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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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Showing verses 31–34 of 34 · 38 word occurrences in this result

Lamentations 2:9
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.

Ezekiel 38:11
And thou shalt say, I will go up to the land of unwalled villages; I will go to them that are at rest, that dwell safely, all of them dwelling without walls, and having neither bars nor gates,
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Ezekiel 38:11 · retained source text

And thou shalt say: I will goe vp to the land of vnwalled villages; I will goe to them that are at rest, that dwell safely all of them dwelling without walles, and hauing neither barres nor gates;

1611 marginal noteOr, confidently.

Jonah 2:6
I went down to the bottoms of the mountains; the earth with her bars was about me for ever: yet hast thou brought up my life from corruption, O Lord my God.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Jonah 2:6 · retained source text

I went downe to the bottomes of the mountaines: the earth with her barres was about me for euer: yet hast thou brought vp my life from corruption, O LORD my God.

1611 marginal noteHeb. cuttings off.

1611 marginal noteOr, the pit.

Nahum 3:13
Behold, thy people in the midst of thee are women: the gates of thy land shall be set wide open unto thine enemies: the fire shall devour thy bars.
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1611 witness · Nahum 3:13 · retained source text

Beholde, thy people in the midst of thee are women: the gates of thy land shall be set wide open vnto thine enemies, the fire shall deuoure thy barres.

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