He shall be to you a restorer of life, and sustain you in your old age, for your daughter-in-law, who loves you, who is better to you than seven sons, has borne him.

Commentaries

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Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

A nourisher. —(See marginal renderings).

Daughter-in-law. —The position of the nominative is emphatic.

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And he shall be to you a restorer of your life
Of the joys, pleasures, and comforts of it, which she had been depriv…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Ruth bore a son, through whom thousands and myriads were born to God. In being the lineal ancestor of Christ, she was instrumental in the happine o…

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