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. Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Judges 16:21 — NIV
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Cross-References for Judges 16:21
“You will be pledged to be married to a woman, but another will take her and ravish her. You will build a house, but you will not live in it. You will plant a vineyard, but you will not even begin to enjoy its fruit.”
Shares theme of suffering and humiliation
“But if people are bound in chains, held fast by cords of affliction,”
Shares the theme of being bound in chains
“to open eyes that are blind, to free captives from prison and to release from the dungeon those who sit in darkness.”
Shares theme of imprisonment and blindness
“When John, who was in prison, heard about the deeds of the Messiah, he sent his disciples to ask him,”
Illustrates suffering of righteous individuals through imprisonment
“They put a purple robe on him, then twisted together a crown of thorns and set it on him.”
Shares themes of public humiliation and suffering
“They slaughtered Zedekiah’s sons before his eyes. Then they put out his eyes, bound him with bronze shackles and took him to Babylon.”
Shares elements of blinding and imprisonment
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