Verse 1

This is what the Lord God showed me: He was forming a swarm of locusts at the beginning of the late crop, after the royal harvest.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Så viste Herren meg dette: Se, han formet en stor flokk av gresshopper i begynnelsen av veksten etter at kongen hadde høstet.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Så har Herren Gud vist meg: Se, han dannet gresshopper i begynnelsen av etterveksten, og se, det var etterveksten etter kongens slått.

• Norsk King James

  Slik har Herren Gud vist meg; og se, han dannet gresshopper i begynnelsen av den sene veksten; og, se, det var den sene veksten etter kongens slått.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Så lot Herren Gud meg se, og se, det var en som skapte gresshopper da høstgrøden begynte å vokse frem. Se, det var høstgrøden etter at kongen hadde latt slå gresset.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Dette viste Herren Gud meg: Se, han dannet en gresshoppesverm på begynnelsen av spiringen etter at kongens slåtte var gjort.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Slik viste Herren Gud meg; og se, han formet gresshopper i begynnelsen av den sene høstingen, etter at kongen hadde slått gresset.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Så har Herren, Gud, vist meg; og se, han formet gresshopper i starten av den nye veksten som var i ferd med å skyte opp; og se, det var den nye veksten etter kongens slåing.

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

  Slik viste Herren Gud meg; og se, han formet gresshopper i begynnelsen av den sene høstingen, etter at kongen hadde slått gresset.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Dette viste Herren Gud meg: Se, Han skapte gresshopper da den sene veksten begynte å spire etter kongens slåttegang.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Dette viste Herren Gud meg: Se, han frembrakte en gresshoppesverm da vårgrøden begynte å spire. Se, det var etter at kongens slått var samlet inn.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Saa lod den Herre Herre mig see, og see, En, som dannede Græshopper, da Høstgrøden begyndte at opkomme, og see, (der var) Høstgrøde, efterat Kongen havde ladet afhugge Græsset.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Thus hath the Lord GOD shewed unto me; and, behold, he formed grasshoppers in the beginning of the shooting up of the latter growth; and, lo, it was the latter growth after the king's mowings.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Så viste Herren Gud meg: Se, han dannet gresshopper i begynnelsen av det siste gress, etter at kongens slått var over.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  Thus the Lord GOD showed to me; and, behold, he formed locusts at the beginning of the late growth; and, lo, it was the late growth after the king's mowings.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  Thus hath the Lord GOD shewed unto me; and, behold, he formed grasshoppers in the beginning of the shooting up of the latter growth; and, lo, it was the latter growth after the king's mowings.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Så viste Herren Gud meg dette: Se, han formet gresshopper i begynnelsen av den andre vekstsesongen; og se, det var etter kongens innhøsting.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Slik har Herren Jehova vist meg, og se, han danner gresshopper ved begynnelsen av den siste vekstens oppgang, og se, den siste veksten er etter kongens slått.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Dette viste Herren Herren meg: Se, han dannet gresshopper i begynnelsen av den senere veksten; og se, det var den senere veksten etter kongens gresshøst.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Dette er hva Herren Gud lot meg se: jeg så at da det nye gresset begynte å vokse, skapte han gresshopper; det var den sene veksten etter kongens slått var ferdig.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  The LORDE God shewed me soch a vision: beholde, there stode one that made gre?shoppers, euen when the corne was shutynge forth, after the kynge had clipte his shepe.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Thus hath the Lorde God shewed vnto mee, and beholde, he formed grashoppers in the beginning of ye shooting vp of the latter grouth: and loe, it was in the latter grouth after the Kings mowing.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Thus hath the Lorde God shewed vnto me, & beholde, he fourmed grashoppers in the beginning of the shooting vp of ye latter growth, and lo it was in the latter growth, after the kinges mowing.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ Thus hath the Lord GOD shewed unto me; and, behold, he formed grasshoppers in the beginning of the shooting up of the latter growth; and, lo, [it was] the latter growth after the king's mowings.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Thus the Lord Yahweh showed me: and, behold, he formed locusts in the beginning of the shooting up of the latter growth; and, behold, it was the latter growth after the king's harvest.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  Thus hath the Lord Jehovah shewed me, and lo, He is forming locusts at the beginning of the ascending of the latter growth, and lo, the latter growth `is' after the mowings of the king;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Thus the Lord Jehovah showed me: and, behold, he formed locusts in the beginning of the shooting up of the latter growth; and, lo, it was the latter growth after the king's mowings.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  This is what the Lord God let me see: and I saw that, when the growth of the late grass was starting, he made locusts; it was the late growth after the king's cutting was done.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Thus the Lord Yahweh showed me: and behold, he formed locusts in the beginning of the shooting up of the latter growth; and behold, it was the latter growth after the king's harvest.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Symbolic Visions of Judgment The Sovereign LORD showed me this: I saw him making locusts just as the crops planted late were beginning to sprout.(The crops planted late sprout after the royal harvest.)

