Ruth 1:20
“Do not call me Naomi,” she replied. “Call me Mara, because the Almighty has dealt quite bitterly with me.
Note Naomi means pleasant.
Note Mara means bitter.
Note Hebrew Shaddai; also in verse 21
And she said unto them, Call me not Naomi, call me Mara: for the Almighty hath dealt very bitterly with me.
Note Naomi: that is, Pleasant
Note Mara: that is, Bitter
She said to them, “Don’t call me Naomi. Call me Mara, for the Almighty has dealt very bitterly with me.
Note “Naomi” means “pleasant”.
Note “Mara” means “bitter”.
And she said unto them, Call me not Naomi, call me Mara; for the Almighty hath dealt very bitterly with me.
Related passages
From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, grouped by the word they explain.
- Naomi
- that is, Pleasant. Mara. that is, Bitter. theAlmighty.
- Genesis 17:1; Genesis 43:14; Job 5:17; Job 11:7; Revelation 1:8; Revelation 21:22
- dealt
- Job 6:4; Job 19:6; Psalm 73:14; Psalm 88:15; Isaiah 38:13; Lamentations 3:1–20; Hebrews 12:11