And Delilah said to Samson, Tell me, I pray thee, wherein thy great strength lieth, and wherewith thou mightest be bound to afflict thee.(Judges 16:6)
And Samson said unto her, If they bind me with seven green withes that were never dried, then shall I be weak, and be as another man.(Judges 16:7)
Then the lords of the Philistines brought up to her seven green withes which had not been dried, and she bound him with them.(Judges 16:8)
Now there were men lying in wait, abiding with her in the chamber. And she said unto him, The Philistines be upon thee, Samson. And he brake the withes, as a thread of tow is broken when it toucheth the fire. So his strength was not known.
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.(Judges 16:10)
And he said unto her, If they bind me fast with new ropes that never were occupied, then shall I be weak, and be as another man.(Judges 16:11)
Delilah therefore took new ropes, and bound him therewith, and said unto him, The Philistines be upon thee, Samson. And there were liers in wait abiding in the chamber. And he brake them from off his arms like a thread.(Judges 16:12)
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Before your pots can feel the thorns, he shall take them away as with a whirlwind, both living, and in his wrath. (Psalm 58:9)