'Arrows' in the Bible

No hand may touch him; instead he will be stoned or shot with arrows. No animal or man will live. When the ram’s horn sounds a long blast, they may go up the mountain.”

God brought him out of Egypt;He is like the horns of a wild ox for them.He will feed on enemy nationsand gnaw their bones;he will strike them with his arrows.

“I will pile disasters on them;I will use up My arrows against them.

I will make My arrows drunk with bloodwhile My sword devours flesh—the blood of the slain and the captives,the heads of the enemy leaders.”

I will shoot three arrows beside it as if I’m aiming at a target.

Then I will send the young man and say, ‘Go and find the arrows!’ Now, if I expressly say to the young man, ‘Look, the arrows are on this side of you—get them,’ then come, because as the Lord lives, it is safe for you and there is no problem.

But if I say this to the youth: ‘Look, the arrows are beyond you!’ then go, for the Lord is sending you away.

He said to the young man, “Run and find the arrows I’m shooting.” As the young man ran, Jonathan shot an arrow beyond him.

He shot arrows and scattered them;He hurled lightning bolts and routed them.

Elisha responded, “Take a bow and arrows.” So he got a bow and arrows.

Then Elisha said, “Take the arrows!” So he took them. Then Elisha said to the king of Israel, “Strike the ground!” So he struck the ground three times and stopped.

They were archers who could use either the right or left hand, both to sling stones and shoot arrows from a bow. They were Saul’s relatives from Benjamin:

He made skillfully designed devices in Jerusalem to shoot arrows and catapult large stones for use on the towers and on the corners. So his fame spread even to distant places, for he was marvelously helped until he became strong.

Surely the arrows of the Almighty have pierced me;my spirit drinks their poison.God’s terrors are arrayed against me.

He has prepared His deadly weapons;He tips His arrows with fire.

He shot His arrows and scattered them;He hurled lightning bolts and routed them.

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

Your arrows pierce the hearts of the king’s enemies;the peoples fall under you.

I am surrounded by lions;I lie down with those who devour men.Their teeth are spears and arrows;their tongues are sharp swords.

They will vanish like water that flows by;they will aim their useless arrows.

who sharpen their tongues like swordsand aim bitter words like arrows,

But God will shoot them with arrows;suddenly, they will be wounded.

There He shatters the bow’s flaming arrows,the shield, the sword, and the weapons of war.Selah

The clouds poured down water.The storm clouds thundered;Your arrows flashed back and forth.

A warrior’s sharp arrowswith burning charcoal!

Like arrows in the hand of a warriorare the sons born in one’s youth.

Flash Your lightning and scatter the foe;shoot Your arrows and rout them.

Like a madman who throws flaming darts and deadly arrows,

Their arrows are sharpened,and all their bows strung.Their horses’ hooves are like flint;their chariot wheels are like a whirlwind.

A man will go there with bow and arrowsbecause the whole land will be thorns and briers.

Their tongues are deadly arrows—they speak deception.With his moutha man speaks peaceably with his friend,but inwardly he sets up an ambush.

For I will soon stir up and bring against Babylonan assembly of great nations from the north country.They will line up in battle formation against her;from there she will be captured.Their arrows will be like those of a skilled warriorwho does not return empty-handed.

Sharpen the arrows!Fill the quivers!The Lord has put it into the mindof the kings of the Medesbecause His plan is aimed at Babylonto destroy her,for it is the Lord’s vengeance,vengeance for His temple.

ה HeHe pierced my kidneyswith His arrows.

When I shoot deadly arrows of famine at them, arrows for destruction that I will send to destroy you, inhabitants of Jerusalem, I will intensify the famine against you and cut off your supply of bread.

For the king of Babylon stands at the split in the road, at the fork of the two roads, to practice divination: he shakes the arrows, consults the idols, and observes the liver.

Then I will knock your bow from your left hand and make your arrows drop from your right hand.

“Then the inhabitants of Israel’s cities will go out, kindle fires, and burn the weapons—the bucklers and shields, the bows and arrows, the clubs and spears. For seven years they will use them to make fires.

You took the sheath from Your bow;the arrows are ready to be used with an oath.SelahYou split the earth with rivers.

Sun and moon stand still in their lofty residence,at the flash of Your flying arrows,at the brightness of Your shining spear.

In every situation take the shield of faith,and with it you will be able to extinguishall the flaming arrows of the evil one.