Ruth 1:15 (GNV)

Passage

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.

Nearby Context

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.

Ruth 1:16 And Ruth answered, Intreate mee not to leaue thee, nor to depart from thee: for whither thou goest, I will goe: and where thou dwellest, I will dwell: thy people shall be my people, and thy God my God.

Ruth 1:17 Where thou diest, will I die, and there will I be buried. the Lord do so to me and more also, if ought but death depart thee and me.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "naomi", "said", "beholde", "sister", "gone", "backe", "vnto", and "people". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "naomi" and "said", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 14's "Then they lift vp their voyce and..." into verse 16's "And Ruth answered Intreate mee not to...", so "naomi" and "said" 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 "naomi" and "said" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.