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Ruth 1:20–21

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20She said to them, “Do not call me 1Naomi; call me 2Mara, for 3athe Almighty has dealt very bitterly with me.

21“I went out full, but aYahweh has caused me to return empty. Why do you call me Naomi? Yahweh has answered against me, and 1the Almighty has brought calamity against me.”

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Footnotes

  1. 1Lit pleasant
  2. 2Lit bitter
  3. 3Heb Shaddai
  4. 1Heb Shaddai

Cross references

  1. aEx 6:3; Job 6:4
  2. aJob 1:21

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

She said to them, “Do not call me Naomi; call me Mara, for the Almighty has dealt very bitterly with me. I went away full, and the Lord has brought me back empty. Why call me Naomi, when the Lord has testified against me and the Almighty has brought calamity upon me?”

NIVNew International Version (2011)

“Don’t call me Naomi,” she told them. “Call me Mara, because the Almighty has made my life very bitter. I went away full, but the Lord has brought me back empty. Why call me Naomi? The Lord has afflicted me; the Almighty has brought misfortune upon me.”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

“Don’t call me Naomi. Call me Mara,” she answered, “for the Almighty has made me very bitter. I went away full, but the Lord has brought me back empty. Why do you call me Naomi, since the Lord has opposed me, and the Almighty has afflicted me?”

NLTNew Living Translation

“Don’t call me Naomi,” she responded. “Instead, call me Mara, for the Almighty has made life very bitter for me. I went away full, but the Lord has brought me home empty. Why call me Naomi when the Lord has caused me to suffer and the Almighty has sent such tragedy upon me?”

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And she said to them, “You should not call me Naomi; call me Mara, for Shaddai has caused me to be very bitter. I went away full, but Yahweh brought me back empty-handed! Why call me Naomi when Yahweh has testified against me and Shaddai has brought calamity upon me?”

KJV 1900King James Version

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