Ruth 1:16-17

“And Ruth said, Intreat me not to leave thee, or to return from following after thee: for whither thou goest, I will go; and where thou lodgest, I will lodge: thy people shall be my people, and thy God my God: 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.”

"And Ruth said, Intreat me not to leave thee, or to return from following after thee: for whither thou goest, I will go; and where thou lodgest, I will lodge: thy people shall be my people, and thy God my God: 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." - Ruth 1:16-17
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What does Ruth 1:16-17 mean?

The verses Ruth 1:16-17 in the King James Version of the Bible read, "And Ruth said, Intreat me not to leave thee, or to return from following after thee: for whither thou goest, I will go; and where thou lodgest, I will lodge: thy people shall be my people, and thy God my God…

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A Covenant of Commitment: The Faithfulness of Ruth

In the rich tapestry of the Bible, the book of Ruth reveals an extraordinary narrative of loyalty and faith woven through the choices of a Moabite woman, Ruth. The verses in Ruth 1:16-17 (KJV) encapsulate a profound message of commitment and love: "...entreat me not to leave…

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A Covenant of Loyalty and Devotion

Heavenly Father, As we approach Your throne of grace, we are reminded of the steadfast commitment and profound faith embodied in the words of Ruth, a woman of remarkable loyalty. In Ruth 1:16-17, she proclaimed, "Entreat me not to leave thee, or to return from following after…

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Ruth 1:16-17 - "But Ruth replied, "Don't urge me to leave you or to turn back from you. Where you go I will go, and where you stay I will stay. Your people will be my people and your God my God. Where you die I will die, and there I will be buried. May the LORD deal with me, be it ever so severely, if even death separates you and me.""
Ruth 1:16 - "And Ruth said, Intreat me not to leave thee, or to return from following after thee: for whither thou goest, I will go; and where thou lodgest, I will lodge: thy people shall be my people, and thy God my God:"
Ruth 1:17 - "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."
Ruth 4:16 - "And Naomi took the child, and laid it in her bosom, and became nurse unto it."
Ruth 1:14 - "And they lifted up their voice, and wept again: and Orpah kissed her mother in law; but Ruth clave unto her."
1 corinthians 3:16-17
1 corinthians 3:16-17
1 corinthians 3:16-17
Ruth 1:4 - "And they took them wives of the women of Moab; the name of the one was Orpah, and the name of the other Ruth: and they dwelled there about ten years."
ruth, the loyal daughter
Ruth 2:17 - "So she gleaned in the field until even, and beat out that she had gleaned: and it was about an ephah of barley."
Ruth 1:22 - "So Naomi returned, and Ruth the Moabitess, her daughter in law, with her, which returned out of the country of Moab: and they came to Beth-lehem in the beginning of barley harvest."
Ruth 2:16 - "And let fall also some of the handfuls of purpose for her, and leave them, that she may glean them, and rebuke her not."
Ruth 3:17 - "And she said, These six measures of barley gave he me; for he said to me, Go not empty unto thy mother in law."
4:16–17 in 1 Thessalonians
4:16–17 in 1 Thessalonians
4:16–17 in 1 Thessalonians
4:16–17 in 1 Thessalonians
Ruth 4:17 - "And the women her neighbours gave it a name, saying, There is a son born to Naomi; and they called his name Obed: he is the father of Jesse, the father of David."
"And Ruth said, Intreat me not to leave thee, or to return from following after thee: for whither thou goest, I will go; and where thou lodgest, I will lodge: thy people shall be my people, and thy God my God:" - Ruth 1:16
Ruth 1:7 - "Wherefore she went forth out of the place where she was, and her two daughters in law with her; and they went on the way to return unto the land of Judah."
"And Naomi took the child, and laid it in her bosom, and became nurse unto it." - Ruth 4:16
1 Thessalonians 4:16-17 – "The Lord himself will come down from heaven, with a loud command."
1 Chronicles 16:17 - "And hath confirmed the same to Jacob for a law, and to Israel for an everlasting covenant,"
1 Thessalonians 4:16-17 – "The Lord himself will come down from heaven, with a loud command."
"And when she came to her mother in law, she said, Who art thou, my daughter? And she told her all that the man had done to her." - Ruth 3:16
4:16–17 in 1 Thessalonians THE SHOUT OF AN ARCHANGEL!!!!
Ruth 3:16 - "And when she came to her mother in law, she said, Who art thou, my daughter? And she told her all that the man had done to her."
"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." - Ruth 1:17