Ruth 3:12
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Ruth 3:12 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Ruth 3:12 is a verse from the book of Ruth in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And now it is true that I am thy near kinsman: howbeit there is a kinsman nearer than I." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Ruth 3:12 — KJV
“And now it is true that I am thy near kinsman: howbeit there is a kinsman nearer than I.”
— Ruth 3:12 (KJV)
Ruth 3:12 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 3:12
“And that, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep: for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed.”
Shares key themes with Ruth 3:12: now, near, nearer
“And they said, Stand back. And they said again, This one fellow came in to sojourn, and he will needs be a judge: now will we deal worse with thee, than with them. And they pressed sore upon the man, even Lot, and came near to break the door.”
Shares key themes with Ruth 3:12: now, near, than
“Then Hezekiah answered and said, Now ye have consecrated yourselves unto the LORD, come near and bring sacrifices and thank offerings into the house of the LORD. And the congregation brought in sacrifices and thank offerings; and as many as were of a free heart burnt offerings. consecrated...: or, filled your hand”
Shares key themes with Ruth 3:12: now, near, than
“Now the pit wherein Ishmael had cast all the dead bodies of the men, whom he had slain because of Gedaliah, was it which Asa the king had made for fear of Baasha king of Israel: and Ishmael the son of Nethaniah filled it with them that were slain. because...: or, near Gedaliah: Heb. by the hand, or, by the side of Gedaliah”
Shares key themes with Ruth 3:12: now, near, than
“Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden? Yea...: Heb. Yea, because, etc.”
Shares key themes with Ruth 3:12: now, than
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