Verse 7

Their tongues are a sharpened arrow; deceit pours from their mouths. They speak peace to their neighbor, but in their hearts, they set up an ambush.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Deres tunge er som en dødelig pil; de taler bedrageri. Med munnen hilser de vennlig, men i hjertet legger de snarer.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Derfor sier Herren, hærskarenes Gud: Se, jeg vil smelte dem og prøve dem! For hva annet skal jeg gjøre overfor mitt folks datter?

• Norsk King James

  Derfor sier Herren over hærer: Se, jeg vil smelte dem og prøve dem; hva skal jeg gjøre med datteren av mitt folk?

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Derfor sier Herren, hærskarenes Gud: Se, jeg vil smelte og prøve dem; for hvordan skal jeg ellers gjøre mot min folks datter?

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Deres tunge er som en dødbringende pil, den taler svik. Med munnen taler de fred til sin neste, men i sitt indre legger de bakhold.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Derfor sier Herren over hærskarene: Se, jeg vil smelte dem og prøve dem; for hva annet kan jeg gjøre for datteren av mitt folk?

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Derfor sier Herren Sebener: Se, jeg vil smelte dem bort og prøve dem; for hva skal jeg gjøre for datteren til mitt folk?

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

  Derfor sier Herren over hærskarene: Se, jeg vil smelte dem og prøve dem; for hva annet kan jeg gjøre for datteren av mitt folk?

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Deres tunge er som en skarp pil, taler bedrageri. Med munnen taler de fred med sin neste, men i hjertet legger de en felle for ham.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Deres tunge er en dødelig pil, den taler svik. Med sin munn taler de fred til sin neste, men i sitt hjerte planlegger de et bakholdsangrep.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Derfor sagde den Herre Zebaoth saaledes: See, jeg vil smelte dem og prøve dem; thi hvorledes skal jeg (ellers) gjøre imod mit Folks Datter?

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts, Behold, I will melt them, and try them; for how shall I do for the daughter of my people?

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Derfor sier Herren, hærskarenes Gud: Se, jeg vil smelte dem, og teste dem; for hva annet kan jeg gjøre for mitt folk?

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  Therefore thus says the LORD of hosts, Behold, I will melt them, and test them; for how shall I do for the daughter of my people?

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  Therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts, Behold, I will melt them, and try them; for how shall I do for the daughter of my people?

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Derfor sier Herren, hærskarenes Gud, Se, jeg vil smelte dem og prøve dem; for hvordan skal jeg ellers gjøre det for mitt folks datter?

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Derfor sier Herren, hærskarenes Gud: Se, jeg vil lutre dem og prøve dem. For hvordan skal jeg handle på grunn av min datters folk?

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Derfor sier Herren, hærskarenes Gud: Se, jeg vil smelte dem og prøve dem; for hvordan skulle jeg ellers handle med mitt folks datter?

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Derfor sier Herren, hærskarenes Gud: Se, jeg vil prøve dem i ild og teste dem; dette vil jeg gjøre på grunn av deres onde gjerninger.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Therfore thus saieth the LORDE of hoostes, beholde, I wil melte them and trie the, for what shulde I els do to my people?

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Therefore thus sayth the Lorde of hostes, Behold, I wil melt them, & trie them: for what should I els do for the daughter of my people?

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Therefore thus saith the Lorde of hoastes: Beholde, I wyll melt them and trye them: for what shoulde I els do to my people?

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts, Behold, I will melt them, and try them; for how shall I do for the daughter of my people?

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Therefore thus says Yahweh of Hosts, Behold, I will melt them, and try them; for how [else] should I do, because of the daughter of my people?

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  Therefore, thus said Jehovah of Hosts: Lo, I am refining them, and have tried them, For how do I do because of the daughter of My people?

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Therefore thus saith Jehovah of hosts, Behold, I will melt them, and try them; for how [else] should I do, because of the daughter of my people?

