Whither thou goest, I will go

Cultural  

1. Part of a longer promise of fidelity, spoken by Ruth to Naomi, her mother-in-law. The longer text reads: “Entreat me not to leave thee, or to return from following after thee: for whither thou goest, I will go; and where thou lodgest, I will lodge: thy people shall be my people, and thy God my God: Where thou diest, will I die, and there will I be buried: the Lord do so to me, and more also, if aught but death part thee and me.”

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Example Sentences

“Whither thou goest, I will go. And where thou lodgest, I will lodge: Thy people shall be my people, and thy God my God, even to the end.”

From New York Times

My baby, my blood, my honest truth: entreat me not to leave thee, for whither thou goest I will go.

From Literature

As he spoke about Anglo-American friendship, Hopkins quoted the Book of Ruth: “Whither thou goest, I will go; and where thou lodgest, I will lodge: thy people shall be my people, and thy God my God.”

From The Guardian

My father's favourite part of the Bible was the bit in the Book of Ruth where she says to Naomi: "Whither thou goest, I will go; and where thou lodgest, I will lodge: thy people shall be my people."

From The Guardian

Ruth again was remarkable for the extraordinary depth and tenderness of her affection; her words to Naomi have never been surpassed as an expression of simple, tender feeling: “Entreat me not to leave thee, nor to return from following after thee; for whither thou goest I will go, and where thou lodgest I will lodge; thy people shall be my people, and thy God my God.”

From Project Gutenberg