'''I will go out as at other times, and shake myself free.''
When Samson made the statement above, he was not aware that
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When Samson made the statement above, he was not aware that the Lord had left him. This is evident in the next verse which says, "But he did not know that the Lord had left him" (Judges 16:20). Despite his previous exploits of supernatural strength, Samson had become spiritually weak and had lost the presence and power of God due to his disobedience and compromise. As a result, he was easily captured and humiliated by his enemies, the Philistines.