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Ruth 1:5-7
New Catholic Bible
Ruth 1:5-7
New Catholic Bible
5 both Mahlon and Chilion died, leaving the woman bereft of her husband and two sons.
6 [a]She set out with her two daughters-in-law to return from the land of Moab, for in Moab she had heard how the Lord had come to the aid of his people, giving them food to eat. 7 She and her two daughters-in-law set out from the place where they had been living and took the road leading back to the land of Judah.
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- Ruth 1:6 In the blows of fate Naomi recognizes the hand of the Lord; but her faith is not strong enough for her to believe that her life can have any further meaning: Naomi (my sweetness) is henceforth Mara (bitterness).