Ruth 1:20

She said to them, “Don't call me Naomi! Call me Mara, for the Almighty has treated me very bitterly.

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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

19So the two of them walked on until they reached Bethlehem. When they arrived there, the whole town got excited. “Is this Naomi?” the women asked.

21I left here full, but the Lord has brought me home empty. Why call me Naomi when the Lord has condemned me, when the Almighty has brought disaster on me?”

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Cross References

Genesis 43:14May God Almighty make the man treat you kindly so when you come before him he'll release your other brother and send Benjamin back. As for me, if I am to lose all my children, then so be it.”

Exodus 15:23When they arrived at Marah, the water there was too bitter to drink. (That's why the place is called Marah.)

Job 6:4For the arrows of the Almighty are in me; their poison saps my spirit. God's terrors are lined up against me.

Job 11:7Can you find out the mysteries of God? Can you discover all the wisdom of the Almighty?

Psalms 73:14I'm cursed with suffering all day long; every morning I'm punished.

Isaiah 38:13I lie there patiently until the morning, but I feel like there's a lion breaking every bone in my body. Day and night you bring me to an end.

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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