Judges 16:21

Easy To Read Version

The Philistine men captured Samson. They tore out his eyes, and took him down to the city of Gaza. Then they put chains on him to keep him from running away. They put Samson in prison and made him work grinding grain.

Cross References

2 Kings 25:7

They killed Zedekiah’s sons in front of him. Then they put out Zedekiah’s eyes. They put chains on him and took him to Babylon.

2 Chronicles 33:11

So the Lord brought commanders from the king of Assyria’s army to attack Judah. Those commanders captured Manasseh and made him their prisoner. They put hooks in him and brass chains on his hands and took him to the country of Babylon.

Psalm 149:8

God’s people will put chains\par on those kings and important people.\par

Exodus 11:5

and every firstborn [61] son in Egypt will die, from the firstborn son of Pharaoh, the ruler of Egypt, to the firstborn son of the slave girl grinding grain. Even the firstborn animals will die.

Proverbs 14:14

Evil people will be fully paid (punished) for the wrong things they do. And good people will be fully rewarded for the good things they do.

Proverbs 2:19

\{She herself is like the grave\}—men who go into her lose their life and never return.

Proverbs 5:22

The sins of an evil person will trap him. His sins will be like ropes holding him.

Isaiah 47:2

\{Now you must work very hard.\}\par You must get the mill stones\par and grind the grain to make flour.\par Remove your veil and\par take off your fancy dresses.\par \{You must leave your country.\}\par Lift your skirts until\par men can see your legs,\par and cross the rivers. {\cf2\super [410]} \par

Jeremiah 39:7

Then Nebuchadnezzar tore out Zedekiah’s eyes. He put bronze chains on Zedekiah and took him to Babylon.

Lamentations 5:13

The enemy made our young men\par grind grain at the mill.\par Our young men stumbled\par under loads of wood.\par

Numbers 16:14

Why should we follow you? You did not bring us into the new land filled with many good things. [203] You did not give us the land God promised. You did not give us the fields or the vineyards. Will you make these men your slaves? No! We will not come.”

Matthew 24:41

Two women will be grinding grain with a mill. {\cf2\super [380]} One woman will be taken and the other woman will be left.

Judges 16:20

Then Delilah called out to him, “Samson, the Philistine men are going to capture you!” He woke up and thought, “I will escape like I did before and free myself.” But Samson did not know that the Lord had left him.

Judges 16:22

But Samson’s hair began to grow again.