Verse 27

Her officials within her are like wolves tearing their prey; they shed blood and destroy lives to make unjust gain.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Fyrstene i landet er som ulver; de utøser blod og ødelegger sjeler for sin egen vinning.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Hennes fyrster i midten av henne er som ulver som river sitt bytte i stykker for å utøse blod, for å ødelegge sjeler, for å oppnå uærlig vinning.

• Norsk King James

  Hennes prinser midt i henne er som ulver som ransaker byttet, for å utgyte blod og ødelegge sjeler for å få uærlige penger.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Hennes fyrster i henne er som ulver som røver bytte, de utøser blod og ødelegger sjeler for å drive grådighet.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Hennes fyrster er som ulver som river bytte for å utøse blod, ødelegge sjeler for egen vinning.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Hennes fyrster midt i henne er som ulver som river i stykker byttet for å utøse blod, for å ødelegge sjeler, for å oppnå uredelig vinning.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Hennes ledere midt i henne er som ulver som hylster etter byttet, for å utgyte blod, ødelegge sjeler og skaffe seg uærlig vinning.

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

  Hennes fyrster midt i henne er som ulver som river i stykker byttet for å utøse blod, for å ødelegge sjeler, for å oppnå uredelig vinning.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Hennes ledere i byen er som ulver som river sitt bytte, for å utøse blod, ødelegge sjeler, for å vinne urett fortjeneste.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Fyrstene i din midte er som ulver som glefser sitt bytte for å utøse blod og ødelegge sjeler for urettmessig gevinst.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Dens Fyrster midt derudi ere som Ulve, der røve Rov, til at udøse Blod, at omkomme Sjæle, for at drive Gjerrighed.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Her princes in the midst thereof are like wolves ravening the prey, to shed blood, and to destroy souls, to get dishonest gain.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Fyrstene hennes midt iblant henne er som ulver som river sitt bytte i stykker, for å utøse blod, og for å ødelegge sjeler, for å oppnå uærlig vinning.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  Her princes in its midst are like wolves ravening the prey, to shed blood, and to destroy souls, to get dishonest gain.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  Her princes in the midst thereof are like wolves ravening the prey, to shed blood, and to destroy souls, to get dishonest gain.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Fyrstene hennes i midten av den er som ulver som river byttet, for å utgyte blod, og for å ødelegge sjeler, for å skaffe seg uærlig vinning.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Fyrstene i dens midte er som ulver som river byttet, for å utøse blod, ødelegge sjeler, for å oppnå urettmessig gevinst.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Hennes fyrster i hennes midte er som ulver som river byttet, for å utgyte blod, og å ødelegge sjeler, for å skaffe uredelig vinning.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Hennes herskere i henne er som ulver som voldsomt tar sitt bytte; de setter menn til døden og forårsaker sjelers ødeleggelse for å få sitt utbytte.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Thy rulers in the are like rauyshinge wolues, to shed bloude, and to destroye soules, for their owne covetous lucre.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Her princes in the mids thereof are like wolues, rauening the praye to shed blood, and to destroy soules for their owne couetous lucre.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Thy rulers in thee are lyke woolues rauenyng the pray, to shed blood, and destroy soules, for their owne couetous lucre.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Her princes in the midst thereof [are] like wolves ravening the prey, to shed blood, [and] to destroy souls, to get dishonest gain.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Her princes in the midst of it are like wolves ravening the prey, to shed blood, [and] to destroy souls, that they may get dishonest gain.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  Its princes in its midst `are' as wolves, Tearing prey, to shed blood, to destroy souls, For the sake of gaining dishonest gain.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Her princes in the midst thereof are like wolves ravening the prey, to shed blood, [and] to destroy souls, that they may get dishonest gain.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Her rulers in her are like wolves violently taking their food; putting men to death and causing the destruction of souls, so that they may get their profit.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Her princes in its midst are like wolves ravening the prey, to shed blood, [and] to destroy souls, that they may get dishonest gain.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Her officials are like wolves in her midst rending their prey– shedding blood and destroying lives– so they can get dishonest profit.

Referenced Verses

• Ezek 22:13 : 13 See, I will strike my hands together in anger at the dishonest gain you have made and the bloodshed that has been done in your midst.
• Zeph 3:3 : 3 Her officials are roaring lions in her midst; her judges are wolves of the evening, leaving nothing for the morning.
• Isa 1:23 : 23 Your rulers are rebellious and companions of thieves; they all love bribes and chase after gifts. They do not defend the fatherless, and the widow's case never comes before them.
• Ezek 22:6 : 6 See, the princes of Israel, each one by his own might, have been in you to shed blood.
• Ezek 19:3-6 : 3 She brought up one of her cubs; he became a young lion. He learned to tear prey and devoured men. 4 The nations heard about him; he was trapped in their pit. They captured him with hooks and brought him to the land of Egypt. 5 When she saw that her hope was lost and her waiting was in vain, she took another one of her cubs and made him into a young lion. 6 He prowled among the lions; he became a young lion. He learned to tear prey and devoured people.
• Matt 21:13 : 13 and he said to them, 'It is written, 'My house will be called a house of prayer,' but you are making it a den of thieves!'
• Jas 2:6-7 : 6 But you have dishonored the poor man. Are not the rich the ones who oppress you and drag you into court? 7 Are they not the ones who blaspheme the noble name that was invoked over you?
• Jas 5:1-4 : 1 Come now, you rich people, weep and wail over the miseries that are coming upon you. 2 Your wealth has rotted, and your clothes have become moth-eaten. 3 Your gold and silver are corroded, and their corrosion will serve as a testimony against you and will consume your flesh like fire. You have hoarded wealth in the last days. 4 Look, the wages that you withheld from the workers who harvested your fields are crying out, and the cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord of Hosts.
• Ezek 22:25 : 25 There is a conspiracy of her prophets within her, like a roaring lion that tears its prey; they have devoured lives, seized treasure and precious things, and made many widows within her.
• Ezek 45:9 : 9 This is what the Lord God says: Enough, princes of Israel! Put away violence and oppression and practice justice and righteousness. Remove your exactions from my people, declares the Lord God.
• Hos 7:1-7 : 1 Whenever I would heal Israel, the guilt of Ephraim is exposed, along with the wickedness of Samaria. They practice falsehood; thieves break in, and bandits raid outside. 2 But they fail to consider in their hearts that I remember all their evil. Now their deeds surround them; they are before my face. 3 They please the king with their evil and the princes with their lies. 4 They are all adulterers, burning like an oven heated by the baker, who pauses from stirring the dough until it is leavened. 5 On the day of our king, the princes became inflamed with wine, and the king stretched out his hand to mockers. 6 Their hearts are like an oven as they plot; all night their anger smolders, in the morning it blazes like a flaming fire. 7 All of them are hot like an oven; they devour their rulers. All their kings fall, and none call on me.
• Mic 3:2-3 : 2 You who hate good and love evil; you tear the skin from my people and the flesh from their bones. 3 You eat the flesh of my people, strip off their skin, break their bones, and chop them up like meat for the pot, like flesh in a cauldron.
• Mic 3:9-9 : 9 Hear this, leaders of the house of Jacob and rulers of the house of Israel, you who despise justice and twist all that is right: 10 You build Zion with bloodshed and Jerusalem with iniquity. 11 Her leaders judge for a bribe, her priests teach for a price, and her prophets practice divination for silver. Yet they lean on the LORD, saying, 'Is not the LORD among us? No disaster will come upon us.'
• Mic 7:8 : 8 Do not rejoice over me, my enemy! Though I have fallen, I will rise. Though I sit in darkness, the LORD will be my light.