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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1" /><title>Ruth 1:20 Parallel: And she said unto them, Call me not Naomi, call me Mara: for the Almighty hath dealt very bitterly with me.</title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/parallel/ruth/1-20.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/new5.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../vmenus/ruth/1-20.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="/bmstr/ruth/1-20.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="http://biblehub.com">Bible</a> > <a href="http://biblehub.com/tools.htm">Parallel</a> > Ruth 1:20</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div><div id="ad1"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/ad1.htm" width="100%" height="48" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../ruth/1-19.htm" title="Ruth 1:19">◄</a> Ruth 1:20 <a href="../ruth/1-21.htm" title="Ruth 1:21">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="topverse"> <a href="#classic" class="clickchap2" title="Classic Translations"> CLA </a> <a href="#literal" class="clickchap2" title="Literal Translations"> LIT </a> <a href="#catholic" class="clickchap2" title="Catholic Translations"> CAT </a> <a href="#aramaic" class="clickchap2" title="Translations from Aramaic"> ARA </a> <a href="#strongs" class="clickchap2" title="Parallel Strong's"> STR </a> </div><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading"><b>Modern Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/ruth/1.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />"Don't call me Naomi," she told them. "Call me Mara, because the Almighty has made my life very bitter.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/ruth/1.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />“Don’t call me Naomi,” she responded. “Instead, call me Mara, for the Almighty has made life very bitter for me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/ruth/1.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />She said to them, “Do not call me Naomi; call me Mara, for the Almighty has dealt very bitterly with me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/ruth/1.htm">Berean Study Bible</a></span><br />“Do not call me Naomi,” she replied. “Call me Mara, because the Almighty has dealt quite bitterly with me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/ruth/1.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />But she said to them, “Do not call me Naomi; call me Mara, for the Almighty has dealt very bitterly with me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/ruth/1.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />She said to them, "Do not call me Naomi; call me Mara, for the Almighty has dealt very bitterly with me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/ruth/1.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And she said to them, “Do not call me Naomi; call me Mara, for the Almighty has dealt very bitterly with me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/ruth/1.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />She said to them, “Do not call me Naomi (sweetness); call me Mara (bitter), for the Almighty has caused me great grief <i>and</i> bitterness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/ruth/1.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Don’t call me Naomi. Call me Mara,” she answered, “for the Almighty has made me very bitter.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/ruth/1.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Don't call me Naomi. Call me Mara," she answered, "for the Almighty has made me very bitter.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/ruth/1.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Then she told them, "Don't call me Naomi any longer! Call me Mara, because God has made my life bitter. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/ruth/1.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />"Don't call me Naomi," she answered; "call me Marah, because Almighty God has made my life bitter. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/ruth/1.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />She answered them, "Don't call me Naomi [Sweet]. Call me Mara [Bitter] because the Almighty has made my life very bitter.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/ruth/1.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />But Naomi replied, "Don't call me 'Naomi'! Call me 'Mara'! That's because the Almighty has dealt bitterly with me. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/ruth/1.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />But she replied to them, "Don't call me 'Naomi'! Call me 'Mara' because the Sovereign One has treated me very harshly.</div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="classic" id="classic"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Classic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/ruth/1.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And she said unto them, Call me not Naomi, call me Mara: for the Almighty hath dealt very bitterly with me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/ruth/1.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />But she said to them, “Do not call me Naomi; call me Mara, for the Almighty has dealt very bitterly with me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kj2000/ruth/1.htm">King James 2000 Bible</a></span><br />And she said unto them, Call me not Naomi, call me Mara: for the Almighty has dealt very bitterly with me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/ruth/1.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />She said to them, "Do not call me Naomi. Call me Marah; for Shaddai has dealt very bitterly with me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/ruth/1.