44 occurrences

'Arrows' in the Bible

He was troubled by the archers; they sent out their arrows against him, cruelly wounding him:

Verse ConceptsNations Attacking IsraelBitternessharassment

They are wounded with our arrows; destruction has come on Heshbon, even to Dibon; and we have made the land waste as far as Nophah, stretching out to Medeba.

It is God who has taken him out of Egypt; his horns are like those of the mountain ox; the nations warring against him will be his food, their bones will be broken, they will be wounded with his arrows.

Verse ConceptsBones BrokenHorns VictoriousWild OxPeople OvercomingGod Bringing Israel Out Of EgyptUnicorns

I will send a rain of troubles on them, my arrows will be showered on them.

Verse ConceptsArrows, Figurative OfGod Can Harm People

I will make my arrows red with blood, my sword will be feasting on flesh, with the blood of the dead and the prisoners, of the long-haired heads of my haters.

Verse ConceptsArrows, Described AsLong HairCovered With BloodGod KillingGod Making DrunkGod Will Kill The PeoplesGod's SwordArrows

And on the third day I will send arrows from my bow against its side as if at a mark.

Verse ConceptsTargetsThree Other ThingsMissing The Mark

And Jonathan gave his bow and arrows to the boy, and said to him, Take these and go back to the town.

Verse ConceptsCarrying Other Loads

And the archers sent their arrows at your servants from the wall, and some of the king's servants are dead, and among them is your servant Uriah the Hittite.

Verse ConceptsArchers, Men Shot ByKilling Named Individuals

And he sent out his arrows, driving them in all directions; by his flames of fire they were troubled.

Verse ConceptsArrows, Figurative OfGod's ArrowsScattering The Peoples

Then Elisha said to him, Take bow and arrows: and he took bow and arrows.

Verse ConceptsArrows

And he said, Take the arrows: and he took them. And he said to the king of Israel, Send them down into the earth; and he did so three times and no more.

Verse ConceptsHalf HeartednessActing Three TimesArrows

They were armed with bows, and were able to send stones, and arrows from the bow, with right hand or left: they were Saul's brothers, of Benjamin.

Verse Conceptsequipping, physicalSlingsStonesWarriorsLeft HandedThrowing StonesArrows

And in Jerusalem he made machines, the invention of expert men, to be placed on the towers and angles of the walls for sending arrows and great stones. And his name was honoured far and wide; for he was greatly helped till he was strong.

Verse ConceptsFameIntelligenceStonesInventionsArrowsSports

And the bowmen sent their arrows at King Josiah, and the king said to his servants, Take me away, for I am badly wounded.

Verse ConceptsArchers, Men Shot By

For the arrows of the Ruler of all are present with me, and their poison goes deep into my spirit: his army of fears is put in order against me.

Verse ConceptsBeverages, FigurativeArrows, Figurative OfPoisonAnxiety, Examples OfThe AlmightySevere AfflictionsGod Appointed AfflictionsTerror Of GodArrows

I was in comfort, but I have been broken up by his hands; he has taken me by the neck, shaking me to bits; he has put me up as a mark for his arrows.

Verse ConceptsGod Appointed AfflictionsTargetsThose At Ease

His bowmen come round about me; their arrows go through my body without mercy; my life is drained out on the earth.

Verse ConceptsKidneys

God sends his arrows against him without mercy; he goes in flight before his hand.

He has made ready for him the instruments of death; he makes his arrows flames of fire.

Verse ConceptsArrows, Described AsGod's ArrowsWeapons Of GodArrowsinstruments

See, the bows of the evil-doers are bent, they make ready their arrows on the cord, so that they may send them secretly against the upright in heart.

Verse ConceptsBow And Arrows, Illustrations OfArrows, Figurative OfDarkness Of EvilArrowsResolving Conflict

He sent out his arrows, driving them in all directions; by his flames of fire they were troubled.

Verse ConceptsGod's ArrowsScattering The PeoplesArrowscrusades

Your arrows are sharp in the heart of the king's haters; because of them the peoples are falling under you.

