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…and two chains of pure gold, made of braided cord work; and attach these chains to the settings.

For the breastpiece, make braided chains like cords of pure gold.

Then fasten the two gold chains to the two gold rings at the corners of the breastpiece,

…and fasten the other ends of the two chains to the two filigree settings, attaching them to the shoulder pieces of the ephod at the front.

For the breastpiece they made braided chains like cords of pure gold.

Then they fastened the two gold chains to the two gold rings at the corners of the breastpiece,

…and they fastened the other ends of the two chains to the two filigree settings, attaching them to the shoulder pieces of the ephod at the front.

“No,” they answered, “we will not kill you, but we will tie you up securely and hand you over to them.” So they bound him with two new ropes and led him up from the rock.

When Samson arrived in Lehi, the Philistines came out shouting against him. And the Spirit of the LORD came mightily upon him. The ropes on his arms became like burnt flax, and the bonds broke loose from his hands.

He replied, “If they tie me up with new ropes that have never been used, I will become as weak as any other man.”

So Delilah took new ropes, tied him up with them, and called out, “Samson, the Philistines are here!” But while the men were hidden in her room, he snapped the ropes off his arms like they were threads.

Can you hold him to the furrow with a harness? Will he plow the valleys behind you?

“Let us break Their chains and cast away Their cords.”

The LORD is God; He has made His light to shine upon us. Bind the festal sacrifice with cords to the horns of the altar.

The LORD is righteous; He has cut me from the cords of the wicked.

Woe to those who draw iniquity with cords of deceit and pull sin along with cart ropes,

And you, son of man, they will tie with ropes, and you will be bound so that you cannot go out among the people.

Now behold, I will tie you up with ropes so you cannot turn from side to side until you have finished the days of your siege.

It had strong branches, fit for a ruler’s scepter. It towered high above the thick branches, conspicuous for its height and for its dense foliage.

Look at Assyria, a cedar in Lebanon, with beautiful branches that shaded the forest. It towered on high; its top was among the clouds.

Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Since it became great in height and set its top among the clouds, and it grew proud on account of its height,

This happened so that no other trees by the waters would become great in height and set their tops among the clouds, and no other well-watered trees would reach them in height. For they have all been consigned to death, to the depths of the earth, among the mortals who descend to the Pit.’

I led them with cords of kindness, with ropes of love; I lifted the yoke from their necks and bent down to feed them.