When she saw that she was stedfastly minded to go with her, then she left speaking unto her.
The verse concerns Ruth's decision to go with Naomi as Naomi returned to Bethlehem after the deaths of their husbands. Ruth was firmly decided and resolved to go with Naomi to Bethlehem in Judah rather than turn back to stay in Moab. When Naomi saw that Ruth was firmly decided and steadfastly determined to go with her, she stopped urging and persuading her to return and left off speaking to her, ending her efforts to dissuade her.
Naomi stopped only after hearing Ruth's earnest expression of fidelity and steadfast determination. Ruth had poured out her commitment and Naomi had taken it in. Naomi's earlier urging had tested Ruth's resolve to leave her people and gods and accompany her to Judah. Though she valued Ruth's companionship, she did so to guard her against future hardship and disappointment and to reveal the strength, sincerity, and motive of her loyalty and commitment.
Ruth's steadfast love and loyalty overcame Naomi's objections and demonstrated its strength and sincerity. The two then continued quietly together on the road to Bethlehem, on the hot road there. Ruth's firm resolve to accompany Naomi to Bethlehem revived hope for Naomi because she still had kinsmen there who could redeem the family inheritance.
The verse concerns Ruth's decision to go with Naomi as Naomi returned to Bethlehem after the deaths of their husbands. Ruth was firmly decided and resolved to go with Naomi to Bethlehem in Judah rather than turn back to stay in Moab. When Naomi saw that Ruth was firmly decided and steadfastly determined to go with her, she stopped urging and persuading her to return and left off speaking to her, ending her efforts to dissuade her.
Naomi stopped only after hearing Ruth's earnest expression of fidelity and steadfast determination. Ruth had poured out her commitment and Naomi had taken it in. Naomi's earlier urging had tested Ruth's resolve to leave her people and gods and accompany her to Judah. Though she valued Ruth's companionship, she did so to guard her against future hardship and disappointment and to reveal the strength, sincerity, and motive of her loyalty and commitment.
Ruth's steadfast love and loyalty overcame Naomi's objections and demonstrated its strength and sincerity. The two then continued quietly together on the road to Bethlehem, on the hot road there. Ruth's firm resolve to accompany Naomi to Bethlehem revived hope for Naomi because she still had kinsmen there who could redeem the family inheritance.