Ruth's Loyalty to Naomi

Then she arose with her daughters-in-law to return from the country of Moab, for she had heard in the fields of Moab that (A)the Lord had visited his people and (B)given them food.

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Naomi and Ruth Return to Bethlehem

When Naomi heard in Moab(A) that the Lord had come to the aid of his people(B) by providing food(C) for them, she and her daughters-in-law(D) prepared to return home from there.

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15 I will abundantly (A)bless her provisions;
    I will (B)satisfy her poor with bread.

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15 I will bless her with abundant provisions;
    her poor I will satisfy with food.(A)

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He provides food for those who fear him;
    he (A)remembers his covenant forever.

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He provides food(A) for those who fear him;(B)
    he remembers his covenant(C) forever.

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Then the Lord said to Moses, “Behold, I am about to rain (A)bread from heaven for you, and the people shall go out and gather a day's portion every day, that I may (B)test them, whether they will walk in my law or not. On the sixth day, when they prepare what they bring in, (C)it will be twice as much as they gather daily.” So Moses and Aaron said to all the people of Israel, (D)“At evening (E)you shall know that it was the Lord who brought you out of the land of Egypt,

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Then the Lord said to Moses, “I will rain down bread from heaven(A) for you. The people are to go out each day and gather enough for that day. In this way I will test(B) them and see whether they will follow my instructions. On the sixth day they are to prepare what they bring in, and that is to be twice(C) as much as they gather on the other days.”

So Moses and Aaron said to all the Israelites, “In the evening you will know that it was the Lord who brought you out of Egypt,(D)

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31 And the people (A)believed; and when they heard that the Lord had (B)visited the people of Israel and that he had (C)seen their affliction, (D)they bowed their heads and worshiped.

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31 and they believed.(A) And when they heard that the Lord was concerned(B) about them and had seen their misery,(C) they bowed down and worshiped.(D)

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16 Go and (A)gather the elders of Israel together and say to them, ‘The Lord, the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob, has appeared to me, saying, (B)“I have observed you and what has been done to you in Egypt,

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16 “Go, assemble the elders(A) of Israel and say to them, ‘The Lord, the God of your fathers—the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob(B)—appeared to me and said: I have watched over you and have seen(C) what has been done to you in Egypt.

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44 (A)and tear you down to the ground, you and your children within you. And (B)they will not leave one stone upon another in you, because you did not know (C)the time of your (D)visitation.”

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44 They will dash you to the ground, you and the children within your walls.(A) They will not leave one stone on another,(B) because you did not recognize the time of God’s coming(C) to you.”

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68 “Praise be to the Lord, the God of Israel,(A)
    because he has come to his people and redeemed them.(B)

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(A)The seacoast shall become the possession
    of (B)the remnant of the house of Judah,
    (C)on which they shall graze,
and in the houses of Ashkelon
    they shall lie down at evening.
For the Lord their God (D)will be mindful of them
    and (E)restore their fortunes.

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That land will belong
    to the remnant(A) of the people of Judah;
    there they will find pasture.
In the evening they will lie down
    in the houses of Ashkelon.
The Lord their God will care for them;
    he will restore their fortunes.[a](B)

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Footnotes

  1. Zephaniah 2:7 Or will bring back their captives

10 “For thus says the Lord: (A)When seventy years are completed for Babylon, (B)I will visit you, (C)and I will fulfill to you my promise (D)and bring you back to this place.

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10 This is what the Lord says: “When seventy years(A) are completed for Babylon, I will come to you(B) and fulfill my good promise(C) to bring you back(D) to this place.

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10 (A)“For as the rain and the snow come down from heaven
    and do not return there but water the earth,
making it bring forth and sprout,
    (B)giving seed to the sower and bread to the eater,

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10 As the rain(A) and the snow
    come down from heaven,
and do not return to it
    without watering the earth
and making it bud and flourish,(B)
    so that it yields seed(C) for the sower and bread for the eater,(D)

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    (A)who executes justice for the oppressed,
    (B)who gives food to the hungry.

(C)The Lord sets the prisoners free;

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He upholds(A) the cause of the oppressed(B)
    and gives food to the hungry.(C)
The Lord sets prisoners free,(D)

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11 (A)Give us (B)this day our daily bread,[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 6:11 Or our bread for tomorrow

11 Give us today our daily bread.(A)

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