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But the gate of the fountaine repaired Shallum the sonne of Col-hozeh, the ruler of part of Mizpah: hee built it, and couered it, and set vp the doores thereof, the lockes thereof, and the barres thereof, and the wall of the poole of Siloah by the kings garden, and vnto the staires that goe downe from the citie of Dauid.

1611 marginal noteIohn 9.7.

They shall goe downe to the barres of the pit, when our rest together is in the dust.

And brake vp for it my decreed place, and set barres and doores,

1611 marginal noteOr, established my decree vpon it.

His bones are as strong pieces of brasse: his bones are like barres of iron.

For he hath broken the gates of brasse: and cut the barres of yron in sunder.

For hee hath strengthened the barres of thy gates: hee hath blessed thy children within thee.

A brother offended is harder to be wonne then a strong citie: and their contentions are like the barres of a castle.

I will goe before thee, and make the crooked places straight, I wil break in pieces the gates of brasse, and cut in sunder the barres of yron.

Arise, get you vp vnto the wealthy nation that dwelleth without care, saith the LORD, which haue neither gates nor barres, which dwell alone.

1611 marginal noteOr, that is at ease.

The mightie men of Babylon haue forborne to fight: they haue remained in their holdes: their might hath failed, they became as women: they haue burnt their dwelling places: her barres are broken.