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arrows

Meaning of “arrows”

Sense 1: Pointed missiles shot from bows. Sense 2: Figuratively, instruments or images of attack, judgment, pain, or sudden force.

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41 occurrences39 verses15 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Numbers 24:8

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Jeremiah 50:9
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¶ For, lo, I will raise and cause to come up against Babylon an assembly of great nations from the north country: and they shall set themselves in array against her; from thence she shall be taken: their arrows shall be as of a mighty expert man; none shall return in vain.
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The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Jeremiah 50:9 · retained source text

¶ For loe, I will raise and cause to come vp against Babylon, an assembly of great nations from the North countrey, and they shall set themselues in aray against her, from thence shee shalbe taken: their arrowes shalbe as of a mightie expert man: none shall returne in vaine.

1611 marginal noteOr, destroyer.

Jeremiah 50:14
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Put yourselves in array against Babylon round about: all ye that bend the bow, shoot at her, spare no arrows: for she hath sinned against the Lord.
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1611 witness · Jeremiah 50:14 · retained source text

Put your selues in aray against Babylon round about: all ye that bend the bow, shoot at her; spare no arrows: for she hath sinned against the LORD,

Jeremiah 51:11
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Make bright the arrows; gather the shields: the Lord hath raised up the spirit of the kings of the Medes: for his device is against Babylon, to destroy it; because it is the vengeance of the Lord, the vengeance of his temple.
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The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Jeremiah 51:11 · retained source text

Make bright the arrowes: gather the shields: the LORD hath raised vp the spirit of the kings of the Medes: for his deuice is against Babylon, to destroy it; because it is the vengeance of the LORD, the vengeance of his temple.

1611 marginal noteHeb. pure.

Complete reference index — all 39 verses
Numbers 24:8Deuteronomy 32:23Deuteronomy 32:421 Samuel 20:201 Samuel 20:211 Samuel 20:221 Samuel 20:361 Samuel 20:382 Samuel 22:152 Kings 13:152 Kings 13:181 Chronicles 12:22 Chronicles 26:15Job 6:4Psalms 7:13Psalms 18:14Psalms 21:12Psalms 38:2Psalms 45:5Psalms 57:4Psalms 58:7Psalms 64:3Psalms 76:3Psalms 77:17Psalms 120:4Psalms 127:4Psalms 144:6Proverbs 26:18Isaiah 5:28Isaiah 7:24Jeremiah 50:9Jeremiah 50:14Jeremiah 51:11Lamentations 3:13Ezekiel 5:16Ezekiel 21:21Ezekiel 39:3Ezekiel 39:9Habakkuk 3:11

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Numbers1 occurrence
1 verseDeuteronomy2 occurrences
2 verses1 Samuel6 occurrences
5 verses2 Samuel1 occurrence
1 verse2 Kings3 occurrences
2 verses1 Chronicles1 occurrence
1 verse2 Chronicles1 occurrence
1 verseJob1 occurrence
1 versePsalms13 occurrences
13 versesProverbs1 occurrence
1 verseIsaiah2 occurrences
2 versesJeremiah3 occurrences
3 versesLamentations1 occurrence
1 verseEzekiel4 occurrences
4 versesHabakkuk1 occurrence
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