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bars

Meaning of “bars”

Sense 1: Rigid rods, crosspieces, or bolts used to join, strengthen, close, or secure a structure or gate. Sense 2: Figuratively, strong barriers, bonds, or restraints.

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38 occurrences34 verses16 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Exodus 26:26

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Lamentations 2:9

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Her gates are sunk into the ground; he hath destroyed and broken her bars: her king and her princes are among the Gentiles: the law is no more; her prophets also find no vision from the Lord.

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The 1611 reading & marginal notes

1611 witness · Lamentations 2:9 · retained source text

Her gates are sunke into the ground: he hath destroyed and broken her barres: her King and her Princes are among the Gentiles: the Law is no more, her prophets also finde no vision from the LORD.

1611 marginal notePsal.74.9.

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Where “bars” appears

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Exodus13 occurrences
9 verses Numbers2 occurrences
2 verses Deuteronomy1 occurrence
1 verse 1 Samuel1 occurrence
1 verse 1 Kings1 occurrence
1 verse 2 Chronicles2 occurrences
2 verses Nehemiah5 occurrences
5 verses Job3 occurrences
3 verses Psalms2 occurrences
2 verses Proverbs1 occurrence
1 verse Isaiah1 occurrence
1 verse Jeremiah2 occurrences
2 verses Lamentations1 occurrence
1 verse Ezekiel1 occurrence
1 verse Jonah1 occurrence
1 verse Nahum1 occurrence
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Exodus 26:26 Deuteronomy 3:5 Job 40:18 Psalm 147:13 Proverbs 18:19 Ezekiel 38:11 Psalms 147:13 Exodus 35:11 Exodus 36:34 Numbers 3:36 1 Samuel 23:7 2 Chronicles 14:7 Nehemiah 3:13 Job 17:16 Psalms 107:16 Isaiah 45:2 Lamentations 2:9 Nahum 3:13