Verse 33

Topheth has long been prepared; it has been made ready for the king. Its fire pit is deep and wide, with an abundance of fire and wood. The breath of the LORD, like a stream of burning sulfur, sets it ablaze.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  For Tofet er forberedt lenge siden, den er tilrettelagt for kongen; den er dyp og bred, dens bål er stort, Herrens pust er som en strøm av svovel.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  For Tofet er forberedt fra gammel tid; ja, for kongen er det gjort klart; han har gjort det dypt og bredt: bålet derav er ild og mye ved; Herrens pust, som en strøm av svovel, har satt det i brann.

• Norsk King James

  For Tophet er blitt fastsatt siden urtid; ja, for kongen er det tilberedt; han har gjort det dypt og stort: bunken er brann og mye ved; Herrens ånd, som en elv av svovel, tenner den.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  For Tofet er beredt fra tidligere, ja, også for kongen er den gjort klar, dyp og bred, med mye ved og ild og Herrens ånde som setter den i brann, som en svovelstrøm.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  For siden tidens morgen er et bål beredt; ja, for kongen er det gjort klart; dypt og bredt er ildstedet, og Herrens ånde, som en flod av svovel, brenner den.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  For Tofet er innviet fra gammel tid; ja, for kongen er det forberedt; han har gjort det dypt og stort: dens haug er ild og mye ved; Herrens pust, som en strøm av svovel, tenner det.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  For Tophet er forutbestemt fra eldgammel tid; ja, for kongen er det beredt. Han har gjort det dypt og vidt; bunker av ild og rikelig med ved ligger der, og HERRENs ånd, som en flom av svovel, tenner den.

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

  For Tofet er innviet fra gammel tid; ja, for kongen er det forberedt; han har gjort det dypt og stort: dens haug er ild og mye ved; Herrens pust, som en strøm av svovel, tenner det.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  For Tofet er forberedt av gammel tid, ja, det er gjort klart for kongen, det er dypt og bredt, med ild og ved i overflod; Herrens ånde, som en svovelflom brenner opp der.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  For Tofet er bestemt fra fortiden, forberedt for kongen. Den er gjort dyp og bred, med ild og mye ved. Herrens pust, som en strøm av svovel, tenner den.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Thi Thophet er tilberedt fra igaar, (ja) den er og beredt til Kongen, han gjorde den dyb, han gjorde den vid; dens Baals Ild og Træ er mangfoldigt, Herrens Aande, som antænder den, er som en Svovelstrøm.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  For Tophet is ordained of old; yea, for the king it is prepared; he hath made it deep and large: the pile thereof is fire and much wood; the breath of the LORD, like a stream of brimstone, doth kindle it.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  For Tofet er bestemt fra gamle dager; ja, for kongen er det forberedt; han har gjort det dypt og bredt: veden er mye, og Herrens ånde, som en strøm av svovel, tenner det.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  For Tophet is ordained of old; yes, for the king it is prepared; he has made it deep and large: the pile thereof is fire and much wood; the breath of the LORD, like a stream of brimstone, kindles it.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  For Tophet is ordained of old; yea, for the king it is prepared; he hath made it deep and large: the pile thereof is fire and much wood; the breath of the LORD, like a stream of brimstone, doth kindle it.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  For en Tofet er fra gammelt forberedt; ja, for kongen er den gjort klar; han har gjort den dyp og bred; vedbunken er ild og mye ved; Herrens ånde, som en strøm av svovel, antenner den.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  For, Tophet er ordnet fra gammel tid, Også for kongen er det beredt, Han har gjort det dypt, han har gjort det stort, Dets vedstabel er ild og mye ved, Herrens pust som en strøm av svovel brenner i det!

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  For en Tofet er gammel forberedt; ja, for kongen er den gjort klar; den er dyp og bred, dens bål er brennende ild og mye ved; Herrens pust, som en svovelstrøm, tenner det.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  For et sted for ild har lenge vært klart; ja, det har vært forberedt for kongen; det er gjort dypt og bredt: det er fylt med ild og mye ved; Herrens pust, som en strøm av ild, setter fyr på det.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  For he hath prepared the fyre of payne from the begynnynge, yee euen for kynges also. This hath he made depe & wyde, ye norishinge therof is fyre and wodde innumerable, which the breath ofte LORDE kyndleth, as it were a match of brymstone.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  For Tophet is prepared of olde: it is euen prepared for the King: hee hath made it deepe and large: the burning thereof is fire and much wood: the breath of the Lord, like a riuer of brimstone, doeth kindle it.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  For the fire of hell is ordayned from the beginning, yea euen for the kyng is it prepared: This hath the Lorde set in the deepe, and made it wide, the burning whereof is fire and muche wood: The breath of the Lorde whiche is like a riuer of brimstone doth kindle it.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  For Tophet [is] ordained of old; yea, for the king it is prepared; he hath made [it] deep [and] large: the pile thereof [is] fire and much wood; the breath of the LORD, like a stream of brimstone, doth kindle it.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  For a Topheth is prepared of old; yes, for the king it is made ready; he has made it deep and large; the pile of it is fire and much wood; the breath of Yahweh, like a stream of sulfur, does kindle it.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  For, arranged from former time is Tophet, Even it for the king is prepared, He hath made deep, He hath made large, Its pile `is' fire and much wood, The breath of Jehovah, As a stream of brim stone, is burning in it!

