Cant. I, 10. Thy cheeks are comely with rows of jewels, thy neck with chains of gold. 19. For they shall be an ent of grace unto thy head, s about thy neck. , 8, 22. Let not mercy forsake thee: bind them by Beck, write them upon So shall le life unto thy soul, and to thy neck. e of thine heart. Cant. iv, 4. Thy neck is like the tower of David builded for an armoury, whereon there hang a thousand bucklers, all shields of mighty men. Cant. iv, 9. Thou hast ravished my heart, my sister, my spouse; thou hast ravished my heart with one of thine eyes, with one chain of thy neck. SEAT OF YOKE AND SYM fah the prophet took the yoke from off the prophet Jeremiah's neck, and brake it. For thus of Israel; I have put a yoke of iron saith the LORD of hosts, the God upon the neck of all these nations, that they may serve Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon; and they shall serve him: and I have given him the beasts of the field also. Jer. xxx, 8. For it shall come to hosts, that I will break his yoko pass in that day, saith the LORD of trom off thy neck, and will burst thy bonds, and strangers shall no more serve themselves of him. Lam. v, 5. Our necks are under persecution: we labour, and have no rest. BOL OF SUBJUGATION. Gen. xlix, 8. Judah, thou art he whom thy brethren shall praise: thy hand shall be in the neck of Acts xv, 10. Now therefore why thine enemies; thy father's chil-tempt ye God, to put a yoke upon dren shall bow down before the neck of the disciples, which thee. neither our fathers nor we were able to bear? Deut. xxviii, 48. .... And he shall put a yoke of iron upon thy neck, until he have destroyed thee. when they brought out those Josh. x, 24. And it came to pass, kings unto Joshua, that Joshua called for all the men of Israel, and said unto the captains of the men of war which went with him, Come near, put your feet upon the necks of these kings. And they came near, and put their feet upon the necks of them. 2 Sam. xxii, 41. Thou hast also mies, that I might destroy them given me the necks of mine ene that hate me. Gen. xlvi, 29. And Joseph made ready his chariot, and went up to meet Israel his father, to Goshen, and he fell on his neck, and wept and presented himself unto him; on his neck a good while. Isa. x, 27. And it shall come to pass in that day, that his burden Luke xv, 20. And he arose, and shall be taken away from off thy came to his father. But when he shoulder, and his yoke from off was yet a great way off, his father thy neck, and the yoke shall be saw him, and had compassion, and destroyed because of the anoint-ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him. ing. Isa. ii, 2. Shake thyself from the dust; arise, and sit down, O Jerusalem: loose thyself from the bands of thy neck, O captive daughter of Zion. Jer. xxvii, 2, 8, 12. Thus saith the LORD to me; Make thee bonds and yokes, and put them upon thy neck. And it shall come to pass, that the nation and kingdom which will not serve the same Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, and that will not put their neck under the yoke of the king of Babylon, that nation will I punish, saith the LORD, with the sword, and with the famine, and with the pestilence, until I have consumed them by his hand. I spake also to Zedekiah king of Judah according to all these words, saying, Bring your necks under the yoke of the king of Babylon, and serve him and his people, and live. Jer. xxviii, 10, 14. Then Hanan Acts xx, 37. And they all wept sore, and fell on Paul's neck, and kissed him. HARD OR STIFF NECK, THE COMMON SYMBOL OF OBSTINACY. Exod. xxxii, 9. And the LORD said unto Moses, I have seen this people, and, behold, it is a stiffnecked people. Exod. xxxiii, 3, 4, 5. Unto a land flowing with milk and honey: for I will not go up in the midst of thee; for thou art a stiff-necked people: lest I consume thee in the way. And when the people heard these evil tidings, they mourned: and no man did put on him his ornaments. For the LORD had said unto Moses, Say unto the children of Israel, Ye are a stiffnecked people: I will come up into the midst of thee in a moment, and consume thee: there'fore now put off thy ornaments from thee, that I may know what to do unto thee. Exod. xxxiv, 9. And he said, If now I have found grace in thy sight, O LORD, let my Lord, I pray thee, go among us; for it is a stiffnecked people; and pardon our iniquity and our sin, and take us for thine inheritance. Deut. xxxi, 27. For I know thy rebellion, and thy stiff neck: behold, while I am yet alive with yon this day, ye have been rebellious against the LORD; and how much more after my death. 