Ruth 1:19-22

Naomi and Ruth Return

19So the two of them went on until they came to Bethlehem. And when they came to Bethlehem, athe whole town was stirred because of them. And the women said, “Is this Naomi?” 20She said to them, “Do not call me Naomi;
 Naomi means pleasant
call me cMara,
 Mara means bitter
for the Almighty has dealt very bitterly with me.
21 eI went away full, and the Lord has brought me back empty. Why call me Naomi, when the Lord has testified against me and the Almighty has brought calamity upon me?”

22So Naomi returned, and Ruth the Moabite her daughter-in-law with her, who returned from the country of Moab. And they came to Bethlehem fat the beginning of barley harvest.

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