Adam Clarke on Ruth 1:20
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Ruth1:20
Call me not Naomi - That is, beautiful or pleasant.
Call me Mara - That is, bitter; one whose life is grievous to her.
The Almighty - שדי Shaddai, He who is self-sufficient, has taken away the props and supports of my life.
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