KJV ORIGINAL
And he was sore athirst, and called on the LORD, and said, Thou hast given this great deliverance into the hand of thy servant: and now shall I die for thirst, and fall into the hand of the uncircumcised?
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✦ MADE SIMPLE
He was extremely thirsty and cried out to the LORD, saying, 'You have given this great victory to me, your servant. But now am I going to die of thirst and fall into the hands of these godless enemies?'
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Samson desperately calls out to God after his great victory, worried that he might die of thirst and be captured by his enemies.
📚 Historical Context
This occurs right after Samson killed 1,000 Philistines with a donkey's jawbone at Lehi. The physical exertion left him severely dehydrated in the desert heat. Samson feared that in his weakened state, the Philistines (whom he calls 'uncircumcised' to emphasize they were outside God's covenant) might capture or kill him.
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