Ruth 1:21
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?
I 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?
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- 1 Samuel 2:7–8Rank 1 from verse 21
7The Lord maketh poor, and maketh rich: he bringeth low, and lifteth up.
8He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth up the beggar from the dunghill, to set them among princes, and to make them inherit the throne of glory: for the pillars of the earth are the Lord’s, and he hath set the world upon them.
7The LORD maketh poore, and maketh rich: he bringeth low, and lifteth vp.
8*He raiseth vp the poore out of the dust, and lifteth vp the begger from the dunghill, to set them among princes, and to make them inherit the throne of glory: for the pillars of the earth are the LORDs, and hee hath set the world vpon them.
21And said, Naked came I out of my mother’s womb, and naked shall I return thither: the Lord gave, and the Lord hath taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord.
21And said, *Naked came I out of my mothers wombe, and naked shall I returne thither: the LORD gaue, and the LORD hath taken away, blessed be the Name of the LORD.
- Malachi 3:5Rank 6 from verse 21
5And I will come near to you to judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, and against the adulterers, and against false swearers, and against those that oppress the hireling in his wages, the widow, and the fatherless, and that turn aside the stranger from his right, and fear not me, saith the Lord of hosts.
5‖And I will come neere to you to iudgement, and I will bee a swift witnesse against the sorcerers, and against the adulterers, and against false swearers, and against those that oppresse the hireling in his wages, the widowe, and the fatherlesse, and that turne aside the stranger from his right, and feare not me, saith the LORD of hosts.
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Ruth 1:21
Outside, away from within, forth, absent, or no longer in a stated condition.
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The divine name of the living God, also named JEHOVAH.
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One's dwelling or native place; toward or at that place.
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Another time; once more; back to a former place or condition; or in return.
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Sense 1: Containing nothing; void, unfilled, destitute, or without effect. Sense 2: To pour out or deprive of contents.
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1. To name. 2. To summon or invite. 3. To proclaim or address. 4. To request.
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The second-person plural subject pronoun, referring to the persons being addressed as those who are, do, or receive the stated predicate.
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1. As a connective, because, since, or in view of a stated fact. 2. Perceiving with the eyes; observing. 3. Recognizing, discerning, understanding, or foreseeing.
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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of testify, meaning to bear witness, declare solemnly, or give evidence of something known.
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Opposed to, contrary to, facing, toward, or in contact with; in some settings, exposed to or ready for a stated time.
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Possessing all power; omnipotent. As a title, the Almighty God.
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Troubled, oppressed, chastened, or made to suffer.
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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.
20And she said vnto them, Call me not †Naomi; call mee †Mara: for the Almightie hath dealt very bitterly with me.
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?
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?
Selected passage22So Naomi returned, and Ruth the Moabitess, her daughter in law, with her, which returned out of the country of Moab: and they came to Beth-lehem in the beginning of barley harvest.
22So Naomi returned, and Ruth the Moabitesse her daughter in law with her, which returned out of the countrey of Moab: and they came to Bethlehem, in the beginning of barley haruest.