I went out full, and the LORD hath brought me home again empty: why then call ye me Naomi, seeing the LORD hath testified against me, and the Almighty hath afflicted me?

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

The Lord hath testified against me - The phrase is very commonly applied to a man who gives witness concerning (usually against) an…

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

I went out full,—

Why, then, did you go out?

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

I went out full
Of my husband and children, as the Targum; of children and riches, as Aben Ezra and Jarchi; wherefore some Jew…

Matthew Henry

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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