Ruth 1
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Ruth 1:16-18

16But Ruth replied, “Stop urging me to abandon you! For wherever you go, I will go. Wherever you live, I will live. Your people will become my people, and your God will become my God.

17Wherever you die, I will die – and there I will be buried. May the Lord punish me severely if I do not keep my promise! Only death will be able to separate me from you!”

18When Naomi realized that Ruth was determined to go with her, she stopped trying to dissuade her.

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