Ruth 1:17-19

Revised Geneva Translation

¹⁷ When she saw that she was steadfastly-minded to go with her, she stopped speaking to her.

¹⁸ So they both went, until they came to Bethlehem. And when they had come to Bethlehem, word spread throughout all the city. And they said, “Is not this Naomi?”

¹⁹ And she answered them, “Do not call me Naomi. But, call me ‘Mara’. For the Almighty has given me much bitterness.