37 Bible Verses about Arrows

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Isaiah 49:2

He has made My mouth like a sharp sword,
In the shadow of His hand He has concealed Me;
And He has also made Me a select arrow,
He has hidden Me in His quiver.

2 Kings 13:18

Then he said, “Take the arrows,” and he took them. And he said to the king of Israel, “Strike the ground,” and he struck it three times and stopped.

Psalm 64:7

But God will shoot at them with an arrow;
Suddenly they will be wounded.

Genesis 27:3

Now then, please take your gear, your quiver and your bow, and go out to the field and hunt game for me;

Psalm 11:2

For, behold, the wicked bend the bow,
They make ready their arrow upon the string
To shoot in darkness at the upright in heart.

Psalm 58:7

Let them flow away like water that runs off;
When he aims his arrows, let them be as headless shafts.

Job 6:4

“For the arrows of the Almighty are within me,
Their poison my spirit drinks;
The terrors of God are arrayed against me.

Psalm 7:13

He has also prepared for Himself deadly weapons;
He makes His arrows fiery shafts.

2 Chronicles 26:15

In Jerusalem he made engines of war invented by skillful men to be on the towers and on the corners for the purpose of shooting arrows and great stones. Hence his fame spread afar, for he was marvelously helped until he was strong.

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 long-haired leaders of the enemy.’

Psalm 120:4

Sharp arrows of the warrior,
With the burning coals of the broom tree.

Psalm 144:6

Flash forth lightning and scatter them;
Send out Your arrows and confuse them.

Psalm 64:3

Who have sharpened their tongue like a sword.
They aimed bitter speech as their arrow,

Psalm 18:14

He sent out His arrows, and scattered them,
And lightning flashes in abundance, and routed them.

2 Kings 13:15

Elisha said to him, “Take a bow and arrows.” So he took a bow and arrows.

Zechariah 9:14

Then the Lord will appear over them,
And His arrow will go forth like lightning;
And the Lord God will blow the trumpet,
And will march in the storm winds of the south.

Jeremiah 51:11

Sharpen the arrows, fill the quivers!
The Lord has aroused the spirit of the kings of the Medes,
Because His purpose is against Babylon to destroy it;
For it is the vengeance of the Lord, vengeance for His temple.

Isaiah 5:28

Its arrows are sharp and all its bows are bent;
The hoofs of its horses seem like flint and its chariot wheels like a whirlwind.

Habakkuk 3:11

Sun and moon stood in their places;
They went away at the light of Your arrows,
At the radiance of Your gleaming spear.

Proverbs 7:23

Until an arrow pierces through his liver;
As a bird hastens to the snare,
So he does not know that it will cost him his life.

Ezekiel 39:3

I will strike your bow from your left hand and dash down your arrows from your right hand.

Jeremiah 9:8

“Their tongue is a deadly arrow;
It speaks deceit;
With his mouth one speaks peace to his neighbor,
But inwardly he sets an ambush for him.

1 Chronicles 12:2

They were equipped with bows, using both the right hand and the left to sling stones and to shoot arrows from the bow; they were Saul’s kinsmen from Benjamin.

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Arrows » God's

Psalm 7:13

He has also prepared for Himself deadly weapons;
He makes His arrows fiery shafts.

Psalm 21:12

For You will make them turn their back;
You will aim with Your bowstrings at their faces.

Psalm 45:5

Your arrows are sharp;
The peoples fall under You;
Your arrows are in the heart of the King’s enemies.

Psalm 144:6

Flash forth lightning and scatter them;
Send out Your arrows and confuse them.

2 Samuel 22:15

And He sent out arrows, and scattered them,
Lightning, and routed them.

More verses: Psalm 18:14 Psalm 77:17

Arrows » Illustrative » Of God's judgment

Psalm 7:13

He has also prepared for Himself deadly weapons;
He makes His arrows fiery shafts.

Psalm 21:12

For You will make them turn their back;
You will aim with Your bowstrings at their faces.

Ezekiel 5:16

When I send against them the deadly arrows of famine which were for the destruction of those whom I will send to destroy you, then I will also intensify the famine upon you and break the staff of bread.

