Ezekiel 7:17

Every hand will falter and every knee will be weak as water, 1

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

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16But some survivors will escape from among them, and they will go to the mountains. 1 Like doves of the valleys, all of them will moan—each man for his iniquity. 1

18and they will wear sackcloth, and terror will cover them; 1 and shame will be on every face, and baldness on all of their heads. 1

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Cross References

Isaiah 13:7Therefore all hands hang limp, and every heart melts. 1

Ezekiel 21:7Then it will happen that they will ask you, 'For what reason are you groaning?' Then you will say, 'Because of the news that is coming, for every heart will faint away, and every hand will falter! Every spirit will grow faint, and every knee will flow like water. Behold! It is coming and it will be like this!—this is the Lord Yahweh's declaration.'”

Ezekiel 22:14Will your heart stand, will your hands be strong on the days when I myself will deal with you? I, Yahweh, am declaring this, and I 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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