Verse 21

Then Zedekiah the king commanded that they should commit Jeremiah into the court of the prison, and that they should give him a piece of bread daily out of the bakers' street, until all the bread in the city was spent. Thus Jeremiah remained in the court of the prison.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Så ga kong Sidkia ordre om at Jeremia skulle settes i vaktgården og få daglige brødkaker fra bakeriet, inntil alt brødet i byen var oppbrukt.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Da beordret kong Sidkia at Jeremia skulle settes i forgården til fengselet, og at de daglig skulle gi ham et stykke brød fra bakerens gate, til alt brødet i byen var oppbrukt. Så ble Jeremia i forgården til fengselet.

• Norsk King James

  Så befalte kong Zedekiah at de skulle føre Jeremias til fengselet, og de skulle gi ham daglig et stykke brød fra bakerens gate, inntil alt brødet i byen var oppbrukt. Slik forble Jeremias i fengselet.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Kong Sidkia ga derfor ordre om at Jeremia skulle holdes i forgården til vakthuset, og de ga ham et stykke brød hver dag fra bakerens gate, så lenge det var brød igjen i byen. Og så ble Jeremia i vakthusets forgård.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Kong Sidkia gav da ordre om at Jeremias skulle settes på vaktgården og få en brødmatom daglig fra bakernes gate inntil alt brødet i byen var oppbrukt. Og slik ble Jeremias værende på vaktgården.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Da befalte kong Sidkia at de skulle sette Jeremia på vaktgården og at de skulle gi ham et brød daglig fra bakernes gate, inntil alt brød i byen var oppbrukt. Slik ble Jeremia værende på vaktgården.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Da befalte kong Zedekiah at de skulle føre Jeremias inn i fengselsgården og gi ham et stykke brød hver dag fra bakeriets gate, helt til alt brødet i byen var oppbrukt. Slik forble Jeremias i fengselsgården.

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

  Da befalte kong Sidkia at de skulle sette Jeremia på vaktgården og at de skulle gi ham et brød daglig fra bakernes gate, inntil alt brød i byen var oppbrukt. Slik ble Jeremia værende på vaktgården.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Kong Sidkia gav da ordre, og de satte Jeremia i vaktgården. De ga ham en brødkake hver dag fra bakergaten, inntil alt brødet i byen var oppbrukt. Så ble Jeremia værende i vaktgården.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  So King Zedekiah commanded that Jeremiah be placed in the courtyard of the guard and given a loaf of bread daily from the bakers' street until all the bread in the city was gone. So Jeremiah remained in the courtyard of the guard.