Verse ConceptsGod, Human Descriptions OfFeetArrows, Described AsArrows, Figurative OfGod's ArrowsSharp Tools

My soul is among lions; I am stretched out among those who are on fire, even the sons of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows, and whose tongue is a sharp sword.

Verse ConceptsArrows, Figurative OfBitingLionsSpeech, Power And Significance OfSuffering, Of Jesus ChristTeethSharpnessEnemies Surrounding

Who make their tongues sharp like a sword, and whose arrows are pointed, even bitter words;

Verse ConceptsArrows, Described AsArrows, Figurative OfSharpeningArrows

So that in secret they may let loose their arrows at the upright, suddenly and unseen.

Verse ConceptsThose Not Fearing

There were the arrows of the bow broken, there he put an end to body-cover, sword, and fight. (Selah.)

Verse ConceptsArrows, Figurative OfWeaponsBreaking WeaponsPsalm Interjections

The clouds sent out water; the skies gave out a sound; truly, your arrows went far and wide.

Verse ConceptsArrows, Figurative OfWaterClouds, Natural UseGod's ArrowsPouring Water

As one who is off his head sends about flaming sticks and arrows of death,

Verse ConceptsArrows, Described AsMadnessFire Of EvilMadmenArrowsjoking

Their arrows are sharp, and every bow is bent: the feet of their horses are like rock, and their wheels are like a rushing storm.

Verse ConceptsFlintArrows, Described AsHorsesWheelsWhirlwindsSharpnessSharp ToolsHardnessGod Dispensing WindArrows

Men will come there with bows and arrows, because all the land will be full of blackberries and thorns.

Verse ConceptsBow And Arrows, Uses Of

And Elam was armed with arrows, and Aram came on horseback; and the breastplate of Kir was uncovered.

Verse ConceptsQuiversThings Stripped

Their arrows give certain death, they are all men of war.

Verse ConceptsQuiversFigurative Burials

For see, I am moving and sending up against Babylon a band of great nations from the north country: and they will put their armies in position against her; and from there she will be taken: their arrows will be like those of an expert man of war; not one will come back without getting its mark.

Verse ConceptsAliancesSkillOut Of The North

Put your armies in position against Babylon on every side, all you bowmen; let loose your arrows at her, not keeping any back: for she has done evil against the Lord.

Make bright the arrows; take up the body-covers: the Lord has been moving the spirit of the king of the Medes; because his design against Babylon is its destruction: for it is the punishment from the Lord, the payment for his Temple.

Verse ConceptsArrows, Described AsShieldsArchers, In ArmiesDestruction Of BabylonBabylon DestroyedSharpeningGod Executes VengeanceGod's PlansArrowsRevenge

With his bow bent, he has made me the mark for his arrows.

Verse ConceptsBow And Arrows, Symbol Of StrengthTargets

He has let loose his arrows into the inmost parts of my body.

Verse ConceptsKidneysQuivers

When I send on you the evil arrows of disease, causing destruction, which I will send to put an end to you; and, further, I will take away your necessary food.

Verse ConceptsArrows, Figurative OfArrows, Described AsArchers, Likened To GodFamine Coming From God

For the king of Babylon took his place at the parting of the ways, at the top of the two roads, to make use of secret arts: shaking the arrows this way and that, he put questions to the images of his gods, he took note of the inner parts of dead beasts.

Verse ConceptsLiversMagical Arts, Practice OfArrows, Uses OfHousehold GodsPeople Shaking

And with a blow I will send your bow out of your left hand and your arrows falling from your right hand.

Verse ConceptsImpotence Of SatanEvil For The Right HandArrows

And those who are living in the towns of Israel will go out and make fires of the instruments of war, burning the body-covers and the breastplates, the bows and the arrows and the sticks and the spears, and for seven years they will make fires of them:

Verse ConceptsShieldsJavelinsSeven Years

For I have made Judah a bow bent for my use, I have made Ephraim the arrows of the bow; I will make your sons, O Zion, take up arms against your sons, O Greece, and will make you like the sword of a man of war.

Verse ConceptsBow And Arrows, Symbol Of Strengthenemies, of Israel and JudahArchers, Likened To God

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