Ruth 1:19
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Ruth 1:19 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Ruth 1:19 is a verse from the book of Ruth in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "So they two went until they came to Bethlehem. And it came to pass, when they were come to Bethlehem, that all the city ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Ruth 1:19 — KJV
“So they two went until they came to Bethlehem. And it came to pass, when they were come to Bethlehem, that all the city was moved about them, and they said, Is this Naomi?”
— Ruth 1:19 (KJV)
Ruth 1:19 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 1:19
“And it came to pass, as soon as he had made an end of offering the burnt offering, that Jehu said to the guard and to the captains, Go in, and slay them; let none come forth. And they smote them with the edge of the sword; and the guard and the captains cast them out, and went to the city of the house of Baal. the edge: Heb. the mouth”
Shares key themes with Ruth 1:19: went, came, pass
“And it came to pass, that when Zedekiah the king of Judah saw them, and all the men of war, then they fled, and went forth out of the city by night, by the way of the king's garden, by the gate betwixt the two walls: and he went out the way of the plain.”
Shares key themes with Ruth 1:19: two, went, came
“And they went up on the breadth of the earth, and compassed the camp of the saints about, and the beloved city: and fire came down from God out of heaven, and devoured them.”
Shares key themes with Ruth 1:19: went, came, pass
“Now it came to pass in the days when the judges ruled, that there was a famine in the land. And a certain man of Bethlehemjudah went to sojourn in the country of Moab, he, and his wife, and his two sons. ruled: Heb. judged”
Shares key themes with Ruth 1:19: two, went, came
“And it came to pass on the third day, when they were sore, that two of the sons of Jacob, Simeon and Levi, Dinah's brethren, took each man his sword, and came upon the city boldly, and slew all the males.”
Shares key themes with Ruth 1:19: two, came, pass
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