Ruth 1:19-22

Evangelical Heritage Version

¹⁹ Then the two of them traveled until they arrived at Bethlehem. When they entered Bethlehem, the whole town became excited over them. The women said, “Is this Naomi?”

²⁰ But she said to them, “Do not call me Naomi. Call me Mara,^[a] because the Almighty has made me very bitter. ²¹ I went away full, but the Lord brought me back empty. Why should you call me Naomi? For the Lord has testified against me,^[b] and the Almighty has treated me badly.”

²² So Naomi returned with Ruth the Moabite, her daughter-in-law, who came back with her from the territory of Moab. When they entered Bethlehem, it was the beginning of the barley harvest.^[c]