Ruth 1:10 (WEB)

Passage

They said to her, “No, but we will return with you to your people.”

Nearby Context

Ruth 1:8 Naomi said to her two daughters-in-law, “Go, return each of you to her mother’s house. May Yahweh deal kindly with you, as you have dealt with the dead, and with me.

Ruth 1:9 May Yahweh grant you that you may find rest, each of you in the house of her husband.” Then she kissed them, and they lifted up their voices, and wept.

Ruth 1:10 They said to her, “No, but we will return with you to your people.”

Ruth 1:11 Naomi said, “Go back, my daughters. Why do you want to go with me? Do I still have sons in my womb, that they may be your husbands?

Ruth 1:12 Go back, my daughters, go your way; for I am too old to have a husband. If I should say, ‘I have hope,’ if I should even have a husband tonight, and should also bear sons;

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 9's "May Yahweh grant you that you may..." into verse 11's "Naomi said Go back my daughters Why...", so "said" and "return" 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 "said" and "return" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.