Then the daughters said, “But we want to come with you and go to your family.”
The Lord All-Powerful says, “At that time many foreigners speaking different languages will come to a Jewish man, take hold of the hem of his robe, and ask, ‘We heard that God is with you. Can we come with you to worship him?’”
I am a friend to everyone who worships you. I am a friend to everyone who obeys your instructions.
But you have also said about the gods of this land, “They are my powerful gods. They are the ones who make me happy.”
I pray that the Lord will help each of you find a husband and a good home.” Naomi kissed her daughters-in-law, and they all started crying.
But Naomi said, “No, daughters, go back to your own homes. Why should you go with me? I can’t have any more sons to be your husbands.
They left the place where they had been living and started walking back to the land of Judah.