Ruth 1:17

Contemporary English Version 1995

I will die where you die and be buried beside you. May the Lord punish me if we are ever separated, even by death!”

Cross References

1 Samuel 3:17

Eli said, “What did God say to you? Tell me everything. I'll ask God to punish you terribly if you don't tell me every word he said!”

2 Kings 6:31

He said, “I pray that God will punish me terribly, if Elisha's head is still on his shoulders by this time tomorrow.”

1 Kings 2:23

I swear in the name of the Lord that Adonijah will die because he asked for this! If he doesn't, I pray that God will severely punish me.

2 Samuel 19:13

And tell Amasa, “You're my nephew, and with God as a witness, I swear I'll make you commander of my army instead of Joab.”

1 Kings 20:10

he replied, “I'll completely destroy Samaria! There won't even be enough of it left for my soldiers to carry back in their hands. If I don't do it, I pray that the gods will punish me terribly.”

1 Samuel 25:22

I swear that by morning, there won't be a man or boy left from his family or his servants' families. I pray that God will punish me if I don't do it!”

2 Samuel 3:35

Then they brought some food to David and told him he would feel better if he had something to eat. It was still daytime, and David said, “I swear to God that I won't take a bite of bread or anything else until sunset!”

Acts 11:23

When Barnabas got there and saw how God had blessed them with undeserved grace, he was very glad. So he begged them to remain faithful to the Lord with all their hearts.

1 Kings 19:2

She sent a message to Elijah: “You killed my prophets. Now I'm going to kill you! I pray that the gods will punish me even more severely if I don't do it by this time tomorrow.”

2 Samuel 3:9

I ask God to punish me if I don't help David get what the Lord promised him!

Acts 20:24

But I don't care what happens to me, as long as I finish the work the Lord Jesus gave me to do. And this work is to tell the good news about God's gift of undeserved grace.

Ruth 1:16

Ruth answered, “Please don't tell me to leave you and return home! I will go where you go, I will live where you live; your people will be my people, your God will be my God.

Ruth 4:15

He will make you happy and take care of you in your old age, because he is the son of your daughter-in-law. And she loves you more than seven sons of your own would love you.

1 Samuel 14:44

“Yes, Jonathan. I swear to God that you must die.”

1 Samuel 20:13

But if he wants to harm you, I promise to tell you and help you escape. And I ask the Lord to punish me severely if I don't keep my promise. I pray that the Lord will bless you, just as he used to bless my father.

2 Samuel 15:21

Ittai answered, “Your Majesty, just as surely as you and the Lord live, I will go where you go, no matter if it costs me my life.”

1 Kings 13:31

He said to his sons, “When I die, bury my body next to this prophet.

Psalm 45:10

Bride of the king, listen carefully to me. Forget your own people and your father's family.