2 Kings xvil, 14. Notwithstand ing they would not hear, but hardened their necks, like to the neck of their fathers, that did not believe in the LORD their God. 2 Chron. Xxx, 8. Now be ye not stiffnecked, as your fathers were, but yield yourselves unto the LORD, and enter into his sanctuary, which he hath sanctifled for ever: and serve the LORD your God, that the fierceness of his wrath may turn away from you. Gen. xxi, 14. And Abraham | the yoke of his burden, and rose up early in the morning, and staff of his shoulder, the rod of took bread, and a bottle of water, oppressor, as in the day of Mi and gave it unto Hagar, putting it on her shoulder, and the child, and sent her away: and she de parted, and wandered in the wilderness of Beer-sheba. Gen. xxiv, 15. And it came to pass, before he had done speaking, that, behold, Rebekah came out, who was born to Bethuel, son of Milcah, the wife of Nahor, Abraham's brother, with her pitcher upon her shoulder. Exod. xii, 34. And the people took their dough before it was leavened, their kneading-troughs being bound up in their clothes upon their shoulders. Isa. xi, 14. But they shall upon the shoulders of the Ph tines toward the west; they spoil them of the east toget Edom and Moab; and the chil they shall lay their hand of Ammon shall obey them. Isa. xiv, 25. That I will b the Assyrian in my land, and my mountains tread him foot: then shall his yoke ở from off them, and his burde part from off their shoulders Ezek. xii, 6, 7, 12. In their shalt thou bear it upon thys ders, and carry it forth t face, that thou see not the g twilight: thou shalt cover for I have set thee for a siga as I was commanded: I be the house of Israel. And I forth my stuff by day, as st captivity, and in the even I hand; I brought it forth i ed through the wall with twilight, and I bare it up shoulder in their sight. A of Kohath he gave none: because Num. vii, 9. But unto the sons the service of the sanctuary beshould bear upon their shoulders. longing unto them was that they Josh. iv, 5. And Joshua said unto them, Pass over before the ark of the LORD your God into 2 Chron. xxxvi, 13. And he also the midst of Jordan, and take you rebelled against king Nebuchad-up every man of you a stone upon nezzar, who had made him swear his shoulder, according unto the by God: but he stiffened his neck, number of the tribes of the chil-prince that is among them bear upon his shoulder t and hardened his heart from dren of Israel. twilight, and shall go forth turning unto the LORD God of shall dig through the w Israel. carry out thereby: he shall his face, that he ground with his eyes. Ps. lxxv, 5. Lift not up your horn on high: speak not with a stiff neck. Prov. xxix, 1. He, that being often reproved hardeneth his neck, shall suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy. Jer. vii, 26. Yet they hearkened not unto me, nor inclined their ear, but hardened their neck: they did worse than their fathers. Jer. xix, 15. Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will bring upon this city and upon all her towns all the evil that I have pronounced against it, because they have hardened their necks, that they might not hear my words. Judges ix, 48. And Abimelech gat him up to mount Zalmon, he and all the people that were with him; and Abimelech took an axe in his hand, and cut down a bough from the trees, and took it, and laid it on his shoulder, and said unto the people that were with him, What ye have seen me do, make haste, and do as I have done. Gen. xlix, 15. And he saw that rest was good, and the land that it was pleasant; and bowed his shoulder to bear, and became a servant unto tribute. 