Verse 6

Will not all these take up a taunt against him, with mocking sayings and riddles? They will say, "Woe to him who amasses what is not his! How long will this go on? And who weighs himself down with stolen goods?"

Other Translations

  • GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

    Skal ikke alle disse lage en hånende sang om ham, en spottende vise og si: Ve den som tar det som ikke tilhører ham - hvor lenge? - og som påfører seg lån etter lån!

  • Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

    Skal ikke alle disse lage en ordspråk mot ham, en hånlatterens gåte, og si: Ve ham som øker det som ikke er hans! Hvor lenge? Og ve han som lader seg ned med tykt leire!‏

  • Norsk King James

    Skal ikke alle disse komme med en lignelse mot ham og si: Ve den som tar det som ikke tilhører ham! Hvor lenge? Og den som er lastet med urett?

  • Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

    Skal ikke alle disse ta opp et ordspråk mot ham og en gåtefull tale om ham? Og hver skal si: Ve den som øker det som ikke tilhører ham — hvor lenge skal det vare? — og som tynger seg med masse skyld.

  • Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

    Skal ikke alle disse lage ordsprog over ham, spotte ham med gåter, og si: Ve den som hoper opp det som ikke tilhører ham! Hvor lenge? Og tynger seg ned med pant!

  • Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

    Skal ikke alle disse ta opp en lignelse om ham, og en hånlig ordtak mot ham, og si: Ve ham som øker på det som ikke er hans! Hvor lenge? Og til ham som legger på seg selv med tung jord!

  • o3-mini KJV Norsk

    Skal ikke alle disse reise en lignelse mot ham og et hånende ordspråk, og si: Ve den som øker det som ikke tilhører ham! Hvor lenge skal det fortsette? Ve den som belaster seg med tykk leire!

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

    Skal ikke alle disse ta opp en lignelse om ham, og en hånlig ordtak mot ham, og si: Ve ham som øker på det som ikke er hans! Hvor lenge? Og til ham som legger på seg selv med tung jord!

  • Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

    Skal ikke alle disse lage et ordtak mot ham, en satire og gåter om ham? De skal si: 'Ve den som øker sin rikdom ved det som ikke tilhører ham! Hvor lenge skal det vare? Og den som tynger seg ned med løftet gods.'

  • GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

    Alle disse skal løfte en hånesang mot ham med spottord og gåter, og si: Ve ham som hoper opp det som ikke tilhører ham! Hvor lenge? Og han som tynger seg ned med pantegods!

  • Original Norsk Bibel 1866

    Mon ikke disse allesammen skulle optage et Ordsprog over ham, og mørke Talers Udlæggelse om ham? og (hver) skal sige: Vee den, som formerer (det, som hører) ham ikke til — hvor længe (skal det vare)? — og den, som besværer sig med tykt Dynd.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    Shall not all these take up a parable against him, and a taunting proverb against him, and say, Woe to him that increaseth that which is not his! how long? and to him that ladeth himself with thick clay!

  • KJV 1769 norsk

    Skal ikke alle disse lage en lignelse mot ham og et spotsord mot ham og si: Ve ham som øker det som ikke er hans! Hvor lenge? Og den som tynger seg ned med tykt leire!

  • KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

    Shall not all these take up a parable against him, and a taunting proverb against him, and say, Woe to him who increases that which is not his! How long? And to him who loads himself with thick clay!

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    Shall not all these take up a parable against him, and a taunting proverb against him, and say, Woe to him that increaseth that which is not his! how long? and to him that ladeth himself with thick clay!

  • Norsk oversettelse av Webster

    Vil ikke alle disse ta opp en vise mot ham, et hånende ordtak mot ham, og si: 'Ve ham som øker det som ikke er hans, som beriker seg ved utpressing! Hvor lenge skal det vare?'

  • Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

    Vil ikke disse alle gjøre opp et ordspråk mot ham og en gåtefull lignelse om ham og si: Ve ham som samler det som ikke tilhører ham! Hvor lenge skal han stable opp tunge pantbelastninger?

  • Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

    Skal ikke alle disse lage en lignelse mot ham, en hånende ordspråk mot ham, og si: Ve ham som øker det som ikke er hans! Hvor lenge? Og som lader seg selv med pant!

