Ezechiël 21:7

Staten Vertaling

En het zal geschieden, als zij tot u zeggen zullen: Waarom zucht gij, dat gij zeggen zult: Om het gerucht, want het komt! en alle hart zal versmelten, en alle handen zullen verslappen, en alle geest zal inkrimpen, en alle knieen als water henenvlieten; ziet, het komt, en het zal geschieden, spreekt de Heere HEERE.

Parallel Translations

Gereviseerde Lutherse Vertaling
En als zij tot u zullen zeggen: Waarom zucht gij? zo zult gij zeggen: Over het gerucht, dat gekomen is; want alle harten zullen daarbij versagen en alle handen zinken; allen zal de moed ontvallen en aller knien zullen als water bewogen worden; zie, het komt en het zal geschieden, spreekt de Heere Heere.

Gereviseerde Leidse Vertaling
En wanneer zij dan tot u zeggen: Waarom zucht gij? dan moet gij zeggen: Over een tijding die komt, waardoor aller hart versmelten, aller hand verslappen, aller geest verstompen, aller knie als water wegvlieten zal. Zie, zij komt en zal er zijn, spreekt de Heere God.

Bible Verse Review
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Wherefore: Ezekiel 12:9-11, Ezekiel 20:49, Ezekiel 24:19

For the: Ezekiel 7:26, 2 Kings 21:12, Isaiah 7:2, Isaiah 28:19, Jeremiah 6:22-24, Jeremiah 49:23

and every: Exodus 15:15, Deuteronomy 20:8, *marg. Joshua 2:9-11, Joshua 5:1, 2 Samuel 17:10, Nahum 2:10

all hands: Job 4:3, Job 4:4, Isaiah 35:3, Jeremiah 50:43, Luke 21:26, Hebrews 12:12

faint: Leviticus 26:36, Isaiah 13:7, Jeremiah 8:18, Lamentations 5:17

weak as water: Heb. go into water, Ezekiel 7:17, *marg.

it cometh: Ezekiel 7:2-12, Ezekiel 12:22-28, 1 Peter 4:7

Reciprocal: Leviticus 26:31 - and bring Deuteronomy 1:28 - discouraged Isaiah 19:3 - the spirit Jeremiah 6:24 - We have Jeremiah 9:1 - General Ezekiel 21:15 - that their Ezekiel 22:14 - Thine heart Ezekiel 32:18 - wail Daniel 5:6 - and his knees Mark 7:34 - he sighed

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And it shall be, when they say unto thee, wherefore sighest thou?.... Which he was to do that purpose, that they might be put upon asking him the reason of it; whether it was on his own personal amount, or on account of his family or particular friends; or whether on a public account, either because of what should befall the captives there, or their countrymen in Judea and Jerusalem:

that thou shalt answer, for the tidings, or, the "report" p,

because it cometh; the report of the Chaldean army approaching and invading Judea, and besieging Jerusalem, which he had from the Lord; and the thing itself was just at hand, and would shortly and certainly be; and that was the thing that affected him, and caused such sorrow and sighing:

and every heart shall melt; like wax, for fear of the enemy; even such who then disbelieved the report, and laughed at it as an idle story:

and all hands shall be feeble; and not able to hold a sword, or strike a stroke:

and every spirit shall faint; yea, such who had the greatest spirits, and were the most bold and undaunted, shall be quite dispirited, no heart nor courage to defend themselves or their country:

and all knees shall be weak as water; they shall not be able to stand upon their legs, and fight like men in their own defence; nor even be able to flee away, and make their escape: or,

shall flow with water q; either with sweat, or with urine, through fear of the enemy:

behold, it cometh, and shall be brought pass, saith the Lord God; let no man therefore put this evil day far from him, or treat this report as an idle tale, or a thing at a distance, and which may never come to pass; for it is now a coming, and in a very little time will be accomplished; for the Lord has said it, who cannot lie, whose counsel shall stand, and will do all his pleasure.

p אל שמועה, επι τη αγγελια, Sept.; "propter rumorem", Vatablus, Cocceius; "propter [vel] ad auditum", Paginus, Montanus. q תלכנה מים "fluent aquis", Munster, Tigurine version, so Ben Melech; "manabunt ut aqua" Cocceius.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Ezekiel 21:7. Wherefore sighest thou? — The prophet was a sign unto them. His sighing and mourning showed them how they should act.

All knees shall be weak as water — Ezekiel 7:17.