shall dwell with thee, even among you, in that place which he shall choose in one of thy
gates, where it liketh him best: thou shalt not
oppress him.
Let him live among you wherever he chooses, in the town of his pleasing. Do not
oppress him.
Thou shalt not
oppress an
hired servant that is poor and
needy, whether he be of thy brethren, or of thy strangers that are in thy land within thy
gates:
Do not
oppress a
hired hand who is poor and
needy, whether he is a brother or a foreigner residing in one of your towns.
When thou hast made an end of
tithing all the
tithes of thine increase the third year, which is the year of
tithing, and hast given it unto the
Levite, the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow, that they may eat within thy
gates, and be filled;
When you have finished laying aside a tenth of all your produce in the third year, the year of the
tithe, you are to give it to the
Levite, the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widow, that they may eat and be filled within your
gates.
And he shall
besiege thee in all thy
gates, until thy high and
fenced walls come down, wherein thou trustedst, throughout all thy land: and he shall
besiege thee in all thy
gates throughout all thy land, which the LORD thy God hath given thee.
They will
besiege all the cities throughout your land, until the high and fortified walls in which you trust have fallen. They will
besiege all your cities throughout the land that the LORD your God has given you.
So that he will not give to any of them of the flesh of his children whom he shall eat: because he hath nothing left him in the siege, and in the straitness,
wherewith thine enemies shall distress thee in all thy
gates.
refusing to share with any of them the flesh of his children he will eat because he has nothing left in the siege and distress that your enemy will
inflict on you within all your
gates.
And toward her young one that cometh out from between her feet, and toward her children which she shall bear: for she shall eat them for want of all things secretly in the siege and straitness,
wherewith thine enemy shall distress thee in thy
gates.
the
afterbirth that comes from between her legs and the children she bears, because she will secretly eat them for lack of anything else in the siege and distress that your enemy will
inflict on you within your
gates.
Gather the people together, men, and women, and children, and thy stranger that is within thy gates, that they may hear, and that they may learn, and fear the LORD your God, and observe to do all the words of this law:
Assemble the people—men, women, children, and the foreigners within your
gates—so that they may
listen and learn to fear the LORD your God and to follow carefully all the words of this law.
And Joshua
adjured them at that time, saying,
Cursed be the man before the LORD, that riseth up and buildeth this city
Jericho: he shall lay the foundation thereof in his
firstborn, and in his youngest son shall he set up the
gates of it.
At that time Joshua
invoked this solemn oath: “
Cursed before the LORD is the man who rises up and rebuilds this city,
Jericho; at the cost of his
firstborn he will lay its foundations; at the cost of his youngest he will set up its
gates.”
They chose new gods; then was war in the
gates: was there a shield or
spear seen among forty thousand in Israel?
When they chose new gods, then war came to their
gates. Not a shield or
spear was found among forty thousand in Israel.
They that are delivered from the noise of archers in the places of drawing water, there shall they
rehearse the righteous acts of the LORD, even the righteous acts toward the inhabitants of his villages in Israel: then shall the people of the LORD go down to the
gates.
the voices of the singers at the watering places. There they shall recount the righteous acts of the LORD, the righteous deeds of His villagers in Israel. Then the people of the LORD went down to the gates:
And the men of Israel and of Judah arose, and
shouted, and pursued the Philistines, until thou come to the valley, and to the
gates of
Ekron. And the wounded of the Philistines fell down by the way to Shaaraim, even unto
Gath, and unto
Ekron.
Then the men of Israel and Judah charged forward with a
shout and pursued the Philistines to the entrance of
Gath and to the
gates of
Ekron. And the bodies of the Philistines were
strewn along the Shaaraim road to
Gath and
Ekron.
And it was told Saul that David was come to Keilah. And Saul said, God hath delivered him into mine hand; for he is shut in, by entering into a town that hath gates and bars.
When Saul was told that David had gone to Keilah, he said, “God has delivered him into my hand, for he has
trapped himself by entering a town with
gates and bars.”
And David sat between the two
gates: and the
watchman went up to the roof over the gate unto the wall, and lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold a man running alone.
Now David was sitting between the two
gates when the
watchman went up to the roof of the
gateway by the wall, looked out, and saw a man running alone.
In his days did Hiel the Bethelite build
Jericho: he laid the foundation thereof in
Abiram his
firstborn, and set up the
gates thereof in his youngest son Segub, according to the word of the LORD, which he spake by Joshua the son of
Nun.
In
Ahab’s days, Hiel the Bethelite rebuilt
Jericho. At the cost of
Abiram his
firstborn he laid its foundation, and at the cost of Segub his youngest he set up its
gates, according to the word that the LORD had spoken through Joshua son of
Nun.
