Verse 7

I withheld the rain from you when there were still three months until harvest. I caused it to rain on one city but not on another; one field received rain, while another withered due to lack of it.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Og jeg holdt tilbake regnet fra dere da det fortsatt manglet tre måneder til innhøstningen. Jeg lot det regne over én by, men ikke over en annen. En åker fikk regn, men en annen ble helt tørr.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Jeg har også holdt regnet tilbake fra dere, da det var tre måneder til innhøstningen: Jeg lot det regne på én by og ikke på en annen: én del fikk regn, og den delen som ikke fikk regn, tørket.

• Norsk King James

  Og jeg har også holdt tilbake regnet fra dere da det var tre måneder til innhøstingen; jeg lot det regne over én by, men lot det ikke regne over en annen; én del fikk regn, men en annen visnet.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Jeg har også holdt regnet tilbake for dere, da det ennå var tre måneder til innhøstingen; jeg lot det regne over én by, men over en annen ville jeg ikke la det regne. Én del fikk regn, mens en annen del, som ikke fikk regn, ble tørr.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Det er også jeg som har holdt regnet fra dere, da det ennå var tre måneder til høsten. Jeg lot det regne over én by, men over en annen by lot jeg det ikke regne. En del av landet fikk regn, mens en annen del, hvor det ikke regnet, tørket bort.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Og jeg har også holdt tilbake regnet fra dere, da det ennå var tre måneder til innhøstningen; jeg lot det regne på én by, men ikke på en annen by; ett område ble regnet på, og det området som ikke fikk regn, visnet.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Jeg har holdt tilbake regnet fra dere da det ennå var tre måneder til innhøstingen; jeg lot det regne over én by, mens jeg unnlot å sende regn over en annen by: den ene delen ble vannet, mens området uten regn visnet.

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

  Og jeg har også holdt tilbake regnet fra dere, da det ennå var tre måneder til innhøstningen; jeg lot det regne på én by, men ikke på en annen by; ett område ble regnet på, og det området som ikke fikk regn, visnet.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Jeg har holdt tilbake regnet fra dere tre måneder før høsten, og jeg lot det regne over én by, men ikke over en annen. Én mark fikk regn, mens en annen mark, som ikke fikk regn, tørket ut.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Jeg har også holdt regnet tilbake fra dere, da det ennå var tre måneder til høsten. Jeg lot regn falle over én by, men ikke over en annen. Én del fikk regn, mens en annen del tørket opp fordi det ikke fikk regn.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og jeg, jeg haver ogsaa tilbageholdt Regnen for eder, da der vare endnu tre Maaneder til Høsten, og jeg lod regne over en Stad, men over en anden lod jeg ikke regne; en Deel fik Regn, og en anden Deel, som det ikke regnede paa, blev tør.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And also I have withholden the rain from you, when there were yet three months to the harvest: and I caused it to rain upon one city, and caused it not to rain upon another city: one piece was rained upon, and the piece whereupon it rained not withered.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Og jeg har også holdt regnet tilbake fra dere, når det ennå var tre måneder til høsten, og jeg lot det regne over én by, og ikke regne over en annen by; ett område fikk regn, og området hvor det ikke regnet tørket ut.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  And also I have withheld the rain from you, when there were still three months to the harvest: and I caused it to rain upon one city, and caused it not to rain upon another city: one piece was rained upon, and the piece where it did not rain withered.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And also I have withholden the rain from you, when there were yet three months to the harvest: and I caused it to rain upon one city, and caused it not to rain upon another city: one piece was rained upon, and the piece whereupon it rained not withered.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  "Jeg har også holdt regnet fra dere, når det ennå var tre måneder til innhøstingen; og jeg har fått det til å regne over en by, og fått det til ikke å regne over en annen by. Den ene delen ble regnet på, og stykket hvor det ikke regnet, visnet.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Og også jeg har holdt tilbake regnet fra dere, mens det ennå er tre måneder til innhøstingen, og jeg har sendt regn over en by, og ikke over en annen by regner jeg, en del får regn, og den delen som ikke får regn, tørker bort.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Og jeg har også holdt regnet tilbake fra dere, da det enda var tre måneder til innhøstningen; og jeg lot det regne over én by, men ikke over en annen: én åker ble vannet, mens den åkeren det ikke regnet på, tørket ut.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Og jeg har holdt regnet tilbake fra dere da det ennå var tre måneder til innhøstingen: Jeg sendte regn over én by og holdt det tilbake fra en annen: en del fikk regn, og den delen hvor det ikke kom regn, ble en ødemark.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Whe there were but thre monethes vnto ye haruest, I withelde the rayne from you: yee I rayned vpo one cite, and not vpo another one pece off grounde was moystured with rayne, and the grounde that I rayned not vpon, was drye.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And also I haue withholden the raine from you, when there were yet three moneths to the haruest, and I caused it to raine vpon one citie, & haue not caused it to raine vpo another citie: one piece was rained vpon, and the piece whereupon it rained not, withered.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And also I haue withholden the rayne from you when there were yet three monethes to the haruest, and I caused it to rayne vpon one citie, and haue not caused it to rayne vpon an other citie: one peece was raigned vpon, & the peece whervpon it rayned not, withered.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And also I have withholden the rain from you, when [there were] yet three months to the harvest: and I caused it to rain upon one city, and caused it not to rain upon another city: one piece was rained upon, and the piece whereupon it rained not withered.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  "I also have withheld the rain from you, When there were yet three months to the harvest; And I caused it to rain on one city, And caused it not to rain on another city. One place was rained on, And the piece where it didn't rain withered.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And I also -- I have withheld from you the rain. While yet three months to harvest, And I have sent rain on one city, And on another city I do not send rain, One portion is rained on, And the portion on which it raineth not withereth.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And I also have withholden the rain from you, when there were yet three months to the harvest; and I caused it to rain upon one city, and caused it not to rain upon another city: one piece was rained upon, and the piece whereupon it rained not withered.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And I have kept back the rain from you, when it was still three months before the grain-cutting: I sent rain on one town and kept it back from another: one part was rained on, and the part where there was no rain became a waste.

