Ruth 1:20
“And she said unto them, Call me not Naomi, call me Mara: for the Almighty hath dealt very bitterly with me.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Ruth 1:20 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
And she said unto them, Call me not Naomi, call me Mara: for the Almighty hath dealt very bitterly with me.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
And she said unto them, Call me not Naomi, call me Mara; for the Almighty hath dealt very bitterly with me.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Und sie sprach zu ihnen: Nennet mich nicht Noomi, nennet mich Mara; denn der Allmächtige hat es mir sehr bitter gemacht.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Y ella les respondía: No me llaméis Noemi, sino llamadme Mara: porque en grande amargura me ha puesto el Todopoderoso.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
E ela lhes respondia: Não me chameis Noemi, mas sim me chamai Mara: porque em grande amargura me pôs o Todo-Poderoso.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Mas ela lhes disse: "Não me chameis Noemi, mas me chamai Mara, pois o Todo-Poderoso tornou a minha vida muito amarga.
📖 Ruth 1:20 in Context
18When she saw that she was stedfastly minded to go with her, then she left speaking unto her.
19So 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?
20And she said unto them, Call me not Naomi, call me Mara: for the Almighty hath dealt very bitterly with me.
21I 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?
22So 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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