Ruth 1:19

New Century Version

So Naomi and Ruth went on until they came to the town of Bethlehem. When they entered Bethlehem, all the people became very excited. The women of the town said, “Is this really Naomi?”

Cross References

Isaiah 23:7

Look at your once happy city! Look at your old, old city! People from that city have traveled far away to live.

Lamentations 2:15

All who pass by on the road clap their hands at you; they make fun of Jerusalem and shake their heads. They ask, “Is this the city that people called the most beautiful city, the happiest place on earth?”

Matthew 21:10

When Jesus entered Jerusalem, all the city was filled with excitement. The people asked, “Who is this man?”

Ruth 1:20

Naomi answered the people, “Don’t call me Naomi. Call me Mara, because the Almighty has made my life very sad.

Ruth 2:6

The servant answered, “She is the young Moabite woman who came back with Naomi from the country of Moab.