24 Bible Verses about Arrows, Figurative Of

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

“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.

For Your arrows have sunk deep into me,
And Your hand has pressed down on me.

Should I lie concerning my right?
My wound is incurable, though I am without transgression.’

He bent His bow
And set me as a target for the arrow.
He made the arrows of His quiver
To enter into my inward parts.

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

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.

Who have sharpened their tongue like a sword.
They aimed bitter speech as their arrow,
To shoot from concealment at the blameless;
Suddenly they shoot at him, and do not fear.

My soul is among lions;
I must lie among those who breathe forth fire,
Even the sons of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows
And their tongue a sharp sword.

Like a madman who throws
Firebrands, arrows and death,
So is the man who deceives his neighbor,
And says, “Was I not joking?”

The clouds poured out water;
The skies gave forth a sound;
Your arrows flashed here and there.

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

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

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.

Behold, children are a gift of the Lord,
The fruit of the womb is a reward.
Like arrows in the hand of a warrior,
So are the children of one’s youth.
How blessed is the man whose quiver is full of them;
They will not be ashamed
When they speak with their enemies in the gate.

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