Job 6:4


Because the arrows of the Almighty are within me,
My spirit drinks their poison;
The terrors of God are arrayed against me.

Psalm 38:2


For Your arrows have sunk into me and penetrate deeply,
And Your hand has pressed down on me and greatly disciplined me.

Job 30:15


“Terrors are turned upon me;
They chase away my honor and reputation like the wind,
And my prosperity has passed away like a cloud.

Psalm 88:15-16


I was afflicted and close to death from my youth on;
I suffer Your terrors; I am overcome.

Deuteronomy 32:23-24


‘I will heap misfortunes on them;
I will use My arrows on them.

Deuteronomy 32:42


‘I will make My arrows drunk with blood,
And My sword will devour flesh,
With the blood of the slain and the captives,
From the heads of the leaders of the enemy.’

Job 9:17


“For He bruises me with a tempest
And multiplies my wounds without cause.

Job 16:12-14


“I was [living] at ease, but He crushed me and broke me apart,
And He has seized me by the neck and has shaken me to pieces;
He has also set me up as His target.

Job 21:20


“Let his own eyes see his destruction,
And let him drink of the wrath of the Almighty.

Job 31:23


“For tragedy from God is a terror to me,
And because of His majesty and exaltation I can do nothing [nor endure facing Him].

Psalm 7:13


He has also prepared [other] deadly weapons for Himself;
He makes His arrows fiery shafts [aimed at the unrepentant].

Psalm 18:14


He sent out His arrows and scattered them;
And He sent an abundance of lightning flashes and confused and routed them [in defeat].

Psalm 21:12


For You will make them turn their backs [in defeat];
You will aim Your bowstring [of divine justice] at their faces.

Psalm 45:5


Your arrows are sharp;
The peoples (nations) fall under You;
Your arrows pierce the hearts of the King’s enemies.

Psalm 143:7


Answer me quickly, O Lord, my spirit fails;
Do not hide Your face from me,
Or I will become like those who go down into the pit (grave).

Proverbs 18:14


The spirit of a man sustains him in sickness,
But as for a broken spirit, who can bear it?

Lamentations 3:12-13


He has bent His bow
And set me as a target for the arrow.

Mark 14:33-34

He took Peter and James and John with Him, and He began to be deeply distressed and troubled [extremely anguished at the prospect of what was to come].

Mark 15:34

And at the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?”—which is translated, My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?”

2 Corinthians 5:11

Therefore, since we know the fear of the Lord [and understand the importance of obedience and worship], we persuade people [to be reconciled to Him]. But we are plainly known to God [He knows everything about us]; and I hope that we are plainly known also in your consciences [your God-given discernment].

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

For the arrows of the Almighty are within me, the poison whereof drinketh up my spirit: the terrors of God do set themselves in array against me.

Bible References

The arrows

Job 16:12

“I was [living] at ease, but He crushed me and broke me apart,
And He has seized me by the neck and has shaken me to pieces;
He has also set me up as His target.
Deuteronomy 32:23

‘I will heap misfortunes on them;
I will use My arrows on them.
Psalm 7:13

He has also prepared [other] deadly weapons for Himself;
He makes His arrows fiery shafts [aimed at the unrepentant].
Psalm 18:14

He sent out His arrows and scattered them;
And He sent an abundance of lightning flashes and confused and routed them [in defeat].
Psalm 21:12

For You will make them turn their backs [in defeat];
You will aim Your bowstring [of divine justice] at their faces.
Psalm 38:2

For Your arrows have sunk into me and penetrate deeply,
And Your hand has pressed down on me and greatly disciplined me.
Psalm 45:5

Your arrows are sharp;
The peoples (nations) fall under You;
Your arrows pierce the hearts of the King’s enemies.
Lamentations 3:12

He has bent His bow
And set me as a target for the arrow.

Drinketh up

Deuteronomy 32:24

‘They will be wasted by hunger, and consumed by plague
And a bitter destruction;
And I will send the teeth of beasts against them,
With the venom of crawling things of the dust.
Psalm 143:7

Answer me quickly, O Lord, my spirit fails;
Do not hide Your face from me,
Or I will become like those who go down into the pit (grave).
Proverbs 18:14

The spirit of a man sustains him in sickness,
But as for a broken spirit, who can bear it?
Mark 14:33
He took Peter and James and John with Him, and He began to be deeply distressed and troubled [extremely anguished at the prospect of what was to come].
Mark 15:34
And at the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?”—which is translated, My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?”

The terrors

Job 9:17

“For He bruises me with a tempest
And multiplies my wounds without cause.
Job 30:15

“Terrors are turned upon me;
They chase away my honor and reputation like the wind,
And my prosperity has passed away like a cloud.
Job 31:23

“For tragedy from God is a terror to me,
And because of His majesty and exaltation I can do nothing [nor endure facing Him].
Psalm 88:15

I was afflicted and close to death from my youth on;
I suffer Your terrors; I am overcome.
2 Corinthians 5:11
Therefore, since we know the fear of the Lord [and understand the importance of obedience and worship], we persuade people [to be reconciled to Him]. But we are plainly known to God [He knows everything about us]; and I hope that we are plainly known also in your consciences [your God-given discernment].