The word in Scripture

Bow in the Bible

The word bow appears 100 times in the King James Version of the Bible. A bow in the cloud is the sign of God's covenant of mercy. And like every true word of Scripture, it finds its fullness in Jesus Christ.

What bow means in the Bible

A bow in the cloud is the sign of God's covenant of mercy.

Where the word bow appears

Here are 8 of the passages where the word bow appears, chosen from across the Scriptures, in the words of the King James Bible:

“If he turn not, he will whet his sword; he hath bent his bow, and made it ready.”Psalms 7:12

“Bow down thine ear to me; deliver me speedily: be thou my strong rock, for an house of defence to save me.”Psalms 31:2

“For they fled from the swords, from the drawn sword, and from the bent bow, and from the grievousness of war.”Isaiah 21:15

“They stoop, they bow down together; they could not deliver the burden, but themselves are gone into captivity.”Isaiah 46:2

“Let their eyes be darkened, that they may not see, and bow down their back alway.”Romans 11:10

“For it is written, As I live, saith the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess to God.”Romans 14:11

“For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,”Ephesians 3:14

“That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth;”Philippians 2:10