Ruth 1:18-20

Revised Geneva Translation

¹⁸ So they both went, until they came to Bethlehem. And when they had come to Bethlehem, word spread throughout all the city. And they said, “Is not this Naomi?”

¹⁹ And she answered them, “Do not call me Naomi. But, call me ‘Mara’. For the Almighty has given me much bitterness.

²⁰ “I went out full, and the LORD has caused me to return empty. Why do you call me Naomi, seeing the LORD has humbled me, and the Almighty has brought me to adversity?”