Verse 15

Because you have said, 'We have made a covenant with death, and with Sheol we have made an agreement. When the overwhelming scourge passes through, it will not reach us, for we have made lies our refuge and falsehood our hiding place.'

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  For dere sier: 'Vi har inngått en pakt med døden, og med dødsriket har vi gjort en avtale; når den overskyllende pesten går forbi, skal den ikke komme til oss, for vi har gjort løgn til vår trygghet, og under falskhet har vi skjult oss.'

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Fordi dere har sagt: Vi har gjort en pakt med døden, og med helvete har vi gjort en avtale; når den flommende svøpen farer forbi, skal den ikke nå oss: for vi har gjort løgn til vår tilflukt, og under falskhet har vi skjult oss.

• Norsk King James

  Fordi dere har sagt, Vi har gjort en pakt med døden, og vi har gjort en pakt med helvete; når den overflytende plagen passerer gjennom, skal den ikke komme til oss: vi har gjort løgnen til vårt skjold, og under falskhet har vi gjemt oss.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Fordi dere sa: Vi har gjort en pakt med døden, en avtale med dødsriket har vi gjort; når det strømmende flommen går over, skal den ikke nå oss, for vi har gjort løgn til vår tilflukt og gjemmer oss i falskhet.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Fordi dere sier: "Vi har inngått en pakt med døden, vi har gjort en kontrakt med dødsriket, når den piskende flommen går over, skal den ikke nå oss, for vi har gjort løgnen til vår tilflukt og skjult oss i falskhet."

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Fordi dere har sagt: Vi har gjort en pakt med døden, og med dødsriket er vi enige; når den overveldende svøpe går igjennom, skal den ikke nå oss: for vi har gjort løgner til vårt tilfluktssted, og under falskhet har vi skjult oss.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  For dere har sagt: ‘Vi har inngått en pakt med døden, og med helvete er vi i forbund; når den overstrømmende pisk passerer, vil den ikke nå oss, for vi har gjort løgn til vårt vern og skjult oss under falskhet.’

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

  Fordi dere har sagt: Vi har gjort en pakt med døden, og med dødsriket er vi enige; når den overveldende svøpe går igjennom, skal den ikke nå oss: for vi har gjort løgner til vårt tilfluktssted, og under falskhet har vi skjult oss.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Fordi dere sier: 'Vi har inngått en pakt med døden, og med dødsriket har vi gjort en avtale. Når pesten sveiper forbi, vil den ikke nå oss, for vi har gjort løgn til vårt tilfluktssted, og skjult oss i falskhet.'

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Fordi dere har sagt: 'Vi har inngått en pakt med døden, og med dødsriket har vi gjort en avtale; når den overveldende svøpen kommer, skal den ikke nå oss, for vi har lagt vår tilflukt til løgn og gjemt oss i det falske.'

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Fordi I sagde: Vi have gjort en Pagt med Døden, og gjort et forsigtigt (Forbund) med Helvede; naar en overskyllende Flod gaaer over, da skal den ikke komme til os, thi vi have sat Løgn til vor Tilflugt, og ere skjulte med Falskhed,

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Because ye have said, We have made a covenant with death, and with hell are we at agreement; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, it shall not come unto us: for we have made lies our refuge, and under falsehood have we hid ourselves:

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Fordi dere har sagt: Vi har gjort en pakt med døden, og med dødsriket har vi en overenskomst; når den oversvømmende pesten skal gå gjennom, skal den ikke komme til oss: for vi har gjort løgn til vår tilflukt, og under falskhet har vi skjult oss:

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  Because you have said, We have made a covenant with death, and with hell are we in agreement; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, it shall not come to us: for we have made lies our refuge, and under falsehood have we hidden ourselves:

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  Because ye have said, We have made a covenant with death, and with hell are we at agreement; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, it shall not come unto us: for we have made lies our refuge, and under falsehood have we hid ourselves:

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Fordi dere har sagt: Vi har gjort en pakt med døden, og med Sheol har vi en avtale; når den oversvømmende pisk går forbi, skal den ikke nå oss; for vi har gjort løgn til vårt tilflukt, og under falskhet har vi skjult oss:

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Fordi dere har sagt: 'Vi har inngått en pakt med døden, og med dødsriket har vi laget en avtale. En rasende flom, når den kommer forbi, vil ikke nå oss, fordi vi har gjort løgnen til vår tilflukt, og i falskhet har vi skjult oss.'

