Verse 16

I heard, and my heart pounded; my lips quivered at the sound. Decay crept into my bones, and I trembled where I stood. Yet I will wait patiently for the day of calamity to come upon the nation invading us.

Other Translations

  • GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

    Jeg hørte, og mitt indre skalv; med stemmen skjelvde mine lepper; frykten grep mine bein, og jeg skalv i min stilling, for jeg må hvile i de dager med nød, når de stormer inn mot folket.

  • Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

    Da jeg hørte det, skalv min mage; mine lepper skalv ved lyden. Råttenhet kom inn i mine ben, og jeg skalv i meg selv, så jeg kan hvile på trengselens dag. Når han stiger opp mot folket, vil han invadere dem med sine styrker.

  • Norsk King James

    Da jeg hørte dette, skalv kroppen min; leppene mine dirret ved stemmen; en dyp frykt fylte meg, og jeg skalv innvendig, for jeg kunne ikke finne ro på trengselens dag: når han kommer til folket, vil han overmanne dem med sin hær.

  • Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

    Jeg hørte det, og mitt indre skalv, mine lepper dirret av lyden. Råten kom i mine bein, og det rystet meg der jeg sto. Jeg vil vente i ro på nødens dag, når han kommer opp mot folkene som angriper oss.

  • Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

    Jeg hørte det, og mitt indre skalv, ved lyden bevet mine lepper. Forråtnelse kom inn i mine ben, og under meg skalv jeg. Men jeg skal hvile på trengselens dag, når han kommer opp mot folket som angriper oss.

  • Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

    Da jeg hørte det, skalv mitt indre; leppene skalv ved stemmen: råttenhet kom inn i mine bein, og jeg skalv i meg selv, slik at jeg kan finne ro på trengselens dag: når han kommer opp mot folket, vil han invadere dem med sine tropper.

  • o3-mini KJV Norsk

    Da jeg hørte dette, skalv min kjerne; mine lepper dirret ved lyden – råte fylte mine ben, og jeg skalv innerst i meg, for å finne ro på trengselens dag; når han nærmer seg folket, vil han overfalle dem med sine hærer.

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

    Da jeg hørte det, skalv mitt indre; leppene skalv ved stemmen: råttenhet kom inn i mine bein, og jeg skalv i meg selv, slik at jeg kan finne ro på trengselens dag: når han kommer opp mot folket, vil han invadere dem med sine tropper.

  • Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

    Jeg hørte det, og mitt indre skalv; ved lyden skalv mine lepper, forråtnelse kom inn i mine ben, og jeg skalv hvor jeg stod. Jeg vil roe meg i nødens dag, til han går opp mot folket som angriper oss.

  • GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

    Jeg hørte, og mitt indre skalv, ved lyden dirret mine lepper. Sykdom gikk inn i mine ben, og under meg skalv jeg, jeg vil vente rolig på trengselens dag, når den kommer opp imot folket som angriper oss.

  • Original Norsk Bibel 1866

    Jeg hørte det, og min Bug foruroligedes, mine Læber bævede for Lyden, der kom Raaddenhed i mine Been, og jeg foruroligedes paa mit Sted, paa det jeg maa hvile paa Nødens Dag, naar han drager op imod Folket, han, som skal føre Krigsmagt over det.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    When I heard, my belly trembled; my lips quivered at the voice: rottenness entered into my bones, and I trembled in myself, that I might rest in the day of trouble: when he cometh up unto the people, he will invade them with his troops.

  • KJV 1769 norsk

    Da jeg hørte det, skalv magen min; leppene mine beveget seg ved stemmen; råte kom inn i beina mine, og jeg skalv i meg selv, så jeg kunne hvile på trengselens dag, når han kommer opp mot folket, vil han invadere dem med sine hærer.

  • KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

    When I heard, my belly trembled; my lips quivered at the voice; decay entered my bones, and I trembled in myself, that I might rest in the day of trouble. When he comes up to the people, he will invade them with his troops.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    When I heard, my belly trembled; my lips quivered at the voice: rottenness entered into my bones, and I trembled in myself, that I might rest in the day of trouble: when he cometh up unto the people, he will invade them with his troops.