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Kongen Zedekia ga da ordre om å sette Jeremia under vakthold i hoffets vaktgård, og at han skulle få en brødkake daglig fra bakerens gate inntil all brødet i byen var oppbrukt. Så ble Jeremia i hoffets vaktgård.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og Kong Zedekias bød, og de forvarede Jeremias i Fængslets Forgaard, og lode give ham et Stykke Brød hver Dag af Bagernes Gade, indtil alt Brødet i Staden var fortæret; saa blev Jeremias i Fængslets Forgaard.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Then Zedekiah the king commanded that they should commit emiah into the court of the prison, and that they should give him daily a piece of bread out of the bakers' street, until all the bread in the city were spent. Thus emiah remained in the court of the prison.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Kongen Sidkia befalte at Jeremia skulle bli plassert i fengselsgården, og at de daglig skulle gi ham et stykke brød fra bakerens gate, til alt brød i byen var oppbrukt. Så ble Jeremia værende i fengselsgården.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Kongen Sidkia befalte, og de plasserte Jeremia i vaktgården; og de ga ham daglig en brødleiv fra bakernes gate, inntil alt brød i byen var oppbrukt. Så ble Jeremia værende i vaktgården.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Så befalte kong Sidkia, og de satte Jeremias i fengselsgården, og de ga ham hver dag et brød fra bakerens gate, til det ikke fantes noe mer brød i byen. Slik ble Jeremias værende i fengselsgården.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Deretter befalte kong Sidkia, og de overga Jeremia til vokternes gårdsplass. Og de ga ham daglig et stykke brød fra bakernes gate, inntil all brødet i byen var brukt opp. Slik ble Jeremia værende i vokternes gårdsplass.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Så ble Jeremia, etter kong Sidkias befaling, satt i gården til vakten, og de ga ham hver dag et brød fra bakerens gate, inntil all maten i byen var oppbrukt. Så Jeremia ble holdt i vaktenes gård.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Then Sedechias the kynge commaunded to put Ieremy in the fore entrie off the preson, and dayly to the geuen him a cake of bred, and els no dighte meate, vntill all the bred in the cite was eaten vp. Thus Ieremy remayned in ye fore entre off the preson.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Then Zedekiah the King commaunded, that they should put Ieremiah in the court of the prison, & that they should giue him dayly a piece of bread out of the bakers streete vntill all the bread in the citie were eaten vp. Thus Ieremiah remained in the court of the prison.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Then Zedekia commaunded to put Ieremie in the fore entrie of the prison, and dayly to be geuen hym a cake of bread of the bakers streete, vntyll all the bread in the citie was eaten vp: Thus Ieremie remayned in the fore entrie of the prison.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Then Zedekiah the king commanded that they should commit Jeremiah into the court of the prison, and that they should give him daily a piece of bread out of the bakers' street, until all the bread in the city were spent. Thus Jeremiah remained in the court of the prison.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Then Zedekiah the king commanded, and they committed Jeremiah into the court of the guard; and they gave him daily a loaf of bread out of the bakers' street, until all the bread in the city was spent. Thus Jeremiah remained in the court of the guard.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And the king Zedekiah commandeth, and they commit Jeremiah into the court of the prison, also to give to him a cake of bread daily from the bakers' street, till the consumption of all the bread of the city, and Jeremiah dwelleth in the court of the prison.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Then Zedekiah the king commanded, and they committed Jeremiah into the court of the guard; and they gave him daily a loaf of bread out of the bakers' street, until all the bread in the city was spent. Thus Jeremiah remained in the court of the guard.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Then by the order of Zedekiah the king, Jeremiah was put into the place of the armed watchmen, and they gave him every day a cake of bread from the street of the bread-makers, till all the bread in the town was used up. So Jeremiah was kept in the place of the armed watchmen.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Then Zedekiah the king commanded, and they committed Jeremiah into the court of the guard; and they gave him daily a loaf of bread out of the bakers' street, until all the bread in the city was spent. Thus Jeremiah remained in the court of the guard.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Then King Zedekiah ordered that Jeremiah be committed to the courtyard of the guardhouse. He also ordered that a loaf of bread be given to him every day from the baker’s street until all the bread in the city was gone. So Jeremiah was kept in the courtyard of the guardhouse.

