Ruth 1:21 meaning and explanation
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.”
Ruth 1:21, Berean Standard Bible
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Naomi speaks these words to the women of Bethlehem, who have just greeted her by name after her long absence in Moab. She has returned widowed and childless, with only her Moabite daughter-in-law Ruth beside her.
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