Psa 107:16, 147:13, Isa 45:1-2, Lam 2:9, Amo 1:5, Nah 3:13 | ESV | STEP | For he shatters the doors of bronze and cuts in two the bars of iron .

n[See ver. 3 above]

oSee Hos. 4:15

q 2 Kgs. 19:12

r ch. 9:7; [2 Kgs. 16:9]

s ch. 9:7; 2 Kgs. 16:9

t Isa. 19:16; Jer. 51:30

Psalms 107:16

16 For he ^ashatters the doors of bronze
and cuts in two the bars of iron.

Psalms 147:13

13 For he strengthens ^bthe bars of your gates;
he blesses your children within you.

Isaiah 45:1-2

Cyrus, God’s Instrument

1 Thus says the Lord to ^chis anointed, to Cyrus,
^dwhose right hand I have grasped,
to subdue nations before him
and ^eto loose the belts of kings,
to open doors before him
that gates may not be closed:
2 “I will go before you
and ^flevel the exalted places, ^{▼▼Masoretic Text; Dead Sea Scroll, Septuagint level the mountains}
^hI will break in pieces the doors of bronze
and cut through the bars of iron,

Lamentations 2:9

9 Her gates have sunk into the ground;
ⁱhe has ruined ^jand broken her bars;
^kher king and princes are among the nations;
the law is no more,
and ^lher prophets find
no vision from the Lord.

Amos 1:5

5 I will ^mbreak the gate-bar of ⁿDamascus,
and cut off the inhabitants from the Valley of ^oAven, ^{▼▼Or On}
and him who holds the scepter from ^qBeth-eden;
and the people of ^rSyria shall go into exile to ^sKir,”

says the Lord.

Nahum 3:13

13 Behold, your troops
^tare women in your midst.
The gates of your land
are wide open to your enemies;
fire has devoured your bars.