Ezekiel 7:17

17 Every hand will go limp; every leg will be wet with urine.

Ezekiel 7:17 in Other Translations

17 All hands shall be feeble, and all knees shall be weak as water.

17 All hands are feeble, and all knees turn to water.

17 Their hands will hang limp, their knees will be weak as water.

17 "'Every hand hangs limp, every knee turns to rubber.

17 All hands shall be feeble, and all knees shall be weak as water.

17 Every hand will hang limp, and every knee will be as weak as water.

17 All their hands will become weak, and all [their] knees will turn to water.

17 " 'Their hands will be powerless to help them. Their knees will become as weak as water.

Ezekiel 7:17 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 7:17

All hands shall be feeble
No strength in them, to lay hold on weapons of war to defend themselves, or fight the enemy; no heart nor courage in them, to go forth and meet him; and even afraid to lift up their voice in mourning, lest they should be heard, and pursued, and taken: and all knees shall be weak [as] water;
tremble and beat one against another, for fear of the enemy; or,

``shall flow with water,''

as the Targum; either with sweat or urine, which are sometimes both caused by fear.

Ezekiel 7:17 In-Context

15 Outside is the sword; inside are plague and famine. Those in the country will die by the sword; those in the city will be devoured by famine and plague.

16 The fugitives who escape will flee to the mountains. Like doves of the valleys, they will all moan, each for their own sins.

17 Every hand will go limp; every leg will be wet with urine.

18 They will put on sackcloth and be clothed with terror. Every face will be covered with shame, and every head will be shaved.

19 “ ‘They will throw their silver into the streets, and their gold will be treated as a thing unclean. Their silver and gold will not be able to deliver them in the day of the LORD’s wrath. It will not satisfy their hunger or fill their stomachs, for it has caused them to stumble into sin.

Cross References

• 1. S 2 Kings 19:26; S Jeremiah 47:3; Isaiah 13:7; Ezekiel 21:7; Ezekiel 22:14
• 2. Daniel 5:6