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Ruth 1:19–20

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¶ So they two went until they came to Beth-lehem. And it came to pass, when they were come to Beth-lehem, that all the city was moved about them, and they said, Is this Naomi?
And she said unto them, Call me not Naomi, call me Mara: for the Almighty hath dealt very bitterly with me.
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From verse 19

  1. Matthew 21:10Rank 1 from verse 19
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    10And when he was come into Jerusalem, all the city was moved, saying, Who is this?

  2. Isaiah 23:7Rank 2 from verse 19
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    7Is this your joyous city, whose antiquity is of ancient days? her own feet shall carry her afar off to sojourn.

  3. Lamentations 2:15Rank 3 from verse 19
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    15All that pass by clap their hands at thee; they hiss and wag their head at the daughter of Jerusalem, saying, Is this the city that men call The perfection of beauty, The joy of the whole earth?

From verse 20

  1. Job 6:4Rank 1 from verse 20
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    4For the arrows of the Almighty are within me, the poison whereof drinketh up my spirit: the terrors of God do set themselves in array against me.

  2. Hebrews 12:11Rank 2 from verse 20
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    11Now no chastening for the present seemeth to be joyous, but grievous: nevertheless afterward it yieldeth the peaceable fruit of righteousness unto them which are exercised thereby.

  3. Psalms 88:15Rank 3 from verse 20
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    15I am afflicted and ready to die from my youth up: while I suffer thy terrors I am distracted.

  4. Isaiah 38:13Rank 4 from verse 20
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    13I reckoned till morning, that, as a lion, so will he break all my bones: from day even to night wilt thou make an end of me.

  5. Job 19:6Rank 5 from verse 20
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    6Know now that God hath overthrown me, and hath compassed me with his net.

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Ruth 1:19

COMBINED MEANING

pass

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To go by, through, over, or beyond; to happen, cease, or be transferred.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

moved

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of move, meaning to change place; to stir, shake, prompt, influence, or set in action.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

about

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1. Around or near in place, position, or movement; on every side, in a circuit, from place to place, or turned from one direction or state toward another. 2. Approximately in number, measure, distance, or time. 3. Concerning, occupied with, or engaged in a matter. 4. On the point of, intending, or attempting an action.

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Ruth 1:20

COMBINED MEANING

call

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1. To name. 2. To summon or invite. 3. To proclaim or address. 4. To request.

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COMBINED MEANING

for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

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dealt

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To deal: to distribute, allot, act toward another, or conduct a matter.

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very

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Sense 1: Truly, actually, exactly, or the same in identity. Sense 2: To a great or marked degree, used to intensify the quality named.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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18When she saw that she was stedfastly minded to go with her, then she left speaking unto her.

19¶ So they two went until they came to Beth-lehem. And it came to pass, when they were come to Beth-lehem, that all the city was moved about them, and they said, Is this Naomi?

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

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21I 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?

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