2 Chron. Xxxv, 3. And said unto the Levites that taught all Israel, which were holy unto the LORD, Put the holy ark in the house which Solomon the son of David king of Israel did build; it shall not be a burden upon your shoulders: serve now the LORD your God, and his people Israel. Neh. ix, 29. And testifledst bring them again unto thy law: against them, that thou mightest yet they dealt proudly, and hearkened not unto thy commandments, but sinned against thy judgments, (which if a man do, he shall live in them;) and withdrew shoulder," and hardened their neck, and would not hear. the Ps. lxxxi, 6. I removed his shoulder from the burden: his Isa. ix, 4. For thou hast broken see no Zech. vii, 11. But they r to hearken, and pulled aw shoulder, and stopped thel that they should not hear. Matth. xxiii, 4. For they heavy burdens and griev be borne, and lay them on shoulders; but they tim will not move them with s their fingers. Luke xv, 5. And when be found it, he layeth it on lus ders, rejoicing. AND ALSO BADGES HONOUR. Exod. xxviii, 7, 12. It sha the two shoulder pieces (1 joined at the two edges 13 and so it shall be joined tog And thou shalt put the two i children of Israel: and Aaru upon the shoulders of the for stones of memorial bear their names before the upon his two shoulders for morial. Job xxxl, 36. Surely I take it upon my shoulder, bind it as a crown to me. Isa. ix, 6. For unto usac" born, unto us a son is giv the government shall be shoulder...... Isa. xxii, 22. And the key = louse of David will I lay upon his houlder, so he shall open, and shall shut; and he shall shut, and none shall open. AR M. Judges xvi, 12. Delilah therewe took new ropes, and bound therewith, and said unto him, Philistines be upon thee, Ason. And there were liers in abiding in the chamber. be brake them from off his like a thread. 11 10. So I stood upon Land slew him, because I was at he could not live after le was fallen: and I took the that was upon his head, the bracelet that was on his d have brought them brento my lord. 32. This image's head of fine gold, his breast and rms of silver... Martin, 36. And he took a and set him in the midst of and when he had taken bis arms, he said unto them. 23. Then took he him is arms, and blessed God, avill, 6. Set me as a seal ine heart, as a seal upon arm for love is strong as 1,20. And he shall snatch right hand, and be hungry; be all eat on the left hand, Cey shall not be satisfied: tall eat every man the flesh wown arm. Job xxvi, 2. How hast thou helped him that is without power? how savest thou the arm that hath no strength? Job xxxv, 9. By reason of the multitude of oppressions they make the oppressed to cry: they cry out by reason of the arm of the mighty. Job xxxviil, 15. And from the wicked their light is withholden, and the high arm shall be broken. Job x1, 9. Hast thou an arm like God? or canst thou thunder with a voice like him? Pa. x, 15. Break thou the arm of the wicked and the evil man: seek out his wickedness till thou find none. P8. xxxvii, 17. For the arms of the wicked shall be broken: but the LORD upholdeth the righte ous. agreement: but she shall not retain the power of the arm; neither shall he stand, nor his arm. . . . HAND. ered, the men laid hold upon his Gen. xix, 16. And while he linghand, and upon the hand of his wife, and upon the hand of his two daughters; the LORD being merciful unto him: and they brought him forth and set him without the city. Gen. xxvii, 22, 23. And Jacob went near unto Isaac his father, and he felt him, and said, The voice is Jacob's voice, but the hands are the hands of Esau. And he discerned him not, because his Esau's hands: so he blessed him. hands were hairy, as his brother Exod. iv, 4. And the LORD said unto Moses, Put forth thine hand, and take it by the tail. And he put forth his hand, and caught it, and it became a rod in his hand. Exod. xvii, 11, 12. And it came to pass, when Moses held up his hand, that Israel prevailed: and when he let down his hand, Ama Ps. xliv, 3. For they got not the land in possession by their own sword, neither did their own arm save them: but thy right