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  So the Lord of armies has said, See, I will make them soft in the fire and put them to the test; this I will do because of their evil-doing.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Therefore thus says Yahweh of Armies, Behold, I will melt them, and try them; for how [else] should I do, because of the daughter of my people?

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Therefore the LORD of Heaven’s Armies,“I will now purify them in the fires of affliction and test them. The wickedness of my dear people has left me no choice. What else can I do?

Referenced Verses

• Isa 1:25 : 25 I will turn My hand against you; I will thoroughly purify your dross as with lye and remove all your impurities.
• Jer 6:27 : 27 I have made you a tester of metals among my people, that you may observe and test their ways.
• Mal 3:3 : 3 He will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver, purifying the Levites and refining them like gold and silver, so they may bring offerings to the Lord in righteousness.
• Zech 13:9 : 9 This third I will bring through the fire; I will refine them like silver and test them like gold. They will call on My name, and I will answer them. I will say, ‘They are My people,’ and they will say, ‘The LORD is our God.’
• Isa 48:10 : 10 Behold, I have refined you, but not as silver; I have tested you in the furnace of affliction.
• Hos 11:8-9 : 8 How can I give you up, Ephraim? How can I surrender you, Israel? How can I make you like Admah? How can I treat you like Zeboiim? My heart is changed within Me; My compassion grows warm and tender. 9 I will not carry out My fierce anger; I will not destroy Ephraim again. For I am God, and not a man—the Holy One among you. I will not come in wrath.
• 1 Pet 1:7 : 7 so that the tested genuineness of your faith—more valuable than gold that perishes though refined by fire—may result in praise, glory, and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ.
• 1 Pet 4:12 : 12 Dear friends, do not be surprised at the fiery ordeal that has come on you to test you, as though something strange were happening to you.
• Ezek 22:18-22 : 18 Son of man, the house of Israel has become dross to me; all of them are bronze, tin, iron, and lead inside a furnace—they are the dross of silver. 19 Therefore, this is what the Sovereign LORD says: Because all of you have become dross, I am going to gather you into Jerusalem. 20 Just as silver, bronze, iron, lead, and tin are gathered into a furnace to be melted with fire, so I will gather you in my anger and wrath, and I will deposit you there and melt you. 21 I will gather you together and blow on you with the fire of my wrath, and you will be melted in it. 22 As silver is melted in a furnace, so you will be melted in it, and you will know that I, the LORD, have poured out my wrath upon you.
• Jer 6:29-30 : 29 The bellows blow fiercely to burn away the lead with fire, but the refining goes on in vain; the wicked are not purged out. 30 They are called rejected silver, for the LORD has rejected them.
• Jer 31:20 : 20 Is Ephraim my dear son, my precious child? For as often as I speak against him, I still remember him. Therefore, my heart yearns for him; I will surely have mercy on him, declares the LORD.
• Ezek 26:11-12 : 11 'With the hooves of his horses, he will trample all your streets. He will kill your people with the sword, and your mighty pillars will collapse to the ground.' 12 'They will plunder your wealth and loot your merchandise. They will break down your walls and destroy your luxurious homes. They will throw your stones, timber, and rubble into the sea.'
• Hos 6:4-5 : 4 What shall I do with you, Ephraim? What shall I do with you, Judah? Your love is like the morning cloud, like the dew that disappears early. 5 Therefore I have hewn them by the prophets; I have slain them with the words of My mouth, and My judgments shine like light.
• 2 Chr 36:15 : 15 The LORD, the God of their ancestors, sent word to them repeatedly through His messengers, because He had compassion on His people and His dwelling place.
• Zech 1:14-16 : 14 Then the angel who was speaking with me said, 'Proclaim this: This is what the Lord of Hosts says: I am very zealous for Jerusalem and Zion with a great jealousy.' 15 But I am very angry with the nations that are at ease; for while I was only a little angry, they added to the harm. 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.'