Ruth 3:16
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Ruth 3:16 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Ruth 3:16 is a verse from the book of Ruth in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And when she came to her mother in law, she said, Who art thou, my daughter? And she told her all that the man had done ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Ruth 3:16 — KJV
“And when she came to her mother in law, she said, Who art thou, my daughter? And she told her all that the man had done to her.”
— Ruth 3:16 (KJV)
Ruth 3:16 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 3:16
“And it came to pass about three months after, that it was told Judah, saying, Tamar thy daughter in law hath played the harlot; and also, behold, she is with child by whoredom. And Judah said, Bring her forth, and let her be burnt.”
Shares key themes with Ruth 3:16: came, law, daughter
“And he came up, and told his father and his mother, and said, I have seen a woman in Timnath of the daughters of the Philistines: now therefore get her for me to wife.”
Shares key themes with Ruth 3:16: came, mother, daughter
“And the Spirit of the LORD came mightily upon him, and he rent him as he would have rent a kid, and he had nothing in his hand: but he told not his father or his mother what he had done.”
Shares key themes with Ruth 3:16: came, mother, told
“And Boaz answered and said unto her, It hath fully been shewed me, all that thou hast done unto thy mother in law since the death of thine husband: and how thou hast left thy father and thy mother, and the land of thy nativity, and art come unto a people which thou knewest not heretofore.”
Shares key themes with Ruth 3:16: mother, law, art
“And it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born unto them,”
Shares key themes with Ruth 3:16: came, art, daughter
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