hand, and thine arm, and the light of thy countenance, because thou hadst a favour unto them. Isa. xxxiii, 2. O LORD, be graci-lek prevailed. But Moses' hands ous unto us; we have waited for were heavy; and they took a stone, thee: be thou their arm every and put it under him, and he sat morning, our salvation also in the thereon; and Aaron and time of trouble. stayed up his hands, the one on other side; and his hands were the one side, and the other on the steady until the going down of Jer. xvii, 5. Thus saith the LORD; Cursed be the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart depart eth from the LORD. the sun. Hur 1 Sam. xiv, 13. And Jonathan climbed up upon his hands and bearer after him: and they fell upon his feet, and his armourbefore Jonathan; and his armour bearer slew after him. Ezek. xxx, 21, 22, 24, 25. Son of man, I have broken the arm of Pharaoh king of Egypt; and, lo, it shall not be bound up to be healed, to put a roller to bind it, to make it strong to hold the sword. Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD, Behold, I am against Pharaoh king of Egypt, and will break his arms, the strong, and will cause the sword to fall out whose hand the king leaned that which was broken; and I 2 Kings vil, 2. Then a lord on of his hand. And I will strength-answered the man of God, and said, Behold, if the LORD would v, 12. The smith with the 5th worketh in the coals, Adoneth it with hammers, reth it with the strengthen the arms of the king of Baby lon, and put my sword in his hand: but I will break Pharaoh's arms, and he shall groan before him with the groanings of a deadly wounded man. But I will strengthen the arms of the king of Babylon, and the arms of Pharaoh shall fall down....... , 3. I taught Ephraim go, taking them by their bat they knew not that I them. ATURAL SYMBOL OF STRENGTH. Chrom, xxxli, 8. With him is of flesh; but with us is the our God to help us, and to cur battles. And the people themselves upon the words sekiah king of Judah. xx, 9. Thou hast sent away empty, and the of the fatherless have been Ezek. xxxi, 17. They also went down into hell with him unto them that be slain with the sword; and they that were his arm, that dwelt under his shadow in the midst of the heathen. Dan. xi, 6. And in the end of years they shall join themselves together, for the king's daughter of the south shall come to the king of the north to make an 1 Kings xvill, 44. And it came to pass at the seventh time, that he said, Behold, there ariseth a little cloud out of the sea, like a man's hand. . . . . . this thing be? And he said, Bemake windows in heaven, might hold, thou shalt see it with thine eyes, but shalt not eat thereof. Eccles. iv, 5. The fool foldeth his hands together, and eateth his own flesh. Mark iii, 1. And he entered again into the synagogue; and there was a man there which had a withered hand. Mark xiv, 58. We beard him say, I will destroy this temple that is made with hands, and within three days I will build another made without hands. Luke vi, 1. And it came to pass on the second sabbath after the first, that he went through the Lord GOD; Because thou hast corn flelds; and his disciples pluck-clapped thine hands, and stamped ed the ears of corn, and ld eat, with the feet, and rejoiced in rubbing them in their hands. heart with all thy despite against the land of Israel. Luke xxii, 21. But, behold, the hand of him that betrayeth me is with me on the table. Luke xxiv, 40. And when he had thus spoken, he shewed them his hands and his feet. Acts xx, 34. Yea, ye yourselves know, that these hands have ministered unto my necessities, and to them that were with me. Nahum iii, 19. There is no healing of thy bruise; thy wound is grievous: all that hear the bruit of thee shall clap the hands over thee: for upon whom hath not thy wickedness passed continually? TO LAY HANDS ON, IS SOMETIMES TO TAKE HOLD OF. 1 Cor. iv, 12. And labour, working with our own hands: being not thine hand upon the lad, Gen. xxil, 12. And he said, Lay reviled, we bless; being persecut-neither do thou any thing unto ed, we suffer it. TO CLAP HANDS, THE 2 Kings xl, 12. And