16 But Ruth replied:

Do not persuade me to leave you
or go back and not follow you.
For wherever you go, I will go,
and wherever you live, I will live;
your people will be my people,
and your God will be my God.
17 Where you die, I will die,
and there I will be buried.
May Yahweh punish me,[a](A)
and do so severely,
if anything but death separates you and me.

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. Ruth 1:17 A solemn oath formula; 1Sm 3:17; 2Sm 3:9,35; 1Kg 2:23; 2Kg 6:31

11 Boaz answered her, “Everything you have done for your mother-in-law since your husband’s death has been fully reported to me: how you left your father and mother and the land of your birth, and how you came to a people you didn’t previously know. 12 May the Lord reward you for what you have done,(A) and may you receive a full reward from the Lord God of Israel, under whose wings you have come for refuge.”(B)

Read full chapter

Bible Gateway Recommends

HCSB Study Bible for Kids, Hope LeatherTouch
HCSB Study Bible for Kids, Hope LeatherTouch
Retail: $29.99
Our Price: $5.99
Save: $24.00 (80%)
5.0 of 5.0 stars
HCSB Ultrathin Reference Bible--soft leather-look, cobalt blue
HCSB Ultrathin Reference Bible--soft leather-look, cobalt blue
Retail: $19.99
Our Price: $3.99
Save: $16.00 (80%)
HCSB Study Bible for Kids, Octopus LeatherTouch
HCSB Study Bible for Kids, Octopus LeatherTouch
Retail: $29.99
Our Price: $4.49
Save: $25.50 (85%)
5.0 of 5.0 stars