Then Menahem
smote Tiphsah, and all that were therein, and the coasts thereof from Tirzah: because they opened not to him, therefore he
smote it; and all the women therein that were with child he
ripped up.
At that time Menahem, starting from Tirzah, attacked Tiphsah and
everyone in its vicinity, because they would not open their
gates. So he attacked Tiphsah and
ripped open all the
pregnant women.
And he brought all the priests out of the cities of Judah, and
defiled the high places where the priests had burned incense, from Geba to Beer-
sheba, and
brake down the high places of the
gates that were in the entering in of the gate of Joshua the governor of the city, which were on a man’s left hand at the gate of the city.
Then
Josiah brought all the priests from the cities of Judah and
desecrated the high places, from Geba to
Beersheba, where the priests had burned incense. He
tore down the high places of the
gates at the entrance of the gate of Joshua the governor of the city, which was to the left of the city gate.
And Shallum the son of Kore, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of
Korah, and his brethren, of the house of his father, the Korahites, were over the work of the service, keepers of the
gates of the tabernacle: and their fathers, being over the host of the LORD, were keepers of the entry.
Shallum son of Kore, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of
Korah, and his relatives from the Korahites were assigned to guard the thresholds of the Tent, just as their fathers had been assigned to guard the entrance to the dwelling of the LORD.
All these which were chosen to be
porters in the
gates were two hundred and twelve. These were reckoned by their
genealogy in their villages, whom David and Samuel the
seer did
ordain in their set office.
The number of those chosen to be gatekeepers at the thresholds was 212. They were registered by
genealogy in their villages. David and Samuel the
seer had appointed them to their positions of trust.
So they and their children had the oversight of the gates of the house of the Lord, namely, the house of the tabernacle, by wards.
So they and their descendants were assigned to guard the gates of the house of the LORD—the house called the Tent.
And David prepared iron in abundance for the
nails for the doors of the
gates, and for the joinings; and brass in abundance without weight;
David provided a large quantity of iron to make the
nails for the doors of the gateways and for the fittings, together with more bronze than could be
weighed Also he built Beth-horon the upper, and Beth-horon the
nether,
fenced cities, with walls,
gates, and bars;
He rebuilt Upper and Lower Beth-horon as fortified cities with walls, gates, and bars,
Therefore he said unto Judah, Let us build these cities, and make about them walls, and towers,
gates, and bars, while the land is yet before us; because we have sought the LORD our God, we have sought him, and he hath given us rest on every side. So they built and
prospered.
So he said to the people of Judah, “Let us build these cities and
surround them with walls and towers, with doors and bars. The land is still ours because we have sought the LORD our God. We have sought Him and He has given us rest on every side.” So they built and
prospered.
And he set the
porters at the
gates of the house of the LORD, that none which was unclean in any thing should enter in.
He stationed gatekeepers at the gates of the house of the LORD, so that nothing unclean could enter for any reason.
And
Hezekiah appointed the courses of the priests and the Levites after their courses, every man according to his service, the priests and Levites for burnt offerings and for peace offerings, to minister, and to give
thanks, and to praise in the
gates of the tents of the LORD.
Hezekiah reestablished the divisions of the priests and Levites—each of them according to their duties as priests or Levites—for the burnt offerings and peace offerings, for ministry, for giving
thanks, and for singing praises at the
gates of the LORD’s dwelling.
And they said unto me, The
remnant that are left of the captivity there in the province are in great
affliction and reproach: the wall of Jerusalem also is broken down, and the
gates thereof are burned with fire.
And they told me, “The
remnant who survived the exile are there in the province, in great trouble and disgrace. The wall of Jerusalem is broken down, and its
gates are burned with fire.”
And said unto the king, Let the king live for ever: why should not my countenance be
sad, when the city, the place of my fathers’
sepulchres, lieth waste, and the
gates thereof are consumed with fire?
and replied to the king, “May the king live
forever! Why should I not be
sad when the city where my fathers are buried lies in ruins, and its
gates have been destroyed by fire?”
And a letter unto
Asaph the keeper of the king’s forest, that he may give me timber to make beams for the
gates of the palace which
appertained to the house, and for the wall of the city, and for the house that I shall enter into. And the king granted me, according to the good hand of my God upon me.
And may I have a letter to
Asaph, keeper of the king’s forest, so that he will give me timber to make beams for the
gates of the citadel to the temple, for the city wall, and for the house I will occupy.” And because the
gracious hand of my God was upon me, the king granted my requests.
And I went out by night by the gate of the valley, even before the
dragon well, and to the dung port, and viewed the walls of Jerusalem, which were broken down, and the
gates thereof were consumed with fire.
So I went out at night through the Valley Gate toward the Well of the Serpent and the Dung Gate, and I
inspected the walls of Jerusalem that had been broken down and the
gates that had been destroyed by fire.
