Ruth 1:13
Would ye tarry for them till they were grown? would ye stay for them from having husbands? nay, my daughters; for it grieveth me much for your sakes that the hand of the Lord is gone out against me.
Cross-reference
Job 19:21
Parallel
In Job 19:21, Job cries 'the hand of God hath touched me' in his suffering, mirroring Naomi's lament that God's hand has gone out against her—both feel divinely afflicted.
Genesis 38:11
Parallel
In Genesis 38:11, Judah tells Tamar to wait for Shelah to grow as a levirate husband; Naomi asks if her daughters-in-law would wait for her sons—same levirate practice.
Deuteronomy 25:5
Allusion
In Deuteronomy 25:5, the levirate law commands a brother to marry his brother's widow; Naomi alludes to this custom when she has no more sons to provide husbands.
Psalm 39:10
Parallel
In Psalm 39:10, the psalmist pleads 'remove thy stroke... I am consumed by the blow of thine hand'; Naomi also feels consumed by God's hand, though her response is more lament.