Ruth 1:21

Good News Translation

When I left here, I had plenty, but the Lord has brought me back without a thing. Why call me Naomi when the Lord Almighty has condemned me and sent me trouble?”

Cross References

Job 1:21

He said, “I was born with nothing, and I will die with nothing. The Lord gave, and now he has taken away. May his name be praised!”

Job 10:17

You always have some witness against me; your anger toward me grows and grows; you always plan some new attack.

Job 13:26

You bring bitter charges against me, even for what I did when I was young.

Job 16:8

You have seized me; you are my enemy. I am skin and bones, and people take that as proof of my guilt.

Job 30:11

Because God has made me weak and helpless, they turn against me with all their fury.

Malachi 3:5

The Lord Almighty says, “I will appear among you to judge, and I will testify at once against those who practice magic, against adulterers, against those who give false testimony, those who cheat employees out of their wages, and those who take advantage of widows, orphans, and foreigners—against all who do not respect me.

Ruth 1:13

would you wait until they had grown up? Would this keep you from marrying someone else? No, my daughters, you know that's impossible. The Lord has turned against me, and I feel very sorry for you.”