Ruth 1:8

Naomi said to her daughters-in-law, “Go, return both of you to the home of your mother. May the Lord be kind to you as you have been kind to the dead and to me.

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In The King James Version

And Naomi said unto her two daughters in law, Go, return each to her mother’s house: the LORD deal kindly with you, as ye have dealt with the dead, and with me.

In Context

7As they were setting out together on the journey to Judah,

9The Lord grant that each of you may find peace and happiness in the house of a new husband.” Then she kissed them; but they began to weep aloud

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Cross References

Ruth 1:5Mahlon and Chilion both died, and Naomi was left alone, without husband or sons.

Ruth 3:10He said, “May you be blest by the Lord, my daughter. You have shown me greater favor now than at first, for you have not followed young men, whether poor or rich.

Luke 14:25One day, when great crowds of people were walking with Jesus, he turned and said to them,

Ephesians 6:2‘Honor your father and mother’ – this is the first Commandment with a promise –

Colossians 3:18Wives, submit to your husbands, as befits those who belong to the Lord.

2 Timothy 1:16May the Lord show mercy to the household of Onesiphorus; for he often cheered me and was not ashamed of my chains.

Matthew Henry on Ruth 1:7-19

Naomi Returns to Canaan; Naomi and Her Daughters-in-Law; Ruth's Constancy to Naomi. ( b. c. 1312.) 6 Then she arose with her daughters in law, that she might return from the country of Moab: for she had heard in the country of Moab how that the Lord had visited his people in giving them bread. 7 Wherefore she went forth out of the place where she was, and her two daughters in law with her; and they went on the way to return unto the land of Judah. 8 And Naomi said unto her two daughters in law, Go, return each to… Read the whole commentary →

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