A moment in scripture
Ruth 1:19
So they two went until they came to Beth–lehem. And it came to pass, when they were come to Beth–lehem, that all the city was moved about them, and they said, Is this Naomi?
The surrounding passage
- Ruth 1:17
Where thou diest, will I die, and there will I be buried: the Lord do so to me, and more also, if ought but death part thee and me.
- Ruth 1:18
When she saw that she was stedfastly minded to go with her, then she left speaking unto her.
- Ruth 1:20
And she said unto them, Call me not Naomi, call me Mara: for the Almighty hath dealt very bitterly with me.
- Ruth 1:21
I went out full, and the Lord hath brought me home again empty: why then call ye me Naomi, seeing the Lord hath testified against me, and the Almighty hath afflicted me?
Scripture: King James Version (KJV), English, 66-book canon. The quotation retains the wording and numbering of our source corpus.