16 occurrences

'Sharp' in the Bible

Between the passes by which Jonathan sought to cross over to the Philistines’ garrison, there was a sharp crag on the one side and a sharp crag on the other side, and the name of the one was Bozez, and the name of the other Seneh.

Verse ConceptsGarrisonsSharpness

He also brought out the people who were in it, and set them under saws, sharp iron instruments, and iron axes, and made them pass through the brickkiln. And thus he did to all the cities of the sons of Ammon. Then David and all the people returned to Jerusalem.

Verse ConceptsAxesIronToolsCaptivesClay, UsesHorrors Of WarSawsFurnacesIron ObjectsForced Labour

He brought out the people who were in it, and cut them with saws and with sharp instruments and with axes. And thus David did to all the cities of the sons of Ammon. Then David and all the people returned to Jerusalem.

Verse ConceptsAxesIronToolsHorrors Of War

“His underparts are like sharp potsherds;He spreads out like a threshing sledge on the mire.

Verse ConceptsThreshingThings UnderMarshes

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

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

Your tongue devises destruction,Like a sharp razor, O worker of deceit.

Verse ConceptsTongueFalsehoodSpeaking, EvilSharpnessRazors

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

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

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

Verse ConceptsArrows, Described AsSymbolsArrows

But in the end she is bitter as wormwood,Sharp as a two-edged sword.

Verse ConceptsSharpnessTwo SidedBitterness

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.

Verse ConceptsFlintArrows, Described AsHorsesWheelsWhirlwindsSharpnessSharp ToolsHardnessGod Dispensing WindArrows

“Behold, I have made you a new, sharp threshing sledge with double edges;You will thresh the mountains and pulverize them,And will make the hills like chaff.

Verse ConceptsTeethThreshingMountains Removed

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.

Verse ConceptsHand Of GodMouthsQuiversShadowsSharpnessShadow Of GodGod Hiding PeopleSpeaking As From GodArrows

“As for you, son of man, take a sharp sword; take and use it as a barber’s razor on your head and beard. Then take scales for weighing and divide the hair.

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

Show yourself sharp, go to the right; set yourself; go to the left, wherever your edge is appointed.

Verse ConceptsRight Sides

Thus says the Lord,“For three transgressions of Damascus and for fourI will not revoke its punishment,Because they threshed Gilead with implements of sharp iron.

Verse ConceptsIronOppression, Nature OfProphets, Role OfSin, And God's CharacterSuffering, Nature OfSuffering, Of The InnocentTeethWord Of GodAbominations, Judgments OfThree Or FourSharp ToolsIron Objects

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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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