Verse 13

I will stretch over Jerusalem the measuring line of Samaria and the plumb line of the house of Ahab. I will wipe Jerusalem as one wipes a dish, wiping it and turning it upside down.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Jeg skal måle Jerusalem med den samme målestokken som Samaria og med blylodd som Ahab-huset, og jeg skal tørke Jerusalem så grundig som en tallerken tørkes av og deretter vendes opp ned.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Og jeg skal strekke over Jerusalem målesnoren fra Samaria og loddsnoren fra Akabs hus, og jeg vil tørke Jerusalem som en mann tørker en tallerken, tørker den og snur den opp ned.

• Norsk King James

  Og jeg vil strekke over Jerusalem målestrengen av Samaria, og loddet av huset til Ahab, og jeg vil slette Jerusalem slik som en mann sletter en tallerken og snur den.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Jeg vil måle Jerusalem med den samme målesnor som jeg brukte for Samaria, og den samme vektskål som for Akabs hus. Jeg vil tørke bort Jerusalem som man tørker et fat og vender det om på baksiden.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Og jeg vil strekke over Jerusalem målesnoren som ble brukt over Samaria, og loddsnoren som over Akabs hus. Jeg vil tørke Jerusalem som man tørker en skål, en som er vasket og vendt opp ned.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Jeg vil strekke over Jerusalem målesnoren som ble brukt på Samaria, og loddet som ble brukt på Akabs hus. Jeg vil tørke ut Jerusalem som en mann tørker en bolle, og snur den opp ned.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  «Jeg skal strekke over Jerusalem Samarias linje og Ahab sitt vater, og jeg skal snu Jerusalem opp ned, slik en mann snur en tallerken når han vasker den.»

• En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

  Jeg vil strekke over Jerusalem målesnoren som ble brukt på Samaria, og loddet som ble brukt på Akabs hus. Jeg vil tørke ut Jerusalem som en mann tørker en bolle, og snur den opp ned.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Jeg vil dra ut målesnoren over Jerusalem som jeg strakk over Samaria, og loddsnoren til Akabs hus, og jeg vil tørke av Jerusalem som man tørker av en skål, vender den opp ned.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Jeg vil strekke ut målesnoren over Samaria og loddesnoren over Akabs hus; og jeg vil tørke bort Jerusalem som en mann tørker en skål, og når den er tørket, snur han den opp ned.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og jeg vil udstrække Samarias Maalesnor over Jerusalem, samt Achabs Huses Vægt, og afviske Jerusalem, som den, der afvisker et Fad, afvisker og vender det om paa sin Overdeel.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And I will stretch over Jerusalem the line of Samaria, and the plummet of the house of Ahab: and I will wipe Jerusalem as a man wipeth a dish, wiping it, and turning it upside down.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Jeg skal måle Jerusalem med Samarias målesnor og bruke målestreng fra Akabs hus; jeg skal tørke ut Jerusalem som man tørker en tallerken, tørker den og snur den på hodet.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  And I will stretch over Jerusalem the measuring line of Samaria and the plummet of the house of Ahab: and I will wipe Jerusalem as one wipes a dish, wiping it and turning it upside down.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And I will stretch over Jerusalem the line of Samaria, and the plummet of the house of Ahab: and I will wipe Jerusalem as a man wipeth a dish, wiping it, and turning it upside down.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Jeg skal måle Jerusalem med Samarias målestokk og bruke målesnoren fra Ahabs hus. Jeg skal tørke Jerusalem ut som man tørker en skål, ved å tørke den av og vende den opp ned.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Og jeg vil la målesnoren fra Samaria og loddsnoren fra Akabs hus gå over Jerusalem, og jeg vil tørke bort Jerusalem som en mann tørker bort en skål – han tørker den og vender den opp ned.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Jeg vil strekke over Jerusalem målesnoren for Samaria og loddsnoren for Akab-huset; og jeg vil tørke ut Jerusalem som en mann tørker et fat, og snu det opp-ned.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Og over Jerusalem vil jeg strekke Samarias målesnor og stadens lodd, huset til Akab; og jeg vil tørke Jerusalem foret, og snu den opp ned som et fat.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  and ouer Ierusalem wyll I stretch forth the lyne of Samaria, and the weighte of the house of Achab, and wyll wype out Ierusalem, euen as one wypeth a platter, and I wyl ouerthrowe it.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And I will stretch ouer Ierusalem the line of Samaria, and the plommet of the house of Ahab: and I will wipe Ierusalem, as a man wipeth a dish, which he wipeth, and turneth it vpside downe.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And I will stretche ouer Hierusalem the squaryng line of Samaria, & the plummet of the house of Ahab: And I will wype out Hierusalem, as a man wypeth a dishe, and when he hath wyped it, turneth it vp syde downe.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And I will stretch over Jerusalem the line of Samaria, and the plummet of the house of Ahab: and I will wipe Jerusalem as [a man] wipeth a dish, wiping [it], and turning [it] upside down.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  I will stretch over Jerusalem the line of Samaria, and the plummet of the house of Ahab; and I will wipe Jerusalem as a man wipes a dish, wiping it and turning it upside down.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And I have stretched out over Jerusalem the line of Samaria, and the plummet of the house of Ahab, and wiped Jerusalem as one wipeth the dish -- he hath wiped, and hath turned `it' on its face.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And I will stretch over Jerusalem the line of Samaria, and the plummet of the house of Ahab; and I will wipe Jerusalem as a man wipeth a dish, wiping it and turning it upside down.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And over Jerusalem will be stretched the line of Samaria and the weight of Ahab; Jerusalem will be washed clean as a plate is washed, and turned over on its face.

