KJV ORIGINAL
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.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
When people ask you, 'Why are you groaning like that?' you tell them: 'Because of the news that's coming. When it hits, everyone's heart will just break, their hands will shake, their spirit will give out, and their knees will go weak like water. It's really happening,' says the Lord God.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Sometimes the weight of what's coming is so heavy that your body feels it before your mind can even process it.
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