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Ruth 1:19-21

Ruth 1:19-21 CSB

The two of them traveled until they came to Bethlehem. When they entered Bethlehem, the whole town was excited about their arrival  , and the local women exclaimed, “Can this be Naomi? ” “Don’t call me Naomi. Call me Mara,”  she answered, “for the Almighty  has made me very bitter.  I went away full, but the LORD has brought me back empty.  Why do you call me Naomi, since the LORD has opposed  me, and the Almighty has afflicted me? ”