In biblical times, the concept of a noose is often associated with traps, snares, and devices used for capturing animals or enemies. The imagery of a noose is frequently employed in Scripture to symbolize danger, entrapment, and the consequences of sin. While the term "noose" itself is not explicitly mentioned in the Berean Standard Bible, the underlying concept is present in various passages.

Symbolism and Usage

1. Traps and Snares: The noose is akin to snares and traps, which are often used metaphorically in the Bible to describe the schemes of the wicked or the dangers that can ensnare the righteous. In Psalm 91:3, the psalmist declares, "Surely He will deliver you from the snare of the fowler and from the deadly plague." Here, the "snare of the fowler" can be understood as a metaphor for the traps set by those who seek to harm the faithful.

2. Consequences of Sin: The imagery of a noose or snare is also used to illustrate the consequences of sin and the entrapment that comes from turning away from God's commandments. Proverbs 5:22 states, "The iniquities of a wicked man entrap him; the cords of his sin entangle him." This verse highlights how sin can act as a noose, binding and leading individuals to their own downfall.

3. Divine Deliverance: Despite the dangers represented by a noose or snare, the Bible frequently emphasizes God's power to deliver His people from such threats. In Psalm 124:7, the psalmist rejoices, "We have escaped like a bird from the snare of the fowler; the net is torn, and we have slipped away." This passage underscores the belief in divine intervention and protection against the entrapments of evil.

4. Warnings Against Deception: The Bible also uses the concept of a noose to warn against deception and false teachings. In 1 Timothy 6:9, Paul warns, "Those who want to be rich, however, fall into temptation and become ensnared by many foolish and harmful desires that plunge them into ruin and destruction." Here, the noose represents the spiritual danger of succumbing to materialism and greed.

Cultural and Historical Context

In the ancient Near East, hunting and warfare often involved the use of snares and traps, including nooses, to capture animals or enemies. These devices were crafted with skill and precision, reflecting the cunning and deceit often associated with their metaphorical use in Scripture. The biblical authors drew upon these familiar images to convey spiritual truths about the nature of sin, the tactics of the enemy, and the necessity of relying on God's deliverance.

Theological Implications

The use of noose imagery in the Bible serves as a powerful reminder of the spiritual warfare that believers face. It calls for vigilance, discernment, and reliance on God's strength to avoid the snares of the enemy. The recurring theme of divine deliverance from such entrapments reinforces the hope and assurance found in a faithful relationship with God.1. (n.) A running knot, or loop, which binds the closer the more it is drawn.

2. (v. t.) To tie in a noose; to catch in a noose; to entrap; to ensnare.

