Go back, my daughters, go your way; for I am too old to have a husband. If I should say, ‘I have hope,’ if I should even have a husband tonight, and should also bear sons,
THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE
Ruth 1:12 in context
Ruth 1:9–15
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May the LORD grant you that you may find rest, each of you in the house of her husband.”
Then she kissed them, and they lifted up their voices, and wept.
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They said to her, “No, but we will return with you to your people.”
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Naomi said, “Go back, my daughters. Why do you want to go with me? Do I still have sons in my womb, that they may be your husbands?
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Go back, my daughters, go your way; for I am too old to have a husband. If I should say, ‘I have hope,’ if I should even have a husband tonight, and should also bear sons,
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would you then wait until they were grown? Would you then refrain from having husbands? No, my daughters, for it grieves me seriously for your sakes, for the LORD’s hand has gone out against me.”
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They lifted up their voices and wept again; then Orpah kissed her mother-in-law, but Ruth stayed with her.
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She said, “Behold, your sister-in-law has gone back to her people and to her god. Follow your sister-in-law.”
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