Then you will say in your heart, “Who has borne these for me? Wasn’t I bereaved of my children— barren, an exile and wandering? So who has raised these? Behold, I was left alone— these, where were they?”
Ruth 1:5 - Tree of Life Version Then those two, Mahlon and Chilion, also died. So the woman was left without her children and her husband. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And Mahlon and Chilion died also both of them; and the woman was left of her two sons and her husband. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And Mahlon and Chilion died also, both of them, so the woman was bereft of her two sons and her husband. American Standard Version (1901) And Mahlon and Chilion died both of them; and the woman was left of her two children and of her husband. Common English Bible But both of the sons, Mahlon and Chilion, also died. Only the woman was left, without her two children and without her husband. Catholic Public Domain Version And they both died, namely Mahlon and Chilion, and the woman was left alone, bereaved of her two children and her husband. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And they both died, to wit, Mahalon and Chelion: and the woman was left alone, having lost both her sons and her husband. |
Then you will say in your heart, “Who has borne these for me? Wasn’t I bereaved of my children— barren, an exile and wandering? So who has raised these? Behold, I was left alone— these, where were they?”
Your own wickedness will rebuke you and your backslidings will chide you. Know then and see how bad and bitter it is for you to forsake Adonai your God. Nor is fear of Me in you.” It is a declaration of the Lord Adonai-Tzva’ot.
Just as He came near the town gate, behold, a dead man was being carried out, the only son of his mother, a widow. A considerable crowd from the town was with her.
See now that I, I am He! There are no other gods beside Me. I bring death and give life, I have wounded but I will heal, and none can rescue from My hand.’
The man’s name was Elimelech, his wife’s name was Naomi, and his two sons were named Mahlon and Chilion. They were Ephratites from Bethlehem in Judah. They came to the region of Moab and remained there.
They married Moabite women—one was named Orpah and the second was named Ruth, and they dwelt there about ten years.
Then she got up, along with her daughters-in-law to return from the region of Moab, because in the region of Moab she had heard that Adonai had taken note of His people and given them food.