Verse 30

I searched for someone among them who would build up the wall and stand in the gap before me on behalf of the land so that I would not destroy it, but I found no one.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Jeg søkte etter en mann blant dem som kunne mure opp en mur og stille seg i gapet for landet, så jeg ikke skulle ødelegge det, men fant ingen.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Jeg lette blant dem etter en mann som skulle bygge opp muren og stå i gapet foran mitt ansikt for landet, slik at jeg ikke skulle ødelegge det, men jeg fant ingen.

• Norsk King James

  Og jeg søkte etter en mann blant dem, som skulle være en mur og stå i gapet for meg for landet, så jeg ikke skulle ødelegge det; men jeg fant ingen.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Jeg lette etter en mann blant dem som ville bygge en mur og stå i gapet for mitt ansikt for landet, så jeg ikke skulle ødelegge det; men jeg fant ingen.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Jeg søkte blant dem etter en mann som kunne bygge opp muren og stå i gapet for landets skyld, så jeg ikke skulle ødelegge det, men jeg fant ingen.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Og jeg søkte etter en mann blant dem som skulle bygge opp murene og stå i gapet foran meg for landet, så jeg ikke skulle ødelegge det, men jeg fant ingen.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Jeg søkte etter en mann blant dem som kunne reise et gjerde og stå som vokter for landet mitt, så jeg ikke skulle ødelegge det – men jeg fant ingen.

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

  Og jeg søkte etter en mann blant dem som skulle bygge opp murene og stå i gapet foran meg for landet, så jeg ikke skulle ødelegge det, men jeg fant ingen.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Jeg har søkt blant dem etter en mann som ville bygge opp muren og stå i gapet for landet, så jeg ikke skulle ødelegge det, men jeg fant ingen.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Jeg søkte blant dem etter en mann som kunne bygge opp muren og stå i brottsjøen foran meg, men jeg fant ingen.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og jeg ledte efter en Mand af dem, som vilde gjærde et Gjærde og staae i Gabet for mit Ansigt for Landet, at jeg skulde ikke fordærve det; men jeg fandt ingen.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And I sought for a man among them, that should make up the hedge, and stand in the gap before me for the land, that I should not destroy it: but I found none.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Og jeg lette etter noen blant dem som ville bygge opp mur og stå i gapet foran meg for landet, for at jeg ikke skulle ødelegge det: men jeg fant ingen.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  And I sought for a man among them, that should make up the hedge, and stand in the gap before Me for the land, that I should not destroy it: but I found none.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And I sought for a man among them, that should make up the hedge, and stand in the gap before me for the land, that I should not destroy it: but I found none.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Jeg lette etter en mann blant dem, som skulle bygge opp muren, og stå i gapet foran meg for landet, for at jeg skulle ikke ødelegge det; men jeg fant ingen.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Og jeg har søkt blant dem etter en som reiser en mur og står i gapet for meg, til forsvar for landet, så jeg ikke skulle ødelegge det, men jeg har ikke funnet noen.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Og jeg søkte etter en mann blant dem, som kunne bygge opp muren, og stå i gapet foran meg for landet, slik at jeg ikke skulle ødelegge det; men jeg fant ingen.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Og jeg søkte etter en mann blant dem som ville bygge opp muren og ta sin plass i åpningen foran meg for landet, så jeg ikke skulle sende ødeleggelse over det: men det var ingen.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And I sought in the londe for a man, that wolde make vp the hedge, and set him self in the gappe before me in the lodes behalfe, yt I shulde not vtterly destroye it: but I coude fynde none.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And I sought for a man among them, that should make vp the hedge, and stand in the gap before me for the land, that I should not destroy it, but I found none.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And I sought among them for a man that woulde make vp the hedge, and set hym selfe in the gap before me in the landes behalfe, that I shoulde not destroy it: but I coulde fynde none.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And I sought for a man among them, that should make up the hedge, and stand in the gap before me for the land, that I should not destroy it: but I found none.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  I sought for a man among them, who should build up the wall, and stand in the gap before me for the land, that I should not destroy it; but I found none.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And I seek of them a man making a fence, And standing in the breach before Me, In behalf of the land -- not to destroy it, And I have not found.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And I sought for a man among them, that should build up the wall, and stand in the gap before me for the land, that I should not destroy it; but I found none.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And I was looking for a man among them who would make up the wall and take his station in the broken place before me for the land, so that I might not send destruction on it: but there was no one.

