Ruth 1:20

And she said to them, Call me not Naomi call me Mara; for the Almighty has dealt very bitterly with me.

Darby Translation

In The King James Version

And she said unto them, Call me not Naomi, call me Mara: for the Almighty hath dealt very bitterly with me.

In Context

19And they two went until they came to Bethlehem. And it came to pass, when they came to Bethlehem, that all the city was moved about them, and the [women] said, Is this Naomi?

21I went out full, and Jehovah has brought me home again empty. Why do ye call me Naomi, seeing Jehovah has brought me low, and the Almighty has afflicted me?

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Cross References

Genesis 43:14And the Almighty God give you mercy before the man, that he may send away your other brother and Benjamin! And I, if I be bereaved of children, am bereaved.

Exodus 15:23And they came to Marah, and could not drink the waters of Marah, for they were bitter; therefore the name of it was called Marah.

Job 6:4For the arrows of the Almighty are within me, their poison drinketh up my spirit: the terrors of God are arrayed against me.

Job 11:7Canst thou by searching find out God? canst thou find out the Almighty to perfection?

Psalms 73:14For all the day have I been plagued, and chastened every morning.

Isaiah 38:13I kept still until the morning; as a lion, so doth he break all my bones. From day to night thou wilt make an end of me.

Matthew Henry on Ruth 1:20-22

Naomi's Reception at Bethlehem. ( b. c. 1312.) 19 So they two went until they came to Bethlehem. And it came to pass, when they were come to Bethlehem, that all the city was moved about them, and they said, Is this Naomi? 20 And she said unto them, Call me not Naomi, call me Mara: for the Almighty hath dealt very bitterly with me. 21 I went out full, and the Lord hath brought me home again empty: why then call ye me Naomi, seeing the Lord hath testified against me, and the Almighty hath afflicted me? 22 So Naomi… Read the whole commentary →

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