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21 I went away full,
    but the Lord has brought me back empty;
why call me Naomi
    when the Lord has dealt harshly with[a] me
    and the Almighty[b] has brought calamity upon me?”(A)

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  1. 1.21 Or has testified against
  2. 1.21 Traditional rendering of Heb Shaddai

21 I went away full, but the Lord has brought me back empty.(A) Why call me Naomi? The Lord has afflicted[a] me;(B) the Almighty has brought misfortune upon me.”

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  1. Ruth 1:21 Or has testified against

Your wrath lies heavy upon me,
    and you overwhelm me with all your waves. Selah(A)

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Your wrath(A) lies heavily on me;
    you have overwhelmed me with all your waves.[a](B)

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  1. Psalm 88:7 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here and at the end of verse 10.