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A quiver is an archer's case for carrying his arrows. Typically, it was made of leather, and carried on the back over the shoulder. It was standard equipment for hunters and soldiers.

Quiver is also used as a metaphor in The Bible for manliness and virility (simply put, being capable of copulation and procreation): Psalm 127 compares the blessing of many sons to the happiness of an archer having a "quiver full of arrows". In the feminine, the word can also carry a euphemistic sexual connotation, such the association of a woman as a well, or "quiver" (Proverbs 23).

"God's quiver" is divine imagery of what He holds in store for us. His quiver contains the blessings He can bestow on His people (think of the arrows as blessings, and the arrows symbolizing children, for example). It can also illustrate chastening or wrath (as in how His quiver contained the arrows that brought down Jerusalem). The quiver of God is also protection ("He made me into a polished arrow and concealed me in His quiver"), such as in Isaiah 49.

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