Ruth 1:20

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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Interpretation

Naomi and Ruth came to Bethlehem. Afflictions will make great and surprising changes in a little time.

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This thought runs through Ruth 1:19-22.

Naomi Person: The lovable; my delight, the wife of Elimelech, and mother of Mahlon and Chilion, and mother-in-law of Ruth (1:2, 20, 21; 2:1).