Ruth 1:7 (DRB)

Passage

Wherefore she went forth out of the place of her sojournment, with both her daughters in law: and being now in the way to return into the land of Juda,

Nearby Context

Ruth 1:5 And they both died, to wit, Mahalon and Chelion: and the woman was left alone, having lost both her sons and her husband.

Ruth 1:6 And she arose to go from the land of Moab to her own country, with both her daughters in law: for she had heard that the Lord had looked upon his people, and had given them food.

Ruth 1:7 Wherefore she went forth out of the place of her sojournment, with both her daughters in law: and being now in the way to return into the land of Juda,

Ruth 1:8 She said to them: Go ye home to your mothers, the Lord deal mercifully with you, as you have dealt with the dead and with me.

Ruth 1:9 May he grant you to find rest in the houses of the husbands whom you shall take. And she kissed them. And they lifted up their voice, and began to weep,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "wherefore", "went", "forth", "place", "sojournment", "both", "daughters", and "return". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "wherefore" and "went", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 6's "And she arose to go from the..." into verse 8's "She said to them Go ye home...", so "wherefore" and "went" belong inside that flow. In Ruth context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "wherefore" and "went" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.