Ruth 1
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Ruth 1:20-21

20“Do not call me Naomi,1” she replied. “Call me Mara,2 because the Almighty3 has dealt quite bitterly with me. 21I went away full, but the LORD has brought me back empty. Why call me Naomi? After all, the LORD has testified against me, and the Almighty has afflicted me.”

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  1. 1. Ruth 1:20 Naomi means pleasant. ↩
  2. 2. Ruth 1:20 Mara means bitter. ↩
  3. 3. Ruth 1:20 Hebrew Shaddai; also in verse 21 ↩

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