I went out full, and the Lord has brought me home again empty. Why do you call me Naomi, since the Lord has testified against me, and the Almighty has afflicted me?”

Commentaries

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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…