‏ Ruth 4:14-17

the women.

Lu 1:58; Ro 12:15; 1Co 12:26

Blessed.

Ge 29:35; Ps 34:1-3; 103:1,2; 1Th 5:18; 2Th 1:3

which hath.

Ge 24:27

left thee. Heb. caused to cease unto thee. kinsman, or,redeemer. that his.

21,22; Ge 12:2; Isa 11:1-4; Mt 1:5-20

a nourisher, etc. Heb. to nourish thy grey hairs.

Ge 45:11; 47:12; Ps 55:22; Isa 46:4

for thy.

1:16-18

better.

1Sa 1:8; Pr 18:24

16

the women.

Lu 1:58-63

Obed.That is, [douleuon,] serving, or a servant, as Josephus interprets it.

15

‏ 1 Samuel 2:8

the poor.

Job 2:8; 42:10-12; Ps 113:7,8; Da 4:17; Lu 1:51,52

set them.

15:17; Ge 41:14,40; 2Sa 7:8; Job 36:6,7; Ec 4:14; Da 2:48; 6:3

Jas 2:5; Re 1:6; 3:21; 5:10; 22:5

the pillars.

Job 38:4-6; Ps 24:2; 102:25; 104:5; Heb 1:3

‏ Esther 8:15-17

royal apparel.

5:1; 6:8,11; Ge 41:42; Mt 6:29; 11:8; Lu 16:19

blue. or, violet.

1:6

and with a great crown.Mordecai was now made the chief minister, or vizier, instead of Haman; and was accordingly invested with the "royal apparel," in conformity to the custom of the East. So we are informed, in the History of the Revolt of Ali Bey, that on the election of a new {sheikh bellet,} or chief of the country, in Egypt, the {pasha} who approves of him invests him with a robe of valuable fur. Perhaps the crown was one of the insignia of the office of vizier. Concerning the blue, fine linen, and purple, see the Notes on Ex 25:4; 39:27.

the city.Haman was too proud to be popular: few lamented his fall.

3:15; Pr 29:2

Jews.

4:1-3,16; Ps 30:5-11

had light.That is, prosperity and hope. The dark cloud which had so long hung over them was dispelled; and again the sunshine of prosperity beamed upon them.

9:17; Ps 18:28; 97:11; Pr 4:18,19; 11:10; Isa 30:29,30; 35:10

a feast.

9:17,19,22; 1Sa 25:8; Ne 8:10

many of the people.

Ps 18:43; Zec 8:20-23

for the fear.

9:2; Ge 35:5; Ex 15:16; De 2:25; 11:25

‏ Job 5:11

set up.

1Sa 2:7,8; Ps 91:14; 107:41; Eze 17:24; Lu 1:52,53

those.

Lu 6:21; Jas 1:9; 4:6-10; 1Pe 5:10

exalted.

De 33:27; 1Pe 1:3

‏ Job 8:7

thy beginning.

42:12,13; Pr 4:18; Zec 4:10; Mt 13:12,31,32

thy latter.

De 8:16; Pr 19:20; Zec 14:7; 2Pe 2:20

‏ Job 11:15-19

lift up.

10:15; 22:26; Ge 4:5,6; Ps 119:6,7; 2Co 1:12; 1Ti 2:8; 1Jo 2:28

1Jo 3:19-22

thou shalt be.

Ps 27:1; 46:1; 112:6-8; Pr 14:26; 28:1

Because.

Ge 41:51; Pr 31:7; Ec 5:20; Isa 54:4; 65:16; Joh 16:21; Re 7:14-17

as waters.

6:15; Ge 9:11; Isa 12:1,2; 54:9

age.

42:11-17; Ps 37:6; 92:14; 112:4; Pr 4:18; Isa 58:8-10; Mic 7:8,9

Zec 14:6,7; Mal 4:2; Lu 2:26-32

be clearer than. Heb. arise above, etc. thou shalt.

1Ch 29:10; Ho 6:3

because.

6:11; 7:6; 22:27-29; Ps 43:5; Pr 14:32; Ro 5:3-5; Col 1:27

thou shalt take.

Le 26:5,6; Ps 3:5; 4:8; Pr 3:24-26

many.

42:8,9; Ge 26:26-31; Ps 45:12; Pr 19:6; Isa 60:14; Re 3:9

make suit unto thee. Heb. intreat thy face.

‏ Psalms 113:7-8

raiseth.

75:6,7; 107:41; Job 5:11,15,16; Eze 17:24; 21:26,27; Lu 1:52,53

Jas 2:5

out of.

22:15; Isa 26:19; Da 12:2,3; Ac 2:31-33; Eph 1:20,21; 1Pe 3:21,22

needy.

1Sa 2:7,8; 24:14; 2Sa 7:8,9; Job 2:8; 36:6,7

45:16; 68:13; Ge 41:41; Php 2:8-11; Re 5:9,10
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