Ezekiel 21:7

“And it will be, when they say to you, ‘Why are you sighing?’ you will say, ‘Because of the news, for it is coming; and every heart will melt, and all hands will go limp, and every spirit will grow faint, and all knees will run with water. Look, it is coming, and it will happen, declares Adonai YHWH.’””

Ezekiel 21:7 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Ezekiel 21:7, word by word

And it will beהָיָהhaya

happen

For something to occur or take place; many stories open with this word.

Where else “haya” appears
they sayיֹאמְרוּyomru

say

To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.

Where else “yomru” appears
sighing?’נֶאֱנָחneenach

groan

Groan, sigh with pain.

Where else “neenach” appears
‘Because of the newsשְׁמוּעָהshemua

report, news

Report, news: what one hears said.

Where else “shemua” appears
it is comingבָאָהvaa

come

To come, arrive: "days are coming".

Where else “vaa” appears
heartלֵבlev

heart

The deepest part of a person: where they think, feel and decide.

Where else “lev” appears
will meltנָמֵסnames

lose heart

To lose courage and strength from fear, as if the heart melted.

Where else “names” appears
handsיָדַיִםyadayim

hand

The part of the body with which one takes, gives and works; also what one does.

Where else “yadayim” appears
will go limpרָפוּrafu

go limp

To grow feeble, be discouraged.

Where else “rafu” appears
spiritרוּחַruach

spirit

What moves a person inside: their life, their mood.

Where else “ruach” appears
will grow faintכִהֲתָהchihata

grow dim

To fade: sight, courage or a flame.

Where else “chihata” appears
kneesבִּרְכַּיִםbirkayim

knee

Knee.

Where else “birkayim” appears
will runתֵּלַכְנָהtelachna

go

To head for a place, to leave where one is in order to reach another.

Where else “telachna” appears
with waterמַּיִםmayim

water

Water: for drinking, of rivers or seas.

Where else “mayim” appears
declaresנְאֻםneum

declaration

Solemn words God himself speaks: "oracle of YHWH".

Where else “neum” appears
Adonaiאֲדֹנָadona

Adonai, Lord

"Adonai": "my Lord", said only to God. It is a title of respect that acknowledges his authority. It is not another god besides YHWH: often it goes with his name, "Adonai YHWH", Lord YHWH.

Where else “adona” appears
YHWH.’יְהוִהyehvi

YHWH (with Adonai)

The four letters of God's name, YHWH (see "YHWH"). They almost always go with "Adonai"; then Jews, when reading, said "Elohim" so as not to repeat "Adonai".

Where else “yehvi” appears

Translation note

“Will run [with] water”: literally “will go water”; the same expression is in 7:17.

The context

6And you, son of man, sigh, with breaking of loins, and with bitterness sigh before their eyes.

7 · This verse (above)

8And the word of YHWH came to me, saying,

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