Ruth 1:15
“And she said, Behold, thy sister in law is gone back unto her people, and unto her gods: return thou after thy sister in law.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And she said,.... That is, Naomi to Ruth, after Orpah was gone:
behold, thy sister in law is gone back unto her…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
Gone back - unto her gods - They were probably both idolaters, their having been proselytes is an unfounded conjecture.…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Ruth 1:6-18
See here, I. The good affection Naomi bore to the land of Israel, Rut 1:6. Though she could not stay in it while the…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
unto her people, and unto her god i.e. Chemosh, the god of the Moabites, Num 21:29; 1Ki 11:33. The ancient belief here…
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