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Ruth 1:20

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20She said to them,

“Call me no longer Naomi;c

call me Mara,d

for the Almightye has dealt bitterly with me.*

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Footnotes

  1. cThat is, pleasant
  2. dThat is, bitter
  3. eTraditional rendering of Heb Shaddai

Cross references

  1. *Ex 6:3; Job 6:4

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.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

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

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.