Ruth 1:8 (GNV)

Passage

Then Naomi saide vnto her two daughters in lawe, Goe, returne eche of you vnto her owne mothers house: the Lord shew fauour vnto you, as ye haue done with the dead, and with me.

Nearby Context

Ruth 1:6 Then she arose with her daughters in law, and returned from the countrey of Moab: for she had heard say in the countrey of Moab, that the Lord had visited his people, and giuen them bread.

Ruth 1:7 Wherefore shee departed out of the place where she was, and her two daughters in law with her, and they went on their way to returne vnto the land of Iudah.

Ruth 1:8 Then Naomi saide vnto her two daughters in lawe, Goe, returne eche of you vnto her owne mothers house: the Lord shew fauour vnto you, as ye haue done with the dead, and with me.

Ruth 1:9 The Lord graunt you, that you may finde rest, either of you in the house of her husband. And when she kissed them, they lift vp their voice and wept.

Ruth 1:10 And they saide vnto her, Surely we will returne with thee vnto thy people.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "naomi", "saide", "vnto", "daughters", "lawe", "returne", and "eche". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "naomi" and "saide", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 7's "Wherefore shee departed out of the place..." into verse 9's "The Lord graunt you that you may...", so "naomi" and "saide" 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 "saide" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.