Ruth 1
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Ruth 1:20-21

20And she said unto them, Call me not Naomi, call me Mara: for the Almighty hath dealt very bitterly with me.12

21I 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?

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Notes

  1. 1. Ruth 1:20 Naomi: that is, Pleasant ↩
  2. 2. Ruth 1:20 Mara: that is, Bitter ↩

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