Ruth 1:13 (GNV)

Passage

Would yee tarie for them, till they were of age? would ye be deferred for them from taking of husbands? nay my daughters: for it grieueth me much for your sakes that the hand of the Lord is gone out against me.

Nearby Context

Ruth 1:11 But Naomi saide, Turne againe, my daughters: for what cause will you go with me? are there any more sonnes in my wombe, that they may bee your husbands?

Ruth 1:12 Turne againe, my daughters: go your way: for I am too olde to haue an husband. If I should say, I haue hope, and if I had an husband this night: yea, if I had borne sonnes,

Ruth 1:13 Would yee tarie for them, till they were of age? would ye be deferred for them from taking of husbands? nay my daughters: for it grieueth me much for your sakes that the hand of the Lord is gone out against me.

Ruth 1:14 Then they lift vp their voyce and wept againe, and Orpah kissed her mother in lawe, but Ruth abode still with her.

Ruth 1:15 And Naomi said, Beholde, thy sister in law is gone backe vnto her people and vnto her gods: returne thou after thy sister in lawe.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "tarie", "till", "deferred", "taking", "husbands", "daughters", "grieueth", and "much". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "tarie" and "till", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 12's "Turne againe my daughters go your way..." into verse 14's "Then they lift vp their voyce and...", so "tarie" and "till" 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 "tarie" and "till" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.