Ezekiel 21:7

⁵ That all flesh may know that I the LORD have drawn forth my sword out of his sheath: it shall not return any more.

⁶ Sigh therefore, thou son of man, with the breaking of thy loins; and with bitterness sigh before their eyes.

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.

⁸ Again the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,

⁹ Son of man, prophesy, and say, Thus saith the LORD; Say, A sword, a sword is sharpened, and also furbished:

This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB: And 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 is coming and it will surely happen, declares the Lord GOD.”
KJV: 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.
WEB: It shall be, when they ask you, ‘Why do you sigh?’ that you shall say, ‘Because of the news, for it comes! Every heart will melt, all hands will be feeble, every spirit will faint, and all knees will be weak as water. Behold, it comes, and it shall be done, says the Lord GOD.’”
ASV: And it shall be, when they say unto thee, Wherefore sighest thou? that thou shalt say, Because of the tidings, for 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 it shall be done, saith the Lord Jehovah.
DARBY: And it shall be, when they say unto thee, Wherefore dost thou sigh? that thou shalt say, Because of the tidings, for it cometh; and every heart shall melt, and all hands shall be feeble, and every spirit shall languish, and all knees shall melt into water: behold, it cometh; it is here, saith the Lord Jehovah.
BLB: And it will come to pass when they say to you, ‘For what [are] you sighing?’ That you will answer, ‘Because of the news that is coming; and every heart will melt, and all hands will become feeble, and every spirit will faint, and all knees will turn to water.’ Behold, it is coming, and it will come to pass! An utterance of the Lord YHWH.”

ÅB: Og når de da sier til deg: Hvorfor sukker du? - da skal du svare: Over en tidende; for den kommer, og da skal hvert hjerte smelte og alle hender synke og hver ånd bli sløv og alle knær bli som vann; se, det kommer, og det skal skje, sier Herren, Israels Gud.
OTB: Og når de spør deg: ‘Hvorfor stønner du?’ skal du si: ‘På grunn av nyhetene som kommer. Hvert hjerte skal smelte, alle hender skal bli svake, hver ånd skal svikte, og alle knær skal bli som vann. Se, det kommer, og det skal skje,’ sier den suverene Herren.”
B1930: Og når de da sier til dig: Hvorfor sukker du? - da skal du svare: Over en tidende; for den kommer, og da skal hvert hjerte smelte og alle hender synke og hver ånd bli sløv og alle knær bli som vann; se, det kommer, og det skal skje, sier Herren, Israels Gud.

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Cross references

Ezekiel 7:17
All hands shall be feeble, and all knees shall be weak as water.
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Jeremiah 50:43
The king of Babylon hath heard the report of them, and his hands waxed feeble: anguish took hold of him, and pangs as of a woman in travail.
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Isaiah 13:7
Therefore shall all hands be faint, and every man’s heart shall melt:
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Nahum 2:10
She is empty, and void, and waste: and the heart melteth, and the knees smite together, and much pain is in all loins, and the faces of them all gather blackness.
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Hebrews 12:12
Wherefore lift up the hands which hang down, and the feeble knees;
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Ezekiel 7:26
Mischief shall come upon mischief, and rumour shall be upon rumour; then shall they seek a vision of the prophet; but the law shall perish from the priest, and counsel from the ancients.
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Ezekiel 7:2–12
Also, thou son of man, thus saith the Lord GOD unto the land of Israel; An end, the end is come upon the four corners of the land.
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Isaiah 7:2
And it was told the house of David, saying, Syria is confederate with Ephraim. And his heart was moved, and the heart of his people, as the trees of the wood are moved with the wind.
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