Ruth 1:18
“When shee sawe that shee was stedfastly minded to goe with her, then shee left speaking vnto her.”
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Ruth 1:18 Context
16And Ruth said, Intreate mee not to leaue thee, or to returne from following after thee: for whither thou goest, I will goe; and where thou lodgest, I will lodge: thy people shall be my people, and thy God my God: 17Where thou diest, wil I die, and there will I bee buried: the Lord doe so to me, and more also, if ought but death part thee and me. 18When shee sawe that shee was stedfastly minded to goe with her, then shee left speaking vnto her. 19¶ So they two went vntill they came to Bethlehem: And it came to passe when they were come to Bethlehem, that all the citie was mooued about them, and they said, Is this Naomi? 20And she said vnto them, Call me not Naomi; call mee Mara: for the Almightie hath dealt very bitterly with me.
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Other Translations for Ruth 1:18
When she saw that she was stedfastly minded to go with her, then she left speaking unto her.
- King James Version
When she saw that she was determined to go with her, she said no more to her.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
And when she saw that she was stedfastly minded to go with her, she left off speaking unto her.
- American Standard Version (1901)
And when she saw that Ruth was strong in her purpose to go with her she said no more.
- Basic English Bible
And when she saw that she was stedfastly minded to go with her, she left off speaking to her.
- Darby Bible
When she saw that she was steadfastly resolved to go with her, then she left speaking to her.
- Webster's Bible
When she saw that she was steadfastly minded to go with her, she left off speaking to her.
- World English Bible
And she seeth that she is strengthening herself to go with her, and she ceaseth to speak unto her;
- Youngs Literal Bible
And when she saw that she was stedfastly minded to go with her, she left off speaking unto her.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
Wesley's Notes for Ruth 1:18
1:18 Left speaking unto her - See the power of resolution! Those who are half - resolved, are like a door a - jar, which invites a thief. But resolution shuts and bolts he door, and then the devil flees from us.