'Pierces' in the Bible

Now behold, thou reliest upon the staff of that broken reed, upon Egypt, on which if a man lean, it goes into his hand and pierces it: so is Pharaoh king of Egypt to all that rely upon him.

His anger tears at me, and He harasses me.He gnashes His teeth at me.My enemy pierces me with His eyes.

His archers surround me.He pierces my kidneys without mercyand pours my bile on the ground.

If he flees from an iron weapon, then an arrow from a bronze bow pierces him.

Night pierces my bones,but my gnawing pains never rest.

So I said, "This pierces me-- the right [hand] of the Most High [has] changed."

until an arrow pierces its liver,like a bird darting into a snare—he doesn’t know it will cost him his life.

Take note: you're relying on Egypt, that splintered reed of a staff, which pierces the palm of anyone who leans on it. This is what Pharaoh king of Egypt is like to everybody who depends on him!

I said, "Oh, the feeling in the pit of my stomach! I writhe in anguish. Oh, the pain in my heart! My heart pounds within me. I cannot keep silent. For I hear the sound of the trumpet; the sound of the battle cry pierces my soul!

For God's Message is full of life and power, and is keener than the sharpest two-edged sword. It pierces even to the severance of soul from spirit, and penetrates between the joints and the marrow, and it can discern the secret thoughts and purposes of the heart.