Judges 14:17 Meaning and Explanation
“And she wept before him the seven days, while their feast lasted: and it came to pass on the seventh day, that he told her, because she lay sore upon him: and she told the riddle to the children of her people.”
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Read Full Chapter →After she weeps and presses him through the feast, Samson finally tells her the riddle, and she reports it to her people.
What Does Judges 14:17 Mean?
She weeps and presses him through the days of the feast, and at last, worn down by her persistence, Samson tells her the answer. She immediately carries it to the companions, the children of her own people.
Samson's strength against lions does not match his weakness before steady, tearful pressure. What threats might not have pried loose, persistence and affection finally do. The verse marks the moment the secret slips away, with consequences soon to follow. It is a quiet warning about the wearing power of constant pressure on the heart, and about how a guarded confidence, once yielded for the sake of peace, can be turned and used against the very one who gave it.
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What does Judges 14:17 mean?
After she weeps and presses him through the feast, Samson finally tells her the riddle, and she reports it to her people.