When Abram was 99 years old, the Lord appeared to him. The Lord said, “I am God All-Powerful. [91] Do these things for me: Obey me and live the right way.
Ruth 1:20 - Easy To Read Version But Naomi told the people, “Don’t call me Naomi, [4] call me Marah. [5] Use this name because {God} All-Powerful has made my life very sad. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And she said unto them, Call me not Naomi, call me Mara: for the Almighty hath dealt very bitterly with me. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And she said to them, Call me not Naomi [pleasant]; call me Mara [bitter], for the Almighty has dealt very bitterly with me. American Standard Version (1901) And she said unto them, Call me not Naomi, call me Mara; for the Almighty hath dealt very bitterly with me. Common English Bible She replied to them, “Don’t call me Naomi, but call me Mara, for the Almighty has made me very bitter. Catholic Public Domain Version But she said to them, "Do not call me Naomi (that is, beautiful), but call me Mara (that is, bitter). For the Almighty has greatly filled me with bitterness. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version 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. |
When Abram was 99 years old, the Lord appeared to him. The Lord said, “I am God All-Powerful. [91] Do these things for me: Obey me and live the right way.
I pray that God All-Powerful will help you when you stand before the governor. I pray that he will let Benjamin, and also Simeon, come back safely. If not, I will again be sad from losing my son.”
“Job, do you think that\par you really understand God?\par You can’t understand God All-Powerful.\par
But it is God who did wrong to me.\par He set his trap to catch me.\par
“A person is fortunate\par when God corrects him!\par So don’t complain when\par God All-Powerful punishes you.\par
God All-Powerful’s arrows are in me.\par My spirit feels the poison\par from those arrows!\par God’s terrible weapons are lined up\par against me.\par
God would’t let me catch my breath again.\par He would just give me more trouble.\par
Since I was young, I was weak and sick.\par I have suffered your anger,\par I am helpless.\par
After three days, the people came to Marah. [100] There was water at Marah, but it was too bitter to drink. (That is why the place was named Marah.)
“I am the Lord. I appeared to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. They called me El Shaddai (God All-Powerful). They did not know my name, YAHWEH (Lord).
All night I cried loud like a lion.\par But my hopes were crushed\par like a lion eating bones.\par You finished my life in such a short time!\par
We don’t enjoy punishment when we get it. Being punished is painful. But later, after we have learned from being punished, we have peace, because we start living right.
The Lord God says, “I am the Alpha and the Omega. {\cf2\super [6]} I am the One who is, who \{always\} was, and who is coming. I am the All-Powerful.”