Verse 21

Ruth 1:21

New Living Translation

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21 I went away full, but the LORD has brought me home empty. Why call me Naomi when the LORD has caused me to suffer and the Almighty has sent such tragedy upon me?”

Original Language Text

hebrew

אֲנִי֙ מְלֵאָ֣ה הָלַ֔כְתִּי וְ/רֵיקָ֖ם הֱשִׁיבַ֣/נִי יְהוָ֑ה לָ֣/מָּה תִקְרֶ֤אנָה לִ/י֙ נָעֳמִ֔י וַֽ/יהוָה֙ עָ֣נָה בִ֔/י וְ/שַׁדַּ֖י הֵ֥רַֽע לִֽ/י

English Translation

I went away full, and the Lord has brought me back empty. Why do you call me Naomi, since the Lord has testified against me, and the Almighty has dealt very bitterly with me?

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Chapter 1 Context

1 In the days when the judges ruled in Israel, a severe famine came upon the land. So a man from Bethl... Focus ↗

2 The man’s name was Elimelech, and his wife was Naomi. Their two sons were Mahlon and Kilion. They we... Focus ↗

3 Then Elimelech died, and Naomi was left with her two sons. Focus ↗

4 The two sons married Moabite women. One married a woman named Orpah, and the other a woman named Rut... Focus ↗

5 both Mahlon and Kilion died. This left Naomi alone, without her two sons or her husband. Focus ↗

6 Then Naomi heard in Moab that the LORD had blessed his people in Judah by giving them good crops aga... Focus ↗

7 With her two daughters-in-law she set out from the place where she had been living, and they took th... Focus ↗

8 But on the way, Naomi said to her two daughters-in-law, “Go back to your mothers’ homes. And may the... Focus ↗

9 May the LORD bless you with the security of another marriage.” Then she kissed them good-bye, and th... Focus ↗

10 “No,” they said. “We want to go with you to your people.” Focus ↗

11 But Naomi replied, “Why should you go on with me? Can I still give birth to other sons who could gro... Focus ↗

12 No, my daughters, return to your parents’ homes, for I am too old to marry again. And even if it wer... Focus ↗

13 Would you wait for them to grow up and refuse to marry someone else? No, of course not, my daughters... Focus ↗

14 And again they wept together, and Orpah kissed her mother-in-law good-bye. But Ruth clung tightly to... Focus ↗

15 “Look,” Naomi said to her, “your sister-in-law has gone back to her people and to her gods. You shou... Focus ↗

16 But Ruth replied, “Don’t ask me to leave you and turn back. Wherever you go, I will go; wherever you... Focus ↗

17 Wherever you die, I will die, and there I will be buried. May the LORD punish me severely if I allow... Focus ↗

18 When Naomi saw that Ruth was determined to go with her, she said nothing more. Focus ↗

19 So the two of them continued on their journey. When they came to Bethlehem, the entire town was exci... Focus ↗

20 “Don’t call me Naomi,” she responded. “Instead, call me Mara, for the Almighty has made life very bi... Focus ↗

21 I went away full, but the LORD has brought me home empty. Why call me Naomi when the LORD has caused...

22 So Naomi returned from Moab, accompanied by her daughter-in-law Ruth, the young Moabite woman. They... Focus ↗

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Book: Ruth
Chapter: Chapter 1 (22 verses)
Version: New Living Translation

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