Quotes from Ruth

9 notable lines from Samuel · c. 500 BCE

Intreat me not to leave thee, or to return from following after thee: for whither thou goest, I will go; and where thou lodgest, I will lodge: thy people shall be my people, and thy God my God:

Ruth to Naomi, Ruth 1:16 (KJV)

Quotations follow the King James Version translation (Oxford University Press, 1611) — our recommended edition.

  1. Where thou diest, will I die, and there will I be buried: the LORD do so to me, and more also, if ought but death part thee and me.

    Ruth to Naomi, Ruth 1:17 (KJV)

  2. And Obed begat Jesse, and Jesse begat David.

    Closing genealogy, Ruth 4:22 (KJV)

  3. Call me not Naomi, call me Mara: for the Almighty hath dealt very bitterly with me.

    Naomi, Ruth 1:20 (KJV)

  4. The LORD recompense thy work, and a full reward be given thee of the LORD God of Israel, under whose wings thou art come to trust.

    Boaz blessing Ruth, Ruth 2:12 (KJV)

  5. And they lifted up their voice, and wept again: and Orpah kissed her mother in law; but Ruth clave unto her.

    Narrator, Ruth 1:14 (KJV)

  6. And, behold, Boaz came from Bethlehem, and said unto the reapers, The LORD be with you. And they answered him, The LORD bless thee.

    Boaz and the reapers, Ruth 2:4 (KJV)

  7. Let me now go to the field, and glean ears of corn after him in whose sight I shall find grace.

    Ruth to Naomi, Ruth 2:2 (KJV)

  8. And now, my daughter, fear not; I will do to thee all that thou requirest: for all the city of my people doth know that thou art a virtuous woman.

    Boaz to Ruth, Ruth 3:11 (KJV)