Verse 11

Ephraim is like a dove—easily deceived, without understanding. They call to Egypt; they go to Assyria.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Efraim er som en lettlurt due uten forståelse. De roper til Egypt og drar til Assyria.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Efraim er som en uforstandig due uten forstand; de roper til Egypt, de går til Assyria.

• Norsk King James

  Efraim er også som en dum due uten innsikt: de roper til Egypt, de drar til Assyria.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Efraim er som en due, lettlurt og forstandsløs; de roper til Egypt og går til Assyria.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Efraim er som en lettlurt due uten forståelse. De roper til Egypt, de vender seg til Assur.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Efraim er også som en enfoldig due uten forstand: de kaller til Egypt, de går til Assyria.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Efraim er også som en tåpelig due uten hjerte; de vender seg mot Egypt og drar til Assyria.

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

  Efraim er også som en enfoldig due uten forstand: de kaller til Egypt, de går til Assyria.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Efraim er blitt som en enfoldig due uten forstand; de kaller på Egypt, de går til Assyria.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Efraim er blitt en due, lettlurt og uten forstand. De kaller på Egypt, de går til Assyria.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Men Ephraim er ligesom en forlokket Due, (som har) ingen Forstand; de raabte paa Ægypten, (og) de gik til Assyrien.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Ephraim also is like a silly dove witut heart: they call to Egypt, they go to Assyria.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Efraim er også som en uforstandig due uten forstand: de kaller på Egypt, de drar til Assyria.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  Ephraim also is like a silly dove without heart: they call to Egypt, they go to Assyria.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  Ephraim also is like a silly dove without heart: they call to Egypt, they go to Assyria.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Efraim er som en lettlurt due uten forstand. De kaller til Egypt. De drar til Assyria.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Og Efraim er som en enfoldig due uten hjerte, til Egypten kalte de, til Assur drog de.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Og Efraim er som en due, uten forståelse: de kaller på Egypt, de går til Assyria.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Og Efraim er som en tåpelig due, uten forstand; de roper til Egypt, de går til Assyria.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Ephraim is like a doue, that is begyled, and hath no herte. Now call they vpon the Egipcians, now go they to the Assirians:

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Ephraim also is like a doue deceiued, without heart: they call to Egypt: they go to Asshur.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Ephraim is like a doue that is begyled and hath no heart: nowe call they vpon the Egyptians, now go they to the Assyrians.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Ephraim also is like a silly dove without heart: they call to Egypt, they go to Assyria.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  "Ephraim is like an easily deceived dove, without understanding. They call to Egypt. They go to Assyria.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And Ephraim is as a simple dove without heart, Egypt they called on -- `to' Asshur they have gone.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And Ephraim is like a silly dove, without understanding: they call unto Egypt, they go to Assyria.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And Ephraim is like a foolish dove, without wisdom; they send out their cry to Egypt, they go to Assyria.

• World English Bible (2000)

  "Ephraim is like an easily deceived dove, without understanding. They call to Egypt. They go to Assyria.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Israel Turns to Assyria and Egypt for Help Ephraim has been like a dove, easily deceived and lacking discernment. They called to Egypt for help; they turned to Assyria for protection.

Referenced Verses

• Hos 5:13 : 13 When Ephraim saw his sickness and Judah his wound, Ephraim went to Assyria and sent to the great king for help. But he cannot heal you or cure your wound.
• Hos 12:1 : 1 Ephraim has surrounded me with lies, and the house of Israel with deceit. But Judah still walks with God and is faithful to the Holy One.
• Hos 11:11 : 11 They will come trembling like birds from Egypt, like doves from the land of Assyria. I will settle them in their homes, declares the LORD.
• Hos 4:11 : 11 Fornication, wine, and new wine take away the heart and understanding.
• Hos 9:3 : 3 They will not remain in the land of the LORD; Ephraim will return to Egypt, and they will eat unclean food in Assyria.
• Hos 8:8-9 : 8 Israel is swallowed up; now they are among the nations like something worthless. 9 For they have gone up to Assyria like a wild donkey wandering alone. Ephraim has sold herself to lovers.
• Hos 14:3 : 3 Take words with you and return to the LORD. Say to him: 'Forgive all our sins and receive us graciously, that we may offer the sacrifice of our lips.'
• 2 Kgs 15:19 : 19 Then Pul, king of Assyria, invaded the land, and Menahem gave him a thousand talents of silver to gain his support and strengthen his hold on the kingdom.
• 2 Kgs 17:3-4 : 3 Shalmaneser, king of Assyria, came up against him, and Hoshea became his vassal and paid him tribute. 4 But the king of Assyria discovered that Hoshea was conspiring against him, for Hoshea had sent messengers to So, king of Egypt, and had not paid tribute to the king of Assyria as he had done year by year. Therefore, the king of Assyria detained him and bound him in prison.
• Prov 6:32 : 32 But a man who commits adultery has no sense; he destroys himself.
• Prov 15:32 : 32 Those who ignore discipline despise themselves, but those who heed correction gain understanding.
• Prov 17:16 : 16 Why should a fool pay for wisdom when he has no intention of understanding it?
• Isa 30:1-6 : 1 Woe to rebellious children, declares the LORD, who carry out plans that are not mine and make alliances without my Spirit, adding sin to sin. 2 They set out to go down to Egypt without consulting me, seeking protection in Pharaoh's stronghold and taking refuge in the shadow of Egypt. 3 But Pharaoh's protection will be your shame, and refuge in the shadow of Egypt will bring humiliation. 4 Though their officials are at Zoan and their envoys have arrived at Hanes, 5 all will be ashamed of a people that cannot profit them, bringing neither help nor benefit, but only shame and disgrace. 6 An oracle concerning the animals of the Negev: Through a land of trouble and distress, of lions, lionesses, adders, and flying serpents, they carry their wealth on donkeys’ backs and their treasures on the humps of camels to a people who will not help them.
• Isa 31:1-3 : 1 Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help, relying on horses and trusting in chariots because they are many, and in horsemen because they are strong, but who do not look to the Holy One of Israel and do not seek the LORD. 2 Yet He is wise and brings disaster; He does not take back His words. He will rise against the house of evildoers and against the help of those who practice wickedness. 3 The Egyptians are human and not God; their horses are flesh and not spirit. When the LORD stretches out His hand, both the helper will stumble and the one being helped will fall; they will all perish together.
• Jer 2:18 : 18 Now why go to Egypt to drink water from the Nile? And why go to Assyria to drink water from the river?
• Jer 2:36 : 36 Why do you go about changing your direction so much? You will be disappointed by Egypt as you were by Assyria.
• Ezek 23:4-8 : 4 Their names were Oholah, the elder, and Oholibah, her sister. They became mine and gave birth to sons and daughters. Their names represent Samaria as Oholah, and Jerusalem as Oholibah. 5 Oholah was unfaithful to me and lusted after her lovers—the Assyrians, who were near. 6 They were clothed in blue, governors and officials, all of them young and desirable men, skilled horsemen riding on horses. 7 She gave herself to them, all the elite of the Assyrians, and defiled herself with all the idols she lusted after. 8 She did not abandon the adulteries she began in Egypt, where men slept with her in her youth, fondling her virgin breasts and pouring out their lust upon her.