SHADOW
Sometimes denotes intense darkness and gloom, Psalms 23:4, and sometimes a cool retreat, Isaiah 33:2, or perfect protection, Psalms 17:8 Isaiah 49:2 Daniel 4:12.
The long shadows cast by the declining sun are alluded to in Job 7:2 Jeremiah 6:4. The swift, never ceasing motion of a shadow is an emblem of human life, 1 Chronicles 29:15 Psalms 102:11.