Joshua 7:5

WEB

⁵The men of Ai struck about thirty-six men of them. They chased them from before the gate even to Shebarim, and struck them at the descent. The hearts of the people melted, and became like water.

KJV

⁵And the men of Ai smote of them about thirty and six men: for they chased them from before the gate even unto Shebarim, and smote them in the going down: wherefore the hearts of the people melted, and became as water.

BSB

⁵And the men of Ai struck down about thirty-six of them, chasing them from the gate as far as the quarries ^[+] and striking them down on the slopes. So the hearts of the people melted and became like water.

FBV

⁵The men of Ai killed about thirty-six of them, chasing the Israelites from the town gate until they were defeated,^[+] killing them on their way down. At this the Israelites became afraid, losing all their courage.

Extra References

Joshua 2:9

⁹She said to the men, “I know that the LORD has given you the land, and that the fear of you has fallen upon us, and that all the inhabitants of the land melt away before you.

Joshua 2:11

¹¹As soon as we had heard it, our hearts melted, and there wasn’t any more spirit in any man, because of you: for the LORD your God, he is God in heaven above, and on earth beneath.

Leviticus 26:36

³⁶“‘As for those of you who are left, I will send a faintness into their hearts in the lands of their enemies. The sound of a driven leaf will put them to flight; and they shall flee, as one flees from the sword. They will fall when no one pursues.

Deuteronomy 1:44

⁴⁴The Amorites, who lived in that hill country, came out against you and chased you as bees do, and beat you down in Seir, even to Hormah.

Ezekiel 21:7

⁷It shall be, when they ask you, ‘Why do you sigh?’ that you shall say, ‘Because of the news, for it comes! Every heart will melt, all hands will be feeble, every spirit will faint, and all knees will be weak as water. Behold, it comes, and it shall be done, says the Lord GOD.’”

Nahum 2:10

¹⁰She is empty, void, and waste. The heart melts, the knees knock together, their bodies and faces have grown pale.

Isaiah 13:7

⁷Therefore all hands will be feeble, and everyone’s heart will melt.

Psalms 22:14

¹⁴I am poured out like water. All my bones are out of joint. My heart is like wax. It is melted within me.

Joshua 5:1

¹When all the kings of the Amorites, who were beyond the Jordan westward, and all the kings of the Canaanites, who were by the sea, heard how the LORD had dried up the waters of the Jordan from before the children of Israel until we had crossed over, their heart melted, and there was no more spirit in them, because of the children of Israel.