Verse 22

Yes, many people and strong nations shall come to seek the LORD of hosts in Jerusalem, and to pray before the LORD.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Mange folk og sterke nasjoner skal komme for å søke Herren, Gud over hærskarene, i Jerusalem og be om Herrens gunst.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Og mange folk og sterke nasjoner skal komme for å søke Herren, hærskarenes Gud, i Jerusalem, og be for Herrens nåde.

• Norsk King James

  Ja, mange folk og sterke nasjoner vil komme for å søke Herren, Gud over hærskaren i Jerusalem, og for å be for Herren.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og mange folk og mektige nasjoner skal komme for å søke Herren, hærskarenes Gud, i Jerusalem og be ydmykt for Herrens ansikt.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Mange folk og mektige nasjoner skal komme for å søke Herren, hærskarenes Gud, i Jerusalem og be om Herrens velvilje.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Ja, mange folk og mektige nasjoner skal komme for å søke Herren, hærskarenes Gud i Jerusalem, og for å be for Herrens ansikt.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Ja, mange mennesker og sterke nasjoner skal komme for å søke HERRENs hærskarer i Jerusalem og for å be for HERREN.

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

  Ja, mange folk og mektige nasjoner skal komme for å søke Herren, hærskarenes Gud i Jerusalem, og for å be for Herrens ansikt.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Og mange folk og sterke nasjoner skal komme for å søke Herren, hærskarenes Gud, i Jerusalem, og be om Herrens gunst.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  And many peoples and strong nations will come to seek the LORD of Hosts in Jerusalem and to entreat the favor of the LORD.

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Mange folkeslag og mektige nasjoner skal komme for å søke Herren, hærskarenes Gud, i Jerusalem og for å be om Herrens, hærskarenes Guds, gunst.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og mange Folk skulle komme, og mægtige Hedninger, for at søge den Herre Zebaoth i Jerusalem og at bede ydmygeligen for Herrens Ansigt.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Yea, many people and strong nations shall come to seek the LORD of hosts in Jerusalem, and to pray before the LORD.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Ja, mange folk og mektige nasjoner skal komme for å søke Herren, hærskarenes Gud, i Jerusalem og for å be for Herrens åsyn.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Ja, mange folk og sterke nasjoner vil komme for å søke Yahve, hærskarenes Gud i Jerusalem, og be om Yahves gunst."

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Og mange folk skal komme og mektige nasjoner for å søke Herren over hærskarenes Gud i Jerusalem, for å finne hærskarenes Herre.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Ja, mange folkeslag og sterke nasjoner skal komme for å søke Herren, hærskarenes Gud, i Jerusalem, og for å be om Herrens nåde.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Og store folk og sterke nasjoner vil komme for å tilbe hærskarenes Gud i Jerusalem og for å be om nåde fra Herren.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Yee moch people and mightie Heithen shal come and seke the LORDE of hoostes at Ierusalem, and to praye before the LORDE.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Yea, great people and mightie nations shal come to seeke the Lorde of hostes in Ierusalem, and to pray before the Lord.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Yea much people and mightie nations shal come to seeke the lorde of hoastes at Hierusalem, & to pray before the Lorde.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Yea, many people and strong nations shall come to seek the LORD of hosts in Jerusalem, and to pray before the LORD.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Yes, many peoples and strong nations will come to seek Yahweh of Hosts in Jerusalem, and to entreat the favor of Yahweh."

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  Yea, come in have many peoples, and mighty nations, To seek Jehovah of Hosts in Jerusalem, And to appease the face of Jehovah.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Yea, many peoples and strong nations shall come to seek Jehovah of hosts in Jerusalem, and to entreat the favor of Jehovah.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And great peoples and strong nations will come to give worship to the Lord of armies in Jerusalem and to make requests for grace from the Lord.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Yes, many peoples and strong nations will come to seek Yahweh of Armies in Jerusalem, and to entreat the favor of Yahweh."

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Many peoples and powerful nations will come to Jerusalem to seek the LORD of Heaven’s Armies and to ask his favor.

