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Knees are mentioned in contexts ranging from physical strength and weakness to acts of worship and submission.<br><br><b>Physical Strength and Weakness</b><br><br>The physical condition of the knees is frequently used to represent strength or weakness. In the context of battle or physical exertion, strong knees are indicative of vigor and readiness, while weak knees suggest fear or exhaustion. In <a href="/job/4-4.htm">Job 4:4</a>, Eliphaz speaks of Job's past encouragement to others, saying, "Your words have steadied those who stumbled; you have braced the knees that were buckling." Here, the strengthening of knees symbolizes the restoration of courage and stability.<br><br>Conversely, the imagery of weak knees is used to describe fear or impending doom. In <a href="/isaiah/35-3.htm">Isaiah 35:3</a>, the prophet calls to "Strengthen the limp hands and steady the feeble knees," encouraging the people to prepare for God's deliverance and to overcome their fears.<br><br><b>Worship and Submission</b><br><br>Kneeling is a physical act of worship and submission, reflecting humility and reverence before God. The act of bending the knee is a common biblical expression of prayer and supplication. In <a href="/1_kings/8-54.htm">1 Kings 8:54</a>, after Solomon's prayer of dedication for the temple, he "arose from before the altar of the LORD, where he had been kneeling with his hands spread out toward heaven."<br><br>The New Testament continues this theme, with the Apostle Paul frequently mentioning kneeling in prayer. In <a href="/ephesians/3-14.htm">Ephesians 3:14</a>, Paul writes, "For this reason I bow my knees before the Father," indicating a posture of humility and earnest petition.<br><br><b>Prophetic and Eschatological Significance</b><br><br>The bending of knees also carries prophetic and eschatological significance. In <a href="/philippians/2-10.htm">Philippians 2:10</a>, Paul declares that "at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth," signifying the ultimate recognition of Christ's lordship by all creation. This prophetic vision underscores the universal acknowledgment of Jesus' authority and the submission of all beings to His rule.<br><br><b>Cultural and Social Context</b><br><br>In the cultural and social context of the Bible, kneeling was a common gesture of respect and submission not only to God but also to human authority. In <a href="/genesis/41-43.htm">Genesis 41:43</a>, when Joseph was elevated to a position of power in Egypt, people were commanded to "bow the knee" before him, demonstrating their recognition of his authority.<br><br><b>Healing and Restoration</b><br><br>The imagery of knees is also associated with healing and restoration. In <a href="/hebrews/12-12.htm">Hebrews 12:12-13</a>, believers are exhorted to "strengthen your limp hands and weak knees. Make straight paths for your feet, so that the lame may not be disabled, but rather healed." This passage encourages spiritual renewal and perseverance, using the metaphor of physical healing to illustrate the restoration of faith and strength.<br><br>In summary, the biblical references to knees encompass a wide range of meanings, from physical strength and weakness to acts of worship, submission, and prophetic fulfillment. The imagery of knees serves as a powerful symbol of human dependence on God, the acknowledgment of His authority, and the hope of spiritual renewal and restoration.<a name="isb" id="isb"></a><div class="vheading2">International Standard Bible Encyclopedia</div><span class="encheading">FEEBLE KNEES</span><p>fe'-b'-l nez: The expression. is found in three places (one being a free quotation of another): <a href="/job/4-4.htm">Job 4:4</a>, "Thou hast made firm the feeble (kara`, "bending," "bowing") knees," and <a href="/hebrews/12-12.htm">Hebrews 12:12</a>, "Wherefore lift up the hands that hang down, and the palsied (the King James Version "feeble") knees." The Greek word used here (paralelumena, "paralyzed," "motionless") implies the loss of junction, interrupted articulation, the cutting off of vital strength; compare Greek cholos, "lame," and see Delitzsch in his Commentary on Heb, in the place cited<br><br>Such an affection of the knees may be due to different causes. It is, e.g., a very frequent symptom of the disease known in the Orient as beriberi, when the muscles of the lower leg shrink to such a degree as to render voluntary locomotion impossible. It always disables its victim, and is therefore often expressive of general debility, e.g. in <a href="/psalms/109-24.htm">Psalm 109:24</a>, where such weakness is described as the outcome of protracted fasting in <a href="/ezekiel/7-17.htm">Ezekiel 7:17</a> and 21:7, "All knees shall be weak as water," the expression indicates a complete relaxation of the muscles. Fear effected the same condition in Belshazzar's case, when he saw the writing on the wall (<a href="/daniel/5-6.htm">Daniel 5:6</a>), "The joints of his loins were loosed, and his knees smote one against another" (compare <a href="/nahum/2-10.htm">Nahum 2:10</a>).