Verse 14

The LORD has mixed within her a spirit of confusion, and they have led Egypt astray in all that it does, like a drunkard staggering in his vomit.

Other Translations

  • GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

    Herren har blandet en forvirringsånd innenfor dem, og de har ført Egypt på villspor i alle sine gjerninger, som en fullmann som vingler i sitt oppkast.

  • Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

    Herren har blandet en vrang ånd midt i dem. De får Egypt til å fare vill i alt det gjør, som en drukken mann som snubler i sitt spy.

  • Norsk King James

    Herren har blandet en forvridd ånd midt i det: de har fått Egypt til å feile i hvert eneste verk, som en beruset mann vakler.

  • Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

    Herren har blandet en forvirret ånd blant dem, og de har villedet Egypten i alle deres gjerninger, som en drukken mann som sjangler i sin oppkast.

  • Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

    Herren har utøst en ånd av forvirring i dem, og de har fått Egypt til å gå seg vill i alle sine gjerninger, som en drukken mann virrer i sitt spy.

  • Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

    Herren har blandet inn en vrang ånd midt iblant dem: de har ført Egypt til å feile i alle dets gjerninger, som en full mann som sjangler i sitt eget spy.

  • o3-mini KJV Norsk

    HERREN har blandet inn en forvridd ånd midt i det, og de har fått Egypt til å feile i alt det gjør, slik en beruset mann vakler mens han kaster opp.

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

    Herren har blandet inn en vrang ånd midt iblant dem: de har ført Egypt til å feile i alle dets gjerninger, som en full mann som sjangler i sitt eget spy.

  • Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

    HERREN har blandet en ånd av forvirring i byen, de har ført Egypt vill i alle deres gjerninger, som en full mann vakler i sin egen oppkast.

  • GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

    Herren har utøst en forvirringens ånd i deres midte. De har ført Egypten på avveie i alle deres gjerninger, lik en drukken mann som stapper rundt i sitt spy.

  • Original Norsk Bibel 1866

    Herren haver blandet (og udøst) en (saare) forvendt Aand inden i dem, og de have forvildet Ægypten i al dens Gjerning, ligesom en Drukken er forvildet, naar han spyer.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    The LORD hath mingled a perverse spirit in the midst thereof: and they have caused Egypt to err in every work thereof, as a drunken man staggereth in his vomit.

  • KJV 1769 norsk

    Herren har blandet en pervers ånd midt blant dem: de har fått Egypt til å feile i alt sitt arbeid, slik som en drukken mann sjangler i sitt eget oppkast.

  • KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

    The LORD has mingled a perverse spirit in its midst, and they have caused Egypt to err in every work, like a drunken man staggers in his vomit.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    The LORD hath mingled a perverse spirit in the midst thereof: and they have caused Egypt to err in every work thereof, as a drunken man staggereth in his vomit.

  • Norsk oversettelse av Webster

    Herren har blandet en ånd av forvirring i hennes midte; de har fått Egypt til å gå seg vill i alle hennes gjerninger, som en drukken mann som vakler i sitt spy.

  • Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

    Herren har blandet i hennes midte en ånd av vrangvilje, og de har fått Egypt til å fare vill i alle deres gjerninger, som en drukken går vill i sitt oppkast.

  • Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

    Herren har blandet en ånd av fordervelse i hennes midte; og de har ført Egypt vill i alt hennes verk, som en drukken mann vakler i sitt spy.

