Lux Domini
And she said, The Philistines be upon thee, Samson. And he awoke out of his sleep, and said, I will go out as at other times before, and shake myself. And he wist not that the LORD was departed from him.

What does Judges 16:20 mean?

See the fatal effects of false security.

Key themes

Anxiety and fearJustice and mercySalvationApostasy

Read with

Keep this verse inside Judges 16:18-20 and alongside a few nearby related passages.

Glossary

Samson Person

Of the sun, the son of Manoah, born at Zorah. The narrative of his life is given in Judg. 13-16. He was a “Nazarite unto God” from his birth, the first Nazarite mentioned in Scripture ( Judg. 13:3-5 ; comp. Num. 6:1-21 ).