<br><br>The "sore boil. in the knees, and in the legs," a disease announced in <a href="/deuteronomy/28-35.htm">Deuteronomy 28:35</a> as a punishment upon Israel for disobedience, cannot now be fully determined. Driver (in his commentary on the passage) thinks of elephantiasis, which is possible but not probable on account of the additional statement, "whereof thou canst not be healed, from the sole of thy foot unto the crown of thy head" which would be unexplained, as elephantiasis rarely presents a form in which the whole body is sympathetically affected. I rather think of some form of bubonic plague, which causes very high fever all over the body. In <a href="/deuteronomy/28-27.htm">Deuteronomy 28:27</a> in the enumeration of plagues mention is made of the "boil of Egypt," and some commentators have explained this as "bubonic plague." There is, however, no doubt that the "boil or botch of Egypt" is identical with the disease known to modern medicine as bouton du Nil, Biskra button, Bagdad or Aleppo sore.<br><br>H. L. E. Luering<p><a name="grk" id="grk"></a><div class="vheading2">Greek</div><a href="/greek/1120.htm"><span class="l">1120. gonupeteo -- to fall on the <b>knees</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> to fall on the <b>knees</b>. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: gonupeteo Phonetic Spelling:<br> (gon-oo-pet-eh'-o) Short Definition: I fall on my <b>knees</b> before <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/1120.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p><a href="/greek/4352.htm"><span class="l">4352. proskuneo -- to do reverence to</span></a> <br><b>...</b> to. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: proskuneo Phonetic Spelling:<br> (pros-koo-neh'-o) Short Definition: I worship Definition: I go down on my <b>knees</b> <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/4352.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 10k</font><p><a href="/greek/1119.htm"><span class="l">1119. gonu -- the knee</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Word Origin a prim. word Definition the knee NASB Word Usage down* (4), feet<br> (1), knee (3), kneeling* (2), <b>knees</b> (3), knelt* (3). knee. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/1119.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><a name="heb" id="heb"></a><div class="vheading2">Strong's Hebrew</div><a href="/hebrew/755a.htm"><span class="l">755a. arkubbah -- the knee</span></a><br><b>...</b> the knee. Transliteration: arkubbah Short Definition: <b>knees</b>. Word Origin (Aramaic)<br> from berak Definition the knee NASB Word Usage <b>knees</b> (1). 755, 755a. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/755a.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 5k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/1291.htm"><span class="l">1291. berak -- the knee</span></a><br><b>...</b> 1290, 1291. berak. 1292 . the knee. Transliteration: berak Phonetic Spelling:<br> (beh'-rek) Short Definition: <b>knees</b>. Word Origin (Aramaic <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/1291.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/1290.htm"><span class="l">1290. berek -- the knee</span></a><br><b>...</b> 1289, 1290. berek. 1291 . the knee. Transliteration: berek Phonetic Spelling:<br> (beh'-rek) Short Definition: <b>knees</b>. Word Origin from <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/1290.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><a name="lib" id="lib"></a><div class="vheading2">Library</div><p><a href="/library/spurgeon/spurgeons_sermons_volume_5_1859/weak_hands_and_feeble_knees.htm"><span class="l">Weak Hands and Feeble <b>Knees</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> Weak Hands and Feeble <b>Knees</b>. A Sermon <b>...</b> at the Music Hall, Royal Surrey Gardens.<br> "Strenghten ye the weak hands and confirm the feeble <b>knees</b>.""Isaiah 35:8. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 5 1859/weak hands and feeble knees.htm</font><p><a href="/library/goforth/how_i_know_god_answers_prayer/iii_go_forward_on_your.htm"><span class="l">"Go Forward on Your <b>Knees</b>"</span></a> <br><b>...</b> III "GO FORWARD ON YOUR <b>KNEES</b>". 1887-1894 "I <b>...</b> Brother, if you would enter<br> that province, you must go forward on your <b>knees</b>.". These <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../goforth/how i know god answers prayer/iii go forward on your.htm</font><p><a href="/library/gordon/quiet_talks_on_prayer/shaping_a_prayer_on_the.htm"><span class="l">Shaping a Prayer on the Anvil of the <b>Knees</b>.