Ruth 1:9 (YLT)

Passage

Jehovah doth grant to you, and find ye rest each in the house of her husband;' and she kisseth them, and they lift up their voice and weep.

Nearby Context

Ruth 1:7 And she goeth out from the place where she hath been, and her two daughters-in-law with her, and they go in the way to turn back unto the land of Judah.

Ruth 1:8 And Naomi saith to her two daughters-in-law, `Go, turn back, each to the house of her mother; Jehovah doth with you kindness as ye have done with the dead, and with me;

Ruth 1:9 Jehovah doth grant to you, and find ye rest each in the house of her husband;' and she kisseth them, and they lift up their voice and weep.

Ruth 1:10 And they say to her, `Surely with thee we go back to thy people.'

Ruth 1:11 And Naomi saith, `Turn back, my daughters; why do ye go with me? are there yet to me sons in my bowels that they have been to you for husbands?

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "jehovah", "doth", "grant", "find", "rest", "each", "house", and "husband". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "jehovah" and "doth", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 8's "And Naomi saith to her two daughters-in-law..." into verse 10's "And they say to her Surely with...", so "jehovah" and "doth" 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 "jehovah" and "doth" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.