Ruth 1:6

Easy To Read Version

While Naomi was in the hill country of Moab, she heard that the Lord had helped his people. He had given food to his people {in Judah}. So Naomi decided to leave the hill country of Moab and go back home. Her daughters-in-law also decided to go with her.

Cross References

Genesis 21:1

The Lord kept the promise he had made to Sarah. The Lord did for Sarah what he had promised.

Genesis 28:20

Then Jacob made a promise. He said, “If God will be with me, and if God will protect me on this trip, and if God gives me food to eat and clothes to wear,

Genesis 48:15

And Israel blessed Joseph and said,

Genesis 50:25

Then Joseph asked his people to make a promise. Joseph said, “Promise me that you will carry my bones with you when God leads you to that new land.”

Psalm 102:14

Your servants love her (Zion‘s) stones.\par They love even the dust of that city!\par

Psalm 111:5

God gives food to his followers.\par God remembers his Agreement {\cf2\super [577]} forever.\par

Psalm 132:15

I will bless this city with plenty of food.\par Even poor people will have plenty to eat.\par

Psalm 145:15

Lord, all living things look to you\par for their food.\par And you give them their food\par at the right time.\par

Psalm 146:7

The Lord does right things for people\par who have been hurt.\par God gives food to hungry people.\par The Lord frees people locked in prison.\par

Psalm 147:14

God brought peace to your country.\par So enemies did not take your grain in war.\par And you have plenty of grain for food.\par

Exodus 3:16

{The Lord also said,} “Go and gather together the elders (leaders) of the people and tell them, ‘YAHWEH, [23] the God of your ancestors, [24] has appeared to me. The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob spoke to me. The Lord says: I have been watching over you and I have seen the things that people did to you in Egypt.

Exodus 4:31

The people believed that God had sent Moses. The people of Israel knew that God had seen their troubles, and that he had come to help them. So they bowed down and worshiped God.

Proverbs 30:8

Don’t let me tell lies. And don’t make me too rich or too poor—only give me the things I need each day.

Isaiah 55:10

“Rain and snow fall from the sky.\par And they don’t go back to the sky\par until they touch the ground\par and make the ground wet.\par Then the ground makes plants sprout and grow.\par These plants make seeds for the farmer.\par And people use these seeds to make bread to eat.\par

Jeremiah 29:10

This is what the Lord says: “Babylon will be powerful for 70 years. After that time, I will come to you people that are living in Babylon. I will keep my good promise to bring you back to Jerusalem.

Joel 2:19

The Lord spoke to his people.\par He said,\par “I will send you grain, wine, and oil.\par You will have plenty.\par I won’t shame you among the nations any more.\par

Zephaniah 2:7

Then that land will belong to the survivors {\cf2\super [16]} from Judah. The Lord will remember those people from Judah. Those people are prisoners in a foreign country. But the Lord will bring them back. Then the people from Judah will let their sheep eat the grass in those fields. In the evenings, they will lie down in the empty houses of Ashkelon.

Matthew 6:11

Give us the food we need for each day.\par

Luke 1:68

“Praise to the Lord God of Israel (the Jews).\par God has come to help his people\par and has given them freedom.\par

Luke 19:44

They will destroy you and all your people. Not one stone of your buildings will stay on top of another. All this will happen because you did not know the time when God came to save you.”

1 Timothy 6:8

So, if we have food and clothes, we will be satisfied with that.

1 Peter 2:12

People who don’t believe are living all around you. Those people may say that you are doing wrong. So live good lives. Then they will see the good things you do, and they will give glory to God on that day when he comes.

Ruth 1:5

and Mahlon and Kilion also died. So Naomi was left alone without her husband or her two sons.

Ruth 1:7

They left the place where they had been living and started walking back to the land of Judah.

1 Samuel 2:21

the Lord was kind to Hannah. She had three sons and two daughters. And the boy Samuel grew up {at the holy place} near the Lord.