Ruth 1:21

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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?

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Interpretation

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

Read with

This thought runs through Ruth 1:19-22.

Ruth 1:19 Ruth 1:20 Ruth 1:21 Ruth 1:22

Glossary

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).