Verse 2

Son of man, speak to the people of your nation and say to them, 'When I bring a sword against a land, and the people of the land choose one man from among them and make him their watchman,'

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Menneskesønn, tal til ditt folk og si til dem: Hvis Jeg hever et sverd over et land, og folket i landet velger en mann blant seg og setter ham til vakt,

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Menneskesønn, tal til ditt folks barn og si til dem: Når jeg bringer sverdet over et land, og folket i landet velger en mann blant seg og setter ham til vekter,

• Norsk King James

  Menneskesønn, tal til folket ditt og si til dem: Når jeg fører sverdet over et land, og hvis folket i landet tar en mann fra sine grenser og setter ham som vaktmann:

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Du menneskesønn! Snakk til folket ditt og si til dem: Hvis jeg lar et sverd komme over et land, og folket i landet velger en av dem til vaktmann,

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Menneskesønn, tal til ditt folk og si til dem: Når jeg fører et sverd over et land, og folket i landet tar ut en mann fra blant seg og setter ham som vaktmann,

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Menneskesønn, tal til Israel-folket og si til dem: Når jeg fører sverdet over et land, og folket i landet velger ut en mann blant seg og setter ham som vaktmann,

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Søn av menneske, tal til dine folks barn og si til dem: Når jeg sender sverdet mot et land, og folket i landet tar en mann fra sine kyster og utpeker ham til vaktmann,

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

  Menneskesønn, tal til Israel-folket og si til dem: Når jeg fører sverdet over et land, og folket i landet velger ut en mann blant seg og setter ham som vaktmann,

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Menneskesønn, tal til ditt folks barn og si til dem: 'Når jeg lar et sverd komme over et land, og folket i landet tar en mann fra deres midte og setter ham til en vaktpost,

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Menneskesønn, snakk til dine landsmenn og si til dem: Når jeg sender sverd over et land, og folkene i landet tar en mann blant seg og setter ham til deres vaktmann,

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Du Menneskesøn! tal til dit Folks Børn, og du skal sige til dem: Om jeg skulde føre Sværd over et Land, og Folk i Landet toge en Mand iblandt sig og gjorde ham til deres Vægter,

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Son of man, speak to the children of thy people, and say unto them, When I bring the sword upon a land, if the people of the land take a man of their coasts, and set him for their watchman:

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Menneskesønn, tal til ditt folks barn og si til dem: Når jeg lar sverdet komme over et land, og folket i landet velger en mann blant seg som vaktmann,

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  Son of man, speak to the children of your people, and say to them, When I bring the sword upon a land, if the people of the land take one of their borders, and set him as their watchman:

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  Son of man, speak to the children of thy people, and say unto them, When I bring the sword upon a land, if the people of the land take a man of their coasts, and set him for their watchman:

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Menneskesønn, tal til barna av folket ditt, og si til dem: Når jeg fører sverdet over et land, og folket i landet tar en mann blant seg og setter ham som vaktmannen sin,

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Menneskesønn, tal til ditt folks sønner og si til dem: Når jeg sender et sverd over et land, og folket i landet har valgt en mann fra sitt eget og satt ham til vaktmann.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Menneskesønn, tal til dine landsmenn og si til dem: Når jeg sender sverdet over et land, og innbyggerne i landet velger ut en mann blant seg for å være deres vaktmann,

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Menneskesønn, gi et ord til folket ditt og si til dem: Når jeg lar sverdet komme over et land, og folket i landet velger en mann blant seg som vaktmann,

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Thou sonne off man, Speake to the childre of thy people, and tell them: When I sende a swearde vpon a londe, yf the people off the londe take a man off their countre, and set him to be their watchman:

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Sonne of man, speake to the children of thy people, and say vnto them, When I bring the sworde vpon a lande, if the people of the lande take a man from among them, and make him their watchman,

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Thou sonne of man, speake to the children of thy people, and tell them: When I sende a sworde vpon a lande, if the people of the lande take a man of their coastes, and set him to be their watchman:

