Judges 16:28
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And Samson called unto the Lord, and said, O Lord God, remember me, I pray thee, and strengthen me, I pray thee, only this once, O God, that I may be at once avenged of the Philistines for my two eyes.Then Samson called out to the LORD: “O Lord GOD, please remember me. Strengthen me, O God, just once more, so that with one vengeful blow I may pay back the Philistines for my two eyes.”
In other translations
And Samson called unto the Lord, and said, O Lord God, remember me, I pray thee, and strengthen me, I pray thee, only this once, O God, that I may be at once avenged of the Philistines for my two eyes.Then Samson called out to the LORD: “O Lord GOD, please remember me. Strengthen me, O God, just once more, so that with one vengeful blow I may pay back the Philistines for my two eyes.”
Hebrew words
וַיִּקְרָאvaiyikra'and he called outH7121שִׁמְשׁוֹןshimshonSamsonH8123אֶל־'el-toH413יְהוָהyahwehYahwehH3068וַיֹּאמַרvaiyomarand he saidH559אֲדֹנָי'adonaiO LordH136יֱהֹוִהyahwehYahwehH3069זָכְרֵנִיzakhereniremember meH2142נָאna'pleaseH4994וְחַזְּקֵנִיvechazekeniand strengthen meH2388נָאna'pleaseH4994אַךְ'akhonlyH389הַפַּעַםhapa'amthe timeH6471הַזֶּהhazeh<the> thisH2088הָאֱלֹהִיםha'elohimO GodH430וְאִנָּקְמָהve'inakemahso let me avenge myselfH5358נְקַם־nekam-vengeance ofH5359אַחַת'achatoneH259מִשְּׁתֵיmisheteifrom [the] twoH8147עֵינַי'einaieyes myH5869מִפְּלִשְׁתִּים׃mipelishtimfrom [the] PhilistinesH6430
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Related verses
- Jeremiah 15:15O Lord, thou knowest: remember me, and visit me, and revenge me of my persecutors; take me not away in thy longsuffering: know that for thy sake I have suffered rebuke.You understand, O LORD; remember me and attend to me. Avenge me against my persecutors. In Your patience, do not take me away. Know that I endure reproach for Your honor.
- Lamentations 3:31-3231 For the Lord will not cast off for ever: 32 But though he cause grief, yet will he have compassion according to the multitude of his mercies.31 For the Lord will not cast us off forever. 32 Even if He causes grief, He will show compassion according to His abundant loving devotion.
- Psalm 143:12And of thy mercy cut off mine enemies, and destroy all them that afflict my soul: for I am thy servant.And in Your loving devotion, cut off my enemies. Destroy all who afflict me, for I am Your servant.
- Revelation 6:10And they cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth?And they cried out in a loud voice, “How long, O Lord, holy and true, until You avenge our blood and judge those who dwell upon the earth?”
- Psalm 91:15He shall call upon me, and I will answer him: I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him, and honour him.When he calls out to Me, I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble. I will deliver him and honor him.
- Psalm 50:15And call upon me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me.Call upon Me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you will honor Me.”
- Psalm 58:10-1110 The righteous shall rejoice when he seeth the vengeance: he shall wash his feet in the blood of the wicked. 11 So that a man shall say, Verily there is a reward for the righteous: verily he is a God that judgeth in the earth.10 The righteous will rejoice when they see they are avenged; they will wash their feet in the blood of the wicked. 11 Then men will say, “There is surely a reward for the righteous! There is surely a God who judges the earth!”
- 2 Timothy 4:14Alexander the coppersmith did me much evil: the Lord reward him according to his works:Alexander the coppersmith did great harm to me. The Lord will repay him according to his deeds.
- Jonah 2:1-21 Then Jonah prayed unto the Lord his God out of the fish’s belly, 2 And said, I cried by reason of mine affliction unto the Lord, and he heard me; out of the belly of hell cried I, and thou heardest my voice.1 From inside the fish, Jonah prayed to the LORD his God, 2 saying: “In my distress I called to the LORD, and He answered me. From the belly of Sheol I called for help, and You heard my voice.
- Psalm 74:18-2318 Remember this, that the enemy hath reproached, O LORD, and that the foolish people have blasphemed thy name. 19 O deliver not the soul of thy turtledove unto the multitude of the wicked: forget not the congregation of thy poor for ever. 20 Have respect unto the covenant: for the dark places of the earth are full of the habitations of cruelty. 21 O let not the oppressed return ashamed: let the poor and needy praise thy name.18 Remember how the enemy has mocked You, O LORD, how a foolish people has spurned Your name. 19 Do not deliver the soul of Your dove to beasts; do not forget the lives of Your afflicted forever. 20 Consider Your covenant, for haunts of violence fill the dark places of the land. 21 Do not let the oppressed retreat in shame; may the poor and needy praise Your name.
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People: Samson