Ruth 3:17
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Ruth 3:17 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Ruth 3:17 is a verse from the book of Ruth in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And she said, These six measures of barley gave he me; for he said to me, Go not empty unto thy mother in law." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Ruth 3:17 — KJV
“And she said, These six measures of barley gave he me; for he said to me, Go not empty unto thy mother in law.”
— Ruth 3:17 (KJV)
Ruth 3:17 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 3:17
“These are the sons of Zilpah, whom Laban gave to Leah his daughter, and these she bare unto Jacob, even sixteen souls.”
Shares key themes with Ruth 3:17: these, six, gave
“He fought also with the king of the Ammonites, and prevailed against them. And the children of Ammon gave him the same year an hundred talents of silver, and ten thousand measures of wheat, and ten thousand of barley. So much did the children of Ammon pay unto him, both the second year, and the third. So...: Heb. This”
Shares key themes with Ruth 3:17: measures, barley, gave
“And she took it up, and went into the city: and her mother in law saw what she had gleaned: and she brought forth, and gave to her that she had reserved after she was sufficed.”
Shares key themes with Ruth 3:17: gave, mother, law
“So she kept fast by the maidens of Boaz to glean unto the end of barley harvest and of wheat harvest; and dwelt with her mother in law.”
Shares key themes with Ruth 3:17: barley, mother, law
“Also he said, Bring the vail that thou hast upon thee, and hold it. And when she held it, he measured six measures of barley, and laid it on her: and she went into the city. vail: or, sheet, or, apron”
Shares key themes with Ruth 3:17: six, measures, barley
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