And Delilah said unto Samson, Behold, thou hast mocked me, and told me lies: now tell me, I pray thee, wherewith thou mightest be bound.
Parallel translations
- WEB Delilah said to Samson, “Behold, you have mocked me, and told me lies: now please tell me with which you might be bound.”
- BSB Then Delilah said to Samson, “You have mocked me and lied to me! Now please tell me how you can be tied up.”
- NKJV Then Delilah said to Samson, “Look, you have mocked me and told me lies. Now, please tell me what you may be bound with.”
- NASB Then Delilah said to Samson, “Behold, you have toyed with me and told me lies; now please tell me how you may be bound.”
- NLT Afterward Delilah said to him, “You’ve been making fun of me and telling me lies! Now please tell me how you can be tied up securely.”
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Quick answer
Delilah complains that Samson has mocked and lied to her, and again demands the secret of binding him. She presses on relentlessly.
Overview
Rather than recoil at her exposed treachery, Samson tolerates Delilah's renewed demands. Her tactic of feigned hurt mirrors the manipulation he should have recognized. The scene advances the wearing-down process that will finally break his resistance, illustrating the slow erosion sin works when not resisted decisively.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 7
- Luke 22:48But Jesus said unto him, Judas, betrayest thou the Son of man with a kiss?
- Judg 16:13And Delilah said unto Samson, Hitherto thou hast mocked me, and told me lies: tell me wherewith thou mightest be bound. And he said unto her, If thou weavest the seven locks of my head with the web.
- Ezek 33:31And they come unto thee as the people cometh, and they sit before thee as my people, and they hear thy words, but they will not do them: for with their mouth they shew much love, but their heart goeth after their covetousness.
- Prov 24:28Be not a witness against thy neighbour without cause; and deceive not with thy lips.
- Judg 16:7And Samson said unto her, If they bind me with seven green withs that were never dried, then shall I be weak, and be as another man.
- Judg 16:15–17And she said unto him, How canst thou say, I love thee, when thine heart is not with me? thou hast mocked me these three times, and hast not told me wherein thy great strength lieth.
- Prov 23:7–8For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; but his heart is not with thee.
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