Psalms 107:16
King James Version
7 Jun 2026
“For he hath broken the gates of brass, and cut the bars of iron in sunder.”
בַּרְזֶל
Iron. Barzel. Iron sharpens iron. Difficult relationships and challenging conversations make us sharper. God uses friction to refine us.
נְחֹשֶׁת
bronze
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נְחֹשֶׁת
copper, hence, something made of that metal, i.e. coin, a fetter; figuratively, base (as compared with gold or silver)
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גָּדַע
he cuts down
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גָּדַע
to fell a tree; generally, to destroy anything
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דֶּלֶת
gates of
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דֶּלֶת
something swinging, i.e. the valve of adoor
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שָׁבַר
he breaks down
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שָׁבַר
to burst (literally or figuratively)
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