Judges 16:21
Judges · Old Testament · Chapter 16
“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.”Judges 16:21
What Does Judges 16:21 Mean?
Judges 16:21 is found in the book of Judges, chapter 16, verse 21 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Judges 16:21 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Proverbs 2:19“None that go unto her return again, neither take they hold of the paths of life.”Proverbs 14:14“The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways: and a good man shall be satisfied from himself.”Exodus 11:5“And all the firstborn in the land of Egypt shall die, from the first born of Pharaoh that sitteth upon his throne, even unto the firstborn of the maidservant that is behind the mill; and all the firstborn of beasts.”Isaiah 47:2“Take the millstones, and grind meal: uncover thy locks, make bare the leg, uncover the thigh, pass over the rivers.”Lamentations 5:13“They took the young men to grind, and the children fell under the wood.”Matthew 24:41“Two women shall be grinding at the mill; the one shall be taken, and the other left.”Numbers 16:14“Moreover thou hast not brought us into a land that floweth with milk and honey, or given us inheritance of fields and vineyards: wilt thou put out the eyes of these men? we will not come up.”2 Kings 25:7“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.”2 Chronicles 33:11“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.”Psalms 107:10“Such as sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, being bound in affliction and iron;”Psalms 149:8“To bind their kings with chains, and their nobles with fetters of iron;”Proverbs 5:22“His own iniquities shall take the wicked himself, and he shall be holden with the cords of his sins.”Jeremiah 39:7“Moreover he put out Zedekiah’s eyes, and bound him with chains, to carry him to Babylon.”John 18:12“Then the band and the captain and officers of the Jews took Jesus, and bound him,”Joshua 10:41“And Joshua smote them from Kadeshbarnea even unto Gaza, and all the country of Goshen, even unto Gibeon.”Judges 1:18“Also Judah took Gaza with the coast thereof, and Askelon with the coast thereof, and Ekron with the coast thereof.”1 Samuel 6:17“And these are the golden emerods which the Philistines returned for a trespass offering unto the LORD; for Ashdod one, for Gaza one, for Askelon one, for Gath one, for Ekron one;”1 Samuel 11:2“And Nahash the Ammonite answered them, On this condition will I make a covenant with you, that I may thrust out all your right eyes, and lay it for a reproach upon all Israel.”2 Samuel 3:34“Thy hands were not bound, nor thy feet put into fetters: as a man falleth before wicked men, so fellest thou. And all the people wept again over him.”1 Chronicles 10:4“Then said Saul to his armourbearer, Draw thy sword, and thrust me through therewith; lest these uncircumcised come and abuse me. But his armourbearer would not; for he was sore afraid. So Saul took a sword, and fell upon it.”
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