Ruth 1:17

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

Where you die, I will die, and that is where I will be buried. I ask the Lord to punish me if I don’t keep this promise: Only death will separate us.”

Cross References

1 Samuel 3:17

Eli asked, “What did God say to you? Don’t hide it from me. God will punish you if you hide anything from the message he spoke to you.”

2 Kings 6:31

The king said, “May God punish me if the head of Elisha son of Shaphat is still on his body at the end of this day!”

1 Kings 2:23

Then Solomon said, “By the Lord, I swear I’ll make Adonijah pay for this with his life!

2 Samuel 19:13

Also tell Amasa, ‘You are part of my family. I swear that I will make you captain of the army in Joab’s place.’”

1 Kings 20:10

Then they came back with another message from Ben-Hadad that said, “I will completely destroy Samaria. I promise that there will be nothing left of that city! There will not be enough of that city left for my men to find any souvenirs to take home. May the gods destroy me if I don’t do this!”

1 Samuel 25:22

I swear, I won’t let even one man in Nabal’s family live until tomorrow morning.”

2 Samuel 3:35

All day long people came to encourage David to eat food. But David had made a special promise. He said, “May God punish me and give me many troubles if I eat bread or any other food before the sun goes down.”

Acts 11:23

Barnabas was a good man, full of the Holy Spirit and faith. When he went to Antioch and saw how God had blessed the believers there, he was very happy. He encouraged them all, saying, “Always be faithful to the Lord. Serve him with all your heart.” Many more people became followers of the Lord.

1 Kings 19:2

So Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah and said, “I swear that by this time tomorrow, you will be just as dead as those prophets. If I don’t succeed, may the gods do the same or worse to me.”

2 Samuel 3:9

The Lord promised with an oath that he would take the kingdom away from Saul’s family and give it to David. And I swear I will make sure that happens. God will make David king of Judah and Israel. He will rule from Dan to Beersheba.”

Acts 20:24

I don’t care about my own life. The most important thing is that I finish my work. I want to finish the work that the Lord Jesus gave me to do—to tell people the Good News about God’s grace.

Ruth 1:16

But Ruth said, “Don’t force me to leave you! Don’t force me to go back to my own people. Let me go with you. Wherever you go, I will go. Wherever you sleep, I will sleep. Your people will be my people. Your God will be my God.

Ruth 4:15

He will make you alive again and care for you in your old age. Your daughter-in-law made it happen because she bore this child for you. She loves you, and she is better for you than seven sons.”

1 Samuel 14:44

Saul said, “I made an oath and asked God to punish me if I didn’t keep it. Jonathan, you must die.”

1 Samuel 20:13

If my father wants to hurt you, I will let you know. I will let you leave in safety. May the Lord punish me if I don’t do this. May the Lord be with you as he has been with my father.

2 Samuel 15:21

But Ittai answered the king, “As the Lord lives, and as long as you live, I will stay with you, in life or death!”

1 Kings 13:31

So the old prophet buried the body. Then he said to his sons, “When I die, bury me in this same grave. Put my bones next to his.

Psalm 45:10

My lady, listen to me. Listen carefully and understand me. Forget your people and your father’s family,