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Everyone's heart melts

Nahum speaks of the people losing courage as if their hearts melt like wax. AT: "Everyone loses courage" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)

everyone's knees strike together

This describes a physical response to great fear. The people's legs shake so badly that their knees knock together and they are unable to walk or run.