In Genesis 22:9, binding signifies the state of the divine rational about to undergo the last degree of temptation. The Lord's Divine Rational as to its good could not be tempted, but truth divine, bound, could be tempted. (Arcana Coelestia 2813)

In Revelation 19:18, this signifies people whose knowledge comes from others, so that they are not free. (Apocalypse Revealed 832)

In Revelation 20:2, this signifies that people pictured by the dragon were to be restrained and torn away from all others in the World of Spirits, so that there could be no communication with them for some time. (Apocalypse Revealed 842)