Verse 29

If only they were wise and would understand this, they would comprehend their latter end.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Var de bare vise, skjønte de dette og tenkte på hva deres ende vil bli!

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Om de bare var vise, som forstod dette, så de ville innse deres endeblikk!

• Norsk King James

  Å, at de var vise, at de forstod dette, at de ville vurdere sin senere skjebne!

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Hvis de bare var vise, ville de forstå dette, de ville innse hva deres ende blir.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Var de vise, ville de forstå dette og forstå hva deres fremtid ville bringe.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Skulle de bare være vise, at de forsto dette, at de ville vurdere sin ende!

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Å, om de bare var kloke og forstod dette, så de tok etter på sitt endelige nederlag!

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

  Skulle de bare være vise, at de forsto dette, at de ville vurdere sin ende!

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Hvis de bare var vise, ville de forstå dette og vurdere hva deres ende vil bli!

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Hadde de vært vise, ville de forstått dette, de ville vurdert hva som ville hende dem til sist.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Gid de vare vise, saa skulde de faae Forstand paa dette; de skulde betragte deres Ende.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  O that they were wise, that they unrstood this, that they would consir their latter end!

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Om de bare var kloke, ville de forstå dette, ville de tenke over sin ende!

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  O that they were wise, that they understood this, that they would consider their latter end!

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  O that they were wise, that they understood this, that they would consider their latter end!

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Om de bare var vise, at de forstod dette, at de ville tenke på deres fremtidige ende!

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Hvis de var kloke, ville de forstå dette, de ville merke seg hva deres ende ville bli.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Å, om de var kloke, at de forsto dette, at de ville tenke på deres siste ende!

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Om de bare var vise, om dette var klart for dem, og de ville tenke på sin fremtid!

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  I wolde they ware wyse and vnderstode this ad wolde consider their later ende.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  O that they were wyse & vnderstode this, that they wolde cosidre what shulde happe vnto them her after.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Oh that they were wise, then they would vnderstand this: they would consider their latter ende.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  O that they were wyse, and vnderstoode this, that they woulde consider their latter ende.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  O that they were wise, [that] they understood this, [that] they would consider their latter end!

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Oh that they were wise, that they understood this, That they would consider their latter end!

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  If they were wise -- They deal wisely `with' this; They attend to their latter end:

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Oh that they were wise, that they understood this, That they would consider their latter end!

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  If only they were wise, if only this was clear to them, and they would give thought to their future!

• World English Bible (2000)

  Oh that they were wise, that they understood this, that they would consider their latter end!

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  I wish that they were wise and could understand this, and that they could comprehend what will happen to them.”

Referenced Verses

• Deut 5:29 : 29 Oh, that their hearts would always fear Me and keep all My commands, so that it might go well with them and their children forever!
• Ps 81:13 : 13 So I gave them over to the stubbornness of their hearts to follow their own counsels.
• Isa 47:7 : 7 You said, 'I will be a mistress forever,' but you did not take these things to heart or remember their outcome.
• Lam 1:9 : 9 Her uncleanness clings to her skirts; she did not consider her future. Her fall was astounding; there was no one to comfort her. "Look, LORD, on my affliction, for the enemy has triumphed."
• Hos 14:9 : 9 Ephraim, what more have I to do with idols? I will answer him and care for him. I am like a flourishing cypress; your fruit comes from me.
• Luke 12:20 : 20 But God said to him, 'Fool! This very night your soul will be required of you, and the things you have prepared—who will they belong to?'
• Luke 16:19-25 : 19 "There was a rich man who was dressed in purple and fine linen and lived in luxury every day. 20 At his gate was laid a beggar named Lazarus, covered with sores. 21 He longed to eat what fell from the rich man’s table. Even the dogs came and licked his sores. 22 "The time came when the beggar died and the angels carried him to Abraham’s side. The rich man also died and was buried. 23 In Hades, where he was in torment, he looked up and saw Abraham far away, with Lazarus by his side. 24 So he called to him, 'Father Abraham, have pity on me and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, because I am in agony in this fire.' 25 But Abraham replied, 'Son, remember that in your lifetime you received your good things, while Lazarus received bad things. But now he is comforted here, and you are in agony.'
• Luke 19:41-42 : 41 As he approached and saw the city, he wept over it. 42 He said, 'If you had known on this day, even you, the things that would bring you peace! But now they are hidden from your eyes.'
• Isa 48:18-19 : 18 If only you had paid attention to My commands, your peace would have been like a river, and your righteousness like the waves of the sea. 19 Your descendants would have been as numerous as the sand, and your offspring like its grains; their name would never be cut off or destroyed from before Me.
• Jer 5:31 : 31 The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests rule by their own authority. And My people love it this way. But what will you do in the end?
• Jer 17:11 : 11 Like a partridge that hatches eggs it did not lay, so is one who gains wealth by unjust means. In the middle of his life, it will desert him, and in the end, he will prove to be a fool.
• Ps 107:15 : 15 Let them give thanks to the LORD for His steadfast love and His wonderful deeds for mankind.
• Ps 107:43 : 43 Let whoever is wise heed these things and consider the lovingkindness of the LORD.
• Isa 10:3 : 3 What will you do on the day of punishment, when devastation comes from afar? To whom will you flee for help, and where will you leave your wealth?