Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Afflictions » Moments of Discouragement » From God
And you should know with your heart that as a man disciplines his son, [so] Yahweh your God [is] disciplining you.
And she said to them, "You should not call me Naomi; call me Mara, for Shaddai has {caused me to be very bitter}.
for the arrows of Shaddai [are] in me; my spirit drinks their poison; the terrors of God are arrayed against me.
"I was at ease, then he broke me in two, and he seized [me] by my neck; then he shattered me and set me up as a target for him.
Indeed, I eat ashes like bread and mix my drink with tears because of your indignation and anger, for you have picked me up and thrown me away.
"Son of man, look! I [am] taking from you what is pleasing to your eyes with a plague, but you shall not mourn, and you shall not weep, and your tears shall not run down.
Afflictions » From God
And you should know with your heart that as a man disciplines his son, [so] Yahweh your God [is] disciplining you.
And she said to them, "You should not call me Naomi; call me Mara, for Shaddai has {caused me to be very bitter}.
for the arrows of Shaddai [are] in me; my spirit drinks their poison; the terrors of God are arrayed against me.
"I was at ease, then he broke me in two, and he seized [me] by my neck; then he shattered me and set me up as a target for him.
Indeed, I eat ashes like bread and mix my drink with tears because of your indignation and anger, for you have picked me up and thrown me away.
"Son of man, look! I [am] taking from you what is pleasing to your eyes with a plague, but you shall not mourn, and you shall not weep, and your tears shall not run down.
Arrow » Figurative
for the arrows of Shaddai [are] in me; my spirit drinks their poison; the terrors of God are arrayed against me.
My soul [is] among lions. I lie down [among those who] devour-- the children of humankind whose teeth [are] spears and arrows and whose tongues [are] sharp swords.
God, who brings him out from Egypt, [is] like the strength of a wild ox for him. He will devour [the] nations [who are] his enemies; he will break their bones; he will pierce [them with] his arrows.
I will make my arrows drunk with blood, and my sword shall devour flesh with the blood of the slain, and captives from the heads of the leaders of [the] enemy.'
For look: The wicked {string the bow}. They have fitted their arrow to [the] string, to shoot from [the] darkness at the upright of heart.
For you will {turn them to flight}; you will aim [arrows] on your bowstrings at their faces.
For your arrows have sunk into me, and your hand has pressed down on me.
Your arrows [are] sharp; peoples fall under you in the midst of the king's enemies.
Let them run [away] like water [that] runs off. [When] he bends [the bow], let his arrows [be] as though they were cut off.
You need not fear [the] terror of [the] night, [or the] arrow [that] flies by day,
Flash forth lightning and scatter them; dispatch your arrows and rout them.
[Like] a club and sword and a sharp arrow [is] a man who bears false witness against his neighbor.
He has bent his bow and set me as the target for the arrow. He shot {the arrows of his quiver} into my kidneys.
When I send my arrows of deadly famine against them, which will be as destruction that I will send [in order] to destroy you, I will increase famine against you, and I will break {the supply of food} for you.
Sun [and] moon stood still in [their] place; at the light of your arrows they moved about; at the gleam of the flashing of your spear.
Arrows » Illustrative » Of severe afflictions
for the arrows of Shaddai [are] in me; my spirit drinks their poison; the terrors of God are arrayed against me.
For your arrows have sunk into me, and your hand has pressed down on me.
Arrows » Sometimes poisoned
for the arrows of Shaddai [are] in me; my spirit drinks their poison; the terrors of God are arrayed against me.
Trials » From God
And you should know with your heart that as a man disciplines his son, [so] Yahweh your God [is] disciplining you.
And she said to them, "You should not call me Naomi; call me Mara, for Shaddai has {caused me to be very bitter}.
for the arrows of Shaddai [are] in me; my spirit drinks their poison; the terrors of God are arrayed against me.
"I was at ease, then he broke me in two, and he seized [me] by my neck; then he shattered me and set me up as a target for him.
Indeed, I eat ashes like bread and mix my drink with tears because of your indignation and anger, for you have picked me up and thrown me away.
"Son of man, look! I [am] taking from you what is pleasing to your eyes with a plague, but you shall not mourn, and you shall not weep, and your tears shall not run down.