Then said I unto them, Ye see the distress that we are in, how Jerusalem lieth waste, and the gates thereof are burned with fire: come, and let us build up the wall of Jerusalem, that we be no more a reproach.
Then I said to them, “You see the trouble we are in. Jerusalem lies in ruins, and its gates have been burned down. Come, let us rebuild the wall of Jerusalem, so that we will no longer be a disgrace.”
Now it came to pass, when
Sanballat, and
Tobiah, and Geshem the Arabian, and the rest of our enemies, heard that I had builded the wall, and that there was no breach left therein; (though at that time I had not set up the doors upon the
gates;)
When
Sanballat,
Tobiah, Geshem the Arab, and the rest of our enemies heard that I had rebuilt the wall and not a
gap was left—though to that time I had not yet
installed the doors in the
gates—
And I said unto them, Let not the
gates of Jerusalem be opened until the sun be hot; and while they stand by, let them shut the doors, and bar them: and
appoint watches of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, every one in his watch, and every one to be over against his house.
And I told them, “Do not open the
gates of Jerusalem until the sun is hot. While the guards are on duty, keep the doors shut and securely fastened. And
appoint the residents of Jerusalem as guards, some at their posts and some at their own homes.”
Moreover the
porters, Akkub, Talmon, and their brethren that kept the
gates, were an hundred seventy and two.
And the gatekeepers: Akkub, Talmon, and their associates, who kept watch at the gates—172 men.
Mattaniah, and Bakbukiah,
Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon, Akkub, were
porters keeping the ward at the thresholds of the
gates.
Mattaniah, Bakbukiah,
Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon, and Akkub were gatekeepers who guarded the storerooms at the
gates.
And the priests and the Levites
purified themselves, and
purified the people, and the
gates, and the wall.
After the priests and Levites had
purified themselves, they
purified the people, the
gates, and the wall.
And it came to pass, that when the gates of Jerusalem began to be dark before the sabbath, I commanded that the gates should be shut, and charged that they should not be opened till after the sabbath: and some of my servants set I at the gates, that there should no burden be brought in on the sabbath day.
When the evening shadows began to fall on the gates of Jerusalem, just before the Sabbath, I ordered that the gates be shut and not opened until after the Sabbath. I posted some of my servants at the gates so that no load could enter on the Sabbath day.
And I commanded the Levites that they should
cleanse themselves, and that they should come and keep the
gates, to
sanctify the sabbath day. Remember me, O my God, concerning this also, and
spare me according to the greatness of thy mercy.
Then I
instructed the Levites to
purify themselves and guard the
gates in order to keep the Sabbath day holy. Remember me for this as well, O my God, and show me mercy according to Your abundant loving devotion.
They shall go down to the bars of the pit, when our rest together is in the dust.
Will it go down to the
gates of
Sheol? Will we go down together into the dust?”
Have the gates of death been opened unto thee? or hast thou seen the doors of the shadow of death?
Have the gates of death been revealed to you? Have you seen the gates of the shadow of death?
Have mercy upon me, O LORD; consider my trouble which I suffer of them that
hate me, thou that liftest me up from the
gates of death:
Be
merciful to me, O LORD; see how my enemies
afflict me! Lift me up from the
gates of death,
That I may
shew forth all thy praise in the
gates of the daughter of
Zion: I will
rejoice in thy salvation.
that I may declare all Your praises— that within the
gates of Daughter
Zion I may
rejoice in Your salvation.
Lift up your heads, O ye
gates; and be ye lift up, ye
everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall come in.
Lift up your heads, O gates! Be lifted up, O ancient doors, that the King of Glory may enter!
Lift up your heads, O ye
gates; even lift them up, ye
everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall come in.
Lift up your heads, O gates! Be lifted up, O ancient doors, that the King of Glory may enter!
The LORD loveth the
gates of
Zion more than all the dwellings of Jacob.
The LORD loves the
gates of
Zion more than all the dwellings of Jacob.
For he hath broken the
gates of brass, and cut the bars of iron in
sunder.
For He has broken down the gates of bronze and cut through the bars of iron.
Their soul abhorreth all manner of meat; and they draw near unto the gates of death.
They
loathed all food and drew near to the
gates of death.
Open to me the gates of righteousness: I will go into them, and I will praise the LORD:
Open to me the
gates of righteousness, that I may enter and give
thanks to the LORD.
Our feet shall stand within thy gates, O Jerusalem.
Our feet are standing in your gates, O Jerusalem.
For he hath strengthened the bars of thy gates; he hath blessed thy children within thee.
For He strengthens the bars of your gates and blesses the children within you.
