37 Bible Verses about Arrows
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Blessed [is] the man who fills his quiver with them. They shall not be put to shame when they speak with enemies at the gate.
And he {made} my mouth like a sharp sword; he hid me in the shadow of his hand, and he {made} me like an sharpened arrow; he hid me in his quiver.
Then he said, "Take the arrows," so he took [them]. He said to the king of Israel, "Strike the ground," so he struck three times and stopped.
in everything taking up the shield of faith, with which you are able to quench all the flaming arrows of the evil one,
So now, take your weapons, your quiver and your bow, and go out to the field and hunt food for me.
For look: The wicked {string the bow}. They have fitted their arrow to [the] string, to shoot from [the] darkness at the upright of heart.
Let them run [away] like water [that] runs off. [When] he bends [the bow], let his arrows [be] as though they were cut off.
for the arrows of Shaddai [are] in me; my spirit drinks their poison; the terrors of God are arrayed against me.
And he has prepared for him weapons of death. He has made his arrows fiery shafts.
And he made siege machines in Jerusalem designed [by] skillful men to be [set] upon the towers and upon the corners to shoot arrows and large slingstones. And his fame went out far, for he helped marvelously, for he was strong.
I will make my arrows drunk with blood, and my sword shall devour flesh with the blood of the slain, and captives from the heads of the leaders of [the] enemy.'
[The] sharpened arrows of a warrior, with burning charcoals from broom trees.
Flash forth lightning and scatter them; dispatch your arrows and rout them.
who sharpen their tongue like a sword. They bend [their bow to shoot] their arrows--bitter words,
And he shot his arrows and scattered them, and many lightning bolts and routed them.
Elisha said to him, "Take a bow and arrows," so he took him a bow and arrows.
Then Yahweh will appear over them, and his arrow will go forth like lightning; and my Lord Yahweh will blow the trumpet, and he shall go out in the storm winds of [the] south.
Sharpen the arrows, fill the quivers! Yahweh has stirred up the spirit of the kings of the Medes. Because his plan concerning Babylon [is] to destroy it, for that is the vengeance of Yahweh, the vengeance for his temple.
Whose arrows are sharp, and all of his bows are bent. The hoofs of his horses are reckoned like flint, and his wheels like the storm wind.
Sun [and] moon stood still in [their] place; at the light of your arrows they moved about; at the gleam of the flashing of your spear.
until an arrow pierces his {entrails}, like a bird rushing into a snare, but he does not know that {it will cost him his life}.
and I will strike your bow from {your left hand}, and your arrows from {your right hand} I will cause to fall.
Their tongue [is] a murderous arrow, it speaks deceit. With his mouth he speaks peace with his neighbor, but in his inner parts he sets up his ambush.
[They were] armed with [the] bow, [able to shoot] right-handed or left-handed, [slinging] stones or [shooting] arrows with the bow; [they were] kinsmen of Saul from Benjamin.
From Thematic Bible
Arrows » God's
And he has prepared for him weapons of death. He has made his arrows fiery shafts.
For you will {turn them to flight}; you will aim [arrows] on your bowstrings at their faces.
Flash forth lightning and scatter them; dispatch your arrows and rout them.
He sent arrows and he scattered them, lightning, and he directed them.
Arrows » Illustrative » Of God's judgment
And he has prepared for him weapons of death. He has made his arrows fiery shafts.
For you will {turn them to flight}; you will aim [arrows] on your bowstrings at their faces.
When I send my arrows of deadly famine against them, which will be as destruction that I will send [in order] to destroy you, I will increase famine against you, and I will break {the supply of food} for you.
I will heap disasters upon them; my arrows I will spend on them. [They will become] weakened by famine, and consumed by plague and bitter pestilence; and the teeth of wild animals I will send against them, with [the] poison of [the] creeping [things] in [the] dust; From outside [her boundaries] the sword will make [her] childless, and from inside, terror; both [for] [the] young man [and] also the young woman, the infant [along with] the gray-headed man. read more.
