Readable English Bible

Ruth 1:20

"Don't call me Naomi," she told them. "Call me Mara, because the Almighty has made my life very bitter.

Ruth 1:20, Readable English Bible (READ)

Note: Naomi means "pleasant." Mara means "bitter."

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Previous · Ruth 1:19So the two women traveled on until they came to Bethlehem. When they got there, the whole town was stirred up about them. The women of the town cried out,… Next · Ruth 1:21I went away full, but the LORD has brought me back empty. So why call me Naomi? The LORD has spoken against me. The Almighty has brought trouble on me."