She crieth in the chief place of
concourse, in the openings of the
gates: in the city she uttereth her words, saying,
She crieth at the gates, at the entry of the city, at the coming in at the doors.
Beside the
gates to the city, at the entrances she
cries out:
Blessed is the man that heareth me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at the posts of my doors.
Blessed is the man who listens to me, watching daily at my doors, waiting at the posts of my
doorway.
The evil bow before the good; and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.
The evil bow before the good, and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.
Her husband is known in the gates, when he sitteth among the elders of the land.
Her husband is known at the city gate, where he sits among the elders of the land.
Give her of the fruit of her hands; and let her own works praise her in the gates.
Give her the fruit of her hands, and let her works praise her at the gates.
The mandrakes give a smell, and at our gates are all manner of pleasant fruits, new and old, which I have laid up for thee, O my beloved.
The mandrakes send forth a
fragrance, and at our door is every delicacy, new as well as old, that I have
treasured up for you, my beloved.
And the
gates of
Zion will
lament and
mourn; destitute, she will sit on the ground.
Lift ye up a
banner upon the high mountain,
exalt the voice unto them,
shake the hand, that they may go into the
gates of the nobles.
Raise a
banner on a barren
hilltop; call
aloud to them. Wave your hand, that they may enter the
gates of the nobles.
And it shall come to pass, that thy choicest valleys shall be full of
chariots, and the
horsemen shall set themselves in
array at the gate.
Your choicest valleys are full of
chariots, and
horsemen are posted at the
gates.
Open ye the gates, that the righteous nation which keepeth the truth may enter in.
Open the gates so a righteous nation may enter— one that remains faithful.
I said in the cutting off of my days, I shall go to the gates of the grave: I am deprived of the residue of my years.
I said, “In the prime of my life I must go through the
gates of
Sheol and be deprived of the remainder of my years.”
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;
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:
I will go before thee, and make the
crooked places straight: I will break in pieces the
gates of brass, and cut in
sunder the bars of iron:
“I will go before you and level the mountains; I will break down the gates of bronze and cut through the bars of iron.
And I will make thy windows of agates, and thy gates of carbuncles, and all thy borders of pleasant stones.
I will make your pinnacles of
rubies, your
gates of
sparkling jewels, and all your walls of precious stones.
Therefore thy gates shall be open continually; they shall not be shut day nor night; that men may bring unto thee the forces of the Gentiles, and that their kings may be brought.
Your
gates will always stand open; they will never be shut, day or night, so that the wealth of the nations may be brought into you, with their kings being led in
procession.
Violence shall no more be heard in thy land, wasting nor destruction within thy borders; but thou shalt call thy walls Salvation, and thy gates Praise.
No longer will violence be heard in your land, nor ruin or destruction within your borders. But you will name your walls Salvation and your gates Praise.
Go through, go through the
gates; prepare ye the way of the people; cast up, cast up the
highways; gather out the stones; lift up a standard for the people.
Go out, go out through the
gates; prepare the way for the people! Build it up, build up the
highway; clear away the stones; raise a
banner for the nations!
For, lo, I will call all the families of the kingdoms of the north, saith the LORD; and they shall come, and they shall set every one his throne at the entering of the gates of Jerusalem, and against all the walls thereof round about, and against all the cities of Judah.
For I am about to
summon all the clans and kingdoms of the north,” declares the LORD. “Their kings will come and set up their thrones at the entrance of the
gates of Jerusalem. They will attack all her surrounding walls and all the other cities of Judah.
Stand in the gate of the LORD’S house, and
proclaim there this word, and say, Hear the word of the LORD, all ye of Judah, that enter in at these
gates to worship the LORD.
“Stand in the gate of the house of the LORD and
proclaim this message: Hear the word of the LORD, all you people of Judah who enter through these
gates to worship the LORD.
Judah mourneth, and the
gates thereof
languish; they are black unto the ground; and the cry of Jerusalem is gone up.
“Judah mourns and her
gates languish. Her people
wail for the land, and a cry goes up from Jerusalem.
And I will
fan them with a
fan in the
gates of the land; I will
bereave them of children, I will destroy my people, since they return not from their ways.
I will
scatter them with a
winnowing fork at the
gates of the land. I will
bereave and destroy My people who have not turned from their ways.
Thus said the LORD unto me; Go and stand in the gate of the children of the people, whereby the kings of Judah come in, and by the which they go out, and in all the gates of Jerusalem;
This is what the LORD said to me: “Go and stand at the gate of the people, through which the kings of Judah go in and out; and stand at all the other gates of Jerusalem.
And say unto them, Hear ye the word of the LORD, ye kings of Judah, and all Judah, and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, that enter in by these gates:
Say to them, ‘Hear the word of the LORD, O kings of Judah, all people of Judah and Jerusalem who enter through these gates.