Genesis 22:17

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¹⁷I will indeed bless you^(A) and make your offspring as numerous as the stars of the sky^(B) and the sand on the seashore.^(C) Your offspring will possess the city gates of their^[a] enemies.^(D)

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22:17 Lit his

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Nehemiah 1:3

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³They said to me, “The remnant in the province,^(A) who survived the exile, are in great trouble and disgrace. Jerusalem’s wall has been broken down, and its gates have been burned.”^(B)

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Lamentations 2:9

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ט Teth

⁹Zion’s gates have fallen to the ground;^(A)
he has destroyed and shattered the bars on her gates.
Her king and her leaders live among the nations,
instruction^[a] is no more,
and even her prophets receive
no vision from the Lord.^(B)

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2:9 Or the law

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Hosea 11:6

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⁶A sword will whirl through his cities;^(A)
it will destroy and devour the bars of his gates,^[a]^(B)
because of their schemes.^(C)

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11:6 Or devour his empty talkers, or devour his limbs; Hb obscure

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Nahum 3:13

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¹³Look, your troops are like women among you;
your land’s city gates
are wide open to your enemies.
Fire will devour the bars of your gates.

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Nahum 3:13 in all English translations

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