16 occurrences

'Sharp' in the Bible

Now in the pass through which Jonathan planned to get across to the Philistine garrison, there was a sharp crag on one side and a sharp crag on the other side. The name of the one was Bozez, and the name of the other was Seneh.

Verse ConceptsGarrisonsSharpness

"Beneath him he is armored as with sharp potsherds; he tears through muddy ground like a threshing sledge through grain.

Verse ConceptsThreshingThings UnderMarshes

Your tongue, like a sharp razor, devises wicked things and crafts treachery.

Verse ConceptsTongueFalsehoodSpeaking, EvilSharpnessRazors

I am surrounded by lions. I lie down with those who burn with fire that is, with people whose teeth are like spears and arrows whose tongues are like sharp swords.

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

There he shattered sharp arrows, shields, swords, and weapons of war. Interlude

Verse ConceptsArrows, Figurative OfWeaponsBreaking WeaponsPsalm Interjections

The descendants of Ephraim were sharp shooters with the bow, but they retreated in the day of battle.

Verse ConceptsDesertionstruggleConflictBattlerelaxation

Like a sharp arrow from a warrior, along with fiery coals from juniper trees!

Verse ConceptsArrows, Described AsSymbolsArrows

But in the end she is as bitter as wormwood, and as sharp as a double-edged sword.

Verse ConceptsSharpnessTwo SidedBitterness

Their arrows are sharp, all their bows ready for action. Their horses' hooves seem like flint, and their chariot wheels spin like a whirlwind.

Verse ConceptsFlintArrows, Described AsHorsesWheelsWhirlwindsSharpnessSharp ToolsHardnessGod Dispensing WindArrows

For caraway is not threshed with a sharp sledge, nor is a cart wheel rolled over cumin. Instead, caraway is winnowed with a stick, and cumin with a rod.

Verse ConceptsHerbs And SpicesSticksCummin

"See, I'm making you into a new, sharp, and multi-tooth threshing sledge. You'll thresh and crush the mountains, and make the hills like chaff.

Verse ConceptsTeethThreshingMountains Removed

He made my mouth like a sharp sword; he hid me in the shadow of his hands. He made me like a polished arrow and hid me away in his quivers.

Verse ConceptsHand Of GodMouthsQuiversShadowsSharpnessShadow Of GodGod Hiding PeopleSpeaking As From GodArrows

"Now as for you, Son of Man, you are to go find a sharp sword and use it like a barber's razor. You are to cut your hair and beard. Then you are to take a weighing scale and divide your shaved hair into three parts.

Verse ConceptsBaldness, Figurative UseBarbersBaldnessBeardsArts And Crafts, Types ofRazorsWeighingCutting HairDividing Into Three ThingsHairbalance

Be sharp! Attack on the right, or parry to your left, wherever you point your sword.

Verse ConceptsRight Sides

"The house of Israel will never again suffer from painful briers and sharp thorn bushes that surround them on every side, and they will learn that I am the LORD.

Verse ConceptsBriersThorns

Bible Theasaurus

Abrupt (1 instance)
Acute (5 instances)
Agonizing (1 instance)
Astute (3 instances)
Barbed (5 instances)
Bristling (1 instance)
Consuming (46 instances)
Corroding (4 instances)
Cracked (8 instances)
Craggy (1 instance)
Crisp (1 instance)
Discriminating (4 instances)
Excruciating (1 instance)
Grating (11 instances)
Harsh (38 instances)
Penetrating (3 instances)
Piercing (13 instances)
Shrewd (23 instances)
Shrill (1 instance)

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