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Fordi dere har sagt: Vi har inngått en pakt med døden, og med Sheol har vi en avtale; når den overslyngende pesten passerer, skal den ikke komme til oss; for vi har gjort løgner til vår tilflukt, og under bedrag har vi skjult oss:

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Fordi dere har sagt: Vi har gjort døden til vår venn, og med underverdenen har vi inngått en avtale; når flommene kommer gjennom, vil de ikke nå oss; for vi ser til falske ord for hjelp, og søker ly i det som er usant:

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  For ye coforte yor selues thus: Tush, death & we are at a poynte, & as for hell, we haue made a codicion with it: that though there breake out eny sore plage, it shal not come vpon vs. For with disceate wil we escape, and with nymblenes will we defende or selues.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Because ye haue said, We haue made a couenant with death, and with hell are we at agreement: though a scourge runne ouer, and passe through, it shal not come at vs: for we haue made falshood our refuge, & vnder vanitie are we hid,

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Because ye haue sayd, We haue made a couenaunt with death, and with hell are we at agreement: and though there go foorth a sore plague, it shall not come vnto vs, for we haue made falsehood our refuge, and vnder vanitie are we hid.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Because ye have said, We have made a covenant with death, and with hell are we at agreement; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, it shall not come unto us: for we have made lies our refuge, and under falsehood have we hid ourselves:

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Because you have said, We have made a covenant with death, and with Sheol are we at agreement; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, it shall not come to us; for we have made lies our refuge, and under falsehood have we hid ourselves:

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  Because ye have said: `We have made a covenant with death, And with Sheol we have made a provision, An overflowing scourge, when it passeth over, Doth not meet us, Though we have made a lie our refuge, And in falsehood have been hidden.'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Because ye have said, We have made a covenant with death, and with Sheol are we at agreement; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, it shall not come unto us; for we have made lies our refuge, and under falsehood have we hid ourselves:

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Because you have said, We have made death our friend, and with the underworld we have made an agreement; when the overflowing waters come through they will not come near us; for we are looking to false words for help, taking cover in what is untrue:

• World English Bible (2000)

  "Because you have said, 'We have made a covenant with death, and with Sheol are we in agreement. When the overflowing scourge passes through, it won't come to us; for we have made lies our refuge, and we have hidden ourselves under falsehood.'"

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  For you say,“We have made a treaty with death, with Sheol we have made an agreement. When the overwhelming judgment sweeps by it will not reach us. For we have made a lie our refuge, we have hidden ourselves in a deceitful word.”

