Verse 8

Then Assyria will fall by a sword not wielded by man, and a sword not wielded by humans will devour them. They will flee from the sword, and their young men will be put into forced labor.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Assyreren skal falle for et sverd, men ikke av menneskehånd; et sverd skal fortære ham, men ikke av en menneske. Han skal flykte fra sverdet, og hans unge menn skal bli tvunget til å bli slaver.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Assyreren skal falle for et sverd som ikke er menneske, og et sverd som ikke er av menneske, skal fortære ham. Han skal flykte for sverdet, og hans unge menn skal være tvunget til å arbeide.

• Norsk King James

  Da skal assyreren falle for sverdet, ikke av en mektig manns hånd; sverdet, ikke av en svak manns hånd, skal fortære ham. Han skal flykte fra sverdet, mens hans unge menn vil bli forvirret.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og Assur skal falle, ikke ved et menneskes sverd, og et sverd som ikke tilhører et menneske skal fortære ham. Han skal flykte for sverdet, og hans unge menn skal bli til slaver.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Og Assyria skal falle, men ikke for et menneskes sverd. Et sverd som ikke tilhører en mann, skal fortære dem. De skal flykte for sverdet, og de unge krigerne skal bli treller.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Da skal assyreren falle for et sverd, ikke fra en mektig mann; og sverdet, ikke fra en simpel mann, skal fortære ham; men han skal flykte fra sverdet, og de unge mennene hans skal bli gjort til skamme.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Da vil assyreren falle for sverdet, ikke ved hånden til en mektig mann; sverdet, utenfor den vanlige mann, skal fortære ham. Han vil flykte foran sverdet, og hans unge menn vil miste motet.

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

  Da skal assyreren falle for et sverd, ikke fra en mektig mann; og sverdet, ikke fra en simpel mann, skal fortære ham; men han skal flykte fra sverdet, og de unge mennene hans skal bli gjort til skamme.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Assyreren skal falle for et sverd som ikke er av menneske, og et sverd som ikke er menneskelig, skal fortære ham. Han skal flykte fra sverdet, og unge menn skal bli vederlag.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Assyreren skal falle ved et sverd, ikke av en mann, og et sverd, ikke av et menneske, skal fortære ham. Han skal flykte for sverdet, og hans unge menn skal bli til slaver.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og Assur skal falde, ikke ved Mands Sværd, og et Sværd, (som) ikke er et Menneskes, skal fortære ham, og han skal flye for Sværdet, og hans unge Karle skulle være skatskyldige.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Then shall the Assyrian fall with the sword, not of a mighty man; and the sword, not of a mean man, shall devour him: but he shall flee from the sword, and his young men shall be discomfited.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Da skal assyreren falle, men ikke for en mektig manns sverd; et sverd, ikke fra et vanlig menneske, skal ødelegge ham. Han skal flykte fra sverdet, og hans unge menn skal bli beseiret.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  Then shall the Assyrian fall with the sword, not of a mighty man; and the sword, not of a mean man, shall devour him: but he shall flee from the sword, and his young men shall be discomfited.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  Then shall the Assyrian fall with the sword, not of a mighty man; and the sword, not of a mean man, shall devour him: but he shall flee from the sword, and his young men shall be discomfited.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Assyreren skal falle for et sverd, ikke av menneske; og sverdet, ikke av mennesker, skal fortære ham; og han skal flykte fra sverdet, og hans unge menn skal bli underlagt tvangsarbeid.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Assyria skal falle for et sverd, ikke av en mann, og et sverd, ikke av et menneske, skal ødelegge ham, og han skal flykte for sverdet, og hans unge menn skal bli tvunget til arbeid.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Assyreren skal falle for et sverd som ikke er av mennesker; et sverd, ikke av mennesker, skal fortære ham; han skal flykte for sverdet, og hans unge menn skal bli ført til tvangsarbeid.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Da vil assyreren falle ved et sverd, men ikke av mennesker; sverdet, ikke av menn, vil være årsaken til hans ødeleggelse: og han vil flykte fra sverdet, og hans unge menn vil bli satt til tvangsarbeid.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Assur also shalbe slayne with the swerde, not wt a mans swerde. A swerde shal deuoure him, but not a mans swerde. And he shal fle from the slaughter, and his seruauntes shalbe taken prisoners.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Then shall Asshur fall by the sworde, not of man, neither shall the sworde of man deuoure him, and hee shall flee from the sworde, and his yong men shall faint.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Assur also shalbe slayne with the sworde, not with a mans sworde, neither shal the sworde of any man deuour hym, and he shall flee from the slaughter, and his choise young men shalbe discomfited.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Then shall the Assyrian fall with the sword, not of a mighty man; and the sword, not of a mean man, shall devour him: but he shall flee from the sword, and his young men shall be discomfited.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  The Assyrian shall fall by the sword, not of man; and the sword, not of men, shall devour him; and he shall flee from the sword, and his young men shall become subject to forced labor.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And fallen hath Asshur by sword, not of the high, Yea, a sword -- not of the low, doth consume him, And he hath fled for himself from the face of a sword, And his young men become tributary.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And the Assyrian shall fall by the sword, not of man; and the sword, not of men, shall devour him; and he shall flee from the sword, and his young men shall become subject to taskwork.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Then the Assyrian will come down by the sword, but not of man; the sword, not of men, will be the cause of his destruction: and he will go in flight from the sword, and his young men will be put to forced work.

