405. Poisoned Arrows

From: Manners and Customs of the Bible By: James M. Freeman

Job 6:4

Job 6:4⁴For the arrows of the Almighty are within me, the poison whereof drinketh up my spirit: the terrors of God do set themselves in array against me. (Job 6:4). For the arrows of the Almighty are within me, the poison whereof drinketh up my spirit.

An allusion is doubtless made here to the practice, common among barbarous nations of all times, of dipping the points of arrows into some poisonous substance for the purpose of insuring the death of the persons who might be struck with them.

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Manners and Customs of the Bible

• 390. Feasts for the Women

• 391. Chamberlains

• 392. The Royal Harem

• 393. Tebeth

• 394. The Persian Queen

• 395. Etiquette of the Persian Court

• 396. Feasting With the King

• 397. Royal Honors Given to a Subject

• 398. Sign of Royal Displeasure

• 399. The Face Covered

• 400. Sivan

• 401. The Feast of Purim

• 402. Pastoral Wealth

• 403. The Value of Life

• 404. Grain and Thorns

• 405. Poisoned Arrows

• 406. Shadows

• 407. Primitive Mail Carriers

• 408. Supposed Virtues of Snow Water

• 409. Robbers

• 410. Bosses

• 411. Frail Houses

• 412. Light and Darkness as Emblems

• 413. The Net in Combat

• 414. Books Tablets Monuments

• 415. Houses of Clay

• 416. Worms Feeding on the Body

• 417. Raiment as Wealth

• 418. Stone Oil Presses

• 419. Eating Alone