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Ruth 1:20

Clementine Vulgate · Berean Standard Bible

Quibus ait : Ne vocetis me Noëmi (id est, pulchram), sed vocate me Mara (id est, amaram), quia amaritudine valde replevit me Omnipotens.
“Do not call me Naomi (note: Naomi means pleasant.),” she replied. “Call me Mara (note: Mara means bitter.), because the Almighty (note: Hebrew Shaddai; also in verse 21) has dealt quite bitterly with me.