Judges 15:18 “And being very thirsty, Samson cried out to the LORD, “You have accomp…”

Judges 15:18

And being very thirsty, Samson cried out to the LORD, “You have accomplished this great deliverance through Your servant. Must I now die of thirst and fall into the hands of the uncircumcised?”

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And he was sore athirst, and called on the LORD, and said, Thou hast given this great deliverance into the hand of thy servant: and now shall I die for thirst, and fall into the hand of the uncircumcised?

World English Bible

He was very thirsty, and called on the LORD and said, “You have given this great deliverance by the hand of your servant; and now shall I die of thirst, and fall into the hands of the uncircumcised?”

American Standard Version

And he was sore athirst, and called on Jehovah, and said, Thou hast given this great deliverance by the hand of thy servant; and now shall I die for thirst, and fall into the hand of the uncircumcised.

Geneva Bible 1599

And he was sore a thirst, and called on the Lord, and sayde, Thou hast giuen this great deliuerance into the hand of thy seruaunt: and nowe shall I dye for thirst, and fall into the handes of the vncircumcised?

Darby Translation

And he was very thirsty, and called on Jehovah, and said, Thou hast given by the hand of thy servant this great deliverance, and now shall I die for thirst, and fall into the hand of the uncircumcised?

Young's Literal Translation

and he thirsteth exceedingly, and calleth unto Jehovah, and saith, 'Thou — Thou hast given by the hand of Thy servant this great salvation; and now, I die with thirst, and have fallen into the hand of the uncircumcised.'

Bible in Basic English

After this, he was in great need of water, and crying out to the Lord, he said, You have given this great salvation by the hand of your servant, and now need of water will be my death; and I will be given into the hands of this people who are without circumcision.

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Cross references

“he was sore”

Judges 8:4 John 19:28 Psalm 22:14 Psalm 22:15 2 Corinthians 4:8 2 Corinthians 4:9

Judges 8:4 · BSB

Then Gideon and his three hundred men came to the Jordan and crossed it, exhausted yet still in pursuit.

John 19:28 · BSB

After this, knowing that everything had now been accomplished, and to fulfill the Scripture, Jesus said, “I am thirsty.”

Psalm 22:14 · BSB

I am poured out like water, and all my bones are disjointed. My heart is like wax; it melts away within me.

Psalm 22:15 · BSB

My strength is dried up like a potsherd, and my tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth. You lay me in the dust of death.

2 Corinthians 4:8 · BSB

We are hard pressed on all sides, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair;

2 Corinthians 4:9 · BSB

persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed.

“Thou hast given”

Psalm 18:31–40 Psalm 3:7 Psalm 3:8

Psalm 18:31–40 · BSB

For who is God besides the LORD? And who is the Rock except our God?

Psalm 3:7 · BSB

Arise, O LORD! Save me, O my God! Strike all my enemies on the jaw; break the teeth of the wicked.

Psalm 3:8 · BSB

Salvation belongs to the LORD; may Your blessing be on Your people. Selah

“shall”

Genesis 32:31 2 Corinthians 12:7 2 Corinthians 12:8

Genesis 32:31 · BSB

The sun rose above him as he passed by Penuel, and he was limping because of his hip.

2 Corinthians 12:7 · BSB

or because of these surpassingly great revelations. So to keep me from becoming conceited, I was given a thorn in my flesh, a messenger of Satan, to torment me.

2 Corinthians 12:8 · BSB

Three times I pleaded with the Lord to take it away from me.

“and fall”

Genesis 20:11 1 Samuel 27:1 Hebrews 11:32 Genesis 12:12 Genesis 12:13 2 Corinthians 1:8

Genesis 20:11 · BSB

Abraham replied, “I thought to myself, ‘Surely there is no fear of God in this place. They will kill me on account of my wife.’

1 Samuel 27:1 · BSB

David, however, said to himself, “One of these days now I will be swept away by the hand of Saul. There is nothing better for me than to escape to the land of the Philistines. Then Saul will stop searching for me all ove…

Hebrews 11:32 · BSB

And what more shall I say? Time will not allow me to tell of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, David, Samuel, and the prophets,

Genesis 12:12 · BSB

and when the Egyptians see you, they will say, ‘This is his wife.’ Then they will kill me but will let you live.

Genesis 12:13 · BSB

Please say you are my sister, so that I will be treated well for your sake, and on account of you my life will be spared.”

2 Corinthians 1:8 · BSB

We do not want you to be unaware, brothers, of the hardships we encountered in the province of Asia. We were under a burden far beyond our ability to endure, so that we despaired even of life.

“the uncircumcised”

1 Samuel 17:26 1 Samuel 17:36 2 Samuel 1:20

1 Samuel 17:26 · BSB

David asked the men who were standing with him, “What will be done for the man who kills this Philistine and removes this disgrace from Israel? Just who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should defy the armies of…

1 Samuel 17:36 · BSB

Your servant has killed lions and bears; this uncircumcised Philistine will be like one of them, for he has defied the armies of the living God.”

2 Samuel 1:20 · BSB

Tell it not in Gath; proclaim it not in the streets of Ashkelon, lest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice, and the daughters of the uncircumcised exult.

Also

Judges 16:28

Judges 16:28 · BSB

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.”

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

17And when Samson had finished speaking, he cast the jawbone from his hand; and he named that place Ramath-lehi.

19So God opened up the hollow place in Lehi, and water came out of it. When Samson drank, his strength returned, and he was revived. That is why he named it En-hakkore, and it remains in Lehi to this day.

Read Judges 15