uW Translation Notes:

General Information:

These are Yahweh’s words about Israel.

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche

(Occurrence 0) Every hand will falter and every knee will be weak as water

(Some words not found in UHB: all/each/any/every the,hands hang_limp and=all knees become water )

The hands and knees are synecdoches for the people themselves. Alternate translation: [Everyone will be so terrified that they will be unable to work and their knees will become weak so that they cannot stand]

(Occurrence 0) falter

(Some words not found in UHB: all/each/any/every the,hands hang_limp and=all knees become water )

fail to do what it is supposed to do

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / euphemism

(Occurrence 0) every knee will be weak as water

(Some words not found in UHB: all/each/any/every the,hands hang_limp and=all knees become water )

Another possible translation is, “every knee will flow with water,” a euphemism for all the people losing control of their bladders because they are so frightened.

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / simile

(Occurrence 0) knee … weak as water

(Some words not found in UHB: all/each/any/every the,hands hang_limp and=all knees become water )

Water cannot stand up, and the people’s knees will be so weak that the people are unable to stand on their legs.