Ruth 1:19–20
¶ 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?
¶ So they two went vntill they came to Bethlehem: And it came to passe when they were come to Bethlehem, that all the citie was mooued 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.
And she said vnto them, Call me not †Naomi; call mee †Mara: for the Almightie hath dealt very bitterly with me.
Original 1611 marginTranslation notes and cross-references are kept distinct.
- †Translator clarificationThat is, pleasant.
- †Translator clarificationThat is, bitter.
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From verse 19
- Matthew 21:10Rank 1 from verse 19
- Isaiah 23:7Rank 2 from verse 19
- Lamentations 2:15Rank 3 from verse 19
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?
15†*All that passe by, clap their hands at thee: they hisse and wagge their head at the daughter of Ierusalem, saying, Is this the citie that men call the perfection of beauty, the ioy of the whole earth?
From verse 20
- Hebrews 12:11Rank 2 from verse 20
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.
11Now no chastening for the present seemeth to be ioyous, but grieuous: neuerthelesse, afterward it yeeldeth the peaceable fruite of righteousnesse, vnto them which are exercised thereby.
- Psalms 88:15Rank 3 from verse 20
- Isaiah 38:13Rank 4 from verse 20
- Lamentations 3:1–20Rank 6 from verse 20
1I AM the man that hath seen affliction by the rod of his wrath.
2He hath led me, and brought me into darkness, but not into light.
3Surely against me is he turned; he turneth his hand against me all the day.
4My flesh and my skin hath he made old; he hath broken my bones.
5He hath builded against me, and compassed me with gall and travail.
6He hath set me in dark places, as they that be dead of old.
7He hath hedged me about, that I cannot get out: he hath made my chain heavy.
8Also when I cry and shout, he shutteth out my prayer.
9He hath inclosed my ways with hewn stone, he hath made my paths crooked.
10He was unto me as a bear lying in wait, and as a lion in secret places.
11He hath turned aside my ways, and pulled me in pieces: he hath made me desolate.
12He hath bent his bow, and set me as a mark for the arrow.
13He hath caused the arrows of his quiver to enter into my reins.
14I was a derision to all my people; and their song all the day.
15He hath filled me with bitterness, he hath made me drunken with wormwood.
16He hath also broken my teeth with gravel stones, he hath covered me with ashes.
17And thou hast removed my soul far off from peace: I forgat prosperity.
18And I said, My strength and my hope is perished from the Lord:
19Remembering mine affliction and my misery, the wormwood and the gall.
20My soul hath them still in remembrance, and is humbled in me.
1¶ I Am the man that hath seene affliction by the rod of his wrath.
2He hath led me and brought mee into darkenesse, but not into light.
3Surely against me is he turned, he turneth his hand against me all the day.
4My flesh and my skinne hath he made old, he hath broken my bones.
5He hath builded against me, and compassed me with gall and trauel.
6He hath set me in darke places, as they that be dead of old.
7He hath hedged me about, that I cannot get out: hee hath made my chaine heauie.
8Also when I cry and shout, he shutteth out my prayer.
9Hee hath inclosed my wayes with hewen stone: he hath made my pathes crooked.
10He was vnto me as a Beare lying in waite, and as a Lion in secret places.
11Hee hath turned aside my wayes, and pulled me in pieces: hee hath made me desolate.
12He hath bent his bow, and set me as a marke for the arrow.
13†Hee hath caused the arrowes of his quiuer to enter into my reines.
14*I was a derision to all my people, and their song all the day.
15†Hee hath filled me with bitternesse, hee hath made me drunken with wormewood.
16‖He hath also broken my teeth with grauell stones, hee hath couered me with ashes.
17†And thou hast remoued my soule farre off from peace: I forgate prosperitie.
18And I said, My strength and my hope is perished from the LORD:
19‖Remembring mine affliction and my miserie, the wormewood & the gall.
20†My soule hath them still in remembrance, and is humbled in me.
- Psalms 73:14Rank 7 from verse 20
- Exodus 6:3Rank 9 from verse 20
- Genesis 17:1Rank 10 from verse 20
1AND when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the Lord appeared to Abram, and said unto him, I am the Almighty God; walk before me, and be thou perfect.
1¶ And when Abram was ninetie yeres old and nine, the LORD appeared to Abram, and said vnto him, I am the almightie God, *walke before me, and be thou ‖perfect.
- Genesis 43:14Rank 11 from verse 20
14And God Almighty give you mercy before the man, that he may send away your other brother, and Benjamin. If I be bereaved of my children, I am bereaved.
14And God Almightie giue you mercie before the man, that he may send away your other brother, and Beniamin: ‖If I be bereaued of my children, I am bereaued.
- Revelation 1:8Rank 13 from verse 20
- Revelation 21:22Rank 14 from verse 20
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Ruth 1:19
To go by, through, over, or beyond; to happen, cease, or be transferred.
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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.
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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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Spoke, declared, reported, commanded, or expressed in words.
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Ruth 1:20
Spoke, declared, reported, commanded, or expressed in words.
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1. To name. 2. To summon or invite. 3. To proclaim or address. 4. To request.
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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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Possessing all power; omnipotent. As a title, the Almighty God.
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To deal: to distribute, allot, act toward another, or conduct a matter.
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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.
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With bitter grief, pain, harshness, or hostility.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
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18When she saw that she was stedfastly minded to go with her, then she left speaking unto her.
18When shee sawe that shee †was stedfastly minded to goe with her, then shee left speaking vnto 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?
19¶ So they two went vntill they came to Bethlehem: And it came to passe when they were come to Bethlehem, that all the citie was mooued about them, and they said, Is this Naomi?
Selected passage20And she said unto them, Call me not Naomi, call me Mara: for the Almighty hath dealt very bitterly with me.
20And she said vnto them, Call me not †Naomi; call mee †Mara: for the Almightie hath dealt very bitterly with me.
Selected passage21I 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?
21I went out full, and the LORD hath bought me home againe emptie: Why then call ye me Naomi, seeing the LORD hath testified against me, and the Almighty hath afflicted me?