Verse 3

Thus says the LORD: 'For three transgressions of Damascus, and for four, I will not revoke punishment, because they threshed Gilead with sharp implements of iron.'

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Så sier Herren: For tre overtredelser av Damaskus, ja for fire, vil jeg ikke la det gå ubemerket. For de har tresket Gilead med jerntreskler.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Så sier Herren: For tre overtredelser av Damaskus, og for fire, vil jeg ikke ta bort dens straff; fordi de har tresket Gilead med treskeredskaper av jern.

• Norsk King James

  Slik sier Herren: For tre synder fra Damaskus, og for fire, vil jeg ikke tilgi; fordi de har tråkket Gilead brutalt med jernredskaper.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Så sier Herren: For Damaskus' tre overtredelser, ja, for fire, vil jeg ikke holde tilbake min dom, fordi de har tråkket ned Gilead med jernvogner.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Så sier Herren: For tre overtredelser av Damaskus, ja fire, vil jeg ikke holde det tilbake. Fordi de har tresket Gilead med treskler av jern.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Så sier Herren: For tre overtredelser av Damaskus, ja, for fire, vil jeg ikke ta bort straffen for dem, fordi de har tresket Gilead med treskeredskaper av jern.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Slik sier Herren: For tre overtredelser av Damaskus, og for fire, vil jeg ikke la straffen holdes tilbake, for de har tresket Gilead med jernredskaper.

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

  Så sier Herren: For tre overtredelser av Damaskus, ja, for fire, vil jeg ikke ta bort straffen for dem, fordi de har tresket Gilead med treskeredskaper av jern.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Så sier Herren: «For tre overtredelser av Damaskus, ja for fire, vil jeg ikke ta det tilbake, fordi de tresket Gilead med treskevogner av jern.»

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Så sier Herren: For tre overtredelser av Damaskus, ja for fire, vil jeg ikke holde det tilbake. For de har tresket Gilead med slepejern av jern.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Saa sagde Herren: For tre Damasci Overtrædelsers Skyld og for fire vil jeg ikke afvende det, fordi de have tærsket Gilead med jernskarpe (Tærskevogne).

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Dascus, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they have threshed Gilead with threshing instruments of iron:

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Så sier Herren: For tre overtredelser av Damaskus, ja, for fire, vil jeg ikke vende bort straffen, fordi de har tresket Gilead med treskeredskaper av jern.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  Thus says the LORD; For three transgressions of Damascus, and for four, I will not turn away its punishment; because they have threshed Gilead with instruments of iron:

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Damascus, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they have threshed Gilead with threshing instruments of iron:

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Så sier Herren: "For tre overtredelser av Damaskus, ja, for fire, vil jeg ikke avvende straffen; fordi de tresket Gilead med treskeredskaper av jern;

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Så sier Herren: For Damaskus' tre overtredelser, ja for fire, vil jeg ikke snu tilbake mitt ord, fordi de har tresket Gilead med harver av jern.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Så sier Herren: For tre overtredelser av Damaskus, ja, for fire, vil jeg ikke vende bort straffen; fordi de har tresket Gilead med treskeredskaper av jern.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Dette er ordene fra Herren: For de tre overtredelsene til Damaskus, ja for de fire, vil jeg ikke endre deres skjebne, fordi de har knust Gilead med jernharver.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Thus sayeth the LORDE: for thre & foure wickednesses of Damascus, I will not spare her: because they haue thro?hed Galaad wt yro flales:

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Thus saith the Lord, For three transgressions of Damascus, and for foure I will not turne to it, because they haue threshed Gilead with threshing instruments of yron.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Thus sayth the Lord, For three wickednesses of Damascus, and for foure I will not spare her: because they haue threshed Gilead with iron flales.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Damascus, and for four, I will not turn away [the punishment] thereof; because they have threshed Gilead with threshing instruments of iron:

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Thus says Yahweh: "For three transgressions of Damascus, yes, for four, I will not turn away its punishment; Because they have threshed Gilead with threshing instruments of iron;

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And thus said Jehovah: For three transgressions of Damascus, And for four, I do not reverse it, Because of their threshing Gilead with sharp-pointed irons,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Thus saith Jehovah: For three transgressions of Damascus, yea, for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they have threshed Gilead with threshing instruments of iron:

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  These are the words of the Lord: For three crimes of Damascus, and for four, I will not let its fate be changed; because they have been crushing Gilead with iron grain-crushing instruments.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Thus says Yahweh: "For three transgressions of Damascus, yes, for four, I will not turn away its punishment; because they have threshed Gilead with threshing instruments of iron;

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  This is what the LORD says:“Because Damascus has committed three crimes– make that four!– I will not revoke my decree of judgment. They ripped through Gilead like threshing sledges with iron teeth.

