Genesis 22:17
17I will surely bless you, and I will surely multiply your offspring aas the stars of heaven and bas the sand that is on the seashore. And your offspring shall possess cthe gate of his ▼▼Or their
enemies, Job 5:4
4His children are efar from safety;they are crushed in fthe gate,
and there is no one to deliver them.
Psalms 127:5
5Blessed is the manwho fills his quiver with them!
He shall not be put to shame
when he speaks with his enemies gin the gate. ▼
▼Or They shall not be put to shame when they speak with their enemies in the gate
Isaiah 29:21
21who by a word make a man out to be an offender,and ilay a snare for him who reproves in the gate,
and with an empty plea jturn aside him who is in the right.
Amos 5:12
12For I know how many are your transgressionsand how great are your sins—
you who afflict the righteous, who ktake a bribe,
and lturn aside the needy min the gate.
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