Ruth 1:14-22 New International Version

14 At this they wept aloud again. Then Orpah kissed her mother-in-law goodbye, but Ruth clung to her.

15 “Look,” said Naomi, “your sister-in-law is going back to her people and her gods. Go back with her.”

16 But Ruth replied, “Don’t urge me to leave you or to turn back from you. Where you go I will go, and where you stay I will stay. Your people will be my people and your God my God. 17 Where you die I will die, and there I will be buried. May the Lord deal with me, be it ever so severely, if even death separates you and me.” 18 When Naomi realized that Ruth was determined to go with her, she stopped urging her.

19 So the two women went on until they came to Bethlehem. When they arrived in Bethlehem, the whole town was stirred because of them, and the women exclaimed, “Can this be Naomi?”

20 “Don’t call me Naomi,[a]” she told them. “Call me Mara,[b] because the Almighty[c] has made my life very bitter. 21 I went away full, but the Lord has brought me back empty. Why call me Naomi? The Lord has afflicted[d] me; the Almighty has brought misfortune upon me.”

22 So Naomi returned from Moab accompanied by Ruth the Moabite, her daughter-in-law, arriving in Bethlehem as the barley harvest was beginning.

Ruth 1:14-22 New International Version
14&nbsp;At this they wept&nbsp;aloud again. Then Orpah kissed her mother-in-law&nbsp;goodbye,&nbsp;but Ruth clung to her.
15&nbsp;&ldquo;Look,&rdquo; said Naomi, &ldquo;your sister-in-law&nbsp;is going back to her people and her gods.&nbsp;Go back with her.&rdquo;
16&nbsp;But Ruth replied, &ldquo;Don&rsquo;t urge me to leave you&nbsp;or to turn back from you. Where you go I will go,&nbsp;and where you stay I will stay. Your people will be my people&nbsp;and your God my God.&nbsp;17&nbsp;Where you die I will die, and there I will be buried. May the&nbsp;Lord&nbsp;deal with me, be it ever so severely,&nbsp;if even death separates you and me.&rdquo;&nbsp;18&nbsp;When Naomi realized that Ruth was determined to go with her, she stopped urging her.
19&nbsp;So the two women went on until they came to Bethlehem.&nbsp;When they arrived in Bethlehem, the whole town was stirred&nbsp;because of them, and the women exclaimed, &ldquo;Can this be Naomi?&rdquo;
20&nbsp;&ldquo;Don&rsquo;t call me Naomi,[<a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=ruth%201%3A14-22&amp;version=NIV#fen-NIV-7148a">a</a>]&rdquo; she told them. &ldquo;Call me Mara,[<a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=ruth%201%3A14-22&amp;version=NIV#fen-NIV-7148b">b</a>]&nbsp;because the Almighty[<a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=ruth%201%3A14-22&amp;version=NIV#fen-NIV-7148c">c</a>]&nbsp;has made my life very bitter.&nbsp;21&nbsp;I went away full, but the&nbsp;Lord&nbsp;has brought me back empty.&nbsp;Why call me Naomi? The&nbsp;Lord&nbsp;has afflicted[<a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=ruth%201%3A14-22&amp;version=NIV#fen-NIV-7149d">d</a>]&nbsp;me;&nbsp;the Almighty has brought misfortune upon me.&rdquo;
22&nbsp;So Naomi returned from Moab accompanied by Ruth the Moabite,&nbsp;her daughter-in-law,&nbsp;arriving in Bethlehem as the barley harvest&nbsp;was beginning.

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Welcome to Calvary Chapel of The Lakes where we love God's word. Our teaching ministry with Pastor Doug Teel takes us book by book, verse by verse through the Bible. Our church family lives and shares the love, grace, and mercy of God the Father and the message of salvation through His son, Jesus Christ.