The word in Scripture

Chain in the Bible

The word chain appears 13 times in the King James Version of the Bible. A chain binds and imprisons. And like every true word of Scripture, it finds its fullness in Jesus Christ.

What chain means in the Bible

A chain binds and imprisons.

Where the word chain appears

Here are 8 of the passages where the word chain appears, chosen from across the Scriptures, in the words of the King James Bible:

“And Pharaoh took off his ring from his hand, and put it upon Joseph’s hand, and arrayed him in vestures of fine linen, and put a gold chain about his neck;”Genesis 41:42

“Therefore pride compasseth them about as a chain; violence covereth them as a garment.”Psalms 73:6

“He hath hedged me about, that I cannot get out: he hath made my chain heavy.”Lamentations 3:7

“Make a chain: for the land is full of bloody crimes, and the city is full of violence.”Ezekiel 7:23

“I decked thee also with ornaments, and I put bracelets upon thy hands, and a chain on thy neck.”Ezekiel 16:11

“For this cause therefore have I called for you, to see you, and to speak with you: because that for the hope of Israel I am bound with this chain.”Acts 28:20

“The Lord give mercy unto the house of Onesiphorus; for he oft refreshed me, and was not ashamed of my chain:”2 Timothy 1:16

“And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand.”Revelation 20:1