Ruth 1:18

18 When Naomi realized that Ruth was determined to go with her, she stopped urging her.

Ruth 1:18 in Other Translations

18 When she saw that she was stedfastly minded to go with her, then she left speaking unto her.

18 And when Naomi saw that she was determined to go with her, she said no more.

18 When Naomi saw that Ruth was determined to go with her, she said nothing more.

18 When Naomi saw that Ruth had her heart set on going with her, she gave in.

18 When Naomi saw that Ruth was determined to go with her, she stopped trying to persuade her.

Ruth 1:18 Meaning and Commentary

Ruth 1:18

When she saw that she was steadfastly minded to go with her,
&c.] That she was strong in her resolutions, and steadfast in her determinations not to go back to her own country, but to go forward with her; and nothing could move her from the firm purpose of her mind, which was what Naomi wanted to make trial of:

then she left speaking unto her:
that is, upon that head of returning home; otherwise, no doubt, upon this a close, comfortable, religious conversation ensued, which made their journey the more pleasant and agreeable.

Ruth 1:18 In-Context

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, ” she told them. “Call me Mara, because the Almighty has made my life very bitter.

Cross References

• 1. Acts 21:14