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18 When Naomi saw that she was determined to go with her, she said no more.[a]

19 So the two of them went until they came to Bethlehem. And when they came[b] to Bethlehem, all of the town was stirred because of them. And they said, “Is this Naomi?” 20 And she said to them, “You should not call me Naomi; call me Mara, for Shaddai[c] has caused me to be very bitter.[d]

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Footnotes

  1. Ruth 1:18 Literally “she ceased to speak to her”
  2. Ruth 1:19 Literally “And it happened at the moment of coming”
  3. Ruth 1:20 Often translated “the Almighty”
  4. Ruth 1:20 Literally “caused very bitterness to me”