Referenced Verses

• Zech 8:21 : 21 And the inhabitants of one city shall go to another, saying, Let us go quickly to pray before the LORD, and to seek the LORD of hosts: I will go also.
• Isa 25:7 : 7 And He will destroy on this mountain the face of the covering cast over all people, and the veil that is spread over all nations.
• Rev 15:4 : 4 Who shall not fear You, O Lord, and glorify Your name? For You alone are holy. For all nations shall come and worship before You, for Your judgments have been revealed.
• Rev 21:24 : 24 And the nations of those who are saved shall walk in its light: and the kings of the earth bring their glory and honor into it.
• Isa 55:5 : 5 Behold, you shall call a nation that you do not know, and nations that do not know you shall run to you, because of the LORD your God, and the Holy One of Israel; for He has glorified you.
• Isa 60:3-9 : 3 And the Gentiles shall come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your rising. 4 Lift up your eyes all around and see; they all gather together, they come to you; your sons shall come from afar, and your daughters shall be carried at your side. 5 Then you shall see and become radiant, and your heart shall fear and be enlarged; because the abundance of the sea shall turn to you, the wealth of the Gentiles shall come to you. 6 The multitude of camels shall cover you, the dromedaries of Midian and Ephah; all those from Sheba shall come; they shall bring gold and incense, and they shall proclaim the praises of the LORD. 7 All the flocks of Kedar shall be gathered together to you, the rams of Nebaioth shall serve you; they shall come up with acceptance on My altar, and I will glorify the house of My glory. 8 Who are these who fly like a cloud, and like doves to their windows? 9 Surely the isles shall wait for Me, and the ships of Tarshish first, to bring your sons from afar, their silver and their gold with them, to the name of the LORD your God, and to the Holy One of Israel, because He has glorified you. 10 And the sons of foreigners shall build up your walls, and their kings shall minister to you; for in My wrath I struck you, but in My favor I have had mercy on you. 11 Therefore your gates shall be open continually; they shall not be shut day or night, that men may bring to you the wealth of the Gentiles, and that their kings may be brought. 12 For the nation and kingdom that will not serve you shall perish, yes, those nations shall be utterly wasted. 13 The glory of Lebanon shall come to you, the cypress, the pine, and the box tree together, to beautify the place of My sanctuary; and I will make the place of My feet glorious. 14 Also the sons of those who afflicted you shall come bending to you; and all those who despised you shall fall prostrate at the soles of your feet, and they shall call you, The City of the LORD, Zion of the Holy One of Israel. 15 Whereas you have been forsaken and hated, so that no one went through you, I will make you an eternal excellence, a joy of many generations. 16 You shall also drink the milk of the Gentiles, and shall nurse at the breast of kings; and you shall know that I, the LORD, am your Savior and your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob. 17 For bronze I will bring gold, and for iron I will bring silver, and for wood bronze, and for stones iron. I will also make your officers peace, and your magistrates righteousness. 18 Violence shall no longer be heard in your land, neither wasting nor destruction within your borders; but you shall call your walls Salvation and your gates Praise. 19 The sun shall no longer be your light by day, nor shall the moon give light to you by night; but the LORD shall be to you an everlasting light, and your God your glory. 20 Your sun shall no longer go down, nor shall your moon withdraw itself; for the LORD shall be your everlasting light, and the days of your mourning shall be ended. 21 Also your people shall all be righteous; they shall inherit the land forever, the branch of My planting, the work of My hands, that I may be glorified. 22 A little one shall become a thousand, and a small one a strong nation. I, the LORD, will hasten it in its time.
• Gal 3:8 : 8 And the Scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the gentiles through faith, preached beforehand the gospel unto Abraham, saying, 'In you shall all nations be blessed.'
• Jer 4:2 : 2 And you shall swear, The LORD lives, in truth, in judgment, and in righteousness; and the nations shall bless themselves in him, and in him shall they glory.
• Mic 4:3 : 3 And He shall judge among many people, and rebuke strong nations far off; and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks. Nation shall not lift up a sword against nation, neither shall they learn war anymore.
• Hag 2:7 : 7 And I will shake all nations, and the desire of all nations shall come, and I will fill this house with glory, says the LORD of hosts.
• Isa 66:23 : 23 And it shall come to pass, that from one new moon to another, and from one sabbath to another, shall all flesh come to worship before me, says the LORD.