Ezekiel 7:17

All hands shall be unnerved; and All knees shall be weak as water,

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

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

In Context

16While they who escape of them shall escape and become on the mountains as the doves of the valleys, all of them cooing,—each one in his punishment.

18Therefore shall they gird themselves with sackcloth, And shuddering shall cover them,-And in all faces, shall be paleness, And in all their heads, baldness.

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Cross References

Isaiah 13:7For this cause—All hands, shall hang down,—and Every mortal heart, melt.

Ezekiel 21:7And it shall come to pass when they shall say unto thee, Wherefore art thou sighing? that thou shalt say, For the report because it cometh, When every heart shall melt. And all hands be unnerved And every spirit shall become faint. And all knees shall be weak as water, Lo! it cometh and shall be brought to pass, Saith My Lord, Yahweh.

Ezekiel 22:14Can thy heart endure or can thy hands be strong in the days when I am dealing with thee? I. Yahweh have spoken and will perform.

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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