Passage

Ruth refuses to leave

Source and translation

World English Bible, Protestant Edition · Public domain · en

¹⁶Ruth said, “Don’t urge me to leave you, and to return from following you, for where you go, I will go; and where you stay, I will stay. Your people will be my people, and your God my God.
¹⁷Where you die, I will die, and there I will be buried. May the LORD do so to me, and more also, if anything but death parts you and me.”
¹⁸When Naomi saw that she was determined to go with her, she stopped urging her.

Ruth 1:16–18World English Bible, Protestant Edition

The scene

Ruth tells Naomi that she will go where Naomi goes and live where Naomi lives. Her promise includes people, God, death and burial.

To understand

Naomi stops urging Ruth to leave after seeing her resolve. The dialogue ends with a decision that changes their journey together.

A question

How far does Ruth's promise reach beyond the journey itself?