Elisha told him, “Ask her to come here.” So he did so and she came and stood in the doorway.

The women added, “We did indeed sacrifice and pour out drink offerings to the Queen of Heaven. But it was with the full knowledge and approval of our husbands that we made cakes in her image and poured out drink offerings to her.”

So he asked Gehazi, “What can I do for her?” Gehazi replied, “She has no son, and her husband is old.”

But Sarai was barren; she had no children.

But they said to her, “No! We will return with you to your people.”

Jerusalem is a city designed to accommodate an assembly.

It has no commander, overseer, or ruler,

She makes for herself coverlets; her clothing is fine linen and purple.

When that time comes, sing about a delightful vineyard!

and she returned to her mother-in-law.When Ruth returned to her mother-in-law, Naomi asked, “How did things turn out for you, my daughter?” Ruth told her about all the man had done for her.

Solomon answered all her questions; there was no question too complex for the king.

Solomon answered all her questions; there was no question too complex for the king.

Come from far away and attack Babylonia! Open up the places where she stores her grain! Pile her up in ruins! Destroy her completely! Do not leave anyone alive!

ב (Bet) She weeps bitterly at night; tears stream down her cheeks. She has no one to comfort her among all her lovers. All her friends have betrayed her; they have become her enemies.

Yet until now she has refused to acknowledge that I was the one who gave her the grain, the new wine, and the olive oil; and that it was I who lavished on her the silver and gold – which they used in worshiping Baal!

If he designated her for his son, then he will deal with her according to the customary rights of daughters.

The wisest of her ladies answer; indeed she even thinks to herself,

“Indeed, my eyes have seen all this, my ears have heard and understood it.

She is harsh with her young, as if they were not hers; she is unconcerned about the uselessness of her labor.

For God deprived her of wisdom, and did not impart understanding to her.