At first made of reeds, and then of wood tipped with iron. Arrows are sometimes figuratively put for lightning ( Deuteronomy 32:23,42 ; Psalm 7:13 ; 18:14 ; 144:6 ; Zechariah 9:14 ). They were used in war as well as in the chase ( Genesis 27:3 ; 49:23 ). They were also used in divination ( Ezekiel 21:21 ). The word is frequently employed as a symbol of calamity or disease inflicted by God ( Job 6:4 ; 34:6 ; Psalm 38:2 ; Deuteronomy 32:23 . Compare Ezekiel 5:16 ), or of some sudden danger ( Psalm 91:5 ), or bitter words ( Psalm 64:3 ), or false testimony ( Proverbs 25:18 ).
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source-manifest/easton— Easton's Bible Dictionary (PD)