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />She said to them, "Don't call me Naomi. Call me Mara; for the Almighty has dealt very bitterly with me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/akjv/ruth/1.htm">American King James Version</a></span><br />And she said to them, Call me not Naomi, call me Mara: for the Almighty has dealt very bitterly with me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/ruth/1.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And she said unto them, Call me not Naomi, call me Mara; for the Almighty hath dealt very bitterly with me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/afv/ruth/1.htm">A Faithful Version</a></span><br />And she said to them, "Do not call me Naomi, call me Mara. For the Almighty has dealt very bitterly with me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/dbt/ruth/1.htm">Darby Bible Translation</a></span><br />And she said to them, Call me not Naomi -- call me Mara; for the Almighty has dealt very bitterly with me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/ruth/1.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And she said unto them, Call me not Naomi, call me Mara: for the Almighty hath dealt very bitterly with me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/ruth/1.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And she said to them, Call me not Naomi, call me Mara: for the Almighty hath dealt very bitterly with me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="early" id="early"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Early Modern</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/geneva/ruth/1.htm">Geneva Bible of 1587</a></span><br />And she answered them, Call me not Naomi, but call me Mara: for the Almightie hath giuen me much bitternes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bishops/ruth/1.htm">Bishops' Bible of 1568</a></span><br />And she annswered them: Cal me not Naomi: but call me Mara, for the almightie hath made me verie bitter.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/coverdale/ruth/1.htm">Coverdale Bible of 1535</a></span><br />Neuerthelesse she sayde vnto them: call me not Naemi, but Mara: for the Allmightie hath made me very sory.</div></div><div id="rightbox"><div class="padright"><a name="literal" id="literal"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/ruth/1.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And she says to them, “Do not call me Naomi; call me Mara, for the Almighty has dealt very bitterly to me,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/ruth/1.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And she saith unto them, 'Call me not Naomi; call me Mara, for the Almighty hath dealt very bitterly to me,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/ruth/1.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And she will say to them, Ye shall not call to me Naomi; call to me, Mara: for the Almighty made bitter to me greatly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="catholic" id="catholic"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/ruth/1.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />But she said to them: Call me not Noemi, (that is, beautiful,) but call me Mara, (that is, bitter,) for the Almighty hath quite filled me with bitterness. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/ruth/1.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />But she said to them, “Do not call me Naomi (that is, beautiful), but call me Mara (that is, bitter). For the Almighty has greatly filled me with bitterness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="aramaic" id="aramaic"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/ruth/1.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And she said to them: “You should not call me Namei, but call me ‘Marirath Naphsha’ Bitter of Soul, because The Almighty has made me very bitter!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/ruth/1.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And she said to them, Do not call me Naomi, but call me Bitter of Soul; for the Almighty has dealt bitterly with me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="otnt" id="otnt"></a><div class="vheading"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/ruth/1.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And she said unto them: 'Call me not Naomi, call me Marah; for the Almighty hath dealt very bitterly with me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/ruth/1.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And she said to them, Nay, do not call me Noemin; call me ?Bitter,' for the Mighty One has dealt very bitterly with me.</div></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr height="600"><td align="center"> <div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> <div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="strongs" id="strongs"></a><div class="vheading">Parallel Strong's</div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb-strongs/ruth/1.htm">Berean Study Bible</a></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/408.htm" title="408: ’al- (Adv) -- Not (a subjective neg.). A negative particle; not; once as a noun, nothing.">“Do not</a> <a href="/hebrew/7121.htm" title="7121: tiq·re·nāh (V-Qal-Imperf-2fp) -- To call, proclaim, read. A primitive root; to call out to.">call</a> <a href="/hebrew/lî (Prep:: 1cs) -- ">me</a> <a href="/hebrew/5281.htm" title="5281: nā·‘o·mî (N-proper-fs) -- Mother-in-law of Ruth. From no'am; pleasant; Noomi, an Israelitess.">Naomi,”</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: wat·tō·mer (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3fs) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">she replied.