Its breath sets coals ablaze, and flames dart from its mouth.

The sword that reaches it has no effect, nor does the spear or the dart or the javelin.

till an arrow pierces his liver, like a bird darting into a snare, little knowing it will cost him his life.

Like a fluttering sparrow or a darting swallow, an undeserved curse does not come to rest.

Do not rejoice, all you Philistines, that the rod that struck you is broken; from the root of that snake will spring up a viper, its fruit will be a darting, venomous serpent.

A prophecy concerning the animals of the Negev: Through a land of hardship and distress, of lions and lionesses, of adders and darting snakes, the envoys carry their riches on donkeys’ backs, their treasures on the humps of camels, to that unprofitable nation,

The chariots storm through the streets, rushing back and forth through the squares. They look like flaming torches; they dart about like lightning.