And God was with the lad, and he grew and dwelt in the wilderness, and became an archer.

Now therefore take thy weapons, thy quiver and thy bow, and get thee to the fields, and take me some venison,

and yet his bow bode fast, and his arms and his hands were strong, by the hands of the mighty God of Jacob: out of him shall come a herdsman, a stone in Israel.

And the battle went sore against Saul, insomuch that shooters with bows had found him, and he was sore wounded of the shooters.

And the battle went sore against Saul, insomuch that the shooters met him, and he was wounded of the shooters.

Then shall young men's bows be knapped asunder. The Medes shall have no pity upon women with child, and their faces shall not spare the children.

"Thus sayeth the LORD of Hosts: Behold, I will break the bow of Elam, and take away their strength;

"Thus sayeth the LORD of Hosts: Behold, I will break the bow of Elam, and take away their strength;

"For lo, I will make up a host of people from the northern land, and bring them upon Babylon: these shall lay siege to it, and win it. Their arrows shall not miss, like as a cunning archer shooteth not wrong.

Go forth in your array against Babylon round about, all ye that can handle bows: shoot at her, spare no arrows, for she hath sinned against the LORD.

'Call up all the archers against Babylon! Pitch your tents round about her, that none escape!' Recompense her, as she hath deserved: and according as she hath done, so deal with her again. For she hath set up herself against the LORD, against the holy one of Israel.

They bear bows and bucklers, cruel are they and unmerciful. Their voice roareth like the raging sea, they ride upon horses, and come weaponed to fight against thee, O Babylon.

Then will I break the bow of Israel in the valley of Jezreel."