Judges 16:21
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Judges 16:21 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Judges 16:21 is a verse from the book of Judges in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "But the Philistines took him, and put out his eyes, and brought him down to Gaza, and bound him with fetters of brass; a..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Judges 16:21 — KJV
“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)
Judges 16:21 in Context — About the Book of Judges
Judges chronicles Israel's darkest cycle: sin, oppression, crying out, and rescue — repeated for generations. God raises unlikely deliverers like Gideon, Deborah, and Samson, proving He responds to honest cries for help even when His people keep failing. Grace shines against a dark backdrop.
Cross-References for Judges 16:21
“Then he put out the eyes of Zedekiah; and the king of Babylon bound him in chains, and carried him to Babylon, and put him in prison till the day of his death. put out: Heb. blinded chains: or, fetters prison: Heb. house of the wards”
Shares key themes with Judges 16:21: put, eyes, bound
“But Jehoiada the priest took a chest, and bored a hole in the lid of it, and set it beside the altar, on the right side as one cometh into the house of the LORD: and the priests that kept the door put therein all the money that was brought into the house of the LORD. door: Heb. threshold”
Shares key themes with Judges 16:21: took, put, brought
“And they slew the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes, and put out the eyes of Zedekiah, and bound him with fetters of brass, and carried him to Babylon. put...: Heb. made blind”
Shares key themes with Judges 16:21: put, eyes, bound
“And David came to his house at Jerusalem; and the king took the ten women his concubines, whom he had left to keep the house, and put them in ward, and fed them, but went not in unto them. So they were shut up unto the day of their death, living in widowhood. ward: Heb. an house of ward shut...: Heb. bound living...: Heb. in widowhood of life”
Shares key themes with Judges 16:21: took, put, bound
“Wherefore the LORD brought upon them the captains of the host of the king of Assyria, which took Manasseh among the thorns, and bound him with fetters, and carried him to Babylon. of the king: Heb. which were the king's fetters: or, chains”
Shares key themes with Judges 16:21: took, brought, bound
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