Verse 13

Ruth 1:13

New Living Translation

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13 Would you wait for them to grow up and refuse to marry someone else? No, of course not, my daughters! Things are far more bitter for me than for you, because the LORD himself has raised his fist against me.”

Original Language Text

hebrew

הֲ/לָהֵ֣ן תְּשַׂבֵּ֗רְנָה עַ֚ד אֲשֶׁ֣ר יִגְדָּ֔לוּ הֲ/לָהֵן֙ תֵּֽעָגֵ֔נָה לְ/בִלְתִּ֖י הֱי֣וֹת לְ/אִ֑ישׁ אַ֣ל בְּנֹתַ֗/י כִּֽי מַר לִ֤/י מְאֹד֙ מִ/כֶּ֔ם כִּֽי יָצְאָ֥ה בִ֖/י יַד יְהוָֽה

English Translation

And you shall be grieved until they grow up; and you shall be mourning for the loss of a man, for my bitterness is very great because the hand of the LORD has gone out against me.

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Chapter 1 Context

1 In the days when the judges ruled in Israel, a severe famine came upon the land. So a man from Bethl... Focus ↗

2 The man’s name was Elimelech, and his wife was Naomi. Their two sons were Mahlon and Kilion. They we... Focus ↗

3 Then Elimelech died, and Naomi was left with her two sons. Focus ↗

4 The two sons married Moabite women. One married a woman named Orpah, and the other a woman named Rut... Focus ↗

5 both Mahlon and Kilion died. This left Naomi alone, without her two sons or her husband. Focus ↗

6 Then Naomi heard in Moab that the LORD had blessed his people in Judah by giving them good crops aga... Focus ↗

7 With her two daughters-in-law she set out from the place where she had been living, and they took th... Focus ↗

8 But on the way, Naomi said to her two daughters-in-law, “Go back to your mothers’ homes. And may the... Focus ↗

9 May the LORD bless you with the security of another marriage.” Then she kissed them good-bye, and th... Focus ↗

10 “No,” they said. “We want to go with you to your people.” Focus ↗

11 But Naomi replied, “Why should you go on with me? Can I still give birth to other sons who could gro... Focus ↗

12 No, my daughters, return to your parents’ homes, for I am too old to marry again. And even if it wer... Focus ↗

13 Would you wait for them to grow up and refuse to marry someone else? No, of course not, my daughters...

14 And again they wept together, and Orpah kissed her mother-in-law good-bye. But Ruth clung tightly to... Focus ↗

15 “Look,” Naomi said to her, “your sister-in-law has gone back to her people and to her gods. You shou... Focus ↗

16 But Ruth replied, “Don’t ask me to leave you and turn back. Wherever you go, I will go; wherever you... Focus ↗

17 Wherever you die, I will die, and there I will be buried. May the LORD punish me severely if I allow... Focus ↗

18 When Naomi saw that Ruth was determined to go with her, she said nothing more. Focus ↗

19 So the two of them continued on their journey. When they came to Bethlehem, the entire town was exci... Focus ↗

20 “Don’t call me Naomi,” she responded. “Instead, call me Mara, for the Almighty has made life very bi... Focus ↗

21 I went away full, but the LORD has brought me home empty. Why call me Naomi when the LORD has caused... Focus ↗

22 So Naomi returned from Moab, accompanied by her daughter-in-law Ruth, the young Moabite woman. They... Focus ↗

Verse Information

Book: Ruth
Chapter: Chapter 1 (22 verses)
Version: New Living Translation

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