12. Turn again. For the third time Naomi appeals to Orpah and Ruth to return (see 8, 11). Naomi was in earnest about the matter. This third appeal was sufficient to persuade Orpah ( 14), but Ruth declined even when a fourth was made ( 15).
I am too old. Naomi apparently felt the infirmities of age creeping upon her, and did not feel equal to the task of establishing a new home and rearing children. It would seem, also, that the disappointments of life bore heavily upon her (see 20). Nevertheless, she was resigned to her lot; she was self-reliant and confident that God would provide (see Ps. 37:25).