Ruth 1:5

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Mahlon and Chilion also died. Now Naomi had no husband or sons.

Cross References

Isaiah 49:21

and Jerusalem will ask, “Am I really their mother? How could I have given birth when I was still mourning in a foreign land? Who raised these children? Where have they come from?”

Jeremiah 2:19

Your own sins will punish you, because it was a bitter mistake for you to reject me without fear of punishment. I, the LORD All-Powerful, have spoken.

Luke 7:12

As they came near the gate of the town, they saw people carrying out the body of a widow's only son. Many people from the town were walking along with her.

Deuteronomy 32:39

Don't you understand? I am the only God; there are no others. I am the one who takes life and gives it again. I punished you with suffering. But now I will heal you, and nothing can stop me!

Ruth 1:4

Later, Naomi's sons married Moabite women. One was named Orpah and the other Ruth. About ten years later,

Ruth 1:6

When Naomi heard that the LORD had given his people a good harvest, she and her two daughters-in-law got ready to leave Moab and go to Judah. As they were on their way there,