Ruth 1:6

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“When Naomi heard in Moab that the LORD had attended to His people by providing them with food, she and her daughters-in-law prepared to leave the land of Moab.”

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Read Ruth 1:6 in the flow of Ruth1 for its full sense, then follow the cross-references below to the passages that echo it. Open Ruth1 to see the surrounding context.

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BSBPD

“When Naomi heard in Moab that the LORD had attended to His people by providing them with food, she and her daughters-in-law prepared to leave the land of Moab.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“Then she arose with her daughters in law, that she might return from the country of Moab: for she had heard in the country of Moab how that the Lord had visited his people in giving them bread.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“Then she arose with her daughters-in-law, that she might return from the country of Moab: for she had heard in the country of Moab how that Jehovah had visited his people in giving them bread.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And she riseth, she and her daughters-in-law, and turneth back from the fields of Moab, for she hath heard in the fields of Moab that God hath looked after His people, --to give to them bread.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Ruth 1:6 — 24 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 21:1Now the LORD attended to Sarah as He had said, and the LORD did for Sarah what He had promised.
  2. Genesis 28:20Then Jacob made a vow, saying, “If God will be with me and watch over me on this journey, and if He will provide me with food to eat and clothes to wear,
  3. Genesis 48:15Then he blessed Joseph and said: “May the God before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac walked, the God who has been my shepherd all my life to this day,
  4. Genesis 50:25And Joseph made the sons of Israel take an oath and said, “God will surely attend to you, and then you must carry my bones up from this place.”
  5. Exodus 3:16Go, assemble the elders of Israel and say to them, ‘The LORD, the God of your fathers—the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob—has appeared to me and said: I have surely attended to you and have seen what has been done to you in Egypt.
  6. Exodus 4:31and they believed. And when they heard that the LORD had attended to the Israelites and had seen their affliction, they bowed down and worshiped.
  7. Exodus 16:4Then the LORD said to Moses, “Behold, I will rain down bread from heaven for you. Each day the people are to go out and gather enough for that day. In this way I will test whether or not they will follow My instructions.
  8. 1 Samuel 2:21So the LORD attended to Hannah, and she conceived and gave birth to three sons and two daughters. Meanwhile, the boy Samuel grew up in the presence of the LORD.
  9. Psalms 102:14For Your servants delight in her stones and take pity on her dust.
  10. Psalms 104:14He makes the grass grow for the livestock and provides crops for man to cultivate, bringing forth food from the earth:
  11. Psalms 111:5He provides food for those who fear Him; He remembers His covenant forever.
  12. Psalms 132:15I will bless her with abundant provisions; I will satisfy her poor with bread.
  13. Psalms 145:15The eyes of all look to You, and You give them their food in season.
  14. Psalms 146:7He executes justice for the oppressed and gives food to the hungry. The LORD sets the prisoners free,
  15. Psalms 147:14He makes peace at your borders; He fills you with the finest wheat.
  16. Proverbs 30:8Keep falsehood and deceitful words far from me. Give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with the bread that is my portion.
  17. Isaiah 55:10For just as rain and snow fall from heaven and do not return without watering the earth, making it bud and sprout, and providing seed to sow and food to eat,
  18. Jeremiah 29:10For this is what the LORD says: “When Babylon’s seventy years are complete, I will attend to you and confirm My promise to restore you to this place.
  19. Joel 2:19And the LORD answered His people: “Behold, I will send you grain, new wine, and oil, and by them you will be satisfied. I will never again make you a reproach among the nations.
  20. Zephaniah 2:7The coast will belong to the remnant of the house of Judah; there they will find pasture. They will lie down in the evening among the houses of Ashkelon, for the LORD their God will attend to them and restore their captives.
  21. Matthew 6:11Give us this day our daily bread.
  22. Luke 1:68“Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, because He has visited and redeemed His people.
  23. Luke 19:44They will level you to the ground—you and the children within your walls. They will not leave one stone on another, because you did not recognize the time of your visitation from God.”
  24. 1 Timothy 6:8But if we have food and clothing, we will be content with these.

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