</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’ă·lê·hen (Prep:: 3fp) -- To, into, towards. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/7121.htm" title="7121: qə·re·nā (V-Qal-Imp-fp) -- To call, proclaim, read. A primitive root; to call out to.">“Call</a> <a href="/hebrew/lî (Prep:: 1cs) -- ">me</a> <a href="/hebrew/4755.htm" title="4755: mā·rā (Adj-fs) -- Bitter, symbolic name of Naomi. For mar feminine; bitter; Mara, a symbolic name of Naomi.">Mara,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">because</a> <a href="/hebrew/7706.htm" title="7706: šad·day (N-proper-ms) -- The Almighty. From shadad; the Almighty.">the Almighty</a> <a href="/hebrew/4843.htm" title="4843: hê·mar (V-Hifil-Perf-3ms) -- To be bitter. A primitive root; properly, to trickle; but used only as a denominative from mar; to be bitter.">has dealt quite bitterly</a> <a href="/hebrew/3966.htm" title="3966: mə·’ōḏ (Adv) -- Muchness, force, abundance. From the same as 'uwd; properly, vehemence, i.e. vehemently; by implication, wholly, speedily, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/lî (Prep:: 1cs) -- ">with me.</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylts/ruth/1.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559. 'amar (aw-mar') -- to utter, say">And she saith</a><a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413. 'el (ale) -- to, into, towards"> unto</a><a href="/hebrew/2004.htm" title="2004. hen (hane) -- they"> them</a><a href="/hebrew/7121.htm" title="7121. qara' (kaw-raw') -- to call, proclaim, read">, ‘Call</a><a href="/hebrew/408.htm" title="408. 'al (al) -- not (a subjective neg.)"> me not</a><a href="/hebrew/5281.htm" title="5281. No'omiy (no-om-ee') -- mother-in-law of Ruth"> Naomi</a><a href="/hebrew/7121.htm" title="7121. qara' (kaw-raw') -- to call, proclaim, read">; call</a><a href="/hebrew/4755.htm" title="4755. Mara' (maw-raw') -- "bitter," symbolic name of Naomi"> me Mara</a><a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588. kiy (kee) -- that, for, when">, for</a><a href="/hebrew/7706.htm" title="7706. Shadday (shad-dah'-ee) -- Almighty"> the Almighty</a><a href="/hebrew/3966.htm" title="3966. m'od (meh-ode') -- muchness, force, abundance"> hath dealt very</a><a href="/hebrew/4843.htm" title="4843. marar (maw-rar') -- to be bitter"> bitterly to me,</span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><b><a href="/hcsb/ruth/1.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></b></span><br /><span class="str">“ <a href="/hebrew/408.htm" title="אַל Pd 408">Don’t</a> <a href="/hebrew/7121.htm" title="קרא_1 vqi2fp{1}Jm 7121"> call</a> <a href="/strongs.htm" title="ִי psn1cs"> me</a> <a href="/hebrew/5281.htm" title="נָעֳמִי np 5281"> Naomi</a>. <a href="/hebrew/7121.htm" title="קרא_1 vqvfp 7121">Call</a> <a href="/strongs.htm" title="ִי psn1cs"> me</a> <a href="/hebrew/4755.htm" title="מַר_1 afsa 4755"> Mara</a>,” <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="אמר_1 vqw3fs 559"> she answered</a>, “ <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="כִּי_2 Pc 3588">for</a> <a href="/hebrew/7706.htm" title="שַׁדַּי np 7706"> the Almighty</a> <a href="/strongs.htm" title="ִי psn1cs"> has made me</a> <a href="/hebrew/3966.htm" title="מְאֹד Pd 3966"> very</a> <a href="/hebrew/4843.htm" title="מרר vhp3ms 4843"> bitter</a>.</span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nas/ruth/1.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559. 'amar (aw-mar') -- to utter, say">She said</a> <a href="/hebrew/7121.htm" title="7121. qara' (kaw-raw') -- to call, proclaim, read">to them, "Do not call</a> <a href="/hebrew/5281.htm" title="5281. No'omiy (no-om-ee') -- mother-in-law of Ruth">me Naomi;</a> <a href="/hebrew/7121.htm" title="7121. qara' (kaw-raw') -- to call, proclaim, read">call</a> <a href="/hebrew/4755.htm" title="4755. Mara' (maw-raw') -- 'bitter,' symbolic name of Naomi">me Mara,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7706b.htm" title="7706b">for the Almighty</a> <a href="/hebrew/4843.htm" title="4843. marar (maw-rar') -- to be bitter">has dealt</a> <a href="/hebrew/3966.htm" title="3966. m'od (meh-ode') -- muchness, force, abundance">very</a> <a href="/hebrew/4843.htm" title="4843. marar (maw-rar') -- to be bitter">bitterly</a> <a href="/strongs.htm" title="Strong's">with me.</a> </span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjvs/ruth/1.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559. 'amar (aw-mar') -- to utter, say">And she said</a> <a href="/hebrew/7121.htm" title="7121. qara' (kaw-raw') -- to call, proclaim, read">unto them, Call</a> <a href="/hebrew/5281.htm" title="5281. No'omiy (no-om-ee') -- mother-in-law of Ruth">me not Naomi,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7121.htm" title="7121. qara' (kaw-raw') -- to call, proclaim, read">call</a> <a href="/hebrew/4755.htm" title="4755. Mara' (maw-raw') -- 'bitter,' symbolic name of Naomi">me Mara:</a> <a href="/hebrew/7706.htm" title="7706. Shadday (shad-dah'-ee) -- Almighty">for the Almighty</a> <a href="/hebrew/3966.htm" title="3966. m'od (meh-ode') -- muchness, force, abundance">hath dealt very</a> <a href="/hebrew/4843.htm" title="4843. marar (maw-rar') -- to be bitter">bitterly</a> <a href="/strongs.htm" title="Strong's">with me.</a> </span></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../ruth/1-19.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Ruth 1:19"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Ruth 1:19" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../ruth/1-21.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Ruth 1:21"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Ruth 1:21" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div> <br /><br /> <div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>