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Literal uses of a stick of wood

For fuel

Amos 4:11 See also 1 Kings 17:8-12; Zechariah 3:1-2

For beating

Isaiah 28:27 See also 1 Samuel 17:41-44

To extend one's reach

Mark 15:33-36 pp Matthew 27:45-49

Elisha and the axe-head that floats

See also 2 Kings 6:1-7

As an expression of contempt

Hosea 4:10-12 See also Ezekiel 21:8-12

Sticks used figuratively

Symbolic use

Ezekiel 37:15-28

Dry as a stick

Lamentations 4:8

See also

4416  branch
4512  staff
4528  trees
4552  wood