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20 But Naomi told the people, “Don’t call me Naomi.[a] Call me Mara,[b] because God All-Powerful has made my life very sad. 21 When I left, I had all I wanted. But now, the Lord has brought me home with nothing. So why should you call me Naomi when the Lord has spoken against me? God All-Powerful has given me much trouble.”

22 So Naomi and her daughter-in-law Ruth, the woman from Moab, came back from Moab. They came to Bethlehem at the beginning of the barley harvest.

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Footnotes

  1. 1:20 Naomi This name means “happy” or “pleasant.”
  2. 1:20 Mara This name means “bitter” or “sad.”

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