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Judges 16:21 Cross-References
Explore 10 cross-references for Judges 16:21 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Judges chapter 16 verse 21 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“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. put out: Heb. bored out”
Judges 16:21 (KJV)
Commentary on Judges 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.This verse belongs to the Samson cycle addressing Samson, Delilah, and final victory in death. Samson represents both the heights of God-empowered strength and the depths of human weakness through moral compromise. His Nazirite vow (Numbers 6:1-21) set him apart as holy to God, yet his persistent violations of this vow—contact with dead animals (14:8-9), seven-day feast (likely involving wine, 14:10), and finally revealing his hair's secret...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Judges 16:21
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“neither do they attain to the paths of life:”
“The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways: and a good man shall be satisfied from himself.”
“one will be taken and one will be left.”
“from the firstborn of Pharaoh who sits on his throne”
“and grind meal; remove your veil”
“and their nobles with fetters of iron;”
“who took Manasseh in chains”
“being bound in affliction and iron”
“and put out the eyes of Zedekiah”
“His own iniquities shall take the wicked himself”