Ruth 1:17

New Living Translation

Wherever you die, I will die, and there I will be buried. May the Lord punish me severely if I allow anything but death to separate us!”

Cross References

2 Samuel 15:21

But Ittai said to the king, “I vow by the Lord and by your own life that I will go wherever my lord the king goes, no matter what happens—whether it means life or death.”

2 Samuel 19:13

And David told them to tell Amasa, “Since you are my own flesh and blood, like Joab, may God strike me and even kill me if I do not appoint you as commander of my army in his place.”

2 Samuel 3:35

David had refused to eat anything on the day of the funeral, and now everyone begged him to eat. But David had made a vow, saying, “May God strike me and even kill me if I eat anything before sundown.”

2 Samuel 3:9

May God strike me and even kill me if I don’t do everything I can to help David get what the Lord has promised him!

1 Kings 13:31

Afterward the prophet said to his sons, “When I die, bury me in the grave where the man of God is buried. Lay my bones beside his bones.

1 Kings 19:2

So Jezebel sent this message to Elijah: “May the gods strike me and even kill me if by this time tomorrow I have not killed you just as you killed them.”

1 Kings 2:23

Then King Solomon made a vow before the Lord: “May God strike me and even kill me if Adonijah has not sealed his fate with this request.

1 Kings 20:10

Then Ben-hadad sent this message to Ahab: “May the gods strike me and even kill me if there remains enough dust from Samaria to provide even a handful for each of my soldiers.”

2 Kings 6:31

“May God strike me and even kill me if I don’t separate Elisha’s head from his shoulders this very day,” the king vowed.

Psalm 45:10

Listen to me, O royal daughter; take to heart what I say. Forget your people and your family far away.

Acts 11:23

When he arrived and saw this evidence of God’s blessing, he was filled with joy, and he encouraged the believers to stay true to the Lord.

Acts 20:24

But my life is worth nothing to me unless I use it for finishing the work assigned me by the Lord Jesus—the work of telling others the Good News about the wonderful grace of God.

Ruth 1:16

But Ruth replied, “Don’t ask me to leave you and turn back. Wherever you go, I will go; wherever you live, I will live. Your people will be my people, and your God will be my God.

Ruth 4:15

May he restore your youth and care for you in your old age. For he is the son of your daughter-in-law who loves you and has been better to you than seven sons!”

1 Samuel 14:44

“Yes, Jonathan,” Saul said, “you must die! May God strike me and even kill me if you do not die for this.”

1 Samuel 20:13

But if he is angry and wants you killed, may the Lord strike me and even kill me if I don’t warn you so you can escape and live. May the Lord be with you as he used to be with my father.

1 Samuel 25:22

May God strike me and kill me if even one man of his household is still alive tomorrow morning!”

1 Samuel 3:17

“What did the Lord say to you? Tell me everything. And may God strike you and even kill you if you hide anything from me!”