16 for he breaks down gates of bronze

and cuts through bars of iron.

17 Some became fools through their rebellious ways

and suffered affliction because of their iniquities.

18 They loathed all food

and drew near the gates of death.

19 Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble,

and he saved them from their distress.

20 He sent out his word and healed them;

he rescued them from the grave.

21 Let them give thanks to the Lord for his unfailing love

and his wonderful deeds for mankind.

16 For he shatters the doors of bronze

and cuts in two the bars of iron.

17 Some were fools through their sinful ways,

and because of their iniquities suffered affliction;

18 they loathed any kind of food,

and they drew near to the gates of death.

19 Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble,

and he delivered them from their distress.

20 He sent out his word and healed them,

and delivered them from their destruction.

21 Let them thank the Lord for his steadfast love,

for his wondrous works to the children of man!

16 For he hath broken the gates of brass,

And cut the bars of iron in sunder.

17 Fools because of their transgression,

And because of their iniquities, are afflicted.

18 Their soul abhorreth all manner of meat;

And they draw near unto the gates of death.

19 Then they cry unto the Lord in their trouble,

And he saveth them out of their distresses.

20 He sent his word, and healed them,

And delivered them from their destructions.

21 Oh that men would praise the Lord for his goodness,

And for his wonderful works to the children of men!

16 For he broke down their prison gates of bronze;

he cut apart their bars of iron.

17 Some were fools; they rebelled

and suffered for their sins.

18 They couldn’t stand the thought of food,

and they were knocking on death’s door.

19 “Lord, help!” they cried in their trouble,

and he saved them from their distress.

20 He sent out his word and healed them,

snatching them from the door of death.

21 Let them praise the Lord for his great love

and for the wonderful things he has done for them.

16 For He has broken the gates of bronze,

And cut the bars of iron in two.

17 Fools, because of their transgression,

And because of their iniquities, were afflicted.

18 Their soul abhorred all manner of food,

And they drew near to the gates of death.

19 Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble,

And He saved them out of their distresses.

20 He sent His word and healed them,

And delivered them from their destructions.

21 Oh, that men would give thanks to the Lord for His goodness,

And for His wonderful works to the children of men!

16 He breaks down bronze gates

and cuts apart iron bars.

17 Some fools turned against God

and suffered for the evil they did.

18 They refused to eat anything,

so they almost died.

19 In their misery they cried out to the Lord,

and he saved them from their troubles.

20 God gave the command and healed them,

so they were saved from dying.

21 Let them give thanks to the Lord for his love

and for the miracles he does for people.

16 For he hath broken the gates of brass,

And cut the bars of iron in sunder.

17 Fools because of their transgression,

And because of their iniquities, are afflicted.

18 Their soul abhorreth all manner of food;

And they draw near unto the gates of death.

19 Then they cry unto Jehovah in their trouble,

And he saveth them out of their distresses.

20 He sendeth his word, and healeth them,

And delivereth them from their destructions.

21 Oh that men would praise Jehovah for his lovingkindness,

And for his wonderful works to the children of men!

16 For he hath broken the gates of bronze, and cut asunder the bars of iron.

17 Fools, because of their way of transgression, and because of their iniquities, are afflicted; 18 Their soul abhorreth all manner of food, and they draw near unto the gates of death: 19 Then they cry unto Jehovah in their trouble, and he saveth them out of their distresses; 20 He sendeth his word, and healeth them, and delivereth them from their destructions. 21 Let them give thanks unto Jehovah for his loving-kindness, and for his wondrous works to the children of men,

16 He shattered bronze gates 

and cut iron bars in two. 

17 Fools suffered because of their disobedience 

and because of their crimes. 

18 All food was disgusting to them, 

and they came near death’s gates. 

19 In their distress they cried out to the Lord. 

He saved them from their troubles. 

20 He sent his message and healed them. 

He rescued them from the grave. 

21 Let them give thanks to the Lord because of his mercy. 

He performed his miracles for Adam’s descendants. 

16 For He has broken down the bronze gates

and cut through the iron bars.

17 Fools suffered affliction

because of their rebellious ways and their sins.

18 They loathed all food

and came near the gates of death.

19 Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble;

He saved them from their distress.

20 He sent His word and healed them;

He rescued them from the Pit.

21 Let them give thanks to the Lord

for His faithful love

and His wonderful works for all humanity.

16 For he shatters the doors of bronze,

and cuts in two the bars of iron.

17 Some were sick through their sinful ways,

and because of their iniquities endured affliction;

18 they loathed any kind of food,

and they drew near to the gates of death.

19 Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble,

and he saved them from their distress;

20 he sent out his word and healed them,

and delivered them from destruction.

21 Let them thank the Lord for his steadfast love,

for his wonderful works to humankind.

16 for he shatters the doors of bronze,

and cuts through the bars of iron.

17 Fools, because of their rebellious way

and their iniquities, were afflicted.

18 Their soul abhorred all food,

and they approached the gates of death.

19 Then they called to Yahweh for help in their trouble.

He saved them from their distresses.

20 He sent his word and healed them,

and he delivered them from their pits.

21 Let them give thanks to Yahweh for his loyal love,

and his wonderful deeds for the children of humankind,

16 He breaks down gates that are made of bronze.

He cuts through bars that are made of iron.

17 Others were foolish. They suffered because of their sins.

They suffered because they wouldn’t obey the Lord.

18 They refused to eat anything.

They came close to passing through the gates of death.

19 Then they cried out to the Lord because of their problems.

And he saved them from their troubles.

20 He gave his command and healed them.

He saved them from the grave.

21 Let them give thanks to the Lord for his faithful love.

Let them give thanks for the miracles he does for his people.

16 For He has shattered gates of bronze

And cut bars of iron asunder.

17 Fools, because of their rebellious way,

And because of their iniquities, were afflicted.

18 Their soul abhorred all kinds of food,

And they drew near to the gates of death.

19 Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble;

He saved them out of their distresses.

20 He sent His word and healed them,

And delivered them from their destructions.

21 Let them give thanks to the Lord for His lovingkindness,

And for His wonders to the sons of men!