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Isaiah 13:7
Therefore all hands will fall limp, and every man’s heart will melt.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The prophet issues a declaration concerning the imminent Day of the LORD, situated between warnings of almighty destruction and descriptions of paralyzing terror.
The words — תִּרְפֶּ֑ינָה (tir.Pei.nah) = they will drop; לְבַ֥ב (le.Vav) = heart of.
The thread — The imagery of physical paralysis and melted courage reappears in Ezekiel 7:17, Ezekiel 21:7, and Isaiah 19:1.
Why it lands — It demands acknowledgment that divine judgment removes human capacity for resistance and leaves only raw fear.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Therefore shall all hands be faint, and every man’s heart shall melt:
Cross-references
- Ezekiel 21:7 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.”
- Isaiah 19:1 This is the burden against Egypt: Behold, the LORD rides on a swift cloud; He is coming to Egypt. The idols of Egypt will tremble before Him, and the hearts of the Egyptians will melt within them.
- Ezekiel 7:17 Every hand will go limp, and every knee will turn to water.
- Nahum 1:6 Who can withstand His indignation? Who can endure His burning anger? His wrath is poured out like fire; even rocks are shattered before Him.
- Nahum 2:10 She is emptied! Yes, she is desolate and laid waste! Hearts melt, knees knock, bodies tremble, and every face grows pale!
- Exodus 15:15 Then the chiefs of Edom will be dismayed; trembling will seize the leaders of Moab; those who dwell in Canaan will melt away,
- Isaiah 10:3 What will you do on the day of reckoning when devastation comes from afar? To whom will you flee for help? Where will you leave your wealth?
- Isaiah 37:27 Therefore their inhabitants, devoid of power, are dismayed and ashamed. They are like plants in the field, tender green shoots, grass on the rooftops, scorched before it is grown.
- Isaiah 51:20 Your sons have fainted; they lie at the head of every street, like an antelope in a net. They are full of the wrath of the LORD, the rebuke of your God.
- Jeremiah 50:43 The king of Babylon has heard the report, and his hands hang limp. Anguish has gripped him, pain like that of a woman in labor.