Then he said to me, ‘This is the curse that goes over the whole land. Every thief will be banished according to the writing on one side and everyone who lies under oath shall be banished according to the writing on the other side.
Ruth 1:1
In the time when the judges ruled, there was once a famine in the land. A man from Bethlehem in Judah took his wife and two sons to live in the territory of Moab.
Ruth 1:6
So she set out with her daughters-in-law to return from the land of Moab, for she had heard that the Lord had remembered his people and given them food.
Ruth 1:9
The 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
Ruth 1:14
Then they again wept aloud, and Orpah kissed her mother-in-law goodbye, but Ruth stayed with her.
Ruth 1:17
I will die where you die, and be buried there. May the Lord bring a curse upon me, if anything but death separate you and me.’