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Your people <i>shall be</i> my people, and your God, my God. <span class="reftext"><a href="/ruth/1-17.htm" target="_top"><b>17</b></a></span>Where you die, I will die, and there I will be buried. Thus may the L<font size="1">ORD</font> do to me, and worse, if <i>anything but</i> death parts you and me. <span class="reftext"><a href="/ruth/1-18.htm" target="_top"><b>18</b></a></span>When she saw that she was determined to go with her, she said no more to her. <p>      <span class="reftext"><a href="/ruth/1-19.htm" target="_top"><b>19</b></a></span>So they both went until they came to Bethlehem. And when they had come to Bethlehem, all the city was stirred because of them, and the women said, Is this Naomi? <span class="reftext"><a href="/ruth/1-20.htm" target="_top"><b>20</b></a></span>She said to them, Do not call me Naomi; call me Mara, for the Almighty has dealt very bitterly with me. <span class="reftext"><a href="/ruth/1-21.htm" target="_top"><b>21</b></a></span>I went out full, but the L<font size="1">ORD</font> has brought me back empty. Why do you call me Naomi, since the L<font size="1">ORD</font> has witnessed against me and the Almighty has afflicted me? <p>      <span class="reftext"><a href="/ruth/1-22.htm" target="_top"><b>22</b></a></span>So Naomi returned, and with her Ruth the Moabitess, her daughter-in-law, who returned from the land of Moab. And they came to Bethlehem at the beginning of barley harvest. <p><br /><br /><a href="//www.lockman.org" target="_top">NASB ©1995</a><div class="vheading2">Parallel Verses</div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/ruth/1.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And Ruth said, Entreat me not to leave thee, and 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;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/ruth/1.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />She answered: Be not against me, to desire that I should leave thee and depart: for whithersoever thou shalt go, I will go: and where thou shalt dwell, I also will dwell. Thy people shall be my people, and thy God my God. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/dbt/ruth/1.htm">Darby Bible Translation</a></span><br />And Ruth said, Do not intreat me to leave thee, 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;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/ruth/1.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And Ruth said, Entreat me not to leave thee, and 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:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/ruth/1.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And Ruth said, Entreat me not to leave thee, or to return from following 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:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/ruth/1.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Ruth said, "Don't entreat me to leave you, and to return from following after you, for where you go, I will go; and where you lodge, I will lodge; your people shall be my people, and your God my God;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/ruth/1.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And Ruth saith, 'Urge me not to leave thee -- to turn back from after thee; for whither thou goest I go, and where thou lodgest I lodge; thy people is my people, and thy God my God.<div class="vheading2">Library</div><span class="headingtext"><a href="//christianbookshelf.org/maclaren/expositions_of_holy_scripture_f/a_gentle_heroine_a_gentile.htm">A Gentle Heroine, a Gentile Convert</a><br></span><span class="snippet">'And Ruth said, 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: 17. 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. 18. When she saw that she was stedfastly minded to go with her, then she left speaking unto her. 19. So they two went until they came to Beth-lehem. And it <a href="//christianbookshelf.org/maclaren/expositions_of_holy_scripture_f/a_gentle_heroine_a_gentile.htm" title="continued">…</a><br></span><span class="citation">Alexander Maclaren—</span><span class="citation2">Expositions of Holy Scripture</span><p><span class="headingtext"><a href="//christianbookshelf.org/watson/a_divine_cordial/the_worst_things_work_for.htm">The Worst Things Work for Good to the Godly</a><br></span><span class="snippet">DO not mistake me, I do not say that of their own nature the worst things are good, for they are a fruit of the curse; but though they are naturally evil, yet the wise overruling hand of God disposing and sanctifying them, they are