Verse 4

You have not strengthened the weak, healed the sick, bound up the injured, brought back the strays, or searched for the lost. Instead, you have ruled them harshly and brutally.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Dere har ikke styrket de svake, helbredet de syke, bundet om de skadde, ført de bortkomne tilbake, eller lett etter de som har gått seg bort. I stedet hersker dere over dem med vold og undertrykkelse.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  De svake har dere ikke styrket, de syke har dere ikke helbredet, de skadde har dere ikke forbundet, de bortdrevne har dere ikke hentet tilbake, og de bortkomne har dere ikke søkt. I stedet har dere hersket over dem med makt og brutalitet.

• Norsk King James

  De syke har dere ikke styrket, dere har ikke helbredet de som var syke, dere har ikke bundet opp de som var brutt, dere har ikke brakt tilbake de som var drevet bort, og dere har ikke søkt etter de som var tapt; men med makt og grusomhet har dere hersket over dem.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Dere har ikke styrket de svake, leget de syke eller bundet opp de skadede. Dere har ikke ført de bortkomne tilbake eller lett etter de tapte. I stedet har dere hersket over dem med strenghet og hardhet.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  De svake har dere ikke styrket, de syke har dere ikke helbredet, de skadde har dere ikke leget, de bortdrevne har dere ikke hentet tilbake, og de bortkomne har dere ikke lett etter, men med hard hånd har dere hersket over dem.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  De syke har dere ikke styrket, de svake har dere ikke helbredet, de skadde har dere ikke bandasjert. De bortdrevne har dere ikke hentet tilbake, og dere har ikke lett etter de som har gått seg vill. Men med makt og hardhet har dere hersket over dem.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Dere har ikke styrket de syke, og dere har ikke helbredet den som var syk. Dere har ikke satt sammen det som var knust, ikke hentet tilbake det som var drevet bort, og ikke søkt etter det som var tapt. I stedet har dere hersket over dem med makt og grusomhet.

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

  De syke har dere ikke styrket, de svake har dere ikke helbredet, de skadde har dere ikke bandasjert. De bortdrevne har dere ikke hentet tilbake, og dere har ikke lett etter de som har gått seg vill. Men med makt og hardhet har dere hersket over dem.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  De svake har dere ikke styrket, de syke har dere ikke helbredet, de sårede har dere ikke forbundet, de bortdrevne har dere ikke hentet tilbake, og de tapte har dere ikke søkt; men med hardhet og med tvang har dere hersket over dem.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  De svake har dere ikke styrket, den syke har dere ikke helbredet, den skadde har dere ikke forbundet, den bortdrevet har dere ikke hentet tilbake, og den bortkomne har dere ikke søkt etter. Med makt og hardhet har dere hersket over dem.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  I styrkede ikke det Svage, og lægede ikke det Syge, og forbandt ikke det Sønderbrudte, og førte ikke det Fordrevne tilbage, og ledte ikke efter det, som var tabt; men med Haardhed og med Strenghed herskede I over dem.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  The diseased have ye not strengthened, neither have ye healed that which was sick, neither have ye bound up that which was broken, neither have ye brought again that which was driven away, neither have ye sought that which was lost; but with force and with cruelty have ye ruled them.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  De syke har dere ikke styrket, de syke har dere ikke helbredet, de som var brutt ned har dere ikke forbundet, de bortdrevne har dere ikke brakt tilbake, og de som var bortkomne har dere ikke søkt etter; men med makt og strenghet har dere hersket over dem.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  The diseased you have not strengthened, nor have you healed that which was sick, nor have you bound up that which was broken, nor have you brought back that which was driven away, nor have you sought that which was lost; but with force and with cruelty you have ruled them.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  The diseased have ye not strengthened, neither have ye healed that which was sick, neither have ye bound up that which was broken, neither have ye brought again that which was driven away, neither have ye sought that which was lost; but with force and with cruelty have ye ruled them.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Dere har ikke styrket de syke, ikke helbredet de svake, ikke forbundet de som var skadet, ikke hentet tilbake de bortkomne, og ikke lett etter de tapte; men med vold og kraft har dere hersket over dem.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  De svake har dere ikke styrket, de syke har dere ikke helbredet, de skadde har dere ikke forbundet, de bortkomne har dere ikke hentet tilbake, og de tapte har dere ikke lett etter. Dere har hersket over dem med makt og strenghet.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  De syke har dere ikke styrket, de syke har dere ikke helbredet, det som er brukket har dere ikke bundet, de bortdrevne har dere ikke hentet tilbake, og de tapte har dere ikke søkt; men med makt og hardhet har dere hersket over dem.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Dere har ikke styrket de syke, ikke helbredet de syke, ikke forbundet de skadde, ikke hentet hjem de som er spredt, eller lett etter de bortkomne. Dere har hersket over dem med makt og grusomhet.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  The weake haue ye not holden vp, the sicke haue ye not healed: the broken haue ye not bounde together, the outcastes haue ye not brought agayne: ye lost haue ye not sought, but churlishly and cruelly haue ye ruled the.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  The weake haue ye not strengthened: the sicke haue ye not healed, neither haue ye bounde vp the broken, nor brought againe that which was driuen away, neither haue yee sought that which was lost, but with crueltie, and with rigour haue yee ruled them.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  The weake haue ye not strengthened, the sicke haue ye not healed, the broken haue ye not bounde together, the dryuen away haue ye not brought againe, the lost haue ye not sought: but with force and crueltie haue ye ruled them.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  The diseased have ye not strengthened, neither have ye healed that which was sick, neither have ye bound up [that which was] broken, neither have ye brought again that which was driven away, neither have ye sought that which was lost; but with force and with cruelty have ye ruled them.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  You haven't strengthened the diseased, neither have you healed that which was sick, neither have you bound up that which was broken, neither have you brought back that which was driven away, neither have you sought that which was lost; but with force and with rigor have you ruled over them.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  The weak ye have not strengthened, And the sick one ye have not healed, And the broken ye have not bound up, And the driven away have not brought back, And the lost ye have not sought, And with might ye have ruled them and with rigour.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  The diseased have ye not strengthened, neither have ye healed that which was sick, neither have ye bound up that which was broken, neither have ye brought back that which was driven away, neither have ye sought that which was lost; but with force and with rigor have ye ruled over them.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  You have not made the diseased ones strong or made well that which was ill; you have not put bands on the broken or got back that which had been sent away or made search for the wandering ones; and the strong you have been ruling cruelly.

