18 (A)When she saw that she [a]was determined to go with her, she stopped speaking to her.

19 Now the two of them went until they came to Bethlehem. And it happened, when they had come to Bethlehem, that (B)all the city was excited because of them; and the women said, (C)Is this Naomi?”

20 But she said to them, “Do not call me [b]Naomi; call me [c]Mara, for the Almighty has dealt very bitterly with me.

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Footnotes

  1. Ruth 1:18 Lit. made herself strong to go
  2. Ruth 1:20 Lit. Pleasant
  3. Ruth 1:20 Lit. Bitter

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