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Ruth 1:20 Bible in Basic English | 68 Bible versions Compare

Ruth 1

20 [AB] But she said to them, "Do not call me Naomi ['Sweet']. Call me Mara ['Bitter'], for the Almighty has made my life very bitter.

Ruth 1

20 "Don't call me Naomi,"she answered; "call me Marah, because Almighty God has made my life bitter.

Ruth 1

20 But Naomi told the people, “Don’t call me Naomi[2]; call me Marah.[3] Use this name because God All-Powerful has made my life very sad.

Ruth 1

20 And she said to them, “Do not call me Na‛omi, call me Mara, for the Almighty has dealt very bitterly with me.

Ruth 1

20 “Do not call me Naomi,” she told them. “Call me Mara — since Shaddai has made my life bitter.

Ruth 1

20 Then she told them, “Don’t call me Naomi any longer! Call me Mara, [5] because God has made my life bitter.

Ruth 1

20 And she said unto them, Call me not Naomi, call me Mara: for the Almighty hath dealt very bitterly with me.

Ruth 1

20 She said to them, "Do not call me Naomi; call me Mara, for the Almighty has dealt very bitterly with me.

Ruth 1

20 "Don't call me Naomi,"she answered; "call me Marah, because Almighty God has made my life bitter.

Ruth 1

20 She answered them, "Don't call me Naomi [Sweet]. Call me Mara [Bitter] because the Almighty has made my life very bitter.