Find the perfect quote to float your boat. Shmoop breaks down key quotations from The Book of Ruth.
Family Quotes
A certain man of Bethlehem in Judah went to live in the country of Moab, he and his wife and two sons. The name of the man was Elimelech and the name of his wife Naomi, and the names of his two son...
Gender Quotes
When they had lived there about ten years, both Mahlon and Chilion also died, so that the woman was left without her two sons and her husband. (NRSV 1:4-5)They dwelled there about ten years. And Ma...
Humility Quotes
Naomi said, "Turn back, my daughters, why will you go with me? Do I still have sons in my womb that they may become your husbands? Turn back, my daughters, go your way, for I am too old to have a h...
Loyalty Quotes
[Naomi] kissed [Ruth and Orpah], and they wept aloud. They said to her, "No, we will return with you to your people." (NRSV 1:9-10)[Naomi] kissed [Ruth and Orpah]; and they lifted up their voice, a...
Sadness Quotes
Elimelech, the husband of Naomi, died, and she was left with her two sons[…] When they had lived there about ten years, both Mahlon and Chilion also died, so that the woman was left without her t...