Referenced Verses

• Jer 38:13 : 13 So they drew Jeremiah up with cords and lifted him out of the dungeon; and Jeremiah remained in the court of the prison.
• Jer 38:28 : 28 So Jeremiah stayed in the court of the prison until the day that Jerusalem was taken; and he was there when Jerusalem was taken.
• Jer 38:9 : 9 My lord the king, these men have done evil in all that they have done to Jeremiah the prophet, whom they have cast into the dungeon; and he is likely to die from hunger in the place where he is, for there is no more bread in the city.
• Jer 32:2 : 2 For then the king of Babylon's army besieged Jerusalem, and Jeremiah the prophet was shut up in the court of the prison, which was in the king of Judah's house.
• Jer 52:6 : 6 And in the fourth month, on the ninth day of the month, the famine was severe in the city, so that there was no bread for the people of the land.
• Isa 33:16 : 16 He will dwell on high; his place of defense will be the fortress of rocks; bread will be given to him; his water will be sure.
• 2 Kgs 25:3 : 3 On the ninth day of the fourth month, the famine prevailed in the city, and there was no bread for the people of the land.
• Job 5:20 : 20 In famine he shall redeem you from death: and in war from the power of the sword.
• Ps 33:18-19 : 18 Behold, the eye of the LORD is on those who fear him, on those who hope in his mercy, 19 to deliver their soul from death and to keep them alive in famine.
• Ps 34:9-9 : 9 O fear the LORD, you his saints: for there is no lack to those who fear him. 10 The young lions lack and suffer hunger: but those who seek the LORD shall not lack any good thing.
• Ps 37:3 : 3 Trust in the LORD and do good; so you shall dwell in the land, and truly you shall be fed.
• Ps 37:19 : 19 They shall not be ashamed in the evil time, and in the days of famine they shall be satisfied.
• Prov 16:7 : 7 When a man's ways please the LORD, He makes even his enemies to be at peace with him.
• Prov 21:1 : 1 The king's heart is in the hand of the LORD, like the rivers of water; He turns it wherever He wills.
• Jer 39:14-15 : 14 They even sent and took Jeremiah out of the court of the prison and committed him to Gedaliah, the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, that he should take him home: so he dwelt among the people. 15 Now the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah while he was shut up in the court of the prison, saying,
• Jer 32:8 : 8 So Hanameel my uncle's son came to me in the court of the prison according to the word of the LORD, and said to me, Please buy my field that is in Anathoth, which is in the country of Benjamin: for the right of inheritance is yours, and the redemption is yours; buy it for yourself. Then I knew this was the word of the LORD.
• Deut 28:52-57 : 52 And he shall besiege you in all your gates, until your high and fortified walls come down, in which you trusted, throughout all your land: and he shall besiege you in all your gates throughout all your land, which the LORD your God has given you. 53 And you shall eat the fruit of your own body, the flesh of your sons and your daughters, which the LORD your God has given you, in the siege, and in the distress, with which your enemies shall distress you: 54 So that the man who is tender among you, and very delicate, his eye shall be evil toward his brother, and toward the wife of his bosom, and toward the remnant of his children which he shall leave: 55 So that he will not give to any of them of the flesh of his children whom he shall eat: because he has nothing left him in the siege, and in the distress, with which your enemies shall distress you in all your gates. 56 The tender and delicate woman among you, who would not venture to set the sole of her foot upon the ground for delicateness and tenderness, her eye shall be evil toward the husband of her bosom, and toward her son, and toward her daughter, 57 And toward her young one that comes out from between her feet, and toward her children who she shall bear: for she shall eat them for want of all things secretly in the siege and distress, with which your enemy shall distress you in your gates.
• 1 Kgs 17:4-6 : 4 And it will be that you shall drink from the brook; and I have commanded the ravens to feed you there. 5 So he went and did according to the word of the LORD: for he went and lived by the brook Cherith, that is before Jordan. 6 And the ravens brought him bread and meat in the morning, and bread and meat in the evening; and he drank from the brook.
• Lam 2:11-12 : 11 My eyes fail with tears, my heart is troubled, my liver is poured upon the earth, for the destruction of the daughter of my people; because the children and infants faint in the streets of the city. 12 They say to their mothers, Where is grain and wine? as they faint like the wounded in the streets of the city, as their life is poured out in their mothers' bosom.
• Lam 2:19-20 : 19 Arise, cry out in the night: in the beginning of the watches pour out your heart like water before the face of the Lord: lift up your hands toward Him for the life of your young children, who faint for hunger at the head of every street. 20 Behold, O Lord, and consider to whom You have done this. Shall the women eat their offspring, the children of a span long? shall the priest and the prophet be slain in the sanctuary of the Lord?
• Lam 4:4-5 : 4 The tongue of the nursing child clings to the roof of his mouth for thirst; the young children ask for bread, and no one breaks it for them. 5 Those who ate delicacies are desolate in the streets; those who were brought up in scarlet embrace dunghills.
• Lam 4:9-9 : 9 Those slain by the sword are better than those who die by hunger; for these waste away, stricken for want of the fruits of the field. 10 The hands of the compassionate women have cooked their own children; they were their food in the destruction of the daughter of my people.
• Lam 5:10 : 10 Our skin is black as an oven because of the terrible famine.
• Matt 6:33 : 33 But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.
• Acts 12:5 : 5 So Peter was kept in prison, but constant prayer was made to God for him by the church.
• Acts 24:27 : 27 But after two years Porcius Festus succeeded Felix; and Felix, wanting to grant a favor to the Jews, left Paul bound.
• Acts 28:16 : 16 And when we came to Rome, the centurion delivered the prisoners to the captain of the guard, but Paul was allowed to stay by himself with the soldier who guarded him.
• Acts 28:30 : 30 Then Paul dwelt two whole years in his own rented house, and received all who came to him,
• Eph 4:1 : 1 I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, urge you to walk worthy of the calling with which you are called,
• Eph 6:20 : 20 For which I am an ambassador in chains, that in it I may speak boldly as I ought to speak.
• 2 Tim 1:8 : 8 Therefore do not be ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me His prisoner, but share in the afflictions of the gospel according to the power of God;
• 2 Tim 2:9 : 9 For which I suffer trouble as an evildoer, even to the point of chains; but the word of God is not chained.