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What does Ruth 1:20 mean?

She said to them, 'Don't call me Naomi. Call me Mara, because the Almighty has made my life very bitter.' Ruth 1:20 - Modern Text Bible

(Naomi feels her life has turned sour and wants her name to reflect her pain.)