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Son of man, speak to the children of thy people, and say unto them, When I bring the sword upon a land, if the people of the land take a man of their coasts, and set him for their watchman:

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Son of man, speak to the children of your people, and tell them, When I bring the sword on a land, and the people of the land take a man from among them, and set him for their watchman;

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  `Son of man, speak unto the sons of thy people, and thou hast said unto them: A land -- when I bring in against it a sword, And the people of the land have taken one man out of their borders, And made him to them for a watchman.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Son of man, speak to the children of thy people, and say unto them, When I bring the sword upon a land, and the people of the land take a man from among them, and set him for their watchman;

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Son of man, give a word to the children of your people, and say to them, When I make the sword come on a land, if the people of the land take a man from among their number and make him their watchman:

• World English Bible (2000)

  Son of man, speak to the children of your people, and tell them, When I bring the sword on a land, and the people of the land take a man from among them, and set him for their watchman;

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  “Son of man, speak to your people, and say to them,‘Suppose I bring a sword against the land, and the people of the land take one man from their borders and make him their watchman.

Referenced Verses

• Ezek 3:11 : 11 Go to the exiles, to your people, and speak to them. Say to them, 'This is what the Lord GOD says,' whether they listen or refuse to listen.
• Ezek 33:17 : 17 Yet your people say, 'The way of the Lord is not just.' But it is their way that is not just.
• Ezek 33:30 : 30 As for you, son of man, the people of your nation are talking about you near the walls and at the doorways of their houses. They are saying to one another, each to their brother, 'Come and hear the message that has come from the LORD.'
• Zech 13:7 : 7 Awake, O sword, against My shepherd and against the man who is My companion, declares the LORD of hosts. Strike the shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered; and I will turn My hand against the little ones.
• Ezek 14:17 : 17 Or if I bring a sword against that land and say, 'Let a sword pass through the land,' and I cut off from it both man and beast,
• Jer 12:12 : 12 On all the barren heights in the wilderness, destroyers have come. For the sword of the LORD is devouring from one end of the land to the other; no flesh has peace.
• Jer 15:2-3 : 2 And if they ask you, 'Where should we go?' tell them, 'This is what the LORD says: Those destined for death, to death; those for the sword, to the sword; those for famine, to famine; and those for captivity, to captivity.' 3 I will appoint over them four kinds of punishment, declares the LORD: the sword to kill, the dogs to drag away, the birds of the sky and the wild animals of the earth to devour and destroy.
• Jer 25:31 : 31 The clamor will resound to the ends of the earth because the LORD has a case against the nations. He will bring judgment on all mankind and hand over the wicked to the sword,' declares the LORD.
• Jer 47:6-7 : 6 'Ah, sword of the LORD!' How long until you rest? Return to your sheath; cease and be still! 7 But how can it rest when the LORD has commanded it? He has assigned it against Ashkelon and the coast of the sea.
• Jer 51:12 : 12 Raise a banner against the walls of Babylon! Strengthen the guard, post the watchmen, prepare ambushes, for the Lord has planned and carried out what He purposed against the inhabitants of Babylon.
• Lev 26:25 : 25 I will bring the sword upon you to avenge the breaking of the covenant, and when you retreat into your cities, I will send a plague among you, and you will be delivered into the hands of the enemy.
• 2 Sam 18:24-27 : 24 Now David was sitting between the two gates, and the watchman went up to the roof of the gate by the wall. As he looked, he saw a man running alone. 25 The watchman called out and told the king. The king said, 'If he is alone, he is bringing news.' And the runner continued approaching. 26 Then the watchman saw another man running, and he called to the gatekeeper, 'Look, another man is running alone!' The king said, 'He too brings news.' 27 The watchman said, 'It seems to me the running of the first man is like that of Ahimaaz son of Zadok.' 'He is a good man,' the king said, 'and he comes with good news.'
