Ruth
Ruth 1:21
21I went away full, but the LORD has brought me back empty. Why call me Naomi? After all, the LORD has testified against me, and the Almighty has afflicted me.”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | אֲנִי֙ | ’ă·nî | Pronoun - first person common singular | H589 I |
| went away | הָלַ֔כְתִּי | hā·laḵ·tî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H1980 go, come, walk |
| full | מְלֵאָ֣ה | mə·lê·’āh | Adjective - feminine singular | H4392 full |
| but the LORD | יְהוָ֑ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| has brought me back | הֱשִׁיבַ֣נִי | hĕ·šî·ḇa·nî | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular; first person common singular | H7725 turn back, return |
| empty | וְרֵיקָ֖ם | wə·rê·qām | Conjunctive waw; Adverb | H7387 emptily, vainly |
| Why | לָ֣מָּה | lām·māh | Interrogative | H4100 what? how? aught |
| call | תִקְרֶ֤אנָה | ṯiq·re·nāh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person feminine plural | H7121 call, proclaim, read |
| me | לִי֙ | lî | Preposition; first person common singular | |
| Naomi | נָעֳמִ֔י | nā·‘o·mî | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H5281 Noömi |
| After all | וַֽיהוָה֙ | Yah·weh | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| the LORD | וַֽיהוָה֙ | Yah·weh | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| has testified | עָ֣נָה | ‘ā·nāh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H6030 answer, respond |
| against me | בִ֔י | ḇî | Preposition; first person common singular | |
| and the Almighty | וְשַׁדַּ֖י | wə·šad·day | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H7706 Almighty |
| has afflicted | הֵ֥רַֽע | hê·ra‘ | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H7489 be evil, bad |
| me | לִֽי׃ | lî | Preposition; first person common singular |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Job 1:21 · 1 Samuel 2:7–8 · Job 13:26 · Job 16:8 · Job 10:17
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.