Ruth 1:21
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“I went away full, but the LORD has brought me back empty. Why call me Naomi? After all, the LORD has testified against me, and the Almighty has afflicted me.””
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“I went away full, but the LORD has brought me back empty. Why call me Naomi? After all, the LORD has testified against me, and the Almighty has afflicted me.””
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“I went out full, and the Lord hath brought me home again empty: why then call ye me Naomi, seeing the Lord hath testified against me, and the Almighty hath afflicted me?”
King James Version · Public Domain“I went out full, and Jehovah hath brought me home again empty; why call ye me Naomi, seeing Jehovah hath testified against me, and the Almighty hath afflicted me?”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“I went out full, and empty hath Jehovah brought me back, why do ye call me Naomi, and Jehovah hath testified against me, and the Almighty hath done evil to me?'”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Ruth 1:21 — 8 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Ruth 1:13would you wait for them to grow up? Would you refrain from having husbands? No, my daughters, it grieves me very much for your sakes that the hand of the LORD has gone out against me.”
- 1 Samuel 2:7The LORD sends poverty and wealth; He humbles and He exalts.
- Job 1:21saying: “Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked I will return. The LORD gave, and the LORD has taken away. Blessed be the name of the LORD.”
- Job 10:17You produce new witnesses against me and multiply Your anger toward me. Hardships assault me in wave after wave.
- Job 13:26For You record bitter accusations against me and bequeath to me the iniquities of my youth.
- Job 16:8You have bound me, and it has become a witness; my frailty rises up and testifies against me.
- Job 30:11Because God has unstrung my bow and afflicted me, they have cast off restraint in my presence.
- Malachi 3:5“Then I will draw near to you for judgment. And I will be a swift witness against sorcerers and adulterers and perjurers, against oppressors of the widowed and fatherless, and against those who defraud laborers of their wages and deny justice to the foreigner but do not fear Me,” says the LORD of Hosts.
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