Referenced Verses

• Isa 8:4 : 4 For before the boy knows how to say 'My father' or 'My mother,' the wealth of Damascus and the plunder of Samaria will be carried off to the king of Assyria.
• Amos 1:9 : 9 Thus says the LORD: 'For three transgressions of Tyre, and for four, I will not revoke punishment, because they delivered up an entire population to Edom and did not remember their treaty of brotherhood.'
• Amos 2:6 : 6 This is what the LORD says: 'For three transgressions of Israel, and for four, I will not revoke the punishment, because they sell the righteous for silver, and the needy for a pair of sandals.'
• Amos 1:13 : 13 Thus says the LORD: 'For three transgressions of the Ammonites, and for four, I will not revoke punishment, because they ripped open pregnant women in Gilead in order to enlarge their territory.'
• Amos 2:1 : 1 This is what the LORD says: 'For three transgressions of Moab, and for four, I will not revoke the punishment, because they burned to lime the bones of the king of Edom.'
• Amos 2:4 : 4 This is what the LORD says: 'For three transgressions of Judah, and for four, I will not revoke the punishment, because they have rejected the law of the LORD and have not kept His statutes. Their lies have led them astray, lies after which their ancestors walked.'
• Jer 49:23-27 : 23 Concerning Damascus: 'Hamath and Arpad are dismayed, for they have heard bad news. They melt in fear; their hearts are troubled, restless like the sea that cannot be calmed.' 24 Damascus has grown weak; she turns to flee, and trembling has seized her. Anguish and pain have gripped her like a woman in labor. 25 How is the city of praise, the city of my joy, not forsaken! 26 Therefore, her young men will fall in her streets, and all the warriors will be silenced on that day, declares the LORD of Hosts. 27 I will set fire to the wall of Damascus, and it will consume the fortified dwellings of Ben-Hadad.
• Amos 1:6 : 6 Thus says the LORD: 'For three transgressions of Gaza, and for four, I will not revoke punishment, because they deported an entire population to deliver them over to Edom.'
• Isa 17:1-3 : 1 This is an oracle concerning Damascus: Behold, Damascus will no longer be a city; it will become a heap of ruins. 2 The cities of Aroer are abandoned; they will be places for flocks, where they will lie down, and no one will disturb them. 3 The fortress will disappear from Ephraim, and the kingdom from Damascus; the remnant of Aram will be like the glory of the Israelites, declares the LORD of Hosts.
• Amos 1:11 : 11 Thus says the LORD: 'For three transgressions of Edom, and for four, I will not revoke punishment, because he pursued his brother with the sword and suppressed compassion. His anger tore continually, and his wrath remained forever.'
• 2 Kgs 8:12 : 12 Hazael asked, "Why is my lord weeping?" Elisha answered, "Because I know the harm you will do to the people of Israel. You will set their fortresses on fire, you will kill their young men with the sword, you will dash their little ones to pieces, and you will rip open their pregnant women."
• 2 Kgs 10:32-33 : 32 In those days the LORD began to reduce the size of Israel, and Hazael defeated them throughout their territory. 33 He took land east of the Jordan—all the land of Gilead, the territory of Gad, Reuben, and Manasseh—from Aroer by the Arnon Gorge through Gilead and Bashan.
• Zech 9:1 : 1 This is the pronouncement of the word of the LORD against the land of Hadrach. Damascus will be its resting place, for the eyes of humanity and all the tribes of Israel are toward the LORD.
• 1 Kgs 19:17 : 17 Anyone who escapes the sword of Hazael will be put to death by Jehu, and anyone who escapes the sword of Jehu will be put to death by Elisha.
• 2 Kgs 13:3 : 3 The anger of the LORD burned against Israel, and He handed them over to Hazael, king of Aram, and to Ben-Hadad son of Hazael, for all their days.
• 2 Kgs 13:7 : 7 Nothing was left for Jehoahaz's army except fifty horsemen, ten chariots, and ten thousand foot soldiers, for the king of Aram had destroyed them, making them like dust to be trampled.
• Job 5:19 : 19 He will deliver you from six troubles; in seven, no harm will touch you.
• Job 19:3 : 3 You have insulted me ten times now; you are not even ashamed that you mistreat me.
• Prov 6:16 : 16 There are six things the LORD hates, seven that are detestable to Him:
• Eccl 11:2 : 2 Give a portion to seven, or even to eight, for you do not know what disaster may come upon the earth.
• Isa 7:8 : 8 For the head of Aram is Damascus, and the head of Damascus is Rezin. Within sixty-five years Ephraim will be too shattered to be a people.
• Isa 41:15 : 15 See, I will make you into a sharp threshing sledge, new and covered with many blades. You will thresh the mountains and crush them and reduce the hills to chaff.