Ruth 2:12

I hope/desire that Yahweh will repay you for what you have done. You have put yourself in the care of Yahweh, like a little bird puts itself under its mother’s wings [MET]. I desire that he will reward you very greatly.”

Translation for Translators

In The King James Version

The LORD recompense thy work, and a full reward be given thee of the LORD God of Israel, under whose wings thou art come to trust.

In Context

11Boaz replied, “People have told me all about what you have done for your mother-in-law. They told me that you left your parents and your homeland, and you came here to live among people whom you did not know before.

13She replied, “Sir, I hope you will continue to act kindly toward me. You have comforted/encouraged me, even though I am lower in status than any of your servant girls.”

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Cross References

Ruth 1:16But Ruth replied, “No! Don’t urge me to leave you! I want to go with you. Where you go, I will go. Where you stay, I will stay. Your relatives will be my relatives, and the God you worship will be the God I worship.

1 Samuel 24:20I know that some day you will surely become the king, and that your kingdom will prosper as you rule the Israeli people.

Psalms 19:11Furthermore, by reading them I learn what things are good to do and what things are evil, and they promise a great reward to us who obey them.

Psalms 57:1God, be merciful to me! Act mercifully toward me because I come to you to protect me. I ask you to protect me like little birds are protected under their mother’s wings [MET] until the storm/danger is ended.

Psalms 61:4Allow me to live close to your temple all during my life [HYP]! Allow me to be safe [MET], like a little bird is safe under its mother’s wings. (Think about that!)

Psalms 91:4He will shield/protect you like a bird shields/protects its chicks [MET] with/under her wings. You will be safe ◄in his care/because he takes care of you►. His faithfully doing what he has promised is like a shield [MET] that will protect you.

Matthew Henry on Ruth 2:5-17

The Kindness of Boaz to Ruth. ( b. c. 1312.) 4 And, behold, Boaz came from Bethlehem, and said unto the reapers, The Lord be with you. And they answered him, The Lord bless thee. 5 Then said Boaz unto his servant that was set over the reapers, Whose damsel is this? 6 And the servant that was set over the reapers answered and said, It is the Moabitish damsel that came back with Naomi out of the country of Moab: 7 And she said, I pray you, let me glean and gather after the reapers among the sheaves: so she came, and… Read the whole commentary →

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