he brought forth the king's son, and put the crown upon him, and gave him the testimony; and they made him king, and anointed him; and they clapped their hands, and said, God save the king. their hands at him, and shall hiss Job xxvii, 23. Men shall clap him out of his place. Job xxxiv, 37. For he addeth rebellion unto his sin, he clappeth his hands among us, and multiplieth his words against God. P3. xlvii, 1. O clap your hands, all ye people; shout unto God with the voice of triumph. Ps. xcvill, 8. Let the floods clap their hands: let the hills be joyful together. Isa. Iv, 12. For ye shall go out with joy, and be led forth with peace: the mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into singing, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands. Lam. ii, 15. All that pass by clap their hands at thee; they hiss and wag their head at the daughter of Jerusalem. him. ... Gen. xxxvil, 22. And Reuben said unto them, Shed no blood, but cast him into this pit that is in the wilderness, and lay no hand upon him. Neh. xiii, 21. Then I testified against them, and said unto them, Why lodge ye about the wall? if ye do so again, I will lay hands on you. From that time forth came they no more on the sabbath. Esther i, 21. In those days, while Mordecai sat in the king's gate, two of the king's chamberlains Bigthan and Teresh, of those which kept the door, were wroth, and sought to lay hand on the king Ahasuerus. Esther ii, 6. And he thought scorn to lay hands on Mordecai alone; for they had shewed him the people of Mordecai: wherefore Haman sought to destroy all the Jews that were throughout the whole kingdom of Ahasuerus, even the people of Mordecai. Matth. xxl, 46. But when they feared the multitude, because they sought to lay hands on him, they took him for a prophet. Luke xxl, 12. But before all these, they shall lay their hands on you, and persecute you, delivering you up to the synagogues, and into prisons, being brought before kings and rulers for my name's sake. John vii, 30. Then they sought to take him: but no man laid hands on him, because his hour was not yet come. Acts iv, 3. And they laid hands on them, and put them in hold unto the next day: for it was now eventide. Acts xxl, 27. And when the seven days were almost ended, the Jews which were of Asia, when they saw him in the temple, stirred up all the people, and laid Ezek. xxv, 6. For thus saith the hands on him. AND SOMETIMES TO IMPART HEALING OR SPIRITUAL OFFICE OR GIFT. Num. xxvii, 18. And the Lo said unto Moses, Take the Joshua the son of Nun, a man i whom is the spirit, and lay th hand upon him. Mark v, 23. And besought greatly, saying, My little dang ter lieth at the point of death pray thee, come and lay thy ba on her, that she may be heal and she shall live. do no mighty work, save tha laid his hands upon a few folk, and healed them. Mark vi, 5. And he could Luke iv, 40. Now when the was setting, all they that had sick with divers diseases bro them unto him; and he laid hands on every one of them healed them. Acts vi, 6. Whom they se fore the apostles: and when had prayed, they laid their on them. Acts viii, 17, 18. Then laid their hands on them, and the ceived the Holy Ghost when Simon saw that thr laying on of the apostles' the Holy Ghost was give offered them money. Acts xiii, 3. And when they fasted and prayed, and laid hands on them, they sent away. Acts xix, 6. And when Pad laid his hands upon them, Holy Ghost came on them they spake with tongue prophesied. Acts xxvill, 8. And it ca pass, that the father of P and prayed, and laid his han lay sick of a fever and of a b him, and healed him. flux: to whom Paul entere gift that is in thee, which 1 Tim. iv, 14. Neglect not given thee by prophecy, with laying on of the hands of presbytery. 