Judges 15:7
And Samson said unto them, Though ye have done this, yet will I be avenged of you, and after that I will cease.
Judges 15:7 in other translations
| BSB | And Samson told them, “Because you have done this, I will not rest until I have taken vengeance upon you.” |
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| WEB | Samson said to them, “If you behave like this, surely I will take revenge on you, and after that I will cease.” |
| ASV | And Samson said unto them, If ye do after this manner, surely I will be avenged of you, and after that I will cease. |
| YLT | And Samson saith to them, ‘Though ye do thus, nevertheless I am avenged on you, and afterwards I cease!' |
| DARBY | And Samson said to them, If ye act thus, for a certainty I will avenge myself on you, and then I will cease. |
| BBE | And Samson said to them, If you go on like this, truly I will take my full payment from you; and that will be the end of it. |
| Webster | And Samson said to them, Though ye have done this, yet will I be avenged of you, and after that I will cease. |
What does Judges 15:7 mean?
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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Judges 15:1-8
Samson kills a thousand of the Philistines with a jaw-bone. (9-17) His distress from thirst. (18-20) Verses 1-8 When there are differences between relations, let those be reckoned the wisest and best, who are most forward to forgive or forget, and most willing to stoop and yield for the sake of peace. In the means which Samson employed, we must look at the power of God supplying them, and making them successful, to…
Judges 15:7 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Judges 15:7
- Romans 12:19
Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.
- Judges 14:19
And the Spirit of the Lord came upon him, and he went down to Ashkelon, and slew thirty men of them, and took their spoil, and gave change of garments unto them which expounded the riddle. And his anger was kindled, and he went up to his father’s house.
- Judges 14:4
But his father and his mother knew not that it was of the Lord, that he sought an occasion against the Philistines: for at that time the Philistines had dominion over Israel.
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Context
- Judges 15:6
Then the Philistines said, Who hath done this? And they answered, Samson, the son in law of the Timnite, because he had taken his wife, and given her to his companion. And the Philistines came up, and burnt her and her father with fire.
- Judges 15:7
And Samson said unto them, Though ye have done this, yet will I be avenged of you, and after that I will cease.
- Judges 15:8
And he smote them hip and thigh with a great slaughter: and he went down and dwelt in the top of the rock Etam.
Judges 15:7 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Entonces Samsón les dijo: ¿Así lo habíais de hacer? mas yo me vengaré de vosotros, y después cesaré. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et Samson leur dit: Si c’est ainsi que vous faites, alors certes je me vengerai de vous, et après je cesserai. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und Simson sprach zu ihnen: Wenn ihr also tut-es sei denn, daß ich mich an euch gerächt habe, danach will ich aufhören! |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Quibus ait Samson: Licet hæc feceritis, tamen adhuc ex vobis expetam ultionem, et tunc quiescam. |