Deuteronomy 32:23-42

'I will heap misfortunes on them; I will use My arrows on them. 'They will be wasted by famine, and consumed by plague And bitter destruction; And the teeth of beasts I will send upon them, With the venom of crawling things of the dust. 'Outside the sword will bereave, And inside terror-- Both young man and virgin, The nursling with the man of gray hair. read more.
'I would have said, "I will cut them to pieces, I will remove the memory of them from men," Had I not feared the provocation by the enemy, That their adversaries would misjudge, That they would say, "Our hand is triumphant, And the LORD has not done all this."' "For they are a nation lacking in counsel, And there is no understanding in them. "Would that they were wise, that they understood this, That they would discern their future! "How could one chase a thousand, And two put ten thousand to flight, Unless their Rock had sold them, And the LORD had given them up? "Indeed their rock is not like our Rock, Even our enemies themselves judge this. "For their vine is from the vine of Sodom, And from the fields of Gomorrah; Their grapes are grapes of poison, Their clusters, bitter. "Their wine is the venom of serpents, And the deadly poison of cobras. 'Is it not laid up in store with Me, Sealed up in My treasuries? 'Vengeance is Mine, and retribution, In due time their foot will slip; For the day of their calamity is near, And the impending things are hastening upon them.' "For the LORD will vindicate His people, And will have compassion on His servants, When He sees that their strength is gone, And there is none remaining, bond or free. "And He will say, 'Where are their gods, The rock in which they sought refuge? 'Who ate the fat of their sacrifices, And drank the wine of their drink offering? Let them rise up and help you, Let them be your hiding place! 'See now that I, I am He, And there is no god besides Me; It is I who put to death and give life I have wounded and it is I who heal, And there is no one who can deliver from My hand. 'Indeed, I lift up My hand to heaven, And say, as I live forever, If I sharpen My flashing sword, And My hand takes hold on justice, I will render vengeance on My adversaries, And I will repay those who hate Me. '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 long-haired leaders of the enemy.'

Psalm 64:7

But God will shoot at them with an arrow;
Suddenly they will be wounded.

Arrows » Carried in a quiver

Genesis 27:3

Now then, please take your gear, your quiver and your bow, and go out to the field and hunt game for me;

Isaiah 49:2

He has made My mouth like a sharp sword,
In the shadow of His hand He has concealed Me;
And He has also made Me a select arrow,
He has hidden Me in His quiver.

Jeremiah 5:16

“Their quiver is like an open grave,
All of them are mighty men.

Lamentations 3:13

He made the arrows of His quiver
To enter into my inward parts.

Arrows » Discharged » Against enemies

2 Kings 19:32

‘Therefore thus says the Lord concerning the king of Assyria, “He will not come to this city or shoot an arrow there; and he will not come before it with a shield or throw up a siege ramp against it.

Jeremiah 50:14

“Draw up your battle lines against Babylon on every side,
All you who bend the bow;
Shoot at her, do not be sparing with your arrows,
For she has sinned against the Lord.

Arrows » General references

1 Samuel 20:20

I will shoot three arrows to the side, as though I shot at a target.

2 Kings 13:15

Elisha said to him, “Take a bow and arrows.” So he took a bow and arrows.

Arrows » Bright and polished

Isaiah 49:2

He has made My mouth like a sharp sword,
In the shadow of His hand He has concealed Me;
And He has also made Me a select arrow,
He has hidden Me in His quiver.

Jeremiah 51:11

Sharpen the arrows, fill the quivers!
The Lord has aroused the spirit of the kings of the Medes,
Because His purpose is against Babylon to destroy it;
For it is the vengeance of the Lord, vengeance for His temple.

Arrows » Discharged » With great force

Numbers 24:8

God brings him out of Egypt,
He is for him like the horns of the wild ox.
He will devour the nations who are his adversaries,
And will crush their bones in pieces,
And shatter them with his arrows.

2 Kings 9:24

And Jehu drew his bow with his full strength and shot Joram between his arms; and the arrow went through his heart and he sank in his chariot.

Arrows » Sharp

Psalm 120:4

Sharp arrows of the warrior,
With the burning coals of the broom tree.

Isaiah 5:28

Its arrows are sharp and all its bows are bent;
The hoofs of its horses seem like flint and its chariot wheels like a whirlwind.

Arrows » Discharged » From a bow

Psalm 11:2

For, behold, the wicked bend the bow,
They make ready their arrow upon the string
To shoot in darkness at the upright in heart.

Isaiah 7:24

People will come there with bows and arrows because all the land will be briars and thorns.

Arrows » Illustrative » Of severe afflictions

Job 6:4

“For the arrows of the Almighty are within me,
Their poison my spirit drinks;
The terrors of God are arrayed against me.

