'Arms' in the Bible

This is what the Lord has said: A curse is on the women who are stitching bands on all arms and putting veils on the heads of those of every size, so that they may go after souls! Will you go after the souls of my people and keep yourselves safe from death?

For this cause the Lord has said: See, I am against your bands with which you go after souls, and I will violently take them off their arms; and I will let loose the souls, even the souls whom you go after freely.

The men of Arvad in your army were on your walls, and were watchmen in your towers, hanging up their arms on your walls round about; they made you completely beautiful.

When they took a grip of you in their hands, you were crushed so that their arms were broken: and when they put their weight on you for support, you were broken and all their muscles gave way.

And I will make the arms of the king of Babylon strong, and will put my sword in his hand: but Pharaoh's arms will be broken, and he will give cries of pain before him like the cries of a man wounded to death.

And I will make the arms of the king of Babylon strong, and the arms of Pharaoh will be hanging down; and they will be certain that I am the Lord, when I put my sword into the hand of the king of Babylon and it is stretched out against the land of Egypt.

In this way it became taller than all the trees of the field; and its branches were increased and its arms became long because of the great waters.

In its branches all the birds of heaven came to rest, and under its arms all the beasts of the field gave birth to their young, and great nations were living in its shade.

No cedars were equal to it in the garden of God; the fir-trees were not like its branches, and plane-trees were as nothing in comparison with its arms; no tree in the garden of God was so beautiful.

And men from strange lands, who are to be feared among the nations, after cutting him off, have let him be: on the mountains and in all the valleys his branches have come down; his arms are broken by all the waterways of the land; all the peoples of the earth have gone from his shade, and have let him be.

As for this image, its head was made of the best gold, its breast and its arms were of silver, its middle and its sides were of brass,

And his body was like the beryl, and his face had the look of a thunder-flame, and his eyes were like burning lights, and his arms and feet like the colour of polished brass, and the sound of his voice was like the sound of an army.

In those times, a number will take up arms against the king of the south: and the children of the violent among your people will be lifting themselves up to make the vision come true; but it will be their downfall.

And from the time when they make an agreement with him, he will be working falsely: for he will take up arms suddenly with a small force,

Though I have given training and strength to their arms, they have evil designs against me.

But I was guiding Ephraim's footsteps; I took them up in my arms, but they were not conscious that I was ready to make them well.

For I have made Judah a bow bent for my use, I have made Ephraim the arrows of the bow; I will make your sons, O Zion, take up arms against your sons, O Greece, and will make you like the sword of a man of war.

And he took a little child, and put him in the middle of them; and taking him in his arms, he said to them,

And he took them in his arms, and gave them a blessing, putting his hands on them.

And went into the house of Zacharias and took Elisabeth in her arms.

Then he took him in his arms and gave praise to God and said,

And when he has got it again, he takes it in his arms with joy.

And he got up and went to his father. But while he was still far away, his father saw him and was moved with pity for him and went quickly and took him in his arms and gave him a kiss.

So Judas, getting a band of armed men and police from the chief priests and Pharisees, went there with lights and with arms.

And Paul went down and, falling on him, took him in his arms and said, Do not be troubled, for his life is in him.

In the true word, in the power of God; with the arms of righteousness on the right hand and on the left,

(For the arms with which we are fighting are not those of the flesh, but are strong before God for the destruction of high places);

For this reason take up all the arms of God, so that you may be able to be strong in the evil day, and, having done all, to keep your place.