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I went out full, and Yahweh has brought me home again empty; why do you call me Naomi, seeing Yahweh has testified against me, and the Almighty has afflicted me?"
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Feeling Judged by God
Commentators note that when Naomi says God “testified against me,” she uses legal language. In her profound grief, she feels as if God Himself has taken the witness stand to accuse her in a court of justice. Her words capture the raw, honest feeling of being singled out for judgment by God during immense suffering.
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18th Century
Theologian
The Lord hath testified against me - The phrase is very commonly applied to a man who gives witness concerning (usually against) an…
19th Century
Preacher
I went out full,—
Why, then, did you go out?
17th Century
Pastor
I went out full Of my husband and children, as the Targum; of children and riches, as Aben Ezra and Jarchi; wherefore some Jew…
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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…