  • Norsk oversettelse av Webster

    Jeg hørte, og kroppen min skalv. Leppene mine bævet ved stemmen. Råttenskap kom inn i mine ben, og jeg skjelver der jeg står, for jeg må vente stille på trengselens dag, for folkets angrep som kommer mot oss.

  • Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

    Jeg har hørt, og magen rister, Ved lyden skjelver leppene mine, råte kommer inn i knoklene mine, Og på plassen min skjelver jeg, Så jeg kan ha ro på nødens dag, Ved folkets komme opp, han overvinner det.

  • Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

    Jeg hørte, og min kropp skalv, mine lepper dirret ved lyden; råttenhet trengte inn i mine ben, og jeg skalv der jeg sto; for jeg må vente i stillhet på trengselens dag, for oppkomsten av folket som angriper oss.

  • Norsk oversettelse av BBE

    Da jeg hørte det, skalv mitt indre, og leppene dirret ved lyden; mine knokler ble svake, og mine skritt ble usikre under meg: jeg uttrykte sorgens lyd på trengselens dag, når hans styrker kom opp mot folket i bands.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Whe I heare this, my body is vexed, my lippes tremble at ye voyce therof, my bones corruppe, I am afrayed where I stonde. O that I might rest in the daye of trouble, that I might go vp vnto oure people, which are alredy prepared.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    When I heard, my bellie trembled: my lippes shooke at the voyce: rottennesse entred into my bones, and I trembled in my selfe, that I might rest in the day of trouble: for whe he commeth vp vnto the people, he shall destroy them.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    When I hearde, my belly trembled, my lippes shoke at the voice, rottennesse entred into my bones, & I trembled in my selfe, that I might rest in the day of trouble: for when he commeth vp vnto the people, he shall destroy them.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    ¶ When I heard, my belly trembled; my lips quivered at the voice: rottenness entered into my bones, and I trembled in myself, that I might rest in the day of trouble: when he cometh up unto the people, he will invade them with his troops.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    I heard, and my body trembled. My lips quivered at the voice. Rottenness enters into my bones, and I tremble in my place, Because I must wait quietly for the day of trouble, For the coming up of the people who invade us.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    I have heard, and my belly trembleth, At the noise have my lips quivered, Rottenness doth come into my bones, And in my place I do tremble, That I rest for a day of distress, At the coming up of the people, he overcometh it.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    I heard, and my body trembled, My lips quivered at the voice; Rottenness entereth into my bones, and I tremble in my place; Because I must wait quietly for the day of trouble, For the coming up of the people that invadeth us.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    Hearing it, my inner parts were moved, and my lips were shaking at the sound; my bones became feeble, and my steps were uncertain under me: I gave sounds of grief in the day of trouble, when his forces came up against the people in bands.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    I heard, and my body trembled. My lips quivered at the voice. Rottenness enters into my bones, and I tremble in my place, because I must wait quietly for the day of trouble, for the coming up of the people who invade us.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    Habakkuk Declares His Confidence I listened and my stomach churned; the sound made my lips quiver. My frame went limp, as if my bones were decaying, and I shook as I tried to walk. I long for the day of distress to come upon the people who attack us.

