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?

Cross-references

1 Samuel 2:7 states the LORD makes poor and brings low—directly affirms the divine sovereignty Naomi laments in her emptiness.

Job 16:8 Parallel

Job 16:8 says his leanness is a witness against him, directly paralleling Naomi's claim that God testified against her.

Job 1:21 Parallel

Job 1:21 also speaks of coming empty and God's giving and taking—but Job blesses God while Naomi laments, a key difference in response.

1 Samuel 2:8 says the LORD raises the poor from the dust—contrasting Naomi's experience of being brought low, yet showing God's power over both.

Job 10:17 Parallel

Job 10:17 uses 'witnesses against me' language, reinforcing Naomi's sense of divine opposition in suffering.

Job 13:26 Parallel

Job 13:26 speaks of God writing bitter things against him, echoing Naomi's feeling that God testified against her.

Job 27:2 Parallel

Job 27:2 has Job swearing by God who made his soul bitter, mirroring Naomi's attribution of calamity to the Almighty.

Psalm 107:39 describes being diminished and brought low, paralleling Naomi's return empty.