Ruth 1:15
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Ruth 1:15 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Ruth 1:15 is a verse from the book of Ruth in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And she said, Behold, thy sister in law is gone back unto her people, and unto her gods: return thou after thy sister in..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Ruth 1:15 — KJV
“And she said, Behold, thy sister in law is gone back unto her people, and unto her gods: return thou after thy sister in law.”
— Ruth 1:15 (KJV)
Ruth 1:15 in Context — About the Book of Ruth
Ruth is a short story of loyal love in a time of famine and loss. A widowed foreigner binds herself to her mother-in-law and to Israel's God — and is woven into the family line of King David and Jesus. It proves no loss is beyond God's quiet, redeeming providence.
Cross-References for Ruth 1:15
“And the LORD said unto Moses, Behold, thou shalt sleep with thy fathers; and this people will rise up, and go a whoring after the gods of the strangers of the land, whither they go to be among them, and will forsake me, and break my covenant which I have made with them. sleep: Heb. lie down”
Shares key themes with Ruth 1:15: behold, people, gods
“And Joab blew the trumpet, and the people returned from pursuing after Israel: for Joab held back the people.”
Shares key themes with Ruth 1:15: back, people, return
“And he returned back from him, and took a yoke of oxen, and slew them, and boiled their flesh with the instruments of the oxen, and gave unto the people, and they did eat. Then he arose, and went after Elijah, and ministered unto him.”
Shares key themes with Ruth 1:15: back, people, return
“Behold, I will bring again the shadow of the degrees, which is gone down in the sun dial of Ahaz, ten degrees backward. So the sun returned ten degrees, by which degrees it was gone down. sun dial: Heb. degrees by, or, with the sun”
Shares key themes with Ruth 1:15: behold, gone, back
“And now, though thou wouldest needs be gone, because thou sore longedst after thy father's house, yet wherefore hast thou stolen my gods?”
Shares key themes with Ruth 1:15: gone, gods, after
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