morally good. As the elements, though of contrary qualities, yet God has so tempered them, that they all work in a harmonious manner for the good of the universe. Or as in a watch, the wheels seem to move contrary one to another, but all carry on the motions of the watch: <a href="//christianbookshelf.org/watson/a_divine_cordial/the_worst_things_work_for.htm" title="continued">…</a><br></span><span class="citation">Thomas Watson—</span><span class="citation2">A Divine Cordial</span><p><span class="headingtext"><a href="//christianbookshelf.org/bevan/hymns_of_ter_steegen_suso_and_others/bands_of_love.htm">Bands of Love</a><br></span><span class="snippet">P. G. Ruth i. 16, 17 A homeless Stranger amongst us came To this land of death and mourning; He walked in a path of sorrow and shame, Through insult, and hate, and scorning. A Man of sorrows, of toil and tears, An outcast Man and a lonely; But He looked on me, and through endless years Him must I love--Him only. Then from this sad and sorrowful land, From this land of tears He departed; But the light of His eyes and the touch of His hand Had left me broken-hearted. And I clave to Him as He turned <a href="//christianbookshelf.org/bevan/hymns_of_ter_steegen_suso_and_others/bands_of_love.htm" title="continued">…</a><br></span><span class="citation">Frances Bevan—</span><span class="citation2">Hymns of Ter Steegen, Suso, and Others</span><p><span class="headingtext"><a href="//christianbookshelf.org/guyon/song_of_songs_of_solomon/9_what_is_thy_beloved.htm">What is Thy Beloved, More than Another Beloved, O Thou Fairest among Women! what is Thy Beloved, More than Another Beloved, that Thou Dost So Charge Us?</a><br></span><span class="snippet">The daughters of Jerusalem do not cease to call her the fairest among women, because her most painful wounds are hidden, and those which are exposed even add lustre to her beauty. They are astonished at beholding a love so strong, so constant and so faithful in the midst of so many disasters. They inquire, Who is this Well-beloved? For, say they, He must be of unequalled attraction, thus to engage His Spouse; for though these souls are spiritual, they are not yet sufficiently advanced to comprehend <a href="//christianbookshelf.org/guyon/song_of_songs_of_solomon/9_what_is_thy_beloved.htm" title="continued">…</a><br></span><span class="citation">Madame Guyon—</span><span class="citation2">Song of Songs of Solomon</span><p><span class="headingtext"><a href="//christianbookshelf.org/aquinas/summa_theologica/whether_the_old_law_set.htm">Whether the Old Law Set Forth Suitable Precepts About the Members of the Household?</a><br></span><span class="snippet">Objection 1: It would seem that the Old Law set forth unsuitable precepts about the members of the household. For a slave "is in every respect his master's property," as the Philosopher states (Polit. i, 2). But that which is a man's property should be his always. Therefore it was unfitting for the Law to command (Ex. 21:2) that slaves should "go out free" in the seventh year. Objection 2: Further, a slave is his master's property, just as an animal, e.g. an ass or an ox. But it is commanded (Dt. <a href="//christianbookshelf.org/aquinas/summa_theologica/whether_the_old_law_set.htm" title="continued">…</a><br></span><span class="citation">Saint Thomas Aquinas—</span><span class="citation2">Summa Theologica</span><p><span class="headingtext"><a href="//christianbookshelf.org/gregory/the_epistles_of_saint_gregory_the_great/epistle_xxxii_to_narses_the.htm">Epistle xxxii. To Narses the Patrician. </a><br></span><span class="snippet">To Narses the Patrician. Gregory to Narses, &c. Your most sweet Charity has said much to me in your letters in praise of my good deeds, to all which I briefly reply, Call me not Noemi, that is beautiful; but call me Mara, that is bitter; for I am full of bitterness (Ruth i. 20). But as to the cause of the presbyters [1555] , which is pending with my brother and fellow-bishop, the most reverend Patriarch John, we have, as I think, for our adversary the very man whom you assert to be desirous of observing <a href="//christianbookshelf.org/gregory/the_epistles_of_saint_gregory_the_great/epistle_xxxii_to_narses_the.htm" title="continued">…</a><br></span><span class="citation">Saint Gregory the Great—</span><span class="citation2">the Epistles of Saint Gregory the Great</span><p><span class="headingtext"><a href="//christianbookshelf.org/gregory/the_epistles_of_saint_gregory_the_great/epistle_cxxi_to_leander_bishop.htm">Epistle cxxi. To Leander, Bishop of Hispalis (Seville). </a><br></span><span class="snippet">To