discouraged [heb] melted

Deuteronomy 20:8
Then the officers shall speak further to the army, saying, "Is any man afraid or fainthearted? Let him return home, so that the hearts of his brothers will not melt like his own."

Exodus 15:15
Then the chiefs of Edom will be dismayed; trembling will seize the leaders of Moab; those who dwell in Canaan will melt away,

Joshua 2:9, 11, 24
and said to them, "I know that the LORD has given you this land and that the fear of you has fallen on us, so that all the inhabitants of the land are melting in fear of you. . . .

Joshua 14:8
Although my brothers who went with me made the hearts of the people melt with fear, I remained loyal to the LORD my God.

Isaiah 13:7
Therefore all hands will fall limp, and every man's heart will melt.

Ezekiel 21:7
And when they ask, 'Why are you groaning?' you are to say, 'Because of the news that is coming. Every heart will melt, and every hand will go limp. Every spirit will faint, and every knee will turn to water.' Yes, it is coming and it will surely happen, declares the Lord GOD."

The people

Deuteronomy 9:1, 2
Hear, O Israel. Today you are about to cross the Jordan to go in and dispossess nations greater and stronger than you, with large cities fortified to the heavens. . . .

Numbers 13:28-33
Nevertheless, the people living in the land are strong, and the cities are large and fortified. We even saw the descendants of Anak there. . . .

we have seen

Deuteronomy 9:2
The people are strong and tall, the descendants of the Anakim. You know about them and you have heard it said, "Who can stand up to the sons of Anak?"

Joshua 11:22
No Anakim were left in the land of the Israelites; only in Gaza, Gath, and Ashdod did any survive.

Joshua 15:14
And Caleb drove out from there the three sons of Anak--the descendants of Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai, the children of Anak.

Judges 1:10, 20
Judah also marched against the Canaanites who were living in Hebron (formerly known as Kiriath-arba), and they struck down Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai. . . .

2 Samuel 21:16-22
Then Ishbi-benob, a descendant of Rapha, whose bronze spear weighed three hundred shekels and who was bearing a new sword, resolved to kill David. . . .