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Ruth 1:17

Ruth 1:17
Where thou diest, will I die, and there will I be buried: the LORD do so to me, and more also, if ought but death part thee and me.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

Where thou diest will I die, and there will I be buried,.... She was determined to abide with her unto death, and not only was desirous to die as she did, but where she should die; in the same…

Methodist theologian, 1762–1832

Adam Clarke

The Lord do so to me, and more - May he inflict any of those punishments on me, and any worse punishment, if I part from thee till death. And it appears that she was true to her engagement; for Naomi…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Ruth 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 famine lasted, she would not stay out of it when the famine ceased. Though the…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

will I die … be buried According to ancient thought union in life meant union in death and in the grave; the members of a family had a common burying-place, Gen 47:30; Gen 49:29. In the underworld…