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For he has broken the gates of brass, And cut through bars of iron.
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God's Power Over Empires
Commentators explain that the 'gates of brass' and 'bars of iron' likely refer to the seemingly impenetrable defenses of Babylon. The verse celebrates God's power to deliver Israel from captivity, as prophesied in Isaiah 45:2. It demonstrates that God's strength is greater than any human empire or physical obstacle, providing a historical anchor for His faithfulness and power.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
For he has broken the gates of brass — The immediate “reason” given here for praising the Lord is that he had broken the gates …
19th Century
Anglican
Isaiah 45:2 was present to the poet’s mind.
Virgil’s picture of the shrine of war (Æn. vii. 607) has been compared to th…
Baptist
He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, and broke their bands in sunder. Oh that men would praise the LORD for his goodness an…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
For he has broken the gates of brass The prison doors made of brass, as sometimes of iron, for the security of the prison…
This description of prisoners and captives suggests that they are desolate and sorrowful. In eastern prisons, captives were and are treated with mu…