I thought, "I will wipe them out; {I will make people forget they ever existed}." If I had not feared a provocation of [the] enemy, lest their foes might misunderstand, lest they should say, "Our hand is {triumphant}, and Yahweh [did] not do all this." ' For {they are a nation void of sense}, and there is not [any] understanding in them. If only they were wise, they would understand this; they would discern {for themselves their end}. How could one chase a thousand and two could cause a myriad to flee, if their Rock had not sold them, and Yahweh had [not] given them up? For the fact of the matter is, their rock [is] not like our Rock, and our enemies recognize [this]. For their vine [is] from the vine of Sodom, and from the terraces of Gomorrah; their grapes [are] grapes of poison; {their clusters are bitter}. Their wine [is] the poison of snakes, and [the] deadly poison of horned vipers. '[Is] not this stored up with me, sealed in my treasuries?' {Vengeance belongs to me} and [also] recompense, {for at the time their foot slips}, because the day of their disaster [is] near, {and fate comes quickly for them}.' For Yahweh will judge [on behalf of] his people, and concerning his servants; he will change his mind when he sees that [their] power has disappeared, and [there is] no one left, confined or free. And he will say, 'Where [are] their gods, [their] rock in whom they took refuge? Who ate the fat of their sacrifices [and] drank the wine of their libations? Let them rise [up], and let them help you; {Let them be to you a refuge}. See, now, that I, [even] I [am] he, and there is not a god besides me; I put to death and I give life; I wound and I heal; there is not [one] who delivers from my hand! For [indeed] I lift up my hand to heaven, And I promise {as I live forever}, When I sharpen {my flashing sword}, and my hand takes hold [of it] in judgment, {I will take reprisals against my foes}, and my haters I will repay. I will make my arrows drunk with blood, and my sword shall devour flesh with the blood of the slain, and captives from the heads of the leaders of [the] enemy.'
Arrows » Carried in a quiver
So now, take your weapons, your quiver and your bow, and go out to the field and hunt food for me.
And he {made} my mouth like a sharp sword; he hid me in the shadow of his hand, and he {made} me like an sharpened arrow; he hid me in his quiver.
Arrows » Discharged » Against enemies
" 'Therefore thus says Yahweh to the king of Assyria, "He shall not come to this city, nor shall he shoot an arrow there, nor shall he bring a small shield near her, nor shall he cast a siege ramp against her.
Draw up a battle formation at Babylon all around, all those who bend [the] bow, shoot at her. You must not spare arrows, for she has sinned against Yahweh.
Arrows » General references
I will shoot three arrows [to the] side as [if] I were shooting at a target.
Elisha said to him, "Take a bow and arrows," so he took him a bow and arrows.
Arrows » Bright and polished
And he {made} my mouth like a sharp sword; he hid me in the shadow of his hand, and he {made} me like an sharpened arrow; he hid me in his quiver.
Sharpen the arrows, fill the quivers! Yahweh has stirred up the spirit of the kings of the Medes. Because his plan concerning Babylon [is] to destroy it, for that is the vengeance of Yahweh, the vengeance for his temple.
Arrows » Discharged » With great force
God, who brings him out from Egypt, [is] like the strength of a wild ox for him. He will devour [the] nations [who are] his enemies; he will break their bones; he will pierce [them with] his arrows.
Then Jehu {drew his bow} and shot Joram between his shoulders so that the arrow went out from his heart, and he slumped down in his chariot.
Arrows » Sharp
[The] sharpened arrows of a warrior, with burning charcoals from broom trees.
Whose arrows are sharp, and all of his bows are bent. The hoofs of his horses are reckoned like flint, and his wheels like the storm wind.
Arrows » Discharged » From a bow
For look: The wicked {string the bow}. They have fitted their arrow to [the] string, to shoot from [the] darkness at the upright of heart.
One will go there with arrows and bow, for all of the land will be briers and thornbushes.
Arrows » Illustrative » Of severe afflictions
for the arrows of Shaddai [are] in me; my spirit drinks their poison; the terrors of God are arrayed against me.