• World English Bible (2000)

  "The Assyrian will fall by the sword, not of man; and the sword, not of mankind, shall devour him. He will flee from the sword, and his young men will become subject to forced labor.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Assyria will fall by a sword, but not one human-made; a sword not made by humankind will destroy them. They will run away from this sword and their young men will be forced to do hard labor.

Referenced Verses

• Isa 14:25 : 25 I will break Assyria in My land and trample him on My mountains. Then his yoke will be taken off their shoulders, and his burden removed from their necks.
• Gen 49:15 : 15 'When he sees how good his resting place is, and how pleasant the land is, he will bend his shoulder to the burden and submit to forced labor.'
• 2 Kgs 19:34-37 : 34 I will defend this city and save it for My sake and for the sake of My servant David. 35 That night, the angel of the Lord went out and struck down 185,000 men in the Assyrian camp. When the people got up the next morning, there were dead bodies everywhere. 36 So Sennacherib king of Assyria broke camp and withdrew. He returned to Nineveh and stayed there. 37 While he was worshiping in the temple of his god Nisroch, his sons Adrammelech and Sharezer struck him down with the sword. They fled to the land of Ararat, and his son Esarhaddon reigned in his place.
• 2 Chr 32:21 : 21 And the LORD sent an angel, who annihilated all the fighting men and leaders and officials in the camp of the king of Assyria. So he withdrew in disgrace to his own land. When he went into the temple of his god, some of his own sons killed him there with the sword.
• Isa 10:12 : 12 When the Lord has finished all His work against Mount Zion and Jerusalem, He will punish the pride of the king of Assyria's heart and the glory of his haughty eyes.
• Isa 10:16-19 : 16 Therefore, the Lord, the LORD of Hosts, will send leanness among his robust ones, and under his glory, a burning will be kindled, like the burning of fire. 17 The Light of Israel will become a fire, their Holy One a flame; it will burn and devour his thorns and briars in a single day. 18 The glory of his forest and his fruitful fields will be consumed, both soul and body. It will be as when a sick man wastes away. 19 The remaining trees of his forest will be so few that a child could count them.
• Isa 10:33-34 : 33 Behold, the Lord, the LORD of Hosts, will lop off the branches with terrifying power. The tall trees will be cut down, and the lofty ones will be humbled. 34 He will cut down the thickets of the forest with an axe, and Lebanon will fall by the Mighty One.
• Isa 29:5 : 5 But the horde of your enemies will be like fine dust, and the horde of the ruthless ones will be like blowing chaff. Suddenly, in an instant,
• Isa 30:27-33 : 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. 29 You will sing as on the night of a sacred festival; your hearts will rejoice as when people go up with flutes to the mountain of the LORD, to the Rock of Israel. 30 The LORD will cause his majestic voice to be heard and will display the strength of his arm with furious anger and consuming fire, with a cloudburst, storm, and hailstones. 31 At the voice of the LORD, Assyria will be shattered; he will strike them down with his rod. 32 Every stroke the LORD lays on them with his punishing rod will be to the sound of tambourines and harps, as he fights them in battle with the blows of his arm. 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.
• Isa 37:7 : 7 Listen! I am going to put a spirit in him so that when he hears a certain report, he will return to his own land, and there I will cause him to fall by the sword.
• Isa 37:35-38 : 35 I will defend this city and save it for My own sake and for the sake of My servant David. 36 Then the angel of the LORD went out and struck down 185,000 men in the camp of the Assyrians. When the people got up the next morning, there were all the dead bodies. 37 So Sennacherib king of Assyria broke camp, departed, returned home, and stayed in Nineveh. 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.
• Hos 1:7 : 7 But I will have compassion on the house of Judah, and I will save them by the LORD their God. I will not save them by bow or sword, by war, by horses, or by horsemen.