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Why the Results are Delayed Shaping a Prayer on the Anvil of the <b>Knees</b>. The <b>...</b><br> done.". The changed prayer was wrought out upon His <b>knees</b>! <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../christianbookshelf.org/gordon/quiet talks on prayer/shaping a prayer on the.htm</font><p><a href="/library/cassian/the_conferences_of_john_cassian/chapter_xi_an_inquiry_why.htm"><span class="l">An Inquiry Why in Egypt they do not Fast During all the Fifty Days <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> The Conferences of John Cassian. Chapter XI. An inquiry why in Egypt they do not<br> fast during all the fifty days (of Easter) nor bend their <b>knees</b> in prayer. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../cassian/the conferences of john cassian/chapter xi an inquiry why.htm</font><p><a href="/library/thomas/the_prayers_of_st_paul/viii_strength_and_indwelling.htm"><span class="l">Strength and Indwelling.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> VIII. STRENGTH AND INDWELLING. "For this cause I bow my <b>knees</b> unto the Father of<br> our Lord Jesus <b>...</b> 2. THE ATTITUDE. "I bow my <b>knees</b> unto the Father" (ver.14). <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../thomas/the prayers of st paul/viii strength and indwelling.htm</font><p><a href="/library/eucherius/the_formulae_of_st_eucherius_of_lyons/vi_on_the_interior_man.htm"><span class="l">On the Interior Man</span></a> <br><b>...</b> [Gal.5:17]. The <b>knees</b> are a confession of humility; in the song: and now the<br> <b>knees</b> of my heart are bent. The <b>knees</b> are also the strength <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../eucherius/the formulae of st eucherius of lyons/vi on the interior man.htm</font><p><a href="/library/emmerich/the_dolorous_passion_of_our_lord_jesus_christ/chapter_xxxii_the_second_fall.htm"><span class="l">The Second Fall of Jesus.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> crucified. The servant opened the door; the dreadful sounds became more<br> distinct every moment; and Mary threw herself on her <b>knees</b>. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../the dolorous passion of our lord jesus christ/chapter xxxii the second fall.htm</font><p><a href="/library/emmerich/the_dolorous_passion_of_our_lord_jesus_christ/chapter_ix_the_insults_received.htm"><span class="l">The Insults Received by Jesus in the Court of Caiphas.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Next they put a crown of reeds upon his head, took off his robe and scapular, and<br> then threw an old torn mantle, which scarcely reached his <b>knees</b>, over his <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../chapter ix the insults received.htm</font><p><a href="/library/leupold/exposition_of_genesis_volume_1/chapter_xxx.htm"><span class="l">Chapter xxx</span></a> <br><b>...</b> 3, 4. And she said: There is my handmaid Bilhah; go in unto her, that she may bear<br> children upon my <b>knees</b>, that so I too may build up a family through her. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/leupold/exposition of genesis volume 1/chapter xxx.htm</font><p><a href="/library/unknown/the_acts_of_barnabus/the_acts_of_barnabus.htm"><span class="l">The Acts of Barnabus.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> And I gave repentance on my <b>knees</b> upon the earth to Paul, and he would not<br> endure it. <b>...</b> Therefore, bending their <b>knees</b>, they prayed to God. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/unknown/the acts of barnabus/the acts of barnabus.htm</font><a name="thes" id="thes"></a><div class="vheading2">Thesaurus</div><a href="/topical/k/knees.htm"><span class="l"><b>Knees</b> (47 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia FEEBLE <b>KNEES</b>. fe'-b'-l nez: The expression.<br> is found in three places (one being a free quotation <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/k/knees.htm - 23k</font><p><a href="/topical/k/knee.htm"><span class="l">Knee (12 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> knee," berekh; Aramaic 'arekhubbah; gonu; "kneel"; barakh; Aramaic berakh; gonupeto):<br> Most of the uses are obvious, and the figurative use of "<b>knees</b>" as the <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/k/knee.htm - 12k</font><p><a href="/topical/k/kneel.htm"><span class="l">Kneel (10 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Noah Webster's Dictionary (vi) To bend the knee; to fall or rest on the <b>knees</b>; --<br> sometimes with down. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. KNEE; KNEEL. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/k/kneel.htm - 11k</font><p><a href="/topical/k/knelt.htm"><span class="l">Knelt (20 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Acts 7:60 and having bowed the <b>knees</b>, he cried with a loud voice, 'Lord, mayest<br> thou not lay to them this sin;' and this having said, he fell asleep. (See RSV). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/k/knelt.htm - 12k</font><p><a href="/topical/f/falling.htm"><span class="l">Falling (233 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Matthew 17:14 And when they came to the crowd, a man came to him, falling<br> on his <b>knees</b> before him, and saying, (DBY NAS). Matthew <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/f/falling.htm - 36k</font><p><a href="/topical/k/kneeled.htm"><span class="l">Kneeled (12 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> the number of them that lapped, putting their hand to their mouth, was three hundred<br> men; but all the rest of the people bowed down upon their <b>knees</b> to drink <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/k/kneeled.htm - 10k</font><p><a href="/topical/k/knee-deep.htm"><span class="l">Knee-deep (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (a.) Rising to the <b>knees</b>; knee-high; as, water or snow<br> knee-deep. 2. (a.) Sunk to the <b>knees</b>; as, men knee-deep in water. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/k/knee-deep.htm - 6k</font><p><a href="/topical/t/tottering.htm"><span class="l">Tottering (5 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Multi-Version Concordance Tottering (5 Occurrences). Job 4:4 Your words have supported<br> him who was falling, You have made firm the feeble <b>knees</b>. (See NAS). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/t/tottering.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/l/lap.htm"><span class="l">Lap (12 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 3. (n.) The part of the clothing that lies on the <b>knees</b> or thighs when one sits<br> down; that part of the person thus covered; figuratively, a place of rearing <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/l/lap.htm - 15k</font><p><a href="/topical/s/slack.htm"><span class="l">Slack (19 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> sword from blood. (See JPS RSV). Ezekiel 7:17 All hands shall be feeble,<br> and all <b>knees</b> shall be weak as water. (See JPS). Ezekiel 21 <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/s/slack.htm - 12k</font><p><a name="res" id="res"></a><div class="vheading2">Resources</div><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/genuflection.html">What is genuflection? 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"If you are willing," he said, "you are able to cleanse me."<br /><span class="source">(WEY BBE DBY NAS NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/mark/5-6.htm">Mark 5:6</a></span><br />When he saw Jesus from afar, he ran and bowed down to him,<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/mark/10-17.htm">Mark 10:17</a></span><br />And while he was going out into the way, a man came running to him, and went down on his <span class="boldtext">knees</span>, saying, Good Master, what have I to do so that I may have eternal life?<br /><span class="source">(BBE NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/mark/15-19.htm">Mark 15:19</a></span><br />They struck his head with a reed, and spat on him, and bowing their <span class="boldtext">knees</span>, did homage to him.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE WBS NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/luke/5-8.htm">Luke 5:8</a></span><br />But Simon Peter, when he saw it, fell down at Jesus' <span class="boldtext">knees</span>, saying, "Depart from me, for I am a sinful man, Lord."<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/luke/11-1.htm">Luke 11:1</a></span><br />At one place where He was praying, when He rose from His <span class="boldtext">knees</span> one of His disciples said to Him, "Master, teach us to pray, just as John taught his disciples."<br /><span class="source">(WEY)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/luke/22-41.htm">Luke 22:41</a></span><br />And he went a little distance away from them and, falling on his <span class="boldtext">knees</span> in prayer, he said,<br /><span class="source">(BBE YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/acts/7-60.htm">Acts 7:60</a></span><br />Then, rising on his <span class="boldtext">knees</span>, he cried aloud, "Lord, do not reckon this sin against them." And with these words he fell asleep.<br /><span class="source">(WEY BBE YLT NAS NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/acts/9-40.htm">Acts 9:40</a></span><br />But Peter made them all go outside, and went down on his <span class="boldtext">knees</span> in prayer; and turning to the body, he said, Tabitha, get up. And, opening her eyes, she saw Peter and got up.