Arrows » Discharged » From engines
And he made siege machines in Jerusalem designed [by] skillful men to be [set] upon the towers and upon the corners to shoot arrows and large slingstones. And his fame went out far, for he helped marvelously, for he was strong.
Arrows » Discharged » At a mark for amusement
I will shoot three arrows [to the] side as [if] I were shooting at a target. {Then} I will send [word to] my servant, 'Go, find the arrows!' If I clearly say to the boy, 'Look, the arrows [are] {on this side of you}; {bring} it,' then come, for [it means] peace for you. And there is no problem, {as Yahweh lives}. But if I say this to the young man, 'Look, the arrows [are] {beyond you},' go, for Yahweh has sent you away.
Arrows » Illustrative » Of lightnings
[The] clouds poured out water. [The] skies {thundered}. Your arrows also {flew about}. The sound of your thunder [was] in the whirlwind; lightnings lit [the] world; the earth shook and quaked.
Arrows » Illustrative » Of false witnesses
[Like] a club and 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
Then Yahweh will appear over them, and his arrow will go forth like lightning; and my Lord Yahweh will blow the trumpet, and he shall go out in the storm winds of [the] south.
Arrows » The ancients divined by
For the king of Babylon stands at the fork of the road at the head of the two roads to practice divination. {He shakes the arrows}, he inquires with the teraphim, he {examines} the liver.
Arrows » Illustrative » (falling from the hand), of the paralyzing power
and I will strike your bow from {your left hand}, and your arrows from {your right hand} I will cause to fall.
Arrows » Illustrative » Of slanderous tongues
Their tongue [is] a murderous arrow, it speaks deceit. With his mouth he speaks peace with his neighbor, but in his inner parts he sets up his ambush.
Arrows » Discharged » At the beasts of the earth
So now, take your weapons, your quiver and your bow, and go out to the field and hunt food for me.
Arrows » Illustrative » Of young children
Blessed [is] the man who fills his quiver with them. They shall not be put to shame when they speak with enemies at the gate.
Arrows » Illustrative » Of Christ
And he {made} my mouth like a sharp sword; he hid me in the shadow of his hand, and he {made} me like an sharpened arrow; he hid me in his quiver.
Arrows » Called shafts
And he {made} my mouth like a sharp sword; he hid me in the shadow of his hand, and he {made} me like an sharpened arrow; he hid me in his quiver.
Arrows » Illustrative » (broken), of destruction of power
There he broke [the] flames of [the] bow, [the] shield and sword and battle. Selah
Arrows » Illustrative » Of devices of the wicked
For look: The wicked {string the bow}. They have fitted their arrow to [the] string, to shoot from [the] darkness at the upright of heart.
Arrows » Illustrative » Of bitter words
who sharpen their tongue like a sword. They bend [their bow to shoot] their arrows--bitter words,
Arrows » Illustrative » Of the word of Christ
Arrows » Sometimes poisoned
for the arrows of Shaddai [are] in me; my spirit drinks their poison; the terrors of God are arrayed against me.
Weapons » Of war » Arrows
I will shoot three arrows [to the] side as [if] I were shooting at a target.
Elisha said to him, "Take a bow and arrows," so he took him a bow and arrows.
Topics on Arrows
Arrows To Describe False Testimony
Proverbs 25:18[Like] a club and sword and a sharp arrow [is] a man who bears false witness against his neighbor.
Arrows, Described As
Proverbs 26:18Like a maniac who shoots firebrands, arrows, and death,
Arrows, Figurative Of
Deuteronomy 32:23I will heap disasters upon them; my arrows I will spend on them.
Arrows, Uses Of
Genesis 27:3So now, take your weapons, your quiver and your bow, and go out to the field and hunt food for me.
Bow And Arrows, Illustrations Of
Job 29:20My glory [was] new with me, and {I was revitalized regularly}.'
Bow And Arrows, Symbol Of Strength
Psalm 44:6-7For I do not trust my bow, and my sword cannot give me victory.
Bow And Arrows, Uses Of
Genesis 27:3So now, take your weapons, your quiver and your bow, and go out to the field and hunt food for me.