Ruth 2:12

May Yahweh reward you for your deed. May you receive full payment from Yahweh, the God of Israel, under whose wings you have found refuge.”

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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 answered and said to her, “It has been reported to me, all that you have done since the death of your husband. You have left your father, mother, and the land of your birth to follow your mother-in-law and to come to a people you do not know.

13Then she said, “Let me find favor in your eyes, my master, for you have comforted me, and you have spoken kindly to me, though I am not one of your female servants.”

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Cross References

Ruth 1:16But Ruth said, “Do not make me go away from you, for where you go, I will go; where you stay, I will stay; your people will be my people, and your God will be my God.

1 Samuel 24:20Now, I know that you will surely be king and that the kingdom of Israel will be established in your hand.

Psalms 19:11Yes, by them your servant is warned; 1 in obeying them there is great reward. 1

Psalms 57:1Be merciful to me, God, be merciful to me, 1 for I take refuge in you until these troubles are over. 1 I stay under your wings for protection until this destruction is over. 1

Psalms 61:4Let me live in your tabernacle forever! 1 Let me take refuge under the shelter of your wings. Selah 1

Psalms 91:4He will cover you with his wings, 1 and under his wings you will find refuge. 1 His trustworthiness is a shield and protection. 1

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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