Ruth 1:20 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And she said unto them, Call me not Naomi, call me Mara: for the Almighty hath dealt very bitterly with me.”
Ruth 1:20 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Ruth 1:20 in 6 Bible Translations
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Ruth 1:20 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“She said to them, “Don’t call me Naomi. Call me Mara, for the Almighty has dealt very bitterly with me.”
Ruth 1:20 — World English Bible
Ruth 1:20 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And she said unto them, Call me not Naomi, call me Mara; for the Almighty hath dealt very bitterly with me. ”
Ruth 1:20 — American Standard Version
Ruth 1:20 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And she saith unto them, `Call me not Naomi; call me Mara, for the Almighty hath dealt very bitterly to me,”
Ruth 1:20 — Young's Literal Translation
Ruth 1:20 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And she said to them, Call me not Naomi — call me Mara; for the Almighty has dealt very bitterly with me. ”
Ruth 1:20 — Darby Translation
Ruth 1:20 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And she answered them, Call me not Naomi, but call me Mara: for the Almightie hath giuen me much bitternes.”
Ruth 1:20 — Geneva Bible
Ruth 1:20 in Context — Ruth 1
18 When she saw that she was stedfastly minded to go with her, then she left speaking unto her.
19 So they two went until they came to Beth–lehem. And it came to pass, when they were come to Beth–lehem, that all the city was moved about them, and they said, Is this Naomi?
20 And she said unto them, Call me not Naomi, call me Mara: for the Almighty hath dealt very bitterly with me.
21 I went out full, and the Lord hath brought me home again empty: why then call ye me Naomi, seeing the Lord hath testified against me, and the Almighty hath afflicted me?
22 So Naomi returned, and Ruth the Moabitess, her daughter in law, with her, which returned out of the country of Moab: and they came to Beth–lehem in the beginning of barley harvest.
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What Does Ruth 1:20 Mean?
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