• World English Bible (2000)

  I will stretch over Jerusalem the line of Samaria, and the plummet of the house of Ahab; and I will wipe Jerusalem as a man wipes a dish, wiping it and turning it upside down.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  I will destroy Jerusalem the same way I did Samaria and the dynasty of Ahab. I will wipe Jerusalem clean, just as one wipes a plate on both sides.

Referenced Verses

• Isa 34:11 : 11 The pelican and the hedgehog will possess it, the owl and the raven will dwell there. He will stretch over it a measuring line of chaos and stones of emptiness.
• Lam 2:8 : 8 The LORD determined to destroy the wall of the daughter of Zion. He stretched out a measuring line and did not turn back his hand from destroying. He caused rampart and wall to lament; they languished together.
• Amos 7:7-8 : 7 This is what He showed me: The Lord was standing by a wall built true to plumb, with a plumb line in His hand. 8 The Lord asked me, 'What do you see, Amos?' I replied, 'A plumb line.' Then the Lord said, 'I am setting a plumb line among My people Israel. I will no longer spare them.'
• Isa 28:17 : 17 I will make justice the measuring line and righteousness the plumb line. Hail will sweep away your refuge of lies, and water will flood your hiding place.
• Ezek 23:31-34 : 31 You have followed in the path of your sister; therefore, I will put her cup into your hand. 32 This is what the Sovereign LORD says: 'You will drink your sister’s cup, a cup deep and wide. It will bring scorn and ridicule, as it holds much to bear.' 33 It will be a cup filled with drunkenness and sorrow, a cup of horror and desolation, the cup of your sister Samaria. 34 You will drink it and drain it dry, and then gnaw on its broken pieces and tear your breasts. For I have spoken, declares the Sovereign LORD.
• Jer 25:9 : 9 I am about to send for all the clans of the north,' declares the LORD, 'and for my servant Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, and I will bring them against this land, its inhabitants, and all the surrounding nations. I will completely destroy them, making them an object of horror, scorn, and perpetual ruins.
• Ezek 24:10-11 : 10 Heap on the wood, kindle the fire, boil the flesh thoroughly, mix in the spices, and let the bones burn. 11 Set the pot on its coals empty, so that it may become hot and its bronze burned. Its filthiness will melt away; its corrosion will be consumed.
• 1 Kgs 14:10 : 10 Therefore, I am bringing disaster on the house of Jeroboam. I will cut off every male in Jeroboam’s family, whether slave or free in Israel. I will sweep away the house of Jeroboam as one sweeps away dung until it is gone.
• 1 Kgs 21:21-24 : 21 'This is what the LORD says: I am bringing disaster on you. I will sweep away your descendants and cut off every male in your household, both slave and free, in Israel. 22 I will make your house like the house of Jeroboam son of Nebat and like the house of Baasha son of Ahijah, because you have provoked My anger and have caused Israel to sin.' 23 And concerning Jezebel, the LORD also says: 'Dogs will devour Jezebel by the wall of Jezreel.' 24 'Anyone who belongs to Ahab and dies in the city, the dogs will eat; and anyone who dies in the field, the birds of the heavens will eat.'
• 2 Kgs 10:11 : 11 So Jehu struck down all who remained of Ahab’s house in Jezreel—all his great men, close acquaintances, and priests—leaving not a single survivor.
• 2 Kgs 17:6 : 6 In the ninth year of Hoshea, the king of Assyria captured Samaria and deported the Israelites to Assyria. He settled them in Halah, along the Habor River, and in the cities of Media.
• Isa 10:22 : 22 Even though your people, O Israel, are like the sand of the sea, only a remnant will return. Destruction has been decreed, overwhelming and righteous.
• Isa 14:23 : 23 I will make her a possession for hedgehogs and swamps of water, and I will sweep her away with the broom of destruction,' declares the LORD of Hosts.
• Zech 1:16 : 16 'Therefore, this is what the Lord says: I have returned to Jerusalem with compassion; my house will be rebuilt, declares the Lord of Hosts, and a measuring line will be stretched out over Jerusalem.'
• Rev 18:21-23 : 21 Then a mighty angel picked up a stone like a great millstone and threw it into the sea, saying, 'Thus, with violence, Babylon the great city will be thrown down, and it will never be found again.' 22 The sound of harpists, musicians, flute players, and trumpeters will never be heard in you again. No craftsman of any trade will ever be found in you again. The sound of a millstone will never be heard in you again. 23 The light of a lamp will never shine in you again. The voice of a bridegroom and bride will never be heard in you again. For your merchants were the great ones of the earth, and all the nations were deceived by your sorcery.