• World English Bible (2000)

  I sought for a man among them, who should build up the wall, and stand in the gap before me for the land, that I should not destroy it; but I found none.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  “I looked for a man from among them who would repair the wall and stand in the gap before me on behalf of the land, so that I would not destroy it, but I found no one.

Referenced Verses

• Isa 59:16 : 16 He saw that there was no one; He was appalled that there was no intercessor. So His own arm brought salvation, and His righteousness sustained Him.
• Jer 5:1 : 1 Roam through the streets of Jerusalem, look and understand, search in her squares. If you find one person who acts justly and seeks truth, I will forgive the city.
• Ezek 13:5 : 5 You have not gone up to the breaches or repaired the wall for the house of Israel, so that it can stand firm in battle on the day of the LORD.
• Ps 106:23 : 23 So He said He would destroy them had not Moses, His chosen one, stood in the breach before Him to turn His wrath away from destroying them.
• Isa 63:5 : 5 I looked, but there was no one to help; I was appalled that no one gave support. So my own arm brought me salvation, and my wrath sustained me.
• Exod 32:10-14 : 10 Now leave me alone so that my anger may burn against them and I may destroy them. Then I will make you into a great nation." 11 But Moses sought the favor of the LORD his God and said, "LORD, why does your anger burn against your people, whom you brought out of Egypt with great power and a mighty hand?" 12 Why should the Egyptians say, 'He brought them out with evil intent, to kill them in the mountains and to wipe them off the face of the earth'? Turn from your burning anger and relent concerning this disaster against your people. 13 Remember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, your servants to whom you swore by yourself: 'I will multiply your descendants as the stars of the heavens, and I will give your descendants all this land that I have promised, and they shall inherit it forever.' 14 So the LORD relented concerning the disaster He had said He would bring on His people.
• Jer 15:1 : 1 Then the LORD said to me: 'Even if Moses and Samuel were to stand before Me, My heart would not go out to these people. Send them away from My presence and let them go.'
• Gen 18:23-32 : 23 Then Abraham approached Him and said, 'Will You sweep away the righteous with the wicked?' 24 'Suppose there are fifty righteous people within the city. Will You really sweep it away and not spare the place for the sake of the fifty righteous who are there?' 25 'Far be it from You to do such a thing—to kill the righteous with the wicked, treating the righteous and the wicked alike. Far be it from You! Will not the Judge of all the earth do what is just?' 26 The LORD replied, 'If I find fifty righteous people in the city of Sodom, I will spare the entire place for their sake.' 27 Then Abraham answered, 'I have ventured to speak to the Lord, though I am but dust and ashes. 28 'Suppose the fifty righteous people lack five. Will You destroy the entire city for lack of five?' He replied, 'If I find forty-five there, I will not destroy it.' 29 Once again Abraham spoke to Him, 'What if forty are found there?' He answered, 'For the sake of forty, I will not do it.' 30 Then Abraham said, 'May the Lord not be angry, but let me speak. What if thirty are found there?' He replied, 'I will not do it if I find thirty there.' 31 Abraham said, 'Now that I have ventured to speak to the Lord, suppose twenty are found there.' He answered, 'For the sake of twenty, I will not destroy it.' 32 Finally, he said, 'May the Lord not be angry, but let me speak just once more. What if ten are found there?' He answered, 'For the sake of ten, I will not destroy it.'