Ruth 1:20 BSB — MannaFest

Original language & word study

14 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַתֹּ֣אמֶר	va.To.mer	and she said	H559 →
אֲלֵיהֶ֔ן	'a.lei.Hen	to them	H413 →
אַל־	'al-	may not	H408 →
תִּקְרֶ֥אנָה	tik.Re.nah	you call	H7121 →
לִ֖י	li	<to> <the> me
נָעֳמִ֑י	no.'o.Mi	Naomi	H5281 →
קְרֶ֤אןָ	ke.Re.na	call	H7121 →
לִי֙	li	<to> <the> me
מָרָ֔א	ma.Ra'	Mara	H4755 →
כִּי־	ki-	for	H3588 →
הֵמַ֥ר	he.Mar	he has caused bitterness	H4843 →
שַׁדַּ֛י	sha.Dai	[the] Almighty	H7706 →
לִ֖י	li	to <the> me
מְאֹֽד׃	me.'Od	exceedingly	H3966 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

H5281noomiNaomi21×

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Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Hebrews 12:11
No discipline seems enjoyable at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it yields a harvest of righteousness and peace to those who have been trained by it.
leads to
- Romans 5:3–5
  Not only that, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance;
- 2 Corinthians 4:17
  For our light and momentary affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory that is far beyond comparison.
- Hebrews 12:5–6
  And you have forgotten the exhortation that addresses you as sons: “My son, do not take lightly the discipline of the Lord, and do not lose heart when He rebukes you.
- 1 Peter 1:6
  In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in various trials
- Hebrews 12:10
  Our fathers disciplined us for a short time as they thought best, but God disciplines us for our good, so that we may share in His holiness.
Through
Job 6:4
For the arrows of the Almighty have pierced me; my spirit drinks in their poison; the terrors of God are arrayed against me.
leads to
- Psalms 38:2
  For Your arrows have pierced me deeply, and Your hand has pressed down on me.
- Job 30:15
  Terrors are turned loose against me; they drive away my dignity as by the wind, and my prosperity has passed like a cloud.
Through
Psalms 88:15
From my youth I was afflicted and near death. I have borne Your terrors; I am in despair.
leads to
- Job 6:4
  For the arrows of the Almighty have pierced me; my spirit drinks in their poison; the terrors of God are arrayed against me.

The gold bar shows how strongly the cross-reference sources tie the two verses together: a long bar means many compiled references make the connection, a short one means few.

Job 6:4For the arrows of the Almighty have pierced me; my spirit drinks in their poison; the terrors of God are arrayed against me.Exodus 15:23And when they came to Marah, they could not drink the water there because it was bitter. (That is why it was named Marah.)Hebrews 12:11No discipline seems enjoyable at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it yields a harvest of righteousness and peace to those who have been trained by it.Psalms 88:15From my youth I was afflicted and near death. I have borne Your terrors; I am in despair.Isaiah 38:13I composed myself until the morning. Like a lion He breaks all my bones; from day until night You make an end of me.Lamentations 3:1–20I am the man who has seen affliction under the rod of God’s wrath.Psalms 73:14For I am afflicted all day long and punished every morning.Job 19:6then understand that it is God who has wronged me and drawn His net around me.1 Samuel 1:10In her bitter distress, Hannah prayed to the LORD and wept with many tears.Job 5:17Blessed indeed is the man whom God corrects; so do not despise the discipline of the Almighty.Revelation 1:8“I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, who is and was and is to come—the Almighty.Job 11:7Can you fathom the deep things of God or discover the limits of the Almighty?Genesis 43:14May God Almighty grant you mercy before the man, that he may release your other brother along with Benjamin. As for me, if I am bereaved, I am bereaved.”Genesis 17:1When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the LORD appeared to him and said, “I am God Almighty. Walk before Me and be blameless.Exodus 6:3I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob as God Almighty, but by My name the LORD I did not make Myself known to them.Isaiah 47:9These two things will overtake you in a moment, in a single day: loss of children, and widowhood. They will come upon you in full measure, in spite of your many sorceries and the potency of your spells.Job 13:26For You record bitter accusations against me and bequeath to me the iniquities of my youth.Job 23:16God has made my heart faint; the Almighty has terrified me.

Written to them
topics/loss
Call me not Naomi, call me Mara
MannaFest topical index (legacy import; verified against ASV text 2026-07-21; founder-approved batch)

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