Verse 12

Do horses run on rocky cliffs? Does one plow there with oxen? Yet you have turned justice into poison and the fruit of righteousness into bitterness.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Løper hester på klipper? Eller pløyer man der med okser? Dere har snudd rettferdigheten til gift og det som er rett, til malurt.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Skal hester løpe på fjellet? Eller vil noen pløye der med okser? For dere har gjort om retten til gift, og rettferdighetens frukt til malurt.

• Norsk King James

  Skal hester løpe på klippene? Vil noen pløye der med okser? For dere har forvandlet rettferdigheten til bitterhet og frukten av rettferdigheten til giften.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Skal hester løpe på klippen? Skal man pløye der med okser? Dere forvandler rett til gift og rettferdighetens frukt til malurt.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Løper hester på klippen, eller pløyer noen der med okser? For dere har gjort rett til giftig galle og rettferdighetens frukt til malurt.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Kan hester løpe på stein? Kan man pløye der med okser? For dere har forvandlet rett til gift og rettferdighetens frukt til malurt.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Skal hester løpe over klippen? Skal man pløye der med okser? For dere har gjort om dom til galde og utbyttet av rettferdighet til gift.

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

  Kan hester løpe på stein? Kan man pløye der med okser? For dere har forvandlet rett til gift og rettferdighetens frukt til malurt.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Løper hester på klipper? Eller pløyer man der med okser? Likevel har dere gjort rett til gift, og rettferds frukt til malurt.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Løper hester på klipper, eller pløyer en med okser der? Likevel har dere forvandlet retten til gift og rettferdighetens frukt til malurt.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Mon Heste skulle løbe paa Klippen? mon man skal pløie der med Øxnene? thi I omvende Ret til Galde, og Retfærdigheds Frugt til Malurt,

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Shall horses run upon the rock? will one plow there with oxen? for ye have turned judgment into gall, and the fruit of righteousness into hemlock:

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Skal hester løpe på klipper, eller vil noen pløye der med okser? For dere har gjort rettferd til gift, og frukten av rettferdighet til malurt:

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  Shall horses run on the rock? Will one plow there with oxen? For you have turned judgment into gall, and the fruit of righteousness into hemlock:

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  Shall horses run upon the rock? will one plow there with oxen? for ye have turned judgment into gall, and the fruit of righteousness into hemlock:

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Løper hester på klippefjell? Pløyer man der med okser? Men dere har gjort rettferd til gift, og frukten av rettferdighet til bitterhet;

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Løper hester på fjellet? Pløyer man det med okser? For dere har forvandlet rett til gift, Og rettferdighetens frukt til malurt.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Kan hester løpe på klippen? Vil noen pløye der med okser? Dere har gjort rettferdighet til galle, og rettferdighetens frukt til malurt.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Kan hester løpe over klippen? kan havet pløyes med okser? for rett er blitt til gift av dere, og rettferdighetens frukt til en bitter plante.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Who can runne with horses, or plowe wt oxen vpon the harde rockes off stone? For why, ye haue turned true iudgment in to bytternesse, and the frute of rightuousnesse in to wormwod:

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Shal horses runne vpon the rocke? or wil one plowe there with oxen? for yee haue turned iudgement into gall, and the fruite of righteousnes into wormewood.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Shal horses run vpo the rocke? or wil one plowe there with oxen? for ye haue turned iudgement into gall, & the fruite of righteousnesse into wormewood.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Shall horses run upon the rock? will [one] plow [there] with oxen? for ye have turned judgment into gall, and the fruit of righteousness into hemlock:

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Do horses run on the rocky crags? Does one plow there with oxen? But you have turned justice into poison, And the fruit of righteousness into bitterness;

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  Do horses run on a rock? Doth one plough `it' with oxen? For ye have turned to gall judgment, And the fruit of righteousness to wormwood.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Shall horses run upon the rock? will one plow [there] with oxen? that ye have turned justice into gall, and the fruit of righteousness into wormwood;

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Is it possible for horses to go running on the rock? may the sea be ploughed with oxen? for the right to be turned by you into poison, and the fruit of righteousness into a bitter plant?