Referenced Verses

• Joel 1:4 : 4 What the cutting locust left, the swarming locust has eaten; what the swarming locust left, the hopping locust has eaten; and what the hopping locust left, the destroying locust has eaten.
• Amos 8:1 : 1 This is what the Lord God showed me: behold, a basket of summer fruit.
• Amos 4:9 : 9 I struck you with blight and mildew; the locust devoured your many gardens, vineyards, fig trees, and olive trees, yet you did not return to Me,' declares the LORD.
• Amos 7:4 : 4 This is what the Lord God showed me: The Lord was calling for judgment by fire. It consumed the great deep and devoured the land.
• Amos 7:7 : 7 This is what He showed me: The Lord was standing by a wall built true to plumb, with a plumb line in His hand.
• Joel 2:25 : 25 I will restore to you the years that the swarming locust has eaten—the young locust, the destroying locust, and the devouring locust—my great army that I sent among you.
• Exod 10:12-16 : 12 And the LORD said to Moses, "Stretch out your hand over the land of Egypt so that locusts may swarm over the land and consume every plant that the hail has left." 13 So Moses stretched out his staff over Egypt, and the LORD brought an east wind upon the land all that day and night. By morning, the wind had brought the locusts. 14 The locusts came up over the entire land of Egypt and settled in all the territory of the land in such large numbers that they had never been seen before, nor will they ever be seen again. 15 They covered the face of the whole land, so that it was darkened. They devoured every plant in the land, all the fruit of the trees that the hail had left. Nothing green remained on a tree or plant in all the land of Egypt. 16 Pharaoh quickly summoned Moses and Aaron and said, "I have sinned against the LORD your God and against you.
• Isa 33:4 : 4 Your plunder will be gathered like the gathering of locusts; people will swarm over it like locusts swarming.
• Jer 1:11-16 : 11 The word of the LORD came to me: 'What do you see, Jeremiah?' I replied, 'I see a branch of an almond tree.' 12 The LORD said to me, 'You have seen correctly, for I am watching over My word to accomplish it.' 13 The word of the LORD came to me a second time: 'What do you see?' I replied, 'I see a boiling pot, and it is tilting away from the north.' 14 Then the LORD said to me, 'From the north disaster will be poured out on all who live in the land.' 15 For I am summoning all the clans and kingdoms of the north,' declares the LORD. 'They will come, and each will set up his throne at the entrance of the gates of Jerusalem, around all her walls, and against all the cities of Judah. 16 I will pronounce My judgments against them for all their evil in forsaking Me, burning incense to other gods, and worshiping the works of their own hands.
• Jer 24:1 : 1 The LORD showed me, and there were two baskets of figs placed in front of the temple of the LORD. This happened after Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, had taken Jeconiah son of Jehoiakim, king of Judah, along with the officials of Judah, the craftsmen, and the metalworkers, from Jerusalem and had brought them to Babylon.
• Ezek 11:25 : 25 And I spoke to the exiles all the things the Lord had shown me.
• Nah 3:15-17 : 15 There the fire will devour you; the sword will cut you down. It will consume you like the young locusts. Multiply yourselves like locusts; increase yourselves like swarming locusts. 16 You have multiplied your merchants more than the stars of the heavens. The young locust strips the land and flies away. 17 Your crowned guards are like locusts, and your officials are like swarms of locusts camping in the walls on a cold day. When the sun rises, they flee away, and no one knows where they are.