New International Version (© 2011)
With such nagging she prodded him day after day until he was sick to death of it.King James Bible
And it came to pass, when she pressed him daily with her words, and urged him, so that his soul was vexed unto death;American Standard Version
And it came to pass, when she pressed him daily with her words, and urged him, that his soul was vexed unto death.Young's Literal Translation
And it cometh to pass, because she distressed him with her words all the days, and doth urge him, and his soul is grieved to death,Judges 16:16 Additional Translations
Clarke's Commentary on the BibleHis soul was vexed unto death - What a consummate fool was this strong man! Might he not have seen, from what already took place, that Delilah intended his ruin? After trifling with her, and lying thrice, he at last commits to her his fatal secret, and thus becomes a traitor to himself and to his God. Well may we adopt the sensible observation of Calmet on this passage: La foiblesse du caeur de Samson, dans torte cette histoire, est encore plus etonnante que la force de son corps; "The weakness of Samson's heart in the whole of this history, is yet more astonishing than the strength of his body." Treasury of Scripture Knowledge she pressed Proverbs 7:21-23,26,27 With her much fair speech she caused him to yield, with the flattering of her lips she forced him... Luke 11:8 I say to you, Though he will not rise and give him, because he is his friend... Luke 18:5 Yet because this widow troubles me, I will avenge her, lest by her continual coming she weary me. vexed. Heb. shortened Job 21:4 As for me, is my complaint to man? and if it were so, why should not my spirit be troubled? Jonah 4:9 And God said to Jonah, Do you well to be angry for the gourd? And he said, I do well to be angry, even to death. Mark 14:24 And he said to them, This is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many. Judges 16:16 Parallel Commentaries
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Judges 16:15 Then she said to him, "How can you say, 'I love you,' when you won't confide in me? This is the third time you have made a fool of me and haven't told me the secret of your great strength."
Judges 16:17 So he told her everything. "No razor has ever been used on my head," he said, "because I have been a Nazirite dedicated to God from my mother's womb. If my head were shaved, my strength would leave me, and I would become as weak as any other man."
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