(1) of love ( Hosea 11:4 ); (2) of Christ ( Psalms 2:3 ); (3) uniting together Christ's body the church ( Colossians 2:19 ; 3:14 ; Ephesians 4:3 ); (4) the emblem of the captivity of Israel ( Ezekiel 34:27 ; Isaiah 28:22 ; 52:2 ); (5) of brotherhood ( Ezekiel 37:15-28 ); (6) no bands to the wicked in their death ( Psalms 73:4 ; Job 21:7 ; Psalms 10:6 ). Also denotes chains ( Luke 8:29 ); companies of soldiers ( Acts 21:31 ); a shepherd's staff, indicating the union between Judah and Israel ( Zechariah 11:7 ).

These dictionary topics are from
M.G. Easton M.A., D.D., Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Third Edition,
published by Thomas Nelson, 1897. Public Domain, copy freely.