Leander, Bishop of Hispalis (Seville). Gregory to Leander, Bishop of Spain. I have the epistle of thy Holiness, written with the pen of charity alone. For what the tongue transferred to the paper had got its tincture from the heart. Good and wise men were present when it was read, and at once their bowels were stirred with emotion. Everyone began to seize thee in his heart with the hand of love, for that in that epistle the sweetness of thy disposition was not to be heard, but seen. All severally <a href="//christianbookshelf.org/gregory/the_epistles_of_saint_gregory_the_great/epistle_cxxi_to_leander_bishop.htm" title="continued">…</a><br></span><span class="citation">Saint Gregory the Great—</span><span class="citation2">the Epistles of Saint Gregory the Great</span><p><span class="headingtext"><a href="//christianbookshelf.org/bunyan/the_riches_of_bunyan/iv_man.htm">Man. </a><br></span><span class="snippet">THE IMAGE OF GOD. MAN is God's image, and to curse wickedly the image of God, is to curse God himself. Suppose that a man should say with his mouth, I wish that the king's picture were burned; would not this man's so saying render him as an enemy to the person of the king? Even so it is with them that by cursing wish evil to their neighbors or themselves; they contemn the image of God himself. This world, as it dropped from the fingers of God, was far more glorious than it is now. VALUE OF THE SOUL. <a href="//christianbookshelf.org/bunyan/the_riches_of_bunyan/iv_man.htm" title="continued">…</a><br></span><span class="citation">John Bunyan—</span><span class="citation2">The Riches of Bunyan</span><p><span class="headingtext"><a href="//christianbookshelf.org/gregory/the_epistles_of_saint_gregory_the_great/epistle_vi_to_narses_patrician.htm">Epistle vi. To Narses, Patrician . </a><br></span><span class="snippet">To Narses, Patrician [1305] . Gregory to Narses, &c. In describing loftily the sweetness of contemplation, you have renewed the groans of my fallen state, since I hear what I have lost inwardly while mounting outwardly, though undeserving, to the topmost height of rule. Know then that I am stricken with so great sorrow that I can scarcely speak; for the dark shades of grief block up the eyes of my soul. Whatever is beheld is sad, whatever is thought delightful appears to my heart lamentable. For <a href="//christianbookshelf.org/gregory/the_epistles_of_saint_gregory_the_great/epistle_vi_to_narses_patrician.htm" title="continued">…</a><br></span><span class="citation">Saint Gregory the Great—</span><span class="citation2">the Epistles of Saint Gregory the Great</span><p><span class="headingtext"><a href="//christianbookshelf.org/edwards/the_expositors_bible_the_epistle_to_the_hebrews/chapter_xiii_a_cloud_of.htm">A Cloud of Witnesses. </a><br></span><span class="snippet">"By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau, even concerning things to come. By faith Jacob, when he was a-dying, blessed each of the sons of Joseph; and worshipped, leaning upon the top of his staff. By faith Joseph, when his end was nigh, made mention of the departure of the children of Israel; and gave commandment concerning his bones.... By faith the walls of Jericho fell down, after they had been compassed about for seven days. By faith Rahab the harlot perished not with them that were disobedient, <a href="//christianbookshelf.org/edwards/the_expositors_bible_the_epistle_to_the_hebrews/chapter_xiii_a_cloud_of.htm" title="continued">…</a><br></span><span class="citation">Thomas Charles Edwards—</span><span class="citation2">The Expositor's Bible: The Epistle to the Hebrews</span><p><span class="headingtext"><a href="//christianbookshelf.org/lawlor/st_bernard_of_clairvauxs_life_of_st_malachy_of_armagh/chapter_viii_departure_from_ireland.htm">Departure from Ireland. Death and Burial at Clairvaux. </a><br></span><span class="snippet">[Sidenote: 1148, May (?)] 67. (30). Being asked once, in what place, if a choice were given him, he would prefer to spend his last day--for on this subject the brothers used to ask one another what place each would select for himself--he hesitated, and made no reply. But when they insisted, he said, "If I take my departure hence[821] I shall do so nowhere more gladly than whence I may rise together with our Apostle"[822]--he referred to St. Patrick; "but if it behoves me to make a pilgrimage, and <a href="//christianbookshelf.org/lawlor/st_bernard_of_clairvauxs_life_of_st_malachy_of_armagh/chapter_viii_departure_from_ireland.htm" title="continued">…</a><br></span><span class="citation">H. J. 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