Isaiah 13:7

Therefore shall all hands be faint, and every man’s heart shall melt:

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
hands	יָדַ֣יִם ya.Da.yim	H3027	a hand (the open one (indicating power · noun, common both genders dual absolute
faint	תִּרְפֶּ֑ינָה tir.Pei.nah	H7503	to slacken (in many applications · verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person feminine plural
man’s	אֱנ֖וֹשׁ 'e.No.osh	H582	a man in general (singly or collectively) · noun, common masculine singular absolute
heart	לְבַ֥ב le.Vav	H3824	the heart (as the most interior organ) · noun, common masculine singular construct
melt	יִמָּס yi.Mas	H4549	to liquefy · verb, niphal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular

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Cross-references

Ezekiel 21:7 And it shall be, when they say unto thee, Wherefore sighest thou? that thou shalt answer, For the tidings; because it cometh: and every hear…
Isaiah 19:1 The burden of Egypt. Behold, the LORD rideth upon a swift cloud, and shall come into Egypt: and the idols of Egypt shall be moved at his pre…
Ezekiel 7:17 All hands shall be feeble, and all knees shall be weak as water.
Nahum 1:6 Who can stand before his indignation? and who can abide in the fierceness of his anger? his fury is poured out like fire, and the rocks are…
Nahum 2:10 She is empty, and void, and waste: and the heart melteth, and the knees smite together, and much pain is in all loins, and the faces of them…
Exodus 15:15 Then the dukes of Edom shall be amazed; the mighty men of Moab, trembling shall take hold upon them; all the inhabitants of Canaan shall mel…
Isaiah 10:3-4 And what will ye do in the day of visitation, and in the desolation which shall come from far? to whom will ye flee for help? and where will…
Isaiah 37:27 Therefore their inhabitants were of small power, they were dismayed and confounded: they were as the grass of the field, and as the green he…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 13:6-18

We have here a very elegant and lively description of the terrible confusion and desolation which should be made in Babylon by the descent which the Medes and Persians should make upon it. Those that were now secure and easy were bidden to howl and make sad lamentation; for, I. God was about to appear in wrath against them, and it is a fearful thing to fall into his hands: The day of the Lord is at hand (Isa 13:6), a little day of judgment, when God will act as a just avenger of his own and his people's injured cause. And there are those who will have reason to tremble when that day is at hand. The day of the Lord cometh, Isa 13:9. Men have their day now, and they think to carry the day; but…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Isaiah 13:7

faint . . . melt--So Jer 50:43; compare Jos 7:5. Babylon was taken by surprise on the night of Belshazzar's impious feast (Dan 5:30). Hence the sudden fainting and melting of hearts.

John Gill on Isaiah 13:7

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.

John Calvin on Isaiah 13:7

Therefore all hands shall be weakened. He shows that the power of the Lord to destroy the inhabitants of Babylon will be so great, that they shall have no means of withstanding his anger. Though they stood high in wealth and in power, yet their hearts would be so faint, and their hands so weak, that they would have neither disposition nor ability to resist. And thus he indirectly ridicules the cruelty which boiled in the hearts of the Babylonians; for it is in the power of God to soften hearts, and to crush, loosen, or enfeeble hands or arms, so that suddenly all their courage shall fall down, and all their strength shall vanish away. When the heart quakes, what will be the use of fortificat…

The Church Fathers

(Verse 7, 8.) Therefore, all hands will be loosened, and every man's heart will waste away and be crushed. There will be twisting and pain: they will be in agony like a woman in labor. Each person will be astonished at their neighbor; their faces will be burned with the expression of fear. This explanation is not necessary, but it is briefly indicated that such a great weight of evils will come upon them, that the hands of the fighters of Babylon will be loosened, and their hearts will grow weak with fear, and the agony of childbirth will twist their insides, and each person will seek help from another, their pale faces showing dread. For it is natural that in the face of impending disasters, we consider others to be more wise.
— Jerome, Commentary on Isaiah

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Dictionary and topics

Babylon — The Greek form of BABEL; Semitic form Babilu, meaning “The Gate of God.” In the Assyrian tablets it means “The city of the dispersion of the tribes.” The monumental list of its kings reaches back to…
Babylon · Predictions respecting: Destruction of — Predictions respecting: Destruction of

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Isaiah 13:7

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 13:6-18

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Isaiah 13:7

John Gill on Isaiah 13:7

John Calvin on Isaiah 13:7

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Isaiah 13:7

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 13:6-18

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Isaiah 13:7

John Gill on Isaiah 13:7

John Calvin on Isaiah 13:7

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Isaiah 13:6-8

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Isaiah 13:6

Rashi on Isaiah 13:7