• American Standard Version (1901)

  For a Topheth is prepared of old; yea, for the king it is made ready; he hath made it deep and large; the pile thereof is fire and much wood; the breath of Jehovah, like a stream of brimstone, doth kindle it.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  For a place of fire has long been ready; yes, it has been made ready for the king; he has made it deep and wide: it is massed with fire and much wood; the breath of the Lord, like a stream of fire, puts a light to it.

• World English Bible (2000)

  For his burning place has long been ready. Yes, for the king it is prepared. He has made its pyre deep and large with fire and much wood. Yahweh's breath, like a stream of sulfur, kindles it.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  For the burial place is already prepared; it has been made deep and wide for the king. The firewood is piled high on it. The LORD’s breath, like a stream flowing with brimstone, will ignite it.

Referenced Verses

• 2 Kgs 23:10 : 10 He defiled Topheth, which is in the Valley of the Son of Hinnom, so no one could make his son or daughter pass through the fire to Molech.
• Gen 19:24 : 24 Then the LORD rained down burning sulfur on Sodom and Gomorrah—from the LORD out of the heavens.
• Jude 1:4 : 4 For certain people have secretly slipped in among you—those who were written about long ago as being destined for this condemnation. They are ungodly, turning the grace of our God into a license for immorality and denying our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ.
• Jer 19:6 : 6 So beware! The days are coming,’ declares the LORD, ‘when this place will no longer be called Topheth or the Valley of Ben-Hinnom, but the Valley of Slaughter.
• Jer 19:11-14 : 11 And say to them, ‘This is what the LORD Almighty says: I will break this people and this city as one breaks a potter’s jar that cannot be repaired. They will bury the dead in Topheth until there is no more room to bury.’ 12 This is what I will do to this place and to its inhabitants, declares the LORD: I will make this city like Topheth. 13 The houses in Jerusalem and the houses of the kings of Judah will become defiled like this place, Topheth—all the houses where they burned incense on their roofs to all the starry hosts and poured out drink offerings to other gods. 14 Jeremiah then returned from Topheth, where the LORD had sent him to prophesy, and he stood in the court of the LORD’s temple and said to all the people:
• Ezek 32:22-23 : 22 Assyria is there with all her company, their graves all around, all of them slain, fallen by the sword. 23 Their graves are set in the depths of the pit, and her company is all around her grave, all of them slain, fallen by the sword, spreading terror in the land of the living.
• Matt 4:22 : 22 And immediately they left the boat and their father and followed Him.
• Matt 18:8-9 : 8 If your hand or your foot causes you to stumble, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life crippled or lame than to have two hands or two feet and be thrown into eternal fire. 9 And if your eye causes you to stumble, gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life with one eye than to have two eyes and be thrown into the fire of hell.
• Matt 25:41 : 41 Then he will say to those on his left, ‘Depart from me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels.
• Heb 13:8 : 8 Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever.
• 1 Pet 1:8 : 8 Though you have not seen Him, you love Him. Though not seeing Him now, you believe in Him and rejoice with an inexpressible and glorious joy,
• Rev 14:10-11 : 10 they too will drink the wine of God's wrath, which has been poured full strength into the cup of His anger. They will be tormented with fire and sulfur in the presence of the holy angels and the Lamb. 11 The smoke of their torment will rise forever and ever. There will be no rest day or night for those who worship the beast and its image, or for anyone who receives the mark bearing its name."
• Rev 19:18-20 : 18 'that you may eat the flesh of kings, the flesh of generals, the flesh of mighty men, the flesh of horses and their riders, and the flesh of all people, free and slave, small and great.' 19 Then I saw the beast and the kings of the earth and their armies gathered together to make war against the rider on the horse and His army. 20 But the beast was captured, and with him the false prophet who had performed the signs on his behalf. By these signs he had deceived those who had received the mark of the beast and worshiped its image. The two of them were thrown alive into the lake of fire burning with sulfur.
• Ps 40:5-6 : 5 Blessed is the man who makes the LORD his trust and does not turn to the proud or to those who follow falsehoods. 6 You, LORD my God, have done many wonderful works, and Your plans are beyond comparison. If I tried to declare and speak of them, they are too numerous to count.
• Isa 14:9-9 : 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. 20 You will not be joined with them in burial, because you have destroyed your land and slain your people. The offspring of evildoers will never be remembered.
• Isa 30:27-28 : 27 Behold, the name of the LORD comes from afar, burning with anger and dense with smoke; his lips are full of wrath, and his tongue is like a consuming fire. 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.
• Isa 37:38 : 38 While he was worshiping in the house of his god Nisroch, his sons Adrammelech and Sharezer struck him down with the sword and escaped to the land of Ararat. And his son Esarhaddon reigned in his place.
• Jer 7:31-32 : 31 They have built the high places of Topheth in the Valley of Ben Hinnom to burn their sons and daughters in the fire—something I did not command, nor did it enter my mind. 32 So beware! The days are coming, declares the LORD, when it will no longer be called Topheth or the Valley of Ben Hinnom, but the Valley of Slaughter; for they will bury the dead in Topheth until there is no more room.