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Judges 16:21

The Philistines laid hold on him and put out his eyes; and they brought him down to Gaza and bound him with fetters of bronze; and he ground at the mill in the prison.

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  • WEB World English Bible

    The Philistines laid hold on him and put out his eyes; and they brought him down to Gaza and bound him with fetters of bronze; and he ground at the mill in the prison.

  • KJV King James Version

    But the Philistines took him, and put out his eyes, and brought him down to Gaza, and bound him with fetters of brass; and he did grind in the prison house.

  • JPS JPS Tanakh (1917)

    And the Philistines laid hold on him, and put out his eyes; and they brought him down to Gaza, and bound him with fetters of brass; and he did grind in the prison-house.

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Cross-references (10)

Passages linked to Judges 16:21 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.

  • Proverbs 2:19 None who go to her return again, neither do they attain to the paths of life.
  • Proverbs 14:14 The unfaithful will be repaid for his own ways; likewise a good man will be rewarded for his ways.
  • Exodus 11:5 and all the firstborn in the land of Egypt shall die, from the firstborn of Pharaoh who sits on his throne, even to the firstborn of the female servant who is behind the mill, and all the firstborn of livestock.
  • Isaiah 47:2 Take the millstones and grind flour. Remove your veil, lift up your skirt, uncover your legs, and wade through the rivers.
  • Matthew 24:41 Two women will be grinding at the mill: one will be taken and one will be left.
  • 2 Kings 25:7 They killed Zedekiah’s sons before his eyes, then put out Zedekiah’s eyes, bound him in fetters, and carried him to Babylon.
  • 2 Chronicles 33:11 Therefore Yahweh brought on them the captains of the army of the king of Assyria, who took Manasseh in chains, bound him with fetters, and carried him to Babylon.
  • Psalms 107:10-12 Some sat in darkness and in the shadow of death, being bound in affliction and iron, because they rebelled against the words of God, and condemned the counsel of the Most High. Therefore he brought down their heart with labor. They fell down, and there was no one to help.
  • Psalms 149:8 to bind their kings with chains, and their nobles with fetters of iron;
  • Proverbs 5:22 The evil deeds of the wicked ensnare him. The cords of his sin hold him firmly.

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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain Jdg 16:21 But the Philistines took him, and put…

Jdg 16:21 But the Philistines took him, and put out his eyes, and brought him down to Gaza, and bound him with fetters of brass; and he did grind in the prison house.

Ver. 21. Took him, and put out his eyes.] These eyes of his were the first offenders that betrayed him to lust; {Jdg 16:1} and now they are first pulled out, and he led a blind captive to Gaza, where he was first captivated to his lust. The loss of his eyes showeth him his sin, saith one. {a} Neither could he see how ill he had done, till he saw not. Muleasses king of Tunis, expelled his kingdom for whoredom, had his eyes put out with a burning hot iron, but was not brought thereby to a sight of his sin.

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And bound him with fetters of brass.] Who had suffered himself to be bound with the green withs of sensual delights.

And he did grind in the prison house.] Like a slave, or rather like a horse: that he might earn his bread before he ate it. Yet by it, saith an interpreter, they chuckered themselves to think what use they should make herein of his great strength.

{a} Bp. Hall.

John Trapp, A Commentary or Exposition upon All the Books of the Old and New Testament (1647–1656) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain The Philistines now durst apprehend him, because they rested…
John Gill 1763 · Public Domain But the Philistines took him,.... Being assured by Delilah…
John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain His eyes - Which was done both out of…
Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 21. Put out his eyes] Thus was the…
Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain Jdg 16:21. The Philistines put out his eyes —…
Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain Put out his eyes - Thus effectually, as they…
Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain Chains. Hebrew and Septuagint add, "of brass," which were…
Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures 1864 · Public Domain Samson’s end. He slays more Philistines in his death…
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain THE PHILISTINES TOOK HIM AND PUT OUT HIS EYES.…
Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain SAMSON’S IMPRISONMENT AND DEATH, Jdg_16:21-31.
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 21. to Gaza] ‘His degeneration began at Gaza, therefore…
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (21) Put out his eyes.—the margin, “bored out,” is…
The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain Put out his eyes. One of the cruel punishments…
Alexander MacLaren 1905 · Public Domain Jdg 16:21 - Jdg 16:31.

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