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Ruth 1:20

20 She said to them, “Do not call me Naomi;1 call me qMara,2 for the Almighty has dealt very bitterly with me.

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Ruth 1:20 — The New International Version (NIV)

20 “Don’t call me Naomi,” she told them. “Call me Mara, because the Almighty has made my life very bitter.

Ruth 1:20 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

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

Ruth 1:20 — New Living Translation (NLT)

20 “Don’t call me Naomi,” she responded. “Instead, call me Mara, for the Almighty has made life very bitter for me.

Ruth 1:20 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

20 But she said to them, “Do not call me Naomi; call me Mara, for the Almighty has dealt very bitterly with me.

Ruth 1:20 — New Century Version (NCV)

20 Naomi answered the people, “Don’t call me Naomi. Call me Mara, because the Almighty has made my life very sad.

Ruth 1:20 — American Standard Version (ASV)

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

Ruth 1:20 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

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

Ruth 1:20 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

20 She answered them, “Don’t call me Naomi [Sweet]. Call me Mara [Bitter] because the Almighty has made my life very bitter.

Ruth 1:20 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

20 “Don’t call me Naomi. Call me Mara,” she answered, “for the Almighty has made me very bitter.

Ruth 1:20 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

20 She said to them,

“Call me no longer Naomi,

call me Mara,

for the Almighty has dealt bitterly with me.

Ruth 1:20 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

20 And she said to them, “You should not call me Naomi; call me Mara, for Shaddai has caused me to be very bitter.

Ruth 1:20 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

20 “Don’t call me Naomi,” she told them. “Call me Mara. The Mighty One has made my life very bitter.

Ruth 1:20 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

20 She said to them, “Do not call me Naomi; call me Mara, for the Almighty has dealt very bitterly with me.


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