Referenced Verses

• Isa 8:7-8 : 7 therefore the Lord is about to bring against them the mighty and abundant waters of the River—the king of Assyria and all his splendor. It will overflow all its channels and spill over all its banks. 8 It will sweep into Judah, flooding and passing through; it will reach up to the neck. Its outspread wings will cover the entire breadth of your land, O Immanuel.
• Isa 28:2 : 2 Behold, the Lord has one who is strong and mighty, like a hailstorm, a destructive tempest, like a driving flood of mighty waters overflowing, He will cast it down to the ground by His hand.
• Isa 28:18 : 18 Your covenant with death will be annulled, and your agreement with Sheol will not stand. When the overwhelming scourge passes through, you will be trampled by it.
• Ezek 13:22 : 22 Because you disheartened the righteous with your lies when I had not caused them grief, and because you encouraged the wicked not to turn from their evil ways to save their lives,
• Dan 11:22 : 22 Then the armed forces shall be swept away before him and broken, including the prince of the covenant.
• Hos 2:18 : 18 On that day, declares the LORD, you will call me 'My Husband' and no longer call me 'My Master.'
• Amos 2:4 : 4 This is what the LORD says: 'For three transgressions of Judah, and for four, I will not revoke the punishment, because they have rejected the law of the LORD and have not kept His statutes. Their lies have led them astray, lies after which their ancestors walked.'
• Jonah 2:8 : 8 As my life was fading away, I remembered the LORD, and my prayer rose to You, to Your holy temple.
• Zeph 1:12 : 12 At that time, I will search Jerusalem with lamps and punish those who are complacent, who settle like wine on its dregs, and say to themselves, 'The Lord will do neither good nor harm.'
• 2 Thess 2:9-9 : 9 The coming of the lawless one will be in accordance with the workings of Satan, with all kinds of power, false signs, and wonders, 10 and with every kind of deceit targeting those who are perishing, because they refused to love the truth and so be saved. 11 For this reason, God sends them a powerful delusion, so that they will believe the lie,
• Job 5:23 : 23 For you will have a covenant with the stones of the field, and the beasts of the field will be at peace with you.
• Job 15:25-27 : 25 For he has stretched out his hand against God and boasts arrogantly against the Almighty. 26 He rushes against Him defiantly, with a sturdy shield for the thickness of his defense. 27 Though he has covered his face with fat and clothed his waist with layers of flesh,
• Eccl 8:8 : 8 No one has power over the wind to restrain it, and no one has power over the day of death. No one is discharged in the time of war, and wickedness will not save those who practice it.
• Isa 5:18-19 : 18 Woe to those who drag iniquity with cords of falsehood and sin as if with cart ropes! 19 To those who say, 'Let God hurry and work quickly so we may see it! Let the plan of the Holy One of Israel come so we may know it!'
• Isa 29:15 : 15 Woe to those who go to great depths to hide their plans from the LORD, who do their work in darkness and think, 'Who sees us? Who knows us?'
• Isa 30:10 : 10 They say to the seers, 'See no more visions!' and to the prophets, 'Give us no more visions of what is right! Tell us pleasant things, prophesy illusions.'
• Isa 30:28 : 28 His breath is like a rushing torrent that rises to the neck. He will sift the nations with the sieve of destruction, and place a bridle in the jaws of the peoples, leading them astray.
• Jer 5:31 : 31 The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests rule by their own authority. And My people love it this way. But what will you do in the end?
• Jer 14:13 : 13 But I said, "Ah, Sovereign LORD, the prophets are telling them, 'You will not see the sword or suffer famine, but I will give you lasting peace in this place.'"
• Jer 16:19 : 19 LORD, my strength and my fortress, my refuge in the day of trouble! Nations will come to You from the ends of the earth and say, 'Our ancestors inherited nothing but lies, worthless idols that do not profit at all.'
• Jer 28:15-17 : 15 Then the prophet Jeremiah said to the prophet Hananiah, 'Listen now, Hananiah, the LORD has not sent you, but you have led this people to trust in falsehood.' 16 Therefore, this is what the LORD says: 'I am about to remove you from the face of the earth. You will die this year because you have preached rebellion against the LORD.' 17 And the prophet Hananiah died that same year, in the seventh month.
• Jer 44:17 : 17 Instead, we will do everything we promised: we will burn incense to the Queen of Heaven and pour out drink offerings to her, just as we, our ancestors, our kings, and our officials did in the cities of Judah and the streets of Jerusalem. At that time, we had plenty of food, prospered, and experienced no disaster.
• Ezek 8:12 : 12 Then He said to me, 'Son of man, have you seen what the elders of the house of Israel are doing in the darkness, each in the chamber of his carved images? For they say, ‘The Lord does not see us; the Lord has abandoned the land.’'
• Ezek 13:16 : 16 along with the prophets of Israel who prophesied concerning Jerusalem and claimed visions of peace for her when there was no peace, declares the Lord GOD.
• Isa 9:15 : 15 Those who guide this people mislead them, and those who are guided by them are swallowed up.