1) of love (Hos. 11:4);
2) of Christ (Ps. 2:3);
3) uniting together Christ's body the church (Col. 2:19; 3:14; Eph. 4:3); 4) the emblem of the captivity of Israel (Ezek. 34:27; Isa. 28:22; 52:2);
5) of brotherhood (Ezek. 37:15-28);
6) no bands to the wicked in their death (Ps. 73:4; Job 21:7; Ps. 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 (Zech. 11:7).