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).

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).