Ruth 3:18 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Then said she, Sit still, my daughter, until thou know how the matter will fall: for the man will not be in rest, until he have finished the thing this day. ”

Ruth 3:18 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Ruth 3. Boaz as a Goë l. Elimelech and his two sons were dead. Would any member of the family have enough right and proper feeling to save his name from extinction? The nearest relative was in this...
Ruth 3:18 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Then said she, Sit still, my daughter, until thou know how the matter will fall: for the man will not be in rest, until he have finished the thing this day. Until thou know how the matter will fall -...
Ruth 3:18 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Appeal to Boaz 1. Marriages are always arranged by the parents in Eastern lands; here, of course, the mother-in-law must intervene. 2-7. Grain is winnowed in the evening, to avoid the heat...
Ruth 3:18 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Will not be in rest. — i.e., will not keep quiet. IV.
Ruth 3:18 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

THE HAZARDOUS PLAN Ruth 3:1-18 HOPE came to Naomi when Ruth returned with the ephah of barley and her story of the rich man's hearty greeting. God was remembering His handmaiden; He had not shu...
Ruth 3:18 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

the Part of a Kinsman Ruth 3:1-18 According to the old Hebrew law, Ruth was already married to Boaz, on the supposition that he was next of kin. Naomi apparently had no knowledge of a nearer ki...
Ruth 3:18 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Necessarily, gleaning as a means of livelihood can last only through harvest time. Consequently, Naomi was anxious about the future, especially Ruth's future. As the outcome of this anxiety we have...
Ruth 3:18 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

And when she came to her mother in law, she said, Who art thou, my daughter? And she told her all that the man had done to her. (17) And she said, These six measures of barley gave he me; for he said...
Ruth 3:18 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Then, said she, sit still, my daughter ,.... Keep at home, say nothing of this affair to any person, be easy about it, take no other steps in it, wait the issue of it: until thou know how the matt...
Ruth 3:18 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Then said she, Sit still, my daughter, until thou know how the matter will fall: for the man will not be in rest, until he have finished the thing this day. Ver. 18. Sit still, my daughter. ] Stir...
Ruth 3:18 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

RUTH CLAIMING THE PROTECTION OFBOAZ (vv. 1-18) The time had now come for Naomi to give pertinent advice to Ruth.She seeks security (or "rest") for her daughter-in-law, reminding her that Boaz is...
Ruth 3:18 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Ruth Sent Back in Peace to Naomi. B. C. 1312. 14 And she lay at his feet until the mor...
Ruth 3:18 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

No text from Poole on this verse.
Ruth 3:18 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

‘ Then said she, “Sit still, my daughter, until you know how the matter will fall, for the man will not rest, until he has finished the thing this day.' So Naomi told Ruth to sit quietly and awai...
Ruth 3:18 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES.— Ruth 3:14 . And she lay at his feet. Lit. The places of his feet. Before one could know another. Lit. Before a man could know his companion. Recognise his friend ( La...
Ruth 3:18 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Ruth 1-4 The Book of Ruth is a love-story told in four Chapter s. It gives us a glimpse of everyday life in Bethlehem; in home and in harvest-field, in its general gossip and its law-suits, more t...
Ruth 3:18 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Ruth 3:3 . Anoint thee. Oil was used on many occasions because it gave a lustre to the countenance. Psalms 104:15 ; Matthew 6:10 . Ruth 3:4 . Mark the place. The Hebrews were what we now cal...
Ruth 3:18 - The Biblical Illustrator

Sit still, my daughter. Wailing upon Providence 1. When lawful means are rightly used, then should we wait upon God for the end. The care of the means belongs to us, but the care of the end bel...
Ruth 3:18 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Ruth 3:1 And Naomi, her mother-in-law, said to her, My daughter, shall not I seek out for thee a rest, that it may be well with thee? When Ruth had nothing more to do on the ha...
Ruth 3:18 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Boaz Promises Favorable Action
Ruth 3:18 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Isaiah 28:16 ; Isaiah 30:7 ; Psalms 37:3-5

Ruth 3:18 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Ruth 3:18 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Ruth 3:18 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ruth 3:18 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Ruth 3:18 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Ruth 3:18 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Ruth 3:18 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Ruth 3:18 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Ruth 3:18 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Ruth 3:18 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Ruth 3:18 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Ruth 3:18 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Ruth 3:18 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Ruth 3:18 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Ruth 3:18 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Ruth 3:18 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Ruth 3:18 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Ruth 3:18 - The Biblical Illustrator

Ruth 3:18 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Ruth 3:18 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Ruth 3:18 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge