OLD TESTAMENT

Ruth 2:12

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12

May the LORD repay your work, and a full reward be given to you from the LORD, the God of Israel, under whose wings you have come to take refuge.”

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Verse 12. Work. Booz doubted not but a full and eternal reward was due to good works. Worthington.—Fled. This similitude frequently occurs, (Psalms 35:8. Matthew 23:37,) to denote protection. Calmet.—Chal. “Thou art come to be a proselyte, and to hide thyself under the shade of the majesty of his glory.” Menochius.

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