• World English Bible (2000)

  "I also have withheld the rain from you, when there were yet three months to the harvest; and I caused it to rain on one city, and caused it not to rain on another city. One place was rained on, and the piece where it didn't rain withered.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  “I withheld rain from you three months before the harvest. I gave rain to one city, but not to another. One field would get rain, but the field that received no rain dried up.

Referenced Verses

• Exod 9:26 : 26 The only place it did not hail was in the land of Goshen, where the Israelites lived.
• Jer 3:3 : 3 Therefore, the showers have been withheld, and no spring rains have fallen. Yet you have the brazen face of a prostitute; you refuse to show any shame.
• Exod 10:23 : 23 No one could see anyone else or move from their place for three days. But all the Israelites had light where they lived.
• Exod 9:4 : 4 But the Lord will make a distinction between the livestock of Israel and that of Egypt, so that no animal belonging to the Israelites will die.
• Isa 5:6 : 6 I will make it a wasteland; it will neither be pruned nor hoed, and briers and thorns will grow there. I will also command the clouds not to rain on it.
• Exod 8:22 : 22 But Moses said, "That would not be right. The sacrifices we make to the LORD our God would be detestable to the Egyptians. If we sacrifice what is detestable to them before their eyes, they would stone us.
• Jas 5:17 : 17 Elijah was a human being like us, and he prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and it did not rain on the land for three years and six months.
• Rev 11:6 : 6 They have authority to shut the sky so no rain will fall during the days of their prophecy. They also have power over the waters to turn them into blood and to strike the earth with any plague whenever they wish.
• Lev 26:18-21 : 18 If after all this you still do not listen to me, I will punish you seven times over for your sins. 19 I will break your stubborn pride and make your sky like iron and your land like bronze. 20 Your strength will be spent in vain, because your land will not yield its crops, nor will the trees of the land yield their fruit. 21 If you continue to walk contrary to me and are unwilling to listen to me, I will multiply your afflictions seven times over as your sins deserve.
• Lev 26:23-24 : 23 If in spite of these things you do not accept my correction and continue to walk contrary to me, 24 then I too will act with hostility against you, and I will strike you sevenfold for your sins.
• Lev 26:27-28 : 27 But if, after all this, you do not listen to me and continue to act with hostility against me, 28 then I in turn will act with furious hostility against you, and I will discipline you seven times over for your sins.
• Deut 11:17 : 17 Then the LORD’s anger will burn against you, and He will shut up the heavens so that there will be no rain, and the land will yield no produce. Then you will soon perish from the good land the LORD is giving you.
• Deut 28:23-24 : 23 The heavens over your head will be like bronze, and the earth beneath you like iron. 24 The LORD will turn the rain of your land into dust and powder; it will come down upon you from the sky until you are destroyed.
• Judg 6:37-40 : 37 Look, I am placing a fleece of wool on the threshing floor. If dew is only on the fleece, and the ground remains dry, then I will know that you will deliver Israel by my hand, as you have said. 38 And that is exactly what happened. When Gideon rose early the next morning, he squeezed the fleece and wrung enough dew from it to fill a bowl with water. 39 Then Gideon said to God, 'Please do not be angry with me, but let me make one more request. Allow me to test just once more with the fleece. Let the fleece remain dry, while dew covers the ground around it.' 40 That night, God did so. Only the fleece was dry, and the ground around it was covered with dew.