  • Norsk oversettelse av BBE

    Vil ikke alle disse heve en hånlatter mot ham og en bitter tale om ham, og si: Forbannet er han som stadig tar hva som ikke er hans og tynger seg ned med lånt gods!

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    But shall not all these take vp a prouerbe agaynst him, and mocke him with a byworde, and saye: Wo vnto him that heapeth vp other mens goodes? How longe wil he lade himself with thicke claye?

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Shall not all these take vp a parable against him, and a tanting prouerbe against him, and say, Ho, he that increaseth that which is not his? howe long? and hee that ladeth himselfe with thicke clay?

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    Shall not all these take vp a parable against him? and a taunting prouerbe against him, and say: Wo he that increaseth that which is not his? how long? and he that ladeth him selfe with thicke clay?

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    Shall not all these take up a parable against him, and a taunting proverb against him, and say, Woe to him that increaseth [that which is] not his! how long? and to him that ladeth himself with thick clay!

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    Won't all these take up a parable against him, and a taunting proverb against him, and say, 'Woe to him who increases that which is not his, and who enriches himself by extortion! How long?'

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    Do not these -- all of them -- against him a simile taken up, And a moral of acute sayings for him, And say, Wo `to' him who is multiplying `what is' not his? Till when also is he multiplying to himself heavy pledges?

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Shall not all these take up a parable against him, and a taunting proverb against him, and say, Woe to him that increaseth that which is not his! how long? and that ladeth himself with pledges! [

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    Will not all these take up a word of shame against him and a bitter saying against him, and say, A curse on him who goes on taking what is not his and is weighted down with the property of debtors!

  • World English Bible (2000)

    Won't all these take up a parable against him, and a taunting proverb against him, and say, 'Woe to him who increases that which is not his, and who enriches himself by extortion! How long?'

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    The Proud Babylonians Are as Good as Dead“But all these nations will someday taunt him and ridicule him with proverbial sayings:‘Woe to the one who accumulates what does not belong to him(How long will this go on?)– he who gets rich by extortion!’

