Ruth 2:21
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Ruth 2:21 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Ruth 2:21 is a verse from the book of Ruth in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And Ruth the Moabitess said, He said unto me also, Thou shalt keep fast by my young men, until they have ended all my ha..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Ruth 2:21 — KJV
“And Ruth the Moabitess said, He said unto me also, Thou shalt keep fast by my young men, until they have ended all my harvest.”
— Ruth 2:21 (KJV)
Ruth 2:21 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 2:21
“And let the king appoint officers in all the provinces of his kingdom, that they may gather together all the fair young virgins unto Shushan the palace, to the house of the women, unto the custody of Hege the king's chamberlain, keeper of the women; and let their things for purification be given them: unto the...: Heb. unto the hand Hege: also called, Hegai”
Shares key themes with Ruth 2:21: also, keep, young
“The princes also of Pharaoh saw her, and commended her before Pharaoh: and the woman was taken into Pharaoh's house.”
Shares key themes with Ruth 2:21: also, men, ended
“Moreover thou shalt provide out of all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness; and place such over them, to be rulers of thousands, and rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens:”
Shares key themes with Ruth 2:21: ruth, shalt, men
“Ye shall keep my statutes. Thou shalt not let thy cattle gender with a diverse kind: thou shalt not sow thy field with mingled seed: neither shall a garment mingled of linen and woollen come upon thee.”
Shares key themes with Ruth 2:21: shalt, keep, men
“Thou shalt keep therefore his statutes, and his commandments, which I command thee this day, that it may go well with thee, and with thy children after thee, and that thou mayest prolong thy days upon the earth, which the LORD thy God giveth thee, for ever.”
Shares key themes with Ruth 2:21: shalt, keep, men
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