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Ruth 1:17

Where you die, I will die,

and there I will be buried.

May the LORD punish me,

and ever so severely,

if anything but death

separates you and me.”

Ruth 1:17 BSB

Ruth 1:17 has 11 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 10 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to 1 Samuel 3:17 (9 votes) and 2 Samuel 19:13 (7 votes). 24 other verses point back to it. It links with 14 other books, from Numbers 10 to 2 Corinthians 7.

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Which verses does Ruth 1:17 point to?

Ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

  1. 1 Samuel 3:179 votes

    “What was the message He gave you?” Eli asked. “Do not hide it from me. May God punish you, and ever so severely, if you hide from me anything He said to you.”

  2. 2 Samuel 19:137 votes

    And say to Amasa, ‘Aren’t you my flesh and blood? May God punish me, and ever so severely, if from now on you are not the commander of my army in place of Joab!’”

  3. 1 Kings 2:237 votes

    Then King Solomon swore by the LORD: “May God punish me, and ever so severely, if Adonijah has not made this request at the expense of his life.

  4. 2 Kings 6:317 votes

    He announced, “May God punish me, and ever so severely, if the head of Elisha son of Shaphat remains on his shoulders through this day!”

  5. 1 Samuel 25:226 votes

    May God punish David, and ever so severely, if I let one male belonging to Nabal survive until morning.”

  6. 1 Kings 20:106 votes

    Then Ben-hadad sent another message to Ahab: “May the gods deal with me, and ever so severely, if enough dust remains of Samaria for each of my men to have a handful.”

  7. 2 Samuel 3:355 votes

    Then all the people came and urged David to eat something while it was still day, but David took an oath, saying, “May God punish me, and ever so severely, if I taste bread or anything else before the sun sets!”

  8. 2 Samuel 3:94 votes

    May God punish Abner, and ever so severely, if I do not do for David what the LORD has sworn to him:

  9. 1 Kings 19:24 votes

    So Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah, saying, “May the gods deal with me, and ever so severely, if by this time tomorrow I have not made your life like the lives of those you killed!”

  10. Acts 11:234 votes

    When he arrived and saw the grace of God, he rejoiced and encouraged them all to abide in the Lord with all their hearts.

  11. Acts 20:243 votes

Which verses point to Ruth 1:17?

The 10 strongest of 24.