Psalms 119:71Open English Bible (Commonwealth)

Ruth 1:11

But Naomi said, ‘Go back, my daughters. Why should you go with me? Can I still bear sons who might become your husbands?

Ruth 1:12

Go back, my daughters, go your own way, because I am too old to have a husband. Even if I should say, “I have hope,” even if I should have a husband tonight and should bear sons,

Ruth 1:14

Then they again wept aloud, and Orpah kissed her mother-in-law goodbye, but Ruth stayed with her.

Ruth 1:21

I had plenty when I left, but the Lord has brought me back empty handed. Why should you call me Naomi, now that the Lord has afflicted me, and the Almighty has brought misfortune on me?’

Ruth 2:22

Naomi said to Ruth, ‘It is best, my daughter, that you should go out with his girls because you might not be as safe in another field.’