Arrows » Discharged » From engines

2 Chronicles 26:15

In Jerusalem he made engines of war invented by skillful men to be on the towers and on the corners for the purpose of shooting arrows and great stones. Hence his fame spread afar, for he was marvelously helped until he was strong.

Arrows » Discharged » At a mark for amusement

1 Samuel 20:20-22

"I will shoot three arrows to the side, as though I shot at a target. "And behold, I will send the lad, saying, 'Go, find the arrows.' If I specifically say to the lad, 'Behold, the arrows are on this side of you, get them,' then come; for there is safety for you and no harm, as the LORD lives. "But if I say to the youth, 'Behold, the arrows are beyond you,' go, for the LORD has sent you away.

Arrows » Illustrative » Of lightnings

Psalm 77:17-18

The clouds poured out water; The skies gave forth a sound; Your arrows flashed here and there. The sound of Your thunder was in the whirlwind; The lightnings lit up the world; The earth trembled and shook.

Arrows » Illustrative » Of false witnesses

Proverbs 25:18

Like a club and a sword and a sharp arrow
Is a man who bears false witness against his neighbor.

Arrows » Deadly and destructive weapons

Arrows » Fleetness of, alluded to

Zechariah 9:14

Then the Lord will appear over them,
And His arrow will go forth like lightning;
And the Lord God will blow the trumpet,
And will march in the storm winds of the south.

Arrows » The ancients divined by

Ezekiel 21:21

For the king of Babylon stands at the parting of the way, at the head of the two ways, to use divination; he shakes the arrows, he consults the household idols, he looks at the liver.

Arrows » Illustrative » (falling from the hand), of the paralyzing power

Ezekiel 39:3

I will strike your bow from your left hand and dash down your arrows from your right hand.

Arrows » Illustrative » Of slanderous tongues

Jeremiah 9:8

“Their tongue is a deadly arrow;
It speaks deceit;
With his mouth one speaks peace to his neighbor,
But inwardly he sets an ambush for him.

Arrows » Discharged » At the beasts of the earth

Genesis 27:3

Now then, please take your gear, your quiver and your bow, and go out to the field and hunt game for me;

Arrows » Illustrative » Of young children

Arrows » Illustrative » Of Christ

Isaiah 49:2

He has made My mouth like a sharp sword,
In the shadow of His hand He has concealed Me;
And He has also made Me a select arrow,
He has hidden Me in His quiver.

Arrows » Called shafts

Isaiah 49:2

He has made My mouth like a sharp sword,
In the shadow of His hand He has concealed Me;
And He has also made Me a select arrow,
He has hidden Me in His quiver.

Arrows » Illustrative » (broken), of destruction of power

Psalm 76:3

There He broke the flaming arrows,
The shield and the sword and the weapons of war. Selah.

Arrows » Illustrative » Of devices of the wicked

Psalm 11:2

For, behold, the wicked bend the bow,
They make ready their arrow upon the string
To shoot in darkness at the upright in heart.

Arrows » Illustrative » Of bitter words

Psalm 64:3

Who have sharpened their tongue like a sword.
They aimed bitter speech as their arrow,

Arrows » Illustrative » Of the word of Christ

Psalm 45:5

Your arrows are sharp;
The peoples fall under You;
Your arrows are in the heart of the King’s enemies.

Arrows » Sometimes poisoned

Job 6:4

“For the arrows of the Almighty are within me,
Their poison my spirit drinks;
The terrors of God are arrayed against me.

Weapons » Of war » Arrows

1 Samuel 20:20

I will shoot three arrows to the side, as though I shot at a target.

2 Kings 13:15

Elisha said to him, “Take a bow and arrows.” So he took a bow and arrows.

Topics on Arrows

Arrows, Figurative Of

Deuteronomy 32:23

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

Arrows, Uses Of

Genesis 27:3

Now then, please take your gear, your quiver and your bow, and go out to the field and hunt game for me;

Bow And Arrows, Symbol Of Strength

Psalm 44:6-7

For I will not trust in my bow,
Nor will my sword save me.

Bow And Arrows, Uses Of

Genesis 27:3

Now then, please take your gear, your quiver and your bow, and go out to the field and hunt game for me;

God's Arrows

Psalm 64:7-10

But God will shoot at them with an arrow;
Suddenly they will be wounded.

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