Referenced Verses

  • Job 20:15-29 : 15 He swallows wealth but vomits it out; God drives it out of his stomach. 16 He will suck the venom of cobras; the tongue of a viper will kill him. 17 He will not see the streams, the rivers flowing with honey and butter. 18 He will give back the fruit of his labor but will not swallow it; like the wealth of his trade, he will not enjoy it. 19 For he has crushed and abandoned the poor; he has seized a house he did not build. 20 Because he knew no peace in his heart, he will not retain any of his treasures. 21 Nothing is left for him to consume; therefore, his prosperity will not last. 22 In the fullness of his plenty, he will be distressed; the hand of all who toil will come upon him. 23 When he is about to fill his stomach, God will unleash his burning anger against him and rain it upon him while he eats. 24 Though he flees from an iron weapon, a bronze arrow will pierce him. 25 It is drawn out and comes forth from his body; the glittering point comes out of his gallbladder; terrors come over him. 26 Total darkness is hidden for his treasures; a fire not kindled by man will consume him and devour what remains in his tent. 27 The heavens will expose his guilt, and the earth will rise up against him. 28 The produce of his house will be carried away, flowing away on the day of God's wrath. 29 This is the portion of a wicked man from God, the inheritance decreed for him by the Almighty.
  • Mic 2:4 : 4 On that day, they will take up a taunt against you and wail with bitter lament, saying: 'We are utterly ruined; my people's inheritance is divided. How it has been taken away from me! He removes our fields and gives them to traitors.'
  • Num 23:7 : 7 Then Balaam uttered his oracle and said: 'From Aram Balak brought me, the king of Moab from the eastern mountains: "Come, curse Jacob for me; come, denounce Israel."'
  • Jer 50:13 : 13 Because of the LORD's wrath, she will not be inhabited but will become completely desolate. Everyone who passes by Babylon will be appalled and will scoff at all her wounds.
  • Jer 51:34-35 : 34 Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon has devoured me; he has crushed me. He has made me an empty vessel. He has swallowed me like a monster; he filled his belly with my delicacies. He has rinsed me out. 35 May the violence done to me and my flesh be upon Babylon, says the inhabitant of Zion. May my blood be on the inhabitants of Chaldea, says Jerusalem.
  • Ezek 32:21 : 21 The mighty chiefs will speak of them from the midst of Sheol, with their allies. They have gone down, lying with the uncircumcised, slain by the sword.
  • Num 23:18 : 18 Then Balaam proclaimed his oracle, saying: 'Stand up, Balak, and listen; hear me, son of Zippor!'
  • Hab 1:9-9 : 9 They all come for violence; their faces are set to advance. They gather captives like sand. 10 They mock kings, and rulers are a joke to them. They laugh at every fortress and build up siege ramps to capture it.
  • Hab 1:15 : 15 The wicked pull them all up with a hook, drag them out with their net, and gather them in their dragnet; so they rejoice and are glad.
  • Hab 2:13 : 13 Is it not from the LORD of Hosts that peoples labor for fire and nations grow weary for nothing?
  • 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?'
  • 1 Cor 7:29-31 : 29 This is what I mean, brothers and sisters: The time is short. From now on, those who have wives should live as if they do not. 30 Those who weep, as if they did not weep; those who rejoice, as if they did not rejoice; those who buy, as if they did not possess. 31 And those who use the things of this world, as if not engrossed in them. For this world in its present form is passing away.
  • 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.
  • 1 Pet 4:7 : 7 The end of all things is near. Therefore, be alert and of sober mind so that you may pray.
  • Job 22:6-9 : 6 For you have taken pledges from your brothers without cause, and stripped the naked of their clothing. 7 You have not given water to the weary to drink, and you have withheld bread from the hungry. 8 But the powerful man owns the land, and the honored man dwells in it. 9 You sent widows away empty-handed, and the arms of the fatherless were crushed. 10 That is why snares are all around you, and sudden terror overwhelms you.
  • Ps 94:3 : 3 How long, LORD, will the wicked, how long will the wicked exult?
  • Prov 22:16 : 16 One who oppresses the poor to increase their wealth and one who gives gifts to the rich will both come to poverty.
  • Isa 14:4-9 : 4 you will take up this taunt against the king of Babylon: How the oppressor has ceased! How the arrogance has ended! 5 The LORD has broken the staff of the wicked, the scepter of the rulers, 6 which struck the nations in anger with unending blows, that subdued the nations in wrath, with relentless persecution. 7 The whole earth is at rest and at peace; they break forth into singing. 8 Even the cypresses rejoice over you, and the cedars of Lebanon, saying, 'Since you were laid low, no woodcutter comes against us.' 9 Sheol below stirs up to meet you at your coming; it rouses the spirits of the dead—all the leaders of the earth—and raises from their thrones all the kings of the nations. 10 They all respond and say to you, 'You too have become weak as we are; you have become like us!' 11 Your pride has been brought down to Sheol, along with the music of your harps. Beneath you is a bed of maggots, and worms cover you. 12 How you have fallen from heaven, O morning star, son of the dawn! You have been cut down to the ground, you who laid low the nations. 13 You said in your heart, 'I will ascend to the heavens; I will raise my throne above the stars of God. I will sit enthroned on the mount of assembly, on the utmost heights of the north.' 14 I will ascend above the tops of the clouds; I will make myself like the Most High. 15 But you will be brought down to Sheol, to the depths of the pit. 16 Those who see you will stare at you; they will contemplate you, saying, 'Is this the man who made the earth tremble and shook the kingdoms?' 17 Who made the world a desert and destroyed its cities, who refused to release his prisoners to their homes?' 18 All the kings of the nations lie in glory, each in his own tomb, 19 but you are cast out of your grave like a rejected branch, clothed with the slain, those pierced by the sword, who go down to the stones of the pit, like a corpse trampled underfoot.
  • Isa 44:20 : 20 He feeds on ashes. A deceived heart has led him astray, and he cannot save himself or say, 'Isn't there a lie in my right hand?'
  • Isa 55:2 : 2 Why spend money on what is not bread, and your labor on what does not satisfy? Listen carefully to me, and eat what is good, and your soul will delight in the richest of food.
  • Jer 29:22 : 22 Because of them, all the exiles of Judah in Babylon will use this curse: 'May the LORD make you like Zedekiah and Ahab, whom the king of Babylon roasted in the fire.'