  • Norsk oversettelse av BBE

    Herren har sendt en villedende ånd blant dem: Egypt har kommet på villspor i alle sine gjøremål, som en mann som er usikker i sine steg fordi han er påvirket av vin.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    For the LORDE hath made Egypte droncke with the sprete of erroure, and they shal vse it in all matters: eue like as a dronke ma goeth spewinge aboute.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    The Lorde hath mingled among them the spirite of errours: and they haue caused Egypt to erre in euery worke thereof, as a drunken man erreth in his vomite.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    In the middest of it hath the Lorde powred the spirite of wickednesse: and they haue deceaued Egypt in euery worke therof, euen as a drunken man staggereth in his vomite.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    The LORD hath mingled a perverse spirit in the midst thereof: and they have caused Egypt to err in every work thereof, as a drunken [man] staggereth in his vomit.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    Yahweh has mixed a spirit of perverseness in the midst of her; and they have caused Egypt to go astray in every work of it, as a drunken man staggers in his vomit.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    Jehovah hath mingled in her midst A spirit of perverseness, And they have caused Egypt to err in all its work, As a drunkard erreth in his vomit.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Jehovah hath mingled a spirit of perverseness in the midst of her; and they have caused Egypt to go astray in every work thereof, as a drunken man staggereth in his vomit.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    The Lord has sent among them a spirit of error: and by them Egypt is turned out of the right way in all her doings, as a man overcome by wine is uncertain in his steps.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    Yahweh has mixed a spirit of perverseness in the midst of her; and they have caused Egypt to go astray in all of its works, like a drunken man staggers in his vomit.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    The LORD has made them undiscerning; they lead Egypt astray in all she does, so that she is like a drunk sliding around in his own vomit.

Referenced Verses

  • 1 Kgs 22:20-23 : 20 And the LORD said, ‘Who will entice Ahab to go up and fall at Ramoth Gilead?’ One suggested this, and another suggested that. 21 Finally, a spirit came forward, stood before the LORD, and said, ‘I will entice him.’ 22 ‘By what means?’ the LORD asked. 'I will go and be a lying spirit in the mouths of all his prophets,' he said. The LORD replied, 'You will succeed in enticing him. Go and do it.' 23 So now the LORD has put a lying spirit in the mouths of all these prophets of yours, and the LORD has decreed disaster for you.
  • Ezek 14:7-9 : 7 For if any man from the house of Israel or any foreigner living in Israel separates himself from me, sets up idols in his heart, places the stumbling block of his iniquity before his face, and then comes to the prophet to inquire of me, I, the LORD, will answer him myself. 8 I will set my face against that man and make him a sign and a proverb; I will cut him off from among my people. Then you will know that I am the LORD. 9 And if the prophet is deceived into giving a message, it is I, the LORD, who have deceived that prophet. I will stretch out my hand against him and destroy him from among my people Israel.
  • 2 Thess 2:11 : 11 For this reason, God sends them a powerful delusion, so that they will believe the lie,
  • Jer 25:27 : 27 Then say to them: This is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: 'Drink, get drunk, and vomit; fall and do not rise, because of the sword I am sending among you.'
  • Isa 47:10-11 : 10 You felt secure in your wickedness and said, 'No one sees me.' Your wisdom and your knowledge have led you astray, and you said in your heart, 'I am, and there is no one besides me.' 11 But disaster will come upon you, and you will not know how to charm it away; calamity will fall upon you that you cannot ward off; and devastation will come upon you suddenly, without warning.
  • Job 12:25 : 25 They grope in the darkness without light; He makes them stagger like a drunkard.
  • Isa 19:2 : 2 I will stir up Egyptians against Egyptians, and they will fight, each against his brother, each against his neighbor, city against city, and kingdom against kingdom.
  • Isa 28:7-8 : 7 But these also reel with wine and stagger with strong drink; the priest and the prophet reel with strong drink, they are confused by wine, they stagger because of strong drink—they err in vision, they stumble in judgment. 8 All the tables are full of vomit and filth; there is no clean place left.
  • Isa 29:9-9 : 9 Be astonished and amazed! Blind yourselves and be blind! They are drunk, but not with wine—they stagger, but not from strong drink. 10 For the LORD has poured out on you a spirit of deep sleep. He has shut your eyes—the prophets; He has covered your heads—the seers.
  • Isa 29:14 : 14 Therefore, I will again do extraordinary things with this people, with wonder upon wonder. The wisdom of their wise will perish, and the understanding of their discerning will vanish.
  • Jer 25:15-16 : 15 This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, said to me: 'Take this cup of the wine of wrath from my hand and make all the nations to whom I send you drink it.' 16 They will drink, stagger, and act like madmen because of the sword I am sending among them.
  • Job 12:16 : 16 "With Him are strength and sound wisdom; the deceived and the deceiver are His."
  • Jer 48:26 : 26 Make her drunk, for she has magnified herself against the LORD. Moab will wallow in her vomit and become an object of ridicule.
  • Matt 17:17 : 17 Then Jesus answered, 'O unbelieving and perverse generation, how long must I be with you? How long must I put up with you? Bring him here to Me.'