Judges 16:28 (YLT)

Passage

And Samson calleth unto Jehovah, and saith, `Lord Jehovah, remember me, I pray Thee, and strengthen me, I pray Thee, only this time, O God; and I am avenged--vengeance at once--because of my two eyes, on the Philistines.'

Nearby Context

Judges 16:26 And Samson saith unto the young man who is keeping hold on his hand, `Let me alone, and let me feel the pillars on which the house is established, and I lean upon them.'

Judges 16:27 And the house hath been full of men and of women, and thither <FI>are<Fi> all the princes of the Philistines, and on the roof <FI>are<Fi> about three thousand men and women, who are looking on the playing of Samson.

Judges 16:28 And Samson calleth unto Jehovah, and saith, `Lord Jehovah, remember me, I pray Thee, and strengthen me, I pray Thee, only this time, O God; and I am avenged--vengeance at once--because of my two eyes, on the Philistines.'

Judges 16:29 And Samson turneth aside <FI>to<Fi> the two middle pillars, on which the house is established, and on which it is supported, <FI>to<Fi> the one with his right hand, and one with his left;

Judges 16:30 and Samson saith, `Let me die with the Philistines,' and he inclineth himself powerfully, and the house falleth on the princes, and on all the people who <FI>are<Fi> in it, and the dead whom he hath put to death in his death are more than those whom he put to death in his life.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "samson", "calleth", "jehovah", "saith", "lord", "remember", and "pray". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "samson" and "calleth", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 27's "And the house hath been full of..." into verse 29's "And Samson turneth aside FI to Fi...", so "samson" and "calleth" belong inside that flow. In Judges context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "samson" and "calleth" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.