• 1 Kgs 8:35-36 : 35 When the heavens are shut up and there is no rain because they have sinned against You, if they pray toward this place, confess Your name, and turn from their sin because You have afflicted them, 36 then hear from heaven and forgive the sin of Your servants and Your people Israel. Teach them the right way to live, and send rain on the land You gave Your people as an inheritance.
• 2 Chr 7:13-14 : 13 When I shut up the heavens so that there is no rain, or command locusts to devour the land, or send pestilence among My people, 14 if My people, who are called by My name, will humble themselves and pray and seek My face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and heal their land.
• Jer 5:24-25 : 24 They do not say in their hearts, 'Let us fear the Lord our God, who gives the rains in their season—the early and late rains—and who keeps for us the appointed weeks of harvest.' 25 Your iniquities have diverted these blessings, and your sins have withheld good things from you.
• Jer 14:4 : 4 Because the ground is cracked due to the lack of rain in the land, the farmers are ashamed; they cover their heads.
• Jer 14:22 : 22 Can any of the worthless idols of the nations bring rain? Can the skies themselves send showers? No, it is You, LORD our God. Therefore, we put our hope in You, for You have done all these things.
• Joel 1:10-18 : 10 The fields are devastated, and the ground mourns, because the grain is destroyed, the new wine is dried up, and the olive oil fails. 11 Be ashamed, you farmers; wail, you vinekeepers, for the wheat and the barley, because the harvest of the field has perished. 12 The vine is dried up, and the fig tree withers; the pomegranate, the palm, and the apple tree—all the trees of the field are dried up. Indeed, joy has withered away from the people. 13 Put on sackcloth and mourn, you priests; wail, you ministers of the altar. Come, spend the night in sackcloth, you who minister to my God, for grain offerings and drink offerings are withheld from the house of your God. 14 Declare a holy fast; proclaim a solemn assembly. Gather the elders and all the inhabitants of the land to the house of the Lord your God, and cry out to the Lord. 15 Alas for the day! For the day of the Lord is near, and it will come as destruction from the Almighty. 16 Isn’t the food cut off before our eyes, joy and gladness from the house of our God? 17 The seeds shrivel beneath their clods, the storehouses are desolate, the granaries are broken down, for the grain has dried up. 18 How the cattle groan! The herds of livestock wander in confusion because they have no pasture; even the flocks of sheep are suffering.
• Joel 2:23 : 23 Be glad, children of Zion; rejoice in the LORD your God, for he has given you the autumn rains because he is faithful. He sends you abundant showers, both autumn and spring rains, as in the past.
• Hag 1:10-11 : 10 Therefore, because of you, the heavens have withheld their dew and the earth its crops. 11 I called for a drought on the fields and the mountains, on the grain, the new wine, the olive oil, and everything the ground produces, on people and livestock, and on all the labor of your hands.
• Zech 14:17 : 17 If any of the families of the earth do not go up to Jerusalem to worship the King, the Lord of Hosts, they will have no rain.
• John 4:35 : 35 Do you not say, 'There are still four months until harvest'? Look, I tell you: Lift up your eyes and see that the fields are white for harvest already.
• 1 Cor 4:7 : 7 For who makes you different from anyone else? What do you have that you did not receive? And if you did receive it, why do you boast as though you did not?