• World English Bible (2000)

  You haven't strengthened the diseased, neither have you healed that which was sick, neither have you bound up that which was broken, neither have you brought back that which was driven away, neither have you sought that which was lost; but with force and with rigor you have ruled over them.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  You have not strengthened the weak, healed the sick, bandaged the injured, brought back the strays, or sought the lost, but with force and harshness you have ruled over them.

Referenced Verses

• Ezek 34:16 : 16 I will seek the lost, bring back the scattered, bind up the injured, and strengthen the weak. But the fat and the strong I will destroy—I will shepherd them with justice.
• Zech 11:15-16 : 15 The LORD said to me, 'Take again the equipment of a foolish shepherd. 16 For behold, I am raising up a shepherd in the land who will not care for those being destroyed, seek the young, heal the injured, or feed the healthy, but will eat the meat of the fat sheep and tear off their hooves.'
• Matt 9:36 : 36 When he saw the crowds, he was moved with compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.
• Matt 10:6 : 6 Instead, go to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
• Matt 18:12-13 : 12 What do you think? If a man owns a hundred sheep, and one of them wanders away, will he not leave the ninety-nine on the mountains and go to look for the one that wandered away? 13 And if he finds it, truly I tell you, he rejoices over it more than over the ninety-nine that did not wander away.
• Exod 1:13-14 : 13 The Egyptians forced the Israelites to work as slaves. 14 They made their lives bitter with harsh labor in brick and mortar and with all kinds of work in the fields; in all their harsh labor, the Egyptians worked them ruthlessly.
• Isa 56:10 : 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.
• Jer 8:22 : 22 Is there no balm in Gilead? Is there no physician there? Why then has the healing of my people not come?
• Jer 22:13 : 13 Woe to him who builds his house without righteousness and his upper rooms without justice, making his neighbor work for nothing and not paying him for his labor.
• Matt 21:35 : 35 But the tenants seized his servants. They beat one, killed another, and stoned a third.
• Matt 24:49 : 49 and he then begins to beat his fellow servants and to eat and drink with drunkards.
• Luke 15:4-6 : 4 What man among you, who has a hundred sheep and loses one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the wilderness and go after the one that is lost until he finds it? 5 And when he finds it, he joyfully places it on his shoulders. 6 And coming home, he calls together his friends and neighbors, saying to them, 'Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep that was lost.'
• 2 Cor 1:24 : 24 Not that we lord it over your faith, but we are fellow workers for your joy, because it is by faith that you stand firm.
• Heb 12:12 : 12 Therefore, strengthen your drooping hands and your weak knees.
• Jas 5:1-6 : 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. 5 You have lived luxuriously on the earth and indulged yourselves. You have fattened your hearts in a day of slaughter. 6 You have condemned and murdered the righteous person, who does not resist you.
• 1 Pet 5:2-3 : 2 Shepherd the flock of God that is among you, watching over them—not under compulsion, but freely; not for dishonest gain, but eagerly. 3 Do not lord it over those entrusted to you, but be examples to the flock.
• Rev 13:14-17 : 14 It deceives those who dwell on the earth by the signs it was allowed to perform in the presence of the beast, telling those who live on the earth to make an image to the beast that was wounded by the sword and yet lived. 15 It was allowed to give breath to the image of the beast so that the image of the beast could speak and cause all who would not worship the image of the beast to be killed. 16 It forces everyone—small and great, rich and poor, free and slave—to receive a mark on their right hand or on their foreheads, 17 so that no one can buy or sell unless they have the mark: the name of the beast or the number of its name.
• Rev 17:5-6 : 5 On her forehead was written a name: 'Mystery, Babylon the Great, the Mother of Prostitutes and of the Abominations of the Earth.' 6 I saw the woman drunk with the blood of the saints and the blood of the martyrs of Jesus. When I saw her, I was utterly amazed.