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* Paul instructs us to put on the armour of God ([[Ephesians 6:13]]ff)
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* Winnowing out the wicked ([[Proverbs 20:23]], [[Luke 3:17]])
* Job says his days go past as fast as a weaver's shuttle ([[Job 7:6]])
* God is a shield around us ([[Psalm 3:3]] and many other places) but also God's arrows can discipline us ([[Psalm 38:2]])
* God's word is a lamp ([[Psalm 119:105]]) and sharper than any double-edged sword ([[Hebrews 4:12]])
* God as refiner ([[Isaiah 1:25]], [[Isaiah 48:10]], [[Malachi 3:2]], [[Zechariah 13:9]])
* Jeremiah was as strong as a fortified city, an iron pillar and a bronze wall ([[Jeremiah 1:18]])
* God uses Israel to 'test the metal' of other nations ([[Jeremiah 6:27]] - [[Jeremiah 6:30]]ff)
* The tongue is like a bow, shooting lies ([[Jeremiah 9:3]], [[Jeremiah 9:8]])
* We are Paul instructs us to put on the whole armour of God ([[Ephesians 6:13]] - [[Ephesians 6:18]]ff)
* God's heart laments for Moab like a flute ([[Jeremiah 48:36]])
* God shoots 's arrows can discipline us ([[Psalm 38:2]]), even the deadly arrow of famine on Jerusalem ([[Ezekiel 5:16]])* A [[yoke]] symbolises a burden or oppression or a bond, often in the context of God relieving that burden (e.g. [[Genesis 27:40]], [[Exodus 6:6]], [[Leviticus 26:13]], [[1 Kings 12:3]] - [[1 Kings 12:11]]ff, [[Psalm 106:28]], [[Matthew 11:28]], [[2 Corinthians 6:14]], [[Galatians 5:1]])* The hearts of unrepentant Israel are like a poorly tended baker's oven ([[Hosea 7:4]] - [[Hosea 7:7]]ff)* A plumb-line provides a standard reference point against which our conduct can be judged ([[Amos 7:7]] - [[Amos 7:8]]f, [[Isaiah 28:17]])* John the Baptist claims that the Christ will use a winnowing fork to separate the wheat from the chaff ([[Luke 3:17]])
* Our bodies are like clay jars ([[2 Corinthians 4:7]]) and like tents ([[2 Corinthians 5:1]])
* The Laodiceans are advised to buy salve for their eyes ([[Revelation 3:18]])
