He hath bent his bow, and set me as a mark for the arrow.
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Lamentations 3:12 · retained source text
He hath bent his bow, and set me as a marke for the arrow.
KJV dictionary & concordance
Sense 1: A pointed missile shot from a bow. Sense 2: By figure, something represented or compared as an arrow.
Definition sources
Some verses contain the word more than once.
First occurrence: 1 Samuel 20:36
Complete exact-word concordance
He hath bent his bow, and set me as a mark for the arrow.
He hath bent his bow, and set me as a marke for the arrow.
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Historical English dictionary sources
A missile weapon, usually a straight pointed shaft, shot from a bow.