<br /><span class="source">(BBE YLT NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/acts/20-36.htm">Acts 20:36</a></span><br />And having said these words, he went down on his <span class="boldtext">knees</span> in prayer with them all.<br /><span class="source">(BBE YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/acts/21-5.htm">Acts 21:5</a></span><br />And when these days came to an end, we went on our journey; and they all, with their wives and children, came with us on our way till we were out of the town: and after going on our <span class="boldtext">knees</span> in prayer by the sea,<br /><span class="source">(BBE YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/romans/11-4.htm">Romans 11:4</a></span><br />But what answer does God make to him? I have still seven thousand men whose <span class="boldtext">knees</span> have not been bent to Baal. <br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/ephesians/3-14.htm">Ephesians 3:14</a></span><br />For this cause, I bow my <span class="boldtext">knees</span> to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/hebrews/12-12.htm">Hebrews 12:12</a></span><br />Therefore, lift up the hands that hang down and the feeble <span class="boldtext">knees</span>,<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/genesis/30-3.htm">Genesis 30:3</a></span><br />She said, "Behold, my maid Bilhah. Go in to her, that she may bear on my <span class="boldtext">knees</span>, and I also may obtain children by her."<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/genesis/48-12.htm">Genesis 48:12</a></span><br />Joseph brought them out from between his <span class="boldtext">knees</span>, and he bowed himself with his face to the earth.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/genesis/50-23.htm">Genesis 50:23</a></span><br />Joseph saw Ephraim's children to the third generation. The children also of Machir, the son of Manasseh, were born on Joseph's <span class="boldtext">knees</span>.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/deuteronomy/28-35.htm">Deuteronomy 28:35</a></span><br />Yahweh will strike you in the <span class="boldtext">knees</span>, and in the legs, with a sore boil, of which you can not be healed, from the sole of your foot to the crown of your head.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/judges/7-5.htm">Judges 7:5</a></span><br />So he brought down the people to the water; and Yahweh said to Gideon, "Everyone who laps of the water with his tongue, like a dog laps, you shall set him by himself; likewise everyone who bows down on his <span class="boldtext">knees</span> to drink."<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE WBS YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/judges/7-6.htm">Judges 7:6</a></span><br />The number of those who lapped, putting their hand to their mouth, was three hundred men; but all the rest of the people bowed down on their <span class="boldtext">knees</span> to drink water.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE WBS YLT NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/judges/16-19.htm">Judges 16:19</a></span><br />She made him sleep on her <span class="boldtext">knees</span>; and she called for a man, and shaved off the seven locks of his head; and she began to afflict him, and his strength went from him.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_samuel/2-36.htm">1 Samuel 2:36</a></span><br />Then it will be that the rest of your family, anyone who has not been cut off, will go down on his <span class="boldtext">knees</span> to him for a bit of silver or a bit of bread, and say, Be pleased to put me into one of the priest's places so that I may have a little food.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_kings/8-54.htm">1 Kings 8:54</a></span><br />It was so, that when Solomon had made an end of praying all this prayer and supplication to Yahweh, he arose from before the altar of Yahweh, from kneeling on his <span class="boldtext">knees</span> with his hands spread forth toward heaven.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_kings/18-42.htm">1 Kings 18:42</a></span><br />So Ahab went up to eat and to drink. Elijah went up to the top of Carmel; and he bowed himself down on the earth, and put his face between his <span class="boldtext">knees</span>.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_kings/19-18.htm">1 Kings 19:18</a></span><br />Yet will I leave seven thousand in Israel, all the <span class="boldtext">knees</span> which have not bowed to Baal, and every mouth which has not kissed him."