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Ezekiel 21:7

And when they ask, ‘Why are you groaning?’ you are to say, ‘Because of the news that is coming. Every heart will melt, and every hand will go limp. Every spirit will faint, and every knee will turn to water.’ Yes, it is coming and it will surely happen, declares the Lord GOD.”

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ASV

And it shall be, when they say unto thee, Wherefore sighest thou? that thou shalt say, Because of the tidings, for it cometh; and every heart shall melt, and all hands shall be feeble, and every spirit shall faint, and all knees shall be weak as water: behold, it cometh, and it shall be done, saith the Lord Jehovah.

KJV

And it shall be, when they say unto thee, Wherefore sighest thou? that thou shalt answer, For the tidings; because it cometh: and every heart shall melt, and all hands shall be feeble, and every spirit shall faint, and all knees shall be weak as water: behold, it cometh, and shall be brought to pass, saith the Lord God.

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32 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וְהָיָה֙ve.ha.Yahand it will beH1961 →
כִּֽי־ki-thatH3588 →
יֹאמְר֣וּyo.me.Ruthey will sayH559 →
אֵלֶ֔יךָ'e.Lei.khato youH413 →
עַל־'al-concerningH5921 →
מָ֖הmahwhat?H4100 →
אַתָּ֣ה'a.Tah[are] youH859 →
נֶאֱנָ֑חne.'e.NachgroaningH584 →
וְאָמַרְתָּ֡ve.'a.mar.Taand you will sayH559 →
אֶל־'el-because ofH413 →
שְׁמוּעָ֣הshe.mu.'Aha reportH8052 →
כִֽי־khi-thatH3588 →
בָאָ֡הva.'Ah[it is] comingH935 →
וְנָמֵ֣סve.na.Mesand it will meltH4549 →
כָּל־kol-everyH3605 →
לֵב֩levheartH3820 →
וְרָפ֨וּve.ra.Fuand they will hang limpH7503 →
כָל־khol-everyH3605 →
יָדַ֜יִםya.Da.yimpair of handsH3027 →
וְכִהֲתָ֣הve.khi.ha.Tahand it will grow faintH3543 →
כָל־khol-everyH3605 →
ר֗וּחַRu.achspiritH7307 →
וְכָל־ve.kholand allH3605 →
בִּרְכַּ֙יִם֙bir.Ka.yimkneesH1290 →
תֵּלַ֣כְנָהte.Lakh.nahthey will goH1980 →
מַּ֔יִםMa.yimwaterH4325 →
הִנֵּ֤הhi.Nehthere!H2009 →
בָאָה֙va.'Ah[it is] comingH935 →
וְנִֽהְיָ֔תָהve.nih.Ya.tahand it will happenH1961 →
נְאֻ֖םne.'Um[the] utterance ofH5002 →
אֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.Nai[the] LordH136 →
יְהוִֽה׃ פYah.wehYahwehH3069 →

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Ezekiel 22:14Will your courage endure or your hands be strong in the day I deal with you? I, the LORD, have spoken, and I will act.Ezekiel 7:17Every hand will go limp, and every knee will turn to water.Daniel 5:6his face grew pale and his thoughts so alarmed him that his hips gave way and his knees knocked together.Nahum 2:10She is emptied! Yes, she is desolate and laid waste! Hearts melt, knees knock, bodies tremble, and every face grows pale!Jeremiah 50:43The king of Babylon has heard the report, and his hands hang limp. Anguish has gripped him, pain like that of a woman in labor.Isaiah 13:7Therefore all hands will fall limp, and every man’s heart will melt.Ezekiel 7:26Disaster upon disaster will come, and rumor after rumor. Then they will seek a vision from a prophet, but instruction from the priests will perish, as will counsel from the elders.Hebrews 12:12Therefore strengthen your limp hands and weak knees.Joshua 5:1Now when all the Amorite kings west of the Jordan and all the Canaanite kings along the coast heard how the LORD had dried up the waters of the Jordan before the Israelites until they had crossed over, their hearts melted and their spirits failed for fear of the Israelites.Ezekiel 20:49Then I said, “Ah, Lord GOD, they are saying of me, ‘Is he not just telling parables?’”Isaiah 7:2When it was reported to the house of David that Aram was in league with Ephraim, the hearts of Ahaz and his people trembled like trees in the forest shaken by the wind.Deuteronomy 20:8Then the officers shall speak further to the army, saying, “Is any man afraid or fainthearted? Let him return home, so that the hearts of his brothers will not melt like his own.”Jeremiah 49:23Concerning Damascus: “Hamath and Arpad are put to shame, for they have heard a bad report; they are agitated like the sea; their anxiety cannot be calmed.Isaiah 28:19As often as it passes through, it will carry you away; it will sweep through morning after morning, by day and by night.” The understanding of this message will bring sheer terror.Job 4:3–4Surely you have instructed many, and have strengthened their feeble hands.Ezekiel 12:22–28“Son of man, what is this proverb that you have in the land of Israel: ‘The days go by, and every vision fails’?Luke 21:26Men will faint from fear and anxiety over what is coming upon the earth, for the powers of the heavens will be shaken.Ezekiel 12:9–11“Son of man, hasn’t the rebellious house of Israel asked you, ‘What are you doing?’

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The Prophet Ezekiel — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
The Prophet Ezekiel — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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