Jos 7:5, Psa 22:14, Isa 13:7 | JFB | STEP | 4-5. they fled before the men of Ai-- An unexpected resistance, and the loss of thirty-six of their number diffused a panic, which ended in an ignominious rout.

‏ Joshua 7:5

4-5. they fled before the men of Ai--An unexpected resistance, and the loss of thirty-six of their number diffused a panic, which ended in an ignominious rout.

‏ Psalms 22:14

14-15. Utter exhaustion and hopeless weakness, in these circumstances of pressing danger, are set forth by the most expressive figures; the solidity of the body is destroyed, and it becomes like water; the bones are parted; the heart, the very seat of vitality, melts like wax; all the juices of the system are dried up; the tongue can no longer perform its office, but lies parched and stiffened (compare Ge 49:4; 2Sa 14:14; Psa 58:8). In this, God is regarded as the ultimate source, and men as the instruments.

‏ Isaiah 13:7

7. faint ... melt--So Jr 50:43; compare Jos 7:5. Babylon was taken by surprise on the night of Belshazzar's impious feast (Da 5:30). Hence the sudden fainting and melting of hearts.