• 2 Kgs 9:17-20 : 17 When the watchman standing on the tower in Jezreel saw Jehu's company approaching, he called out, 'I see a company!' Joram said, 'Send a rider to meet them and ask, “Do you come in peace?”' 18 So a horseman went out to meet them and said, 'This is what the king says: Do you come in peace?' Jehu replied, 'What do you have to do with peace? Fall in behind me.' And the watchman reported, 'The messenger reached them but has not returned.' 19 The king sent out a second horseman, who came to them and said, 'This is what the king says: Do you come in peace?' Jehu answered, 'What do you have to do with peace? Fall in behind me.' 20 The watchman reported, 'He has reached them, but he has not returned. The driving is like that of Jehu son of Nimshi—he drives furiously!'
• Isa 21:6-9 : 6 For this is what the Lord said to me: 'Go, station a watchman, and let him report what he sees.' 7 When he sees chariots with pairs of horsemen, riders on donkeys, riders on camels, let him carefully listen, paying close attention. 8 Then he called out, 'Lion! My Lord, I stand continually on the watchtower by day, and I stay at my guard post through all the nights.' 9 And behold, here comes a chariot of men, with pairs of horsemen. And he answered, saying, 'Fallen, fallen is Babylon! All the carved images of her gods are shattered to the ground.'
• Isa 56:9-9 : 9 All you wild animals of the field, come and devour, all you creatures of the forest. 10 Israel's watchmen are blind; they all lack knowledge. They are all mute dogs; they cannot bark. They lie around dreaming, loving to sleep.
• Isa 62:6 : 6 Upon your walls, Jerusalem, I have appointed watchmen; all day and all night they will not be silent. You who remind the LORD, take no rest,
• Ezek 14:21 : 21 For this is what the Sovereign LORD says: How much worse will it be when I send my four dreadful judgments—sword, famine, wild beasts, and plague—against Jerusalem, to cut off both man and beast from it!
• Ezek 21:9-9 : 9 Because I will cut off both the righteous and the wicked, My sword will go out from its sheath against all flesh, from the south to the north. 10 All humanity will know that I, the LORD, have drawn My sword from its sheath, and it will not return again. 11 And you, son of man, groan with the breaking of your heart and with bitterness. Sigh in their sight. 12 And when they ask you, 'Why are you groaning?' you are to say, 'Because of the news that is coming; every heart will melt, every hand will go weak, every spirit will grow faint, and every knee will turn to water. Behold, it is coming, and it will happen,' declares the Sovereign LORD. 13 Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying: 14 Son of man, prophesy and say, 'This is what the Lord GOD says: A sword! A sword, sharpened and also polished— 15 sharpened to slaughter, polished to flash like lightning! Should we rejoice in the scepter of My son, which despises every tree?' 16 He has given it to be polished, that it may be grasped in the hand; it is sharpened and polished to be placed in the hands of the slayer.
• Ezek 33:7 : 7 Son of man, I have made you a watchman for the house of Israel. So hear the word I speak and give them warning from me.
• Ezek 33:12 : 12 Therefore, son of man, say to your people, 'The righteousness of the righteous person will not save them on the day of their transgression, nor will the wickedness of the wicked person cause them to fall on the day they turn from their wickedness. The righteous person cannot live by their righteousness on the day they sin.'
• Ezek 3:27 : 27 But when I speak to you, I will open your mouth, and you will say to them, 'This is what the Lord GOD says.' Whoever will listen, let them listen, and whoever will refuse, let them refuse, for they are a rebellious house.
• Ezek 6:3 : 3 Say, 'Mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Lord GOD: This is what the Lord GOD says to the mountains, the hills, the ravines, and the valleys: I am about to bring a sword against you, and I will destroy your high places.
• Ezek 11:8 : 8 You have feared the sword, so I will bring the sword against you, declares the Lord God.
• Ezek 37:18 : 18 When your people say to you, ‘Won’t you explain to us what you mean by this?’
• Hos 9:8 : 8 The watchman of Ephraim is with my God, yet the prophet is ensnared on all his paths, and hostility is in the house of his God.