<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_kings/1-13.htm">2 Kings 1:13</a></span><br />Again he sent the captain of a third fifty with his fifty. The third captain of fifty went up, and came and fell on his <span class="boldtext">knees</span> before Elijah, and begged him, and said to him, "Man of God, please let my life, and the life of these fifty your servants, be precious in your sight.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_kings/4-20.htm">2 Kings 4:20</a></span><br />When he had taken him, and brought him to his mother, he sat on her <span class="boldtext">knees</span> until noon, and then died.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_chronicles/6-13.htm">2 Chronicles 6:13</a></span><br />(for Solomon had made a bronze scaffold, five cubits long, and five cubits broad, and three cubits high, and had set it in the midst of the court; and on it he stood, and kneeled down on his <span class="boldtext">knees</span> before all the assembly of Israel, and spread forth his hands toward heaven;)<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/ezra/9-5.htm">Ezra 9:5</a></span><br />At the evening offering I arose up from my humiliation, even with my garment and my robe torn; and I fell on my <span class="boldtext">knees</span>, and spread out my hands to Yahweh my God;<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/job/3-12.htm">Job 3:12</a></span><br />Why did the <span class="boldtext">knees</span> receive me? Or why the breast, that I should suck?<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/job/4-4.htm">Job 4:4</a></span><br />Your words have supported him who was falling, You have made firm the feeble <span class="boldtext">knees</span>.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/95-6.htm">Psalms 95:6</a></span><br />O come, let us give worship, falling down on our <span class="boldtext">knees</span> before the Lord our Maker.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/109-24.htm">Psalms 109:24</a></span><br />My <span class="boldtext">knees</span> are weak through fasting. My body is thin and lacks fat. <br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/proverbs/14-19.htm">Proverbs 14:19</a></span><br />The <span class="boldtext">knees</span> of the evil are bent before the good; and sinners go down in the dust at the doors of the upright. <br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/isaiah/35-3.htm">Isaiah 35:3</a></span><br />Strengthen the weak hands, and make firm the feeble <span class="boldtext">knees</span>.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/isaiah/66-12.htm">Isaiah 66:12</a></span><br />For thus says Yahweh, "Behold, I will extend peace to her like a river, and the glory of the nations like an overflowing stream: and you will nurse. You will be carried on her side, and will be dandled on her <span class="boldtext">knees</span>.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/ezekiel/7-17.htm">Ezekiel 7:17</a></span><br />All hands shall be feeble, and all <span class="boldtext">knees</span> shall be weak as water.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/ezekiel/21-7.htm">Ezekiel 21:7</a></span><br />It shall be, when they tell you, Why do you sigh? that you shall say, Because of the news, for it comes; and every heart shall melt, and all hands shall be feeble, and every spirit shall faint, and all <span class="boldtext">knees</span> shall be weak as water: behold, it comes, and it shall be done, says the Lord Yahweh.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/ezekiel/47-4.htm">Ezekiel 47:4</a></span><br />Again he measured one thousand, and caused me to pass through the waters, waters that were to the <span class="boldtext">knees</span>. Again he measured one thousand, and caused me to pass through the waters, waters that were to the waist.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/daniel/5-6.htm">Daniel 5:6</a></span><br />Then the king's face was changed in him, and his thoughts troubled him; and the joints of his thighs were loosened, and his <span class="boldtext">knees</span> struck one against another.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/daniel/6-10.htm">Daniel 6:10</a></span><br />When Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went into his house (now his windows were open in his chamber toward Jerusalem) and he kneeled on his <span class="boldtext">knees</span> three times a day, and prayed, and gave thanks before his God, as he did before.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/daniel/10-10.htm">Daniel 10:10</a></span><br />Behold, a hand touched me, which set me on my <span class="boldtext">knees</span> and on the palms of my hands.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/nahum/2-10.htm">Nahum 2:10</a></span><br />She is empty, void, and waste. 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