Judges 16:9

Now she had men lying in wait in an inner chamber. And she said to him, "The Philistines are upon you, Samson!" But he snapped the bowstrings, as a string of tow snaps when it touches the fire. So the secret of his strength was not known.

Psalm 58:9

Before your pots feel the thorns, green or burning, they shall be whirled away.

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Now there were men lying in wait, abiding with her in the chamber. And she said unto him, The Philistines be upon thee, Samson. And he brake the withs, as a thread of tow is broken when it toucheth the fire. So his strength was not known.

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Psalm 58:9
Before your pots feel the thorns, green or burning, they shall be whirled away.