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See the margin. Similar allusions to the meaning of names are seen in Genesis 27:36; Jeremiah 20:3.
The Almighty - שׁדי…
Charles Ellicott
CharlesEllicott
19th Century
Anglican
19th Century
Call me not Naomi, call me Mara. Here we have one of the constant plays on words and names found in the Hebrew Bible.
Charles Spurgeon
CharlesSpurgeon
19th Century
Baptist
19th Century
And she said to them, Call me not Naomi,–
"Call me not pleasant."
John Gill
JohnGill
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century
And she said, call me not Naomi, call me Mara
The one signifying "prosperity", according to Josephus F13 …
Matthew Henry
MatthewHenry
17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century
Naomi and Ruth came to Bethlehem. Afflictions will make great and surprising changes in a little time. May God, by his grace, fit us for all such c…
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Albert Barnes
AlbertBarnes