⁷ And when they say to you, ‘Why are you groaning?’ you shall say, ‘Because of the ^(A)news, for it is coming; and ^(B)every heart will melt, all hands will go limp, every spirit will be disheartened, and all ^[a]knees will drip with water. Behold, it is coming and it will happen,’ declares the Lord ^[b]God.”

¹⁴ Can ^(A)your heart endure, or can your hands be strong for the days that I will deal with you? ^(B)I, the Lord, have spoken and will act.

¹² Therefore, ^[a](A)strengthen the hands that are weak and the knees that are feeble,