Ruth 2:17
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Ruth 2:17 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Ruth 2:17 is a verse from the book of Ruth in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "So she gleaned in the field until even, and beat out that she had gleaned: and it was about an ephah of barley." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Ruth 2:17 — KJV
“So she gleaned in the field until even, and beat out that she had gleaned: and it was about an ephah of barley.”
— Ruth 2:17 (KJV)
Ruth 2:17 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 2:17
“And he gathered up all the food of the seven years, which were in the land of Egypt, and laid up the food in the cities: the food of the field, which was round about every city, laid he up in the same.”
Shares key themes with Ruth 2:17: field, even, about
“That ye shall say, Thy servants' trade hath been about cattle from our youth even until now, both we, and also our fathers: that ye may dwell in the land of Goshen; for every shepherd is an abomination unto the Egyptians.”
Shares key themes with Ruth 2:17: until, even, about
“Behold, to morrow about this time I will cause it to rain a very grievous hail, such as hath not been in Egypt since the foundation thereof even until now.”
Shares key themes with Ruth 2:17: until, even, about
“And they beat down the cities, and on every good piece of land cast every man his stone, and filled it; and they stopped all the wells of water, and felled all the good trees: only in Kirharaseth left they the stones thereof; howbeit the slingers went about it, and smote it. only in...: Heb. until he left its stones in Kirharaseth”
Shares key themes with Ruth 2:17: until, beat, about
“And when the king asked the woman, she told him. So the king appointed unto her a certain officer, saying, Restore all that was hers, and all the fruits of the field since the day that she left the land, even until now. officer: or, eunuch”
Shares key themes with Ruth 2:17: field, until, even
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