Ruth 1:20-21

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²⁰She said to them, “Do not call me Na′omi,^[a] call me Mara,^[b] for the Almighty has dealt very bitterly with me. ²¹I went away full, and the Lord has brought me back empty. Why call me Na′omi, when the Lord has afflicted^[c] me and the Almighty has brought calamity upon me?”

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Footnotes

Ruth 1:20 That is Pleasant
Ruth 1:20 That is Bitter
Ruth 1:21 Gk Syr Vg: Heb testified against

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