Ruth 1:20

In 11 translations

BSB

“Do not call me Naomi,” she replied. “Call me Mara, because the Almighty has dealt quite bitterly with me.Naomi means pleasant.Mara means bitter.Hebrew Shaddai; also in verse 21

KJV

And she said unto them, Call me not Naomi, call me Mara: for the Almighty hath dealt very bitterly with me.Naomi: that is, PleasantMara: that is, Bitter

WEB

She said to them, “Don’t call me Naomi. Call me Mara, for the Almighty has dealt very bitterly with me.“Naomi” means “pleasant”.“Mara” means “bitter”.

ASV

And she said unto them, Call me not Naomi, call me Mara; for the Almighty hath dealt very bitterly with me.

LSV

And she says to them, “Do not call me Naomi; call me Mara, for the Almighty has dealt very bitterly to me,

YLT

And she saith unto them, 'Call me not Naomi; call me Mara, for the Almighty hath dealt very bitterly to me,

DBY

And she said to them, Call me not Naomi — call me Mara; for the Almighty has dealt very bitterly with me.

DRC

But she said to them: Call me not Noemi, (that is, beautiful,) but call me Mara, (that is, bitter,) for the Almighty hath quite filled me with bitterness.

GNV

And she answered them, Call me not Naomi, but call me Mara: for the Almightie hath giuen me much bitternes.

JPS

And she said unto them: 'Call me not Naomi, call me Marah; for the Almighty hath dealt very bitterly with me.

LXXE

And she said to them, Nay, do not call me Noemin; call me ‘Bitter,’ for the Mighty One has dealt very bitterly with me.

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WLC

וַתֹּ֣אמֶר אֲלֵיהֶ֔ן אַל־תִּקְרֶ֥אנָה לִ֖י נָעֳמִ֑י קְרֶ֤אןָ לִי֙ מָרָ֔א כִּי־הֵמַ֥ר שַׁדַּ֛י לִ֖י מְאֹֽד׃

LXX-Br

Καὶ εἶπε πρὸς αὐτὰς, μὴ δὴ καλεῖτέ με Νωεμίν· καλέσατέ με πικρὰν, ὅτι ἐπικράνθη ἐν ἐμοὶ ὁ ἱκανὸς σφόδρα.

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• Job 6:4For the arrows of the Almighty have pierced me; my spirit drinks in their poison; the terrors of God are arrayed against me.
• Hebrews 12:11No discipline seems enjoyable at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it yields a harvest of righteousness and peace to those who have been trained by it.
• Psalms 88:15From my youth I was afflicted and near death. I have borne Your terrors; I am in despair.
• Isaiah 38:13I composed myself until the morning. Like a lion He breaks all my bones; from day until night You make an end of me.
• Lamentations 3:1–20I am the man who has seen affliction under the rod of God’s wrath. He has driven me away and made me walk in darkness instead of light. Indeed, He keeps turning His hand against me all day long. He has worn away my…
• Job 19:6then understand that it is God who has wronged me and drawn His net around me.
• Psalms 73:14For I am afflicted all day long and punished every morning.
• Job 5:17Blessed indeed is the man whom God corrects; so do not despise the discipline of the Almighty.
• Job 11:7Can you fathom the deep things of God or discover the limits of the Almighty?
• Genesis 43:14May God Almighty grant you mercy before the man, that he may release your other brother along with Benjamin. As for me, if I am bereaved, I am bereaved.”
• Exodus 6:3I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob as God Almighty, but by My name the LORD I did not make Myself known to them.
• Revelation 1:8“I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, who is and was and is to come—the Almighty.
• Genesis 17:1When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the LORD appeared to him and said, “I am God Almighty. Walk before Me and be blameless.
• Revelation 21:22But I saw no temple in the city, because the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are its temple.

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