11 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.
11 He said, "If anyone ties me securely with new ropes that have never been used, I'll become as weak as any other man."
11 And he said to her, "If they bind me with new ropes that have not been used, then I shall become weak and be like any other man."
11 He told her, "If you were to tie me up tight with new ropes, ropes never used for work, then I would be helpless, just like anybody else."
11 So he said to her, "If they bind me securely with new ropes that have never been used, then I shall become weak, and be like any other man."
11 Samson replied, "If I were tied up with brand-new ropes that had never been used, I would become as weak as anyone else."
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Judges 16:11
Commentary on Judges 16:4-17
(Read Judges 16:4-17)
Samson had been more than once brought into mischief and danger by the love of women, yet he would not take warning, but is again taken in the same snare, and this third time is fatal. Licentiousness is one of the things that take away the heart. This is a deep pit into which many have fallen; but from which few have escaped, and those by a miracle of mercy, with the loss of reputation and usefulness, of almost all, except their souls. The anguish of the suffering is ten thousand times greater than all the pleasures of the sin.