Ezekiel 21:7

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Ezekiel 21:5–9 · Berean Standard Bible

5 Then all flesh will know that I, the LORD, have taken My sword from its sheath, not to return it again.’

6 But you, son of man, groan! Groan before their eyes with a broken heart and bitter grief.

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.”

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

9 “Son of man, prophesy and tell them that this is what the Lord says: ‘A sword, a sword, sharpened and polished—

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Ezekiel 12:11

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Ezekiel 20:49

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Ezekiel 24:19

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Ezekiel 7:26

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2 Kings 21:12

this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘Behold, I am bringing such calamity upon Jerusalem and Judah that the news will reverberate in the ears of all who hear it.

Isaiah 7:2

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Isaiah 28:19

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Jeremiah 6:23

They grasp the bow and spear; they are cruel and merciless. Their voice roars like the sea, and they ride upon horses, lined up like men in formation against you, O Daughter of Zion.”

Jeremiah 6:24

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Jeremiah 49:23

Concerning Damascus: “Hamath and Arpad are put to shame, for they have heard a bad report; they are agitated like the sea; their anxiety cannot be calmed.

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,

Deuteronomy 20:8

Then the officers shall speak further to the army, saying, “Is any man afraid or fainthearted? Let him return home, so that the hearts of his brothers will not melt like his own.”

Joshua 2:9

and said to them, “I know that the LORD has given you this land and that the fear of you has fallen on us, so that all who dwell in the land are melting in fear of you.

Joshua 2:10

For we have heard how the LORD dried up the waters of the Red Sea before you when you came out of Egypt, and what you did to Sihon and Og, the two kings of the Amorites across the Jordan, whom you devoted to destruction.

Joshua 2:11

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Joshua 5:1

Now when all the Amorite kings west of the Jordan and all the Canaanite kings along the coast heard how the LORD had dried up the waters of the Jordan before the Israelites until they had crossed over, their hearts melted and their spirits failed for fear of the Israelites.

2 Samuel 17:10

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Nahum 2:10

She is emptied! Yes, she is desolate and laid waste! Hearts melt, knees knock, bodies tremble, and every face grows pale!

Job 4:3

Surely you have instructed many, and have strengthened their feeble hands.

Job 4:4

Your words have steadied those who stumbled; you have braced the knees that were buckling.

Isaiah 35:3

Strengthen the limp hands and steady the feeble knees!

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.

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Men will faint from fear and anxiety over what is coming upon the earth, for the powers of the heavens will be shaken.

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Therefore strengthen your limp hands and weak knees.

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As for those of you who survive, I will send a faintness into their hearts in the lands of their enemies, so that even the sound of a windblown leaf will put them to flight. And they will flee as one flees the sword, and fall when no one pursues them.

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Therefore all hands will fall limp, and every man’s heart will melt.

Jeremiah 8:18

My sorrow is beyond healing; my heart is faint within me.

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Because of this, our hearts are faint; because of these, our eyes grow dim—

Ezekiel 7:17

Every hand will go limp, and every knee will turn to water.

Ezekiel 7:2

“O son of man, this is what the Lord GOD says to the land of Israel: ‘The end! The end has come upon the four corners of the land.

Ezekiel 7:3

The end is now upon you, and I will unleash My anger against you. I will judge you according to your ways and repay you for all your abominations.

Ezekiel 7:4

I will not look on you with pity, nor will I spare you, but I will punish you for your ways and for the abominations among you. Then you will know that I am the LORD.’

Ezekiel 7:5

This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Disaster! An unprecedented disaster — behold, it is coming!

Ezekiel 7:6

The end has come! The end has come! It has roused itself against you. Behold, it has come!

Ezekiel 7:7

Doom has come to you, O inhabitants of the land. The time has come; the day is near; there is panic on the mountains instead of shouts of joy.

Ezekiel 7:8

Very soon I will pour out My wrath upon you and vent My anger against you; I will judge you according to your ways and repay you for all your abominations.

Ezekiel 7:9

I will not look on you with pity, nor will I spare you, but I will punish you for your ways and for the abominations among you. Then you will know that it is I, the LORD, who strikes the blow.

Ezekiel 7:10

Behold, the day is here! It has come! Doom has gone out, the rod has budded, arrogance has bloomed.

Ezekiel 7:11

Their violence has grown into a rod to punish their wickedness. None of them will remain: none of their multitude, none of their wealth, and nothing of value.

Ezekiel 7:12

The time has come; the day has arrived. Let the buyer not rejoice and the seller not mourn, for wrath is upon the whole multitude.

Ezekiel 12:22

“Son of man, what is this proverb that you have in the land of Israel: ‘The days go by, and every vision fails’?

Ezekiel 12:23

Therefore tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘I will put an end to this proverb, and in Israel they will no longer recite it.’ But say to them: ‘The days are at hand when every vision will be fulfilled.

Ezekiel 12:24

For there will be no more false visions or flattering divinations within the house of Israel,

Ezekiel 12:25

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Ezekiel 12:26

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Ezekiel 12:27

“Son of man, take note that the house of Israel is saying, ‘The vision that he sees is for many years from now; he prophesies about the distant future.’

Ezekiel 12:28

Therefore tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘None of My words will be delayed any longer. The message I speak will be fulfilled, declares the Lord GOD.’”

1 Peter 4:7

The end of all things is near. Therefore be clear-minded and sober, so that you can pray.