בָּא בִּנְחֻשְׁתַּיִם, נֶאֱסַר בִּנְחֻשְׁתַּיִם

ביטוי (אנגלית)

Came in chains of bronze, was bound in chains of bronze

הגדרה (אנגלית)

Figuratively: was shackled in fetters. Was arrested or put in prison.

("And the king lamented over Abner, and said: Should Abner die as a fool dies? Your hands were not bound, nor your feet put in bronze fetters; as a man falls before wicked men, so you fell" – II Samuel 3:33 (David's lament over Abner's death), and also: "But the Philistines laid hold on him, and put out his eyes, and brought him down to Gaza, and bound him with bronze chains; and he did grind in the prison house" – Judges 16:21 (about Samson's capture by the Philistines), and also: "For it was clear to me as two and two / that they would lead you because of me in bronze chains / and even then my heart would not turn from you" – Alexander Penn, ‘Confession’)