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Ruth 1:20: Where It Appears, and Where It Leads to Christ
“And she said unto them, Call me not Naomi, call me Mara: for the Almighty hath dealt very bitterly with me.”Ruth 1:20
Ruth 1:20 is one of the verses The Living Bread keeps returning to. It anchors 2 different readings across the site. Each is listed below, with an honest note on how directly it is read of Christ. Read the verse first, then follow it wherever it leads.
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18 When she saw that she was stedfastly minded to go with her, then she left speaking unto her. 19 So they two went until they came to Bethlehem. And it came to pass, when they were come to Bethlehem, that all the city was moved about them, and they said, Is this Naomi? 20 And she said unto them, Call me not Naomi, call me Mara: for the Almighty hath dealt very bitterly with me. 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? 22 So Naomi returned, and Ruth the Moabitess, her daughter in law, with her, which returned out of the country of Moab: and they came to Bethlehem in the beginning of barley harvest.
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What does Ruth 1:20 mean?
Ruth 1:20 is one of the verses The Living Bread returns to again and again, because it opens onto Christ from several directions at once. Read it in its passage above, then follow the collections below to see how it is read across Scripture, each honestly labeled for how directly it speaks of Jesus.
Where is Ruth 1:20 in the Bible?
Ruth 1:20 is found in the book and chapter named in the reference. You can read the whole chapter, in the King James Version, on The Living Bread.
How does Ruth 1:20 point to Jesus?
Follow the collections gathered on this page. Each one opens Ruth 1:20 from a different angle, and together they show how the verse, read in its place, leads to Christ, who said that all the Scriptures speak of Him.