## He has bent his bow ##

See how you translated this in [Lamentations 2:3](../02/03.md).

## quiver ##

bag worn on the back in which to store arrows

## kidneys ##

abdominal organs that feed urine into the bladder. AT: "deep into my body" (UDB) or 2) "into my heart." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])

## a laughingstock to all my people ##

Possible meanings are 1) "someone at whom all Israel laughs" or 2) "someone at whom all people on earth laugh." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-hyperbole]])

## He has filled me with bitterness ##

"It is as though he has forced me to eat bitter herbs" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

## wormwood ##

bitter juice from the leaves and flowers of a plant