Genesis 49:23
The archers have sorely grieved him, and shot at him, and hated him:
Cross-reference
Genesis 37:4 describes the brothers' hatred of Joseph — the same hostility referred to as archers attacking him.
Genesis 37:18 shows the brothers plotting to kill Joseph — the archers' attack in Jacob's blessing.
In Genesis 37:24, this 'bitter attack' is the pit where Joseph's brothers threw him — the first act of hostility.
In Genesis 37:28, the archers' attack continues: Joseph is sold to Ishmaelites, another act of betrayal.
In Genesis 39:7-20, the archers strike again through Potiphar's wife's false accusation, leading to prison.
In Genesis 42:21, the brothers confess this very attack — 'we saw the distress of his soul' — acknowledging their guilt.
In Genesis 37:5, Joseph's dream of sheaves bowing provokes his brothers' hostility — the root of the archers' attack.
In Genesis 37:19, Joseph's brothers conspire against him — the same hostility symbolized by archers in Jacob's blessing.
Genesis 39:21 shows God's favor sustaining Joseph in prison — the divine help that carries him through the archers' attacks.
Genesis 39:23 emphasizes the Lord's success in all Joseph did — the ultimate outcome despite the archers' attacks.
In Acts 7:9, Stephen recounts how Joseph's brothers sold him — the same hostility described poetically here as archers attacking Joseph.
In Psalm 64:3, tongues are arrows — a poetic parallel to the verbal component of Joseph's persecution (e.g., false accusations).