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Arrows
At first made of reeds, and then of wood tipped with iron. Arrows are sometimes figuratively put for lightning (Deut. 32:23, 42; Ps. 7:13; 18:14; 144:6; Zech. 9:14). They were used in war as well as in the chase (Gen. 27:3; 49:23). They were also used in divination (Ezek. 21:21).
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The word is frequently employed as a symbol of calamity or disease inflicted by God (Job 6:4; 34:6; Ps. 38:2; Deut. 32:23. Comp. Ezek. 5:16), or of some sudden danger (Ps. 91:5), or bitter words (Ps. 64:3), or false testimony (Prov. 25:18).
Also from Smith's (1884) +−
[Arms, Armor]
In the Bible
44
Verses where Arrows is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).
- 1 Chronicles 12:2
they were archers using both the right and left hands to sling stones and shoot arrows; and they were Saul’s kinsmen from Benjamin):
- 1 Samuel 20:20
I will shoot three arrows to the side of it, as if I were aiming at a target.
- 1 Samuel 20:21
Then I will send a boy and say, ‘Go, find the arrows!’ Now, if I expressly say to him, ‘Look, the arrows are on this side of you; bring them,’ then come, because as surely as the LORD lives, it is safe for you, and there is no danger.
- 1 Samuel 20:22
But if I say to the young man, ‘Look, the arrows are beyond you,’ then you must go, for the LORD has sent you away.
- 1 Samuel 20:36
He said to the boy, “Run and find the arrows I shoot.” And as the boy ran, Jonathan shot an arrow beyond him.
- 1 Samuel 20:38
Then Jonathan cried out, “Hurry! Make haste! Do not delay!” So the boy picked up the arrow and returned to his master.
+38 more verses naming Arrows.
Scripture on Arrows
38
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- Psalms 7Psalms 38Jeremiah 50Ezekiel 5Ezekiel 21Ezekiel 39Habakkuk 3Genesis 27Exodus 19Numbers 242 Samuel 221 Chronicles 122 Chronicles 26Psalms 18Psalms 21Psalms 45Psalms 57Psalms 58Psalms 76Psalms 77Psalms 91Psalms 120Psalms 127Psalms 144Proverbs 25Proverbs 26Isaiah 5Isaiah 7Jeremiah 9Jeremiah 51Lamentations 3Zechariah 9Ephesians 6
Entries that reference Arrows
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Voices on Arrows
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Surfaced by name match — accuracy varies by title clarity.
Sources · Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884)
Public-domain text. Modernized only where archaic spelling impedes reading; original facts preserved. Verify against an authoritative modern reference before quoting.