Ruth 1:20 Douay-Rheims

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.

George Leo Haydock

1774–1849 Catholic

That is. The explanations are added by St. Jerome. (Haydock) — Noemi had formerly a husband and two sons, with great riches, of which she was now deprived. (Worthington)

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1849 · Ruth 1:20

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