Ezekiel 7:17

All hands will be feeble and all knees without strength, like water.

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In The King James Version

All hands shall be feeble, and all knees shall be weak as water.

In Context

16And those of them who get away safely will go and be in the secret places like the doves of the valleys, all of them will come to death, every one in his sin.

18And they will put haircloth round them, and deep fear will be covering them; and shame will be on all faces, and the hair gone from all their heads.

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Cross References

Isaiah 13:7For this cause all hands will be feeble, and every heart of man be turned to water;

Ezekiel 21:7And when they say to you, Why are you making sounds of grief? then say, Because of the news, for it is coming: and every heart will become soft, and all hands will be feeble, and every spirit will be burning low, and all knees will be turned to water: see, it is coming and it will be done, says the Lord.

Ezekiel 22:14Will your heart be high or your hands strong in the days when I take you in hand? I the Lord have said it and will do it.

Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 7:17-23

The Desolation of Israel. ( b. c. 594.) 16 But they that escape of them shall escape, and shall be on the mountains like doves of the valleys, all of them mourning, every one for his iniquity. 17 All hands shall be feeble, and all knees shall be weak as water. 18 They shall also gird themselves with sackcloth, and horror shall cover them; and shame shall be upon all faces, and baldness upon all their heads. 19 They shall cast their silver in the streets, and their gold shall be removed: their silver and their gold… Read the whole commentary →

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