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Ruth 1:20

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

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Footnotes

  1. bNaomi means pleasant.
  2. cMara means bitter.
  3. dHebrew Shaddai; also in verse 21

Cross references

  1. qSee Ge 15:1; See 17:1; Ps 91:1
  2. rSee ver 13

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.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

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

NLTNew Living Translation

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

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.