• World English Bible (2000)

  Do horses run on the rocky crags? Does one plow there with oxen? But you have turned justice into poison, and the fruit of righteousness into bitterness;

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Can horses run on rocky cliffs? Can one plow the sea with oxen? Yet you have turned justice into a poisonous plant, and the fruit of righteous actions into a bitter plant.

Referenced Verses

• Amos 5:7 : 7 You who turn justice to bitterness and cast righteousness to the ground—
• Amos 5:11-12 : 11 Therefore, because you trample on the poor and exact a grain tax from them, though you have built houses of cut stone, you will not live in them; though you have planted delightful vineyards, you will not drink their wine. 12 For I know your many transgressions and your mighty sins: oppressing the righteous, taking bribes, and turning aside the needy at the gate.
• Hos 10:4 : 4 They speak mere words, making covenants with false oaths, and judgment springs up like poisonous weeds in the furrows of the field.
• 1 Kgs 21:7-9 : 7 Jezebel, his wife, said to him, 'Is this how you act as king over Israel? Get up, eat, and cheer up. I’ll get you the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite.' 8 So she wrote letters in Ahab’s name, sealed them with his seal, and sent them to the elders and nobles who lived in Naboth’s city. 9 In those letters she wrote, 'Proclaim a fast and seat Naboth in a prominent place among the people.' 10 Then seat two scoundrels opposite him and have them accuse him, saying, 'You have cursed God and the king.' Then take him out and stone him to death. 11 So the elders and nobles of this city, who lived there, carried out Jezebel’s instructions, just as she had written in the letters she sent them. 12 They proclaimed a fast and seated Naboth in a prominent place among the people. 13 Two worthless men came and sat opposite Naboth. They testified against him before the people, saying, 'Naboth has cursed God and the king.' So they took him outside the city, stoned him to death, and he died.
• Isa 59:13-14 : 13 We have rebelled and denied the LORD; we have turned away from following our God. We speak of oppression and revolt, conceiving lies and uttering them from the heart. 14 Justice is driven back, and righteousness stands far off, for truth has stumbled in the streets, and honesty cannot enter.
• Jer 5:3 : 3 Lord, are Your eyes not on truth? You struck them, but they felt no pain; You consumed them, but they refused to accept discipline. They hardened their faces more than a rock and refused to repent.
• 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.
• Ps 94:20-21 : 20 Can a corrupt throne be allied with you—one that brings about trouble under the guise of law? 21 They band together against the life of the righteous and condemn innocent blood.
• Isa 48:4 : 4 Because I knew how stubborn you are, with your neck as iron sinew and your forehead like bronze,
• Mic 7:3 : 3 Their hands are skilled at doing evil: the ruler demands gifts, the judge accepts bribes, and the powerful speak out their selfish desires. Together they weave a web of corrupt schemes.
• Hab 1:3-4 : 3 Why do You make me see wrongdoing and observe trouble? Destruction and violence are before me; strife and contention arise. 4 Therefore, the law is paralyzed, and justice never goes forth. For the wicked hem in the righteous, so justice comes out distorted.
• Zech 7:11-12 : 11 But they refused to pay attention and turned a stubborn shoulder. They stopped their ears so they would not hear. 12 They made their hearts as hard as flint, refusing to hear the law and the words that the LORD of Hosts had sent by His Spirit through the earlier prophets. Therefore, great wrath came from the LORD of Hosts.
• Acts 7:51-52 : 51 You stiff-necked people! Your hearts and ears are still uncircumcised. You are always resisting the Holy Spirit, just as your ancestors did. 52 Which of the prophets did your ancestors not persecute? They even killed those who foretold the coming of the Righteous One, and now you have betrayed and murdered him—
• Hos 10:13 : 13 But you have planted wickedness, reaped injustice, and eaten the fruit of deception. Because you trusted in your own way and in your many warriors,