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chains

Meaning of “chains”

Sense 1: Series of connected links used as ornaments, restraints, or bonds. Sense 2: Figuratively, confinement, affliction, or surrounding force.

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37 occurrences34 verses17 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Exodus 28:14

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Psalms 68:6
God setteth the solitary in families: he bringeth out those which are bound with chains: but the rebellious dwell in a dry land.
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1611 witness · Psalms 68:6 · retained source text

God setteth the solitary in a families: hee bringeth out those which are bound with chaines, but the rebellious dwell in a dry land.

1611 marginal noteHebr. in a house.

Psalms 149:8
To bind their kings with chains, and their nobles with fetters of iron;
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1611 witness · Psalms 149:8 · retained source text

To binde their Kings with chaines: and their Nobles with fetters of yron.

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