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Ecclesiasticus 13:7
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Propter hoc omnes manus dissolventur, et omne cor hominis contabescet,
Propter hoc omnes manus dissolventur,
et omne cor hominis contabescet,
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
shall all: Isaiah 10:3, Isaiah 10:4, Isaiah 37:27, Isaiah 51:20, Jeremiah 50:43, Ezekiel 7:17, Ezekiel 21:7, Nahum 1:6
be faint: or, fall down
every: Isaiah 19:1, Exodus 15:15, Nahum 2:10
Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 1:28 - discouraged Joshua 2:11 - our hearts Joshua 7:5 - wherefore 1 Samuel 5:11 - a deadly 2 Samuel 4:1 - his hands 2 Samuel 17:10 - utterly melt Psalms 58:7 - General Psalms 107:26 - their soul Jeremiah 49:23 - fainthearted Jeremiah 51:8 - howl Jeremiah 51:30 - The mighty Lamentations 1:22 - my heart Daniel 5:6 - so that
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Therefore shall all hands be faint,.... Or hang down; that is, the hands of all the Babylonians, the city being taken suddenly and at once, so that they should not be able to lift them up to lay hold on a weapon, and defend themselves:
and every man's heart shall melt; like wax before the fire; be dispirited, and lose all their valour and courage, have neither power nor heart to resist their enemies, and attempt to save themselves.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Therefore shall all hands be faint - This is designed to denote the consternation and alarm of the people. They would be so terrified and alarmed that they would have no courage, no hope, and no power to make resistance. They would abandon their plans of defense, and give themselves up to despair (compare 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 Women in travail;’ Ezekiel 7:17; Zephaniah 3:16).
And every man’s heart shall melt - Or, shall faint, so that he shall have no courage or strength (compare Deuteronomy 20:8). The fact was, that the destruction of Babylon took place in the night. It came suddenly upon the city, while Belshazzar was at his impious feast; and the alarm was so unexpected and produced such consternation, that no defense was attempted (see Daniel 5:30; compare the notes at Isaiah 45:1).
