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( àֵָñø , esar', or àַñָּø , issar', a moral obligation; äåóìüò , a physical means of restraint) is used for an obligation of any kind in Num_30:2; Num_30:4; Num_30:12, SEE VOW; metaphorically, the word signifies oppression, captivity, affliction (Psa_116:16; Php_1:7). SEE CAPTIVITY. The influences of the Holy Spirit are called the bond of peace (Eph_4:3). Charity or Christian love is called the bond of perfectness, because it completes the Christian character (Col_3:14). Bonds are also bands or chains worn by prisoners (Act_20:23; Act_25:14) bound or subjected to slavery (1Co_12:13; Rev_6:15). SEE PRISON.