1029. brochos -- a noose, halter
... a noose, halter. Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine Transliteration: brochos Phonetic
Spelling: (brokh'-os) Short Definition: a noose or snare Definition: a noose ...
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3803. pagis -- a trap, snare
... snare. From pegnumi; a trap (as fastened by a noose or notch); figuratively,
a trick or statagem (temptation) -- snare. see GREEK pegnumi. ...
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6782. tsammim -- perhaps a snare, trap
... robber. From the same as tsammah; a noose (as fastening); figuratively, destruction --
robber. see HEBREW tsammah. 6781b, 6782. tsammim. 6783 . ...
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2256a. chebel -- cord, territory, band
... band NASB Word Usage allotment (1), coast (1), cord (2), cords (13), group (2),
line (4), lines (2), measurement (1), measuring line (1), noose (1), portion (3 ...
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4170. moqesh -- a bait or lure, a snare
... Or moqesh {mo-kashe'}; from yaqosh; a noose (for catching animals) (literally or
figuratively): by implication, a hook (for the nose) -- be ensnared, gin, (is ...
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5367. naqash -- to knock, strike, hit, strike or bring down
... catch lay a snare. A primitive root; to entrap (with a noose), literally or
figuratively -- catch (lay a) snare. 5366, 5367. naqash. 5368 . Strong's Numbers
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2256. chebel -- cord, territory, band
... chebel {khay'-bel}; from chabal; a rope (as twisted), especially a measuring line;
by implication, a district or inheritance (as measured); or a noose (as of ...
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3921. leked -- a taking, capture
... being taken. From lakad; something to capture with, ie A noose -- being taken. see
HEBREW lakad. 3920, 3921. leked. 3922 . Strong's Numbers.
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Now, when it had Been Often Considered in the Councils of the Gods ...
... When the fumes of the wine passed off, Acdestis starts up furiously, and his foot
dragging the noose, by his own strength he robs himself of his [4312] sex ...
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A Strain of Jonah the Prophet.
... To pass from hand to hand [1207] the tardy coils. To tighten the girth's noose:
straitly to bind. 70 The tiller's struggles; or, with breast opposed,. ...
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The Review of the Troops at Doriscus.
... It is described by the ancient historian as a long thong of leather wound into a
coil, and finished in a noose at the end, which noose the rude warrior who ...
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Book vii. On the Useful or the Ordinary
... brother's eye. [Matt.7:5]. The noose is sorrow; in the psalm: they have
prepared a noose for my feet. [Ps.56(57):7(6)]. The ropes ...
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Of Detraction.
... displaying it; showing the whole contexture of the sin, how tis woven with threads
of different sizes, yet the least of them strong enough to noose and entrap ...
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Marriage Good: Celibacy Preferable.
... [366] Non obest. [367] Philippians 3:13, 14. [368] Laqueum = brochon (1
Corinthians 7:35), "a noose," "lasso" ("snare," Eng. ver.). ...
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How those who Use Food Intemperately and those who Use it ...
... Whence also to the cunning foe, who opened the sense of the first man by lust for
the apple, but bound it in a noose of sin, it is said by the divine voice, On ...
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Now we May Apply this Very Argument to Venus in Exactly the Same ...
... desires; that wise and brave [3995] men, losing in effeminacy the strength of their
manhood, disregard the biddings of constancy; that the noose is twisted ...
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On what is Useful: not that which is Advantageous...
... resembles treachery; as we read in the case of the traitor Judas, who in his longing
for gain and his desire for money put his head into the noose of treachery ...
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Epistle xxxv. To victor and Columbus, Bishops .
... And it is in truth a most serious thing to allow to be ensnared in the noose of
diabolical fraud those whom we are able to rescue beforehand from being ...
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Noose (3 Occurrences)
... 2. (vt) To tie in a noose; to catch in a noose; to entrap; to ensnare.
Multi-Version Concordance Noose (3 Occurrences). ...
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Gin (10 Occurrences)
... (1.) Psalm 140:5, 141:9, Amos 3:5, the Hebrew word used, mokesh, means a noose or
"snare," as it is elsewhere rendered (Psalm 18:5; Proverbs 13:14, etc.). ...
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Snare (69 Occurrences)
... 1. (n.) A contrivance, often consisting of a noose of cord, or the like, by which
a bird or other animal may be entangled and caught; a trap; a gin. ...
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Trap (35 Occurrences)
... The former proposition is sustained by Job, who says, "A noose is hid for
him in the ground, and a trap for him in the way" (18:10). ...
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Rebekah (31 Occurrences)
... Easton's Bible Dictionary A noose, the daughter of Bethuel, and the wife
of Isaac (Genesis 22:23; 24:67). The circumstances under ...
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Noph (6 Occurrences)

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Noontime (2 Occurrences)

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Undivided (4 Occurrences)
... 1 Corinthians 7:35 And this for your own profit I say: not that I may cast a noose
upon you, but for the seemliness and devotedness to the Lord, undistractedly ...
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Undistracted (1 Occurrence)
... 1 Corinthians 7:35 And this for your own profit I say: not that I may cast a noose
upon you, but for the seemliness and devotedness to the Lord, undistractedly ...
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Undistractedly (1 Occurrence)
... 1 Corinthians 7:35 And this for your own profit I say: not that I may cast a noose
upon you, but for the seemliness and devotedness to the Lord, undistractedly ...
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