“And it shall be, when they say unto thee, Wherefore sighest thou? that thou shalt answer, For the tidings; because it cometh: and every heart shall melt, and all hands shall be feeble, and every spirit shall faint, and all knees shall be weak as water: behold, it cometh, and shall be brought to pass, saith the Lord God.”
When they ask why Ezekiel sighs, he is to say: Because of the news that has come, for every heart will melt and all hands will be feeble, every spirit will faint and all knees will become weak. The announcement of judgment provokes complete human dissolution: the emotional, physical, and spiritual collapse of all inhabitants. The comprehensive nature of the collapse establishes the overwhelming force of judgment.
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