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The Philistines laid hold on him, and put out his eyes; and they brought him down to Gaza, and bound him with fetters of brass; and he did grind in the prison-house.
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A Fall into Utter Humiliation
Commentators explain that Samson's punishment was designed for maximum degradation. The Philistines blinded him to prevent any future threat, bound him in heavy brass fetters, and forced him to do 'grinding'—a task typically reserved for female slaves. This was a public and profound humiliation for the man who was once Israel's champion.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Put out his eyes - Thus effectively, as they thought, preventing any future mischief on his part, while they prolonged their own triumph and…
19th Century
Anglican
Put out his eyes. —The marginal note, “bored out,” is more correct. The Arabic version has the curious gloss that they burnt out h…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
But the Philistines took him Being assured by Delilah that his strength was gone from him, of which perhaps she had made trial…
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