Ezekiel 21:7

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Ezekiel 21:7

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Summary

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.

Wherefore

Ezekiel 12:9

Ezekiel 20:49

Ezekiel 24:19

For the

And every

Nahum 2:10

All hands

Hebrews 12:12

Faint

It cometh

Ezekiel 7:2

Ezekiel 12:22

1 Peter 4:7

General references

Ezekiel 24:19

Hebrews 12:12

Bible References

Wherefore

"Son of man, has not the house of Israel, that rebellious house, said to you, 'What are you doing?'

Then I said, "O sovereign Lord! They are saying of me, 'Does he not simply speak in eloquent figures of speech?'"

Then the people said to me, "Will you not tell us what these things you are doing mean for us?"

For the

Disaster after disaster will come, and one rumor after another. They will seek a vision from a prophet; priestly instruction will disappear, along with counsel from the elders.

So this is what the Lord God of Israel says, 'I am about to bring disaster on Jerusalem and Judah. The news will reverberate in the ears of those who hear about it.

It was reported to the family of David, "Syria has allied with Ephraim." They and their people were emotionally shaken, just as the trees of the forest shake before the wind.

Whenever it sweeps by, it will overtake you; indeed, every morning it will sweep by, it will come through during the day and the night." When this announcement is understood, it will cause nothing but terror.

"This is what the Lord says: 'Beware! An army is coming from a land in the north. A mighty nation is stirring into action in faraway parts of the earth.

The Lord spoke about Damascus. "The people of Hamath and Arpad will be dismayed because they have heard bad news. Their courage will melt away because of worry. Their hearts will not be able to rest.

And every

Then the chiefs of Edom will be terrified, trembling will seize the leaders of Moab, and the inhabitants of Canaan will shake.

In addition, the officers are to say to the troops, "Who among you is afraid and fainthearted? He may go home so that he will not make his fellow soldier's heart as fearful as his own."

Then Moses called all the people of Israel together and said to them: "Listen, Israel, to the statutes and ordinances that I am about to deliver to you today; learn them and be careful to keep them!

If that happens even the bravest soldier -- one who is lion-hearted -- will virtually melt away. For all Israel knows that your father is a warrior and that those who are with him are brave.

Destruction, devastation, and desolation! Their hearts faint, their knees tremble, each stomach churns, each face turns pale!

All hands

Look, you have instructed many; you have strengthened feeble hands.

Strengthen the hands that have gone limp, steady the knees that shake!

The king of Babylon will become paralyzed with fear when he hears news of their coming. Anguish will grip him, agony like that of a woman giving birth to a baby.

People will be fainting from fear and from the expectation of what is coming on the world, for the powers of the heavens will be shaken.

Therefore, strengthen your listless hands and your weak knees,

Faint

"'As for the ones who remain among you, I will bring despair into their hearts in the lands of their enemies. The sound of a blowing leaf will pursue them, and they will flee as one who flees the sword and fall down even though there is no pursuer.

For this reason all hands hang limp, every human heart loses its courage.

Then I said, "There is no cure for my grief! I am sick at heart!

Because of this, our hearts are sick; because of these things, we can hardly see through our tears.

It cometh

"You, son of man -- this is what the sovereign Lord says to the land of Israel: An end! The end is coming on the four corners of the land!

"Son of man, what is this proverb you have in the land of Israel, 'The days pass slowly, and every vision fails'?

For the culmination of all things is near. So be self-controlled and sober-minded for the sake of prayer.

General references

Then the people said to me, "Will you not tell us what these things you are doing mean for us?"

Therefore, strengthen your listless hands and your weak knees,