1 Tim. v, 22. Lay hands sal ly on no man, neither be part of other men's sins: keep t pure. TO LIFT UP OR SPREJ THE HANDS TO GOD, 1 POSTURE OF PRAYE TO LIFT UP ANOTHER HANDS IS TO COMFOR Gen. xiv, 22. And Abram to the king of Sodom, I bar up mine hand unto the La most high God, the possess heaven and earth. Pt. xxviii, 2. Hear the voice of supplications, when I cry to thee, when I lift up my hands award thy holy oracle. Ps. Ixill, 4. Thus will I bless while I live: I will lift up my ands in thy name. P. cxix, 48. My hands also will I up unto thy commandments, I have loved; and I will tate in thy statutes. cxxxiv, 2. Lift up your and in the sanctuary, and bless LORD. Fall, 2. Let my prayer be before thee as incense; ged the lifting up of my hands the evening sacrifice. dem fi, 19. Arise, cry out in the in the beginning of the s pour out thine heart like er before the face of the Lord: Ap thy hands toward him for e of thy young children, that for hunger in the top of Mary street. Tim. II, 8. I will therefore that pray every where, lifting up bly lands, without wrath and resting. 12 Wherefore lift up the hands which hang down, and the feebie knees. TO LIFT UP THE HAND AGAINST IS TO REBEL. Sxx, 21. The matter is fate but a man of mount min, Sheba the son of Bichri , hath lifted up his hand the king, even against Kings xi. 26. And Jeroboam Son of Nebat, an Ephrathite Zereda, Solomon's servant, The mother's name was Zeruah, ow woman, even he lifted hand against the king. GIVE THE HAND IS THE TOKEN OF AMITY; TO JOIN HANDS, THAT OF COMBINATION. 1 Klags :15. And when he departed thence, he lighted Jehonadab the son of Rechab g to meet him: and he ed him, and said to him, Is e beart right, as my heart is thy heart? And Jehonadab red, It is. If it be, give me e band. And he gave him Abad; and he took him up to t into the chariot. P. xi, 21. Though hand join hand, the wicked shall not be rashed: but the seed of the Pevus shall be delivered. Pre. Ivl, 5. Every one that is road in heart is an abomination to the LORD: though hand join in hand, he shall not be unpunished. Gal. il, 9. And when James, Cephas, and John, who seemed to be pillars, perceived the grace that was given unto me, they gave to me and Barnabas the right hands of fellowship...... LEFT HAND OFTEN USED IN IDIOMATIC EX PRESSIONS. Gen. xxiv, 49. And now if ye will deal kindly and truly with my master, tell me: and if not, tell me; that I may turn to the right hand, or to the left. Exod. xiv, 22. And the children of Israel went into the midst of the sea upon the dry ground: and the waters were a wall unto them on their right hand, and on their left. Deut. xvii, 20. That his heart be not lifted up above his brethren, and that he turn not aside from the commandment, to the right hand, or to the left." Josh. 1, 7. Only be thon strong and very courageous, that thou mayest observe to do according to all the law, which Moses my servant commanded thee: turn not from it to the right hand or to the left, that thou mayest prosper whithersoever thou goest. 2 Sam. xiv, 19. And the king said, Is not the hand of Joab with thee in all this? And the woman answered and said, As thy soul liveth, my lord the king, none can turn to the right hand or to the left from ought that my lord the king hath spoken: for thy servant these words in the mouth of thine Joab, he bade me, and he put all Prov. ill, 16. Length of days is in her right hand; and in her left hand riches and honour. Çant. ii, 6. His left hand is under my head, and his right hand doth embrace me. Isa. liv, 3. For thou shalt break forth on the right hand and on the left; and thy seed shall inherit the Gentiles, and make the desolate cities to be inhabited. Jonah iv, 11. And should not I spare Nineveh, that great city, wherein are more than sixscore thousand persons that cannot discern between their right hand and their left hand: and also much cattle? Zech. xii, 6. In that day will I make the governors of Judah like an hearth of fire among the wood, and like a torch of fire in a sheaf; and they shall devour all the people round about, on the right hand and on the left.... Matth. vi, 3. But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth. Matth. xx, 21. And he said unto her, What wilt thou? She saith unto him, Grant that these my two sons may sit, the one on thy right hand, and the other on the left, in thy kingdom. 2 Cor. vi, 7. By the word of truth, by the power of God, by the armour of righteousness on the right hand and on the left. |