In the Hebrew text it is, "my arrow" , that is, the arrow that was in him, the arrows of the Lord that stuck fast in him; these were thrown at him and fastened in him without cause; and there was no hope of their being drawn out, or of the wounds made by them being healed; see
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Job 9:17
Job 9:17
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