Referenced Verses

  • Dan 10:8 : 8 So I was left alone, staring at this great vision. I had no strength left. My face turned deathly pale, and I could not retain my strength.
  • Hab 3:2 : 2 LORD, I have heard of Your fame and stand in awe of Your deeds. LORD, revive Your work in the midst of the years; in the midst of the years, make it known; in wrath, remember mercy.
  • Hab 1:5-9 : 5 Look among the nations and observe—be utterly amazed! For I am doing a work in your days that you would not believe even if you were told. 6 Look, I am raising up the Chaldeans, that bitter and impetuous nation that marches through the earth's breadth to seize dwellings not their own. 7 They are terrifying and dreadful; their justice and authority originate with themselves. 8 Their horses are swifter than leopards, fiercer than evening wolves. Their horsemen charge ahead; their horsemen come from afar. They fly like an eagle swooping to devour. 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. 11 Then they sweep by like the wind and pass on; but they are guilty—this strength of theirs is their god.
  • Jer 15:10-11 : 10 Woe to me, my mother, that you gave birth to me—a man of strife and contention to the whole land! I have neither lent nor borrowed, yet everyone curses me. 11 The LORD said, 'Surely I will deliver you for a good purpose; surely I will make your enemies plead with you in times of trouble and distress.'
  • Jer 23:9 : 9 Concerning the prophets: My heart is broken within me; all my bones tremble. I am like a drunken man, like one overcome by wine, because of the LORD and His holy words.
  • Jer 25:9-9 : 9 I am about to send for all the clans of the north,' declares the LORD, 'and for my servant Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, and I will bring them against this land, its inhabitants, and all the surrounding nations. I will completely destroy them, making them an object of horror, scorn, and perpetual ruins. 10 I will banish from them the sound of joy and gladness, the voice of the bridegroom and the bride, the sound of millstones and the light of the lamp. 11 This entire land will become a desolate ruin, and these nations will serve the king of Babylon for seventy years.
  • Jer 45:3-5 : 3 You have said, 'Woe to me! The LORD has added sorrow to my pain. I am worn out from my groaning, and I find no rest.' 4 The LORD said, 'This is what you are to say to him: Behold, what I have built I am tearing down, and what I have planted I am uprooting—the entire land.' 5 And you, are you seeking great things for yourself? Do not seek them, for behold, I am bringing disaster on all humanity,' declares the LORD, 'but I will give you your life as a prize of war wherever you go.'
  • Ezek 3:14 : 14 The Spirit lifted me up and took me away, and I went in bitterness and anger of spirit, with the strong hand of the LORD upon me.
  • Ezek 9:4-6 : 4 The LORD said to him, 'Pass through the city, through Jerusalem, and mark a sign on the foreheads of the men who sigh and groan over all the detestable things being done within it.' 5 To the others, he said in my hearing, 'Pass through the city after him and strike down. Do not let your eye spare, and do not show pity.' 6 Old men, young men, virgins, children, and women—kill them all to the point of destruction. But do not go near anyone who has the mark. Begin at my sanctuary.' So they began with the elders who were in front of the temple.
  • Dan 8:27 : 27 I, Daniel, was exhausted and lay ill for several days. Then I got up and went about the king’s business, but I was appalled by the vision, for it was beyond understanding.
  • Deut 28:49-52 : 49 The LORD will bring a nation against you from far away, from the ends of the earth, like an eagle swooping down, a nation whose language you will not understand. 50 It will be a fierce and ruthless nation, showing no respect for the old and no mercy for the young. 51 They will eat the offspring of your livestock and the produce of your land until you are destroyed. They will leave you no grain, new wine, or fresh oil, no calves of your herds or lambs of your flocks, until they have wiped you out. 52 They will lay siege to all the cities throughout your land until your high fortified walls, in which you trusted, come down. They will besiege all the cities in the land the LORD your God has given you.
  • 2 Kgs 24:1-2 : 1 During Jehoiakim's reign, Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, came up, and Jehoiakim became his servant for three years. Then he turned and rebelled against him. 2 The LORD sent against him bands of Chaldeans, Arameans, Moabites, and Ammonites. He sent them to destroy Judah, fulfilling the word of the LORD spoken through His servants, the prophets.
  • Ps 91:15 : 15 He will call upon Me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble. I will deliver him and honor him.
  • Ps 94:12-13 : 12 Blessed is the one you discipline, LORD, the one you teach from Your law. 13 You grant relief from days of trouble, until a pit is dug for the wicked.
  • Ps 119:120 : 120 My flesh trembles in fear of You, and I stand in awe of Your judgments.
  • Isa 26:20-21 : 20 Go, my people, enter your rooms and shut the doors behind you; hide yourselves for a little while until His wrath has passed by. 21 See, the LORD is coming out of His dwelling to punish the people of the earth for their sins. The earth will disclose the blood shed on it; it will conceal its slain no longer.
  • 2 Thess 1:6-9 : 6 Since it is just for God to repay those who trouble you with affliction, 7 and to give relief to you who are troubled, along with us, when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with his powerful angels. 8 In flaming fire, inflicting vengeance on those who do not know God and on those who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus. 9 They will be punished with eternal destruction, away from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of His might.