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Ruth 1:20

Naomi
GriefDiscouragement and depressionGod's will and callingShame

18 When Naomi saw that Ruth was determined to go with her, she stopped trying to persuade her.

19 So Naomi and Ruth traveled until they came to Bethlehem. When they entered Bethlehem, the whole city was stirred because of them, and the women of the city exclaimed, “Can this be Naomi?”

“Do not call me Naomi,” she replied. “Call me Mara, because the Almighty has dealt quite bitterly with me.

21 I went away full, but the LORD has brought me back empty. Why call me Naomi? After all, the LORD has testified against me, and the Almighty has afflicted me.”

22 So Naomi returned from the land of Moab with her daughter-in-law Ruth the Moabitess. And they arrived in Bethlehem at the beginning of the barley harvest.

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BSB
“Do not call me Naomi,” she replied. “Call me Mara, because the Almighty has dealt quite bitterly with me.
KJV
And she said unto them, Call me not Naomi, call me Mara: for the Almighty hath dealt very bitterly with me.
WEB
She said to them, “Don’t call me Naomi. Call me Mara, for the Almighty has dealt very bitterly with me.
ASV
And she said unto them, Call me not Naomi, call me Mara; for the Almighty hath dealt very bitterly with me.
DARBY
And she said to them, Call me not Naomi call me Mara; for the Almighty has dealt very bitterly with me.
BLB
And she said to them, “Do not call me Naomi; call me Mara, for Shaddai has dealt exceedingly bitterly with me.
ÅB
Da sa hun til dem: Kall meg ikke No'omi[^2], kall meg Mara[^3]! For den Allmektige har gjort det meget bittert for meg;
OTB
Hun svarte dem: “Kall meg ikke Noomi; kall meg Mara, for Den Allmektige har gjort det meget bittert for meg.
B1930
Da sa hun til dem: Kall mig ikke No'omi, kall mig Mara! For den Allmektige har gjort det meget bittert for mig; / < ynde.> / < bitterhet.>

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