Verse 26

I looked, and behold, the fertile land was a wilderness, and all its cities were torn down before the LORD, in the heat of His fierce anger.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Jeg så, og se, det fruktbare landet var blitt som en ørken, og alle byene hadde blitt ødelagt foran Herrens ansikt, på grunn av hans brennende vrede.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Jeg så, og se, det fruktbare stedet var en ørken, og alle byene var revet ned på Herrens nærvær, og fordi hans voldsomme vrede.

• Norsk King James

  Jeg så, og se, det fruktbare landet var en ørken, og alle byene der ble ødelagt ved Herrens nærvær, og på grunn av hans sterke vrede.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Jeg så, og se, den fruktbare marken var blitt en ødemark, og alle dens byer var ødelagt for Herrens ansikt, på grunn av hans voldsomme vrede.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Jeg så, og se, Karmel var en ørken, alle byene var i ruiner på grunn av Herrens vrede, over hans brennende vrede.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Jeg så, og se, det fruktbare landet var en ørken, og alle byene deri var brutt ned foran Herrens åsyn, og ved hans sterke vrede.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Jeg så, og se, den fruktbare jorden var blitt til en ørken, og alle byene der var ødelagt i HERRENs nærvær og av hans brennende vrede.

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

  Jeg så, og se, det fruktbare landet var en ørken, og alle byene deri var brutt ned foran Herrens åsyn, og ved hans sterke vrede.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Jeg så, og se, fruktlandet var øde, og alle byene var brutt ned foran Herrens ansikt, foran hans brennende vrede.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Jeg så, og se, Karmel var en ørken, og alle dens byer var ødelagt for Herrens åsyn, for hans brennende vrede. Sela.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Jeg saae, og see, den frugtbare Mark var en Ørk, og alle dens Stæder vare nedbrudte for Herrens Ansigt, for hans grumme Vrede.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  I beheld, and, lo, the fruitful place was a wilderness, and all the cities thereof were broken down at the presence of the LORD, and by his fierce anger.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Jeg så, og se, det fruktbare stedet var en ørken, og alle byene i den var ødelagt ved Herrens nærvær og hans heftige vrede.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  I beheld, and, lo, the fruitful place was a wilderness, and all its cities were broken down at the presence of the LORD, and by his fierce anger.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  I beheld, and, lo, the fruitful place was a wilderness, and all the cities thereof were broken down at the presence of the LORD, and by his fierce anger.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Jeg så, og se, det fruktbare feltet var en ørken, og alle dens byer ble brutt ned for Herrens ansikt og foran hans voldsomme vrede.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Jeg så, og se, det fruktbare området var en ørken, og alle byene var brutt ned, på grunn av Herren, på grunn av hans voldsomme vrede.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Jeg så, og se, den fruktbare marken var en ørken, og alle byene dens var ødelagt for Herrens åsyn, for hans voldsomme vrede.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Jeg så, og den fruktbare marken var øde, og alle byene var revet ned for Herrens åsyn og for hans brennende vrede.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  I marked well, and the plowed felde was become waist: yee all their cities were broken downe at the presence of the LORDE, and indignacion of his wrath.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  I behelde, and loe, the fruitfull place was a wildernesse, and all the cities thereof were broken downe at the presence of the Lorde, and by his fierce wrath.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  I marked well, and the plowed fielde was become waste, yea all their cities were broken downe at the presence of the Lord and indignation of his wrath.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  I beheld, and, lo, the fruitful place [was] a wilderness, and all the cities thereof were broken down at the presence of the LORD, [and] by his fierce anger.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  I saw, and, behold, the fruitful field was a wilderness, and all the cities of it were broken down at the presence of Yahweh, [and] before his fierce anger.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  I have looked, and lo, The fruitful place `is' a wilderness, And all its cities have been broken down, Because of Jehovah, Because of the fierceness of His anger.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  I beheld, and, lo, the fruitful field was a wilderness, and all the cities thereof were broken down at the presence of Jehovah, [and] before his fierce anger.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Looking, I saw that the fertile field was a waste, and all its towns were broken down before the Lord and before his burning wrath.

• World English Bible (2000)

  I saw, and behold, the fruitful field was a wilderness, and all its cities were broken down at the presence of Yahweh, [and] before his fierce anger.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  I looked and saw that the fruitful land had become a desert and that all of the cities had been laid in ruins. The LORD had brought this all about because of his blazing anger.

Referenced Verses

• Ps 107:34 : 34 and a fruitful land into a salt waste, because of the wickedness of those who dwell there.
• Isa 5:9-9 : 9 The Lord of Hosts said in my hearing: Truly, many houses will become desolate—large and beautiful ones, without occupants. 10 For ten acres of vineyard will yield only a single bath of wine, and a homer of seed will produce merely an ephah of grain.
• Isa 7:20-25 : 20 On that day the Lord will use a razor hired from beyond the Euphrates—the king of Assyria—to shave your head, the hair of your legs, and also take off your beard. 21 On that day a man will keep alive a young cow and two goats. 22 And because of the abundance of milk they give, he will eat curds, for everyone left in the land will eat curds and honey. 23 On that day in every place where there were a thousand vines worth a thousand silver shekels, there will be only briers and thorns. 24 With bow and arrow people will go there, for the land will be covered with briers and thorns. 25 As for all the hills once cultivated with a hoe, you will no longer go there for fear of the briers and thorns; they will become places where cattle are turned loose and sheep run freely.
• Jer 12:4 : 4 How long will the land mourn and the grass in the fields wither? Because of the wickedness of those who dwell in it, the beasts and the birds are swept away. For they said, 'He will not see our end.'
• Jer 14:2-6 : 2 Judah mourns, and her gates languish; they sit on the ground in mourning, and the cry of Jerusalem rises up. 3 The nobles sent their servants for water; they went to the cisterns but found no water. They returned with their vessels empty; they were ashamed and humiliated, covering their heads. 4 Because the ground is cracked due to the lack of rain in the land, the farmers are ashamed; they cover their heads. 5 Even the doe in the field abandons her newborn because there is no grass. 6 Wild donkeys stand on the barren heights, panting like jackals; their eyes fail because there is no vegetation.
• Mic 3:12 : 12 Therefore because of you, Zion will be plowed like a field, Jerusalem will become a heap of ruins, and the mountain of the temple will become a high place overgrown with thickets.
• Deut 29:23-28 : 23 All the nations will ask, 'Why has the LORD done this to this land? Why this fierce, burning anger?' 24 And they will answer, 'It is because they abandoned the covenant of the LORD, the God of their ancestors, which He made with them when He brought them out of the land of Egypt. 25 They turned to other gods and worshiped and bowed down to them, gods they did not know and gods the LORD had not given to them.' 26 Therefore the LORD’s anger burned against this land, bringing upon it every curse written in this book. 27 In His anger and great wrath, the LORD uprooted them from their land and cast them into another land, as it is today. 28 The secret things belong to the LORD our God, but the things revealed belong to us and to our children forever, that we may follow all the words of this law.
• Ps 76:7 : 7 At Your rebuke, O God of Jacob, both chariot and horse fell into a deep sleep.