Reference: Archer
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a shooter with the bow (1Ch 10:3). This art was of high antiquity (Ge 21:20; 27:3). Saul was wounded by the Philistine archers (1Sa 31:3). The phrase "breaking the bow" (Ho 1:5; Jer 49:35) is equivalent to taking away one's power, while "strengthening the bow" is a symbol of its increase (Ge 49:24). The Persian archers were famous among the ancients (Isa 13:18; Jer 49:35; 50:9,14,29,42. (See Bow).
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God was with the lad, and he grew. He lived in the wilderness and became an archer.
Please take your hunting equipment, your quiver and bow, and go out into the open country and hunt some wild game for me.
His bow stayed steady! His arms remained limber because of the help of the Mighty One of Jacob, because of the name of the Shepherd, the Rock of Israel,
The heaviest fighting was against Saul. When the archers got him in their range, he was badly wounded by them.
The fighting grew fierce around Saul, and when the archers overtook him, they wounded him.
And their bows will mow down the young men. They will not even have compassion on the fruit of the womb. Nor will they have compassion on children.
This is what Jehovah of Hosts says: 'I am going to break the bows of Elam's archers, the most important weapon of their strength.
This is what Jehovah of Hosts says: 'I am going to break the bows of Elam's archers, the most important weapon of their strength.
I am going to stir up an alliance of strong nations from the north and bring it against Babylon. Those nations will take up positions against Babylon. Babylon will be captured from the north. Its enemy's arrows will be like skilled soldiers who don't come back empty-handed.
Take up your positions around Babylon, all you archers with bows. Shoot at it and do not save any arrows. For the people of Babylon have sinned against Jehovah.
Call together the archers, the soldiers with bows, against Babylon. Set up blockades around it. Do not let anyone escape. Pay the people of Babylon back for what they have done. Do to them what they did to others. They have disobeyed Jehovah, the Holy One of Israel.
They will take hold of bows and spears. They will be cruel and have no compassion. They will sound like the sea when it roars. They will ride horses. They are ready for war, ready to attack you, people of Babylon.
It will happen that I will break the bow (strength) of Israel in the valley of Jezrell.