KJV ORIGINAL
Where thou diest, will I die, and there will I be buried: the LORD do so to me, and more also, if ought but death part thee and me.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
Where you die, I will die, and there I will be buried. May the LORD punish me severely if anything but death separates you and me.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Ruth is making a solemn vow to Naomi that she will stay with her for life, calling on God as her witness to this unbreakable commitment.
📚 Historical Context
Ruth, a young Moabite widow, is speaking to her mother-in-law Naomi after both their husbands died. Naomi was urging Ruth to return to her own people in Moab, but Ruth refused to leave her. This was remarkable because Ruth was choosing to abandon her homeland, her gods, and her chance for remarriage to stay with an older, bitter widow who had nothing to offer her.
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