Ruth 1:17 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

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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. 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 was nourished in the house of Boaz in her old age, and became the fosterer and nurse of their son Obed, Ruth 4:15, Ruth 4:16.

Ruth 1:17

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.