The Desolation of Israel
Ezekiel 7:17
In 11 translations
- BSB
- Every hand will go limp, and every knee will turn to water.
- KJV
- All hands shall be feeble, and all knees shall be weak as water.be weak…: Heb. go into water
- WEB
- All hands will be feeble, and all knees will be weak as water.
- ASV
- All hands shall be feeble, and all knees shall be weak as water.
- LSV
- All the hands are feeble, and all knees go [as] waters.
- YLT
- All the hands are feeble, and all knees go — waters.
- DBY
- All hands shall be feeble, and all knees shall melt into water.
- DRC
- All hands shall be made feeble, and all knees shall run with water.
- GNV
- All handes shalbe weake, and all knees shall fall away as water.
- JPS
- All hands shall be slack, and all knees shall drip with water.
- LXXE
- All hands shall be completely weakened, and all thighs shall be defiled with moisture.
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Original-language editions
- WLC
- כָּל־הַיָּדַ֖יִם תִּרְפֶּ֑ינָה וְכָל־בִּרְכַּ֖יִם תֵּלַ֥כְנָה מָּֽיִם׃
- LXX-Br
- Πᾶσαι χεῖρες ἐκλυθήσονται, καὶ πάντες μηροὶ μολυνθήσονται ὑγρασίᾳ.
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Cross-references most cited first
- Ezekiel 21:7And 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…
- Hebrews 12:12Therefore strengthen your limp hands and weak knees.
- Jeremiah 6:24We have heard the report; our hands hang limp. Anguish has gripped us, pain like that of a woman in labor.
- 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.
- Isaiah 13:7–8Therefore all hands will fall limp, and every man’s heart will melt. Terror, pain, and anguish will seize them; they will writhe like a woman in labor. They will look at one another, their faces flushed with fear.
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