Verse 14

For the palace will be deserted, the bustling city abandoned; the hill and the watchtower will become wastelands forever—a delight for wild donkeys and a pasture for flocks.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  For palasset skal bli forlatt, den støyende byen vil bli øde, høyden og tårnet skal bli til huler for alltid, en glede for ville esler, en beitemark for flokker.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Fordi palassene skal stå tomme, den store folkemengden i byen skal forlates; høydene og tårnene skal være til huler for alltid, en glede for villhestrene, en beitemark for buskapen.

• Norsk King James

  Fordi palassene skal være forlatt; flertallet av byen skal stå tom; festningene og tårnene skal bli til ruiner, til glede for ville esler, et beitemark for flokker.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  For palassene er forlatt, byens mengde er forlatt; Ophel og vakttårnet er blitt til huler for alltid, til glede for ville esler, til næring for buskapene;

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  For palasset skal bli forlatt, den travle byen skal bli forlatt, høyden og tårnet skal være øde for alltid, være vil så bli et sted for villdyrs glede og beite for flokker.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  For palassene skal bli forlatt; folkemassene i byen skal bli etterlatt; festningsverkene og tårnene skal bli til huler for alltid, en glede for ville esler, en beitemark for buskap;

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  For palassene skal bli forlatt, og byens folkemengde vil forsvinne; festningene og tårnene skal for evig bli til huler, et fristed for ville esler og en beite for flokker.

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

  For palassene skal bli forlatt; folkemassene i byen skal bli etterlatt; festningsverkene og tårnene skal bli til huler for alltid, en glede for ville esler, en beitemark for buskap;

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Palasset er forlatt, den travle byen er overgitt, åsen og vakttårnet er blitt til ensomhet for evig, en tilflukt for ville esler, en beitemark for flokker.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  For palasset skal være forlatt, den tett befolkede byen skal være øde, høyden og tårnet skal bli til grotter for alltid, glede for villdyr, beitemark for flokker.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Thi Paladserne ere forladte, Stadens Mangfoldighed er forladt; Ophel og Vagttaarnet er blevet til Huler evindeligen, til Glæde for Vildæsler, til Føde for Hjordene;

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Because the palaces shall be forsaken; the multitude of the city shall be left; the forts and towers shall be for dens for ever, a joy of wild asses, a pasture of flocks;

• KJV 1769 norsk

  For palassene skal bli forlatt; folkemengden i byen skal bli igjen; fortene og tårnene skal være huler i evighet, en glede for ville esler, en beitemark for flokker.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  Because the palaces shall be forsaken; the bustle of the city shall be abandoned; the forts and towers shall become dens forever, a joy of wild donkeys, a pasture of flocks;

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  Because the palaces shall be forsaken; the multitude of the city shall be left; the forts and towers shall be for dens for ever, a joy of wild asses, a pasture of flocks;

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  For palasset skal bli forlatt; den folkerike byen skal bli øde; høyden og vakttårnet skal bli til huler for alltid, en glede for ville esler, en beitemark for flokker;

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Palasset er forlatt, folkemengden i byen er forlatt, festning og vakttårn har blitt huler for alltid, en glede for villdyr, en beite for flokker.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  For palasset skal bli forlatt; den tettsittende byen skal bli øde; høydetoppen og vakttårnet skal bli til huler for alltid, til glede for villdyr, til beite for flokker,

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  For de vakre husene vil stå tomme; byen som var full av støy vil bli en ødemark; høyden og vakttårnet vil stå tomme for alltid, en glede for skogens esler, et sted med mat for flokkene;

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  The palaces also shalbe broken, and the greatly occupide cities desolate. The towers and bulwerckes shalbe become dennes for euermore, the pleasure of Mules shalbe turned to pasture for shepe:

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Because the palace shalbe forsaken, and the noise of the citie shalbe left: the towre and fortresse shalbe dennes for euer, & the delite of wilde asses, and a pasture for flockes,

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  The palaces also shalbe broke, and the greatly occupied cities desolate: The towres and bulwarkes shall become dennes for euermore, where wylde asses take their pleasure, and sheepe their pasture.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Because the palaces shall be forsaken; the multitude of the city shall be left; the forts and towers shall be for dens for ever, a joy of wild asses, a pasture of flocks;

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  For the palace shall be forsaken; the populous city shall be deserted; the hill and the watch-tower shall be for dens forever, a joy of wild donkeys, a pasture of flocks;

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  Surely the palace hath been left, The multitude of the city forsaken, Fort and watch-tower hath been for dens unto the age, A joy of wild asses -- a pasture of herds;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  For the palace shall be forsaken; the populous city shall be deserted; the hill and the watch-tower shall be for dens for ever, a joy of wild asses, a pasture of flocks;

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  For the fair houses will have no man living in them; the town which was full of noise will become a waste; the hill and the watchtower will be unpeopled for ever, a joy for the asses of the woods, a place of food for the flocks;

• World English Bible (2000)

  For the palace will be forsaken. The populous city will be deserted. The hill and the watchtower will be for dens forever, a delight for wild donkeys, a pasture of flocks;

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  For the fortress is neglected; the once-crowded city is abandoned. Hill and watchtower are permanently uninhabited. Wild donkeys love to go there, and flocks graze there.

Referenced Verses

• Isa 24:10 : 10 The city of chaos is shattered; every house is shut up so no one may enter.
• Isa 24:12 : 12 Only desolation is left in the city; the gate is battered into ruins.
• Isa 25:2 : 2 For you have turned the city into a heap of ruins, the fortified city into rubble; the palace of foreigners will never be rebuilt.
• Isa 27:10 : 10 The fortified city is desolate, a desert place, abandoned and forsaken like the wilderness. There, calves will graze, lie down, and strip its branches bare.
• Isa 34:11-17 : 11 The pelican and the hedgehog will possess it, the owl and the raven will dwell there. He will stretch over it a measuring line of chaos and stones of emptiness. 12 Its nobles will have no one there to call them a kingdom, and all its princes will come to nothing. 13 Thorns will grow in its palaces, nettles and brambles in its fortresses. It will become a dwelling place for jackals, a home for ostriches. 14 Wild beasts will meet with hyenas, and satyrs will call to one another. There, the night creature will settle and find her place of rest. 15 There, the arrow snake will make her nest, lay eggs, hatch them, and care for her young in her shadow. Indeed, there the kites will gather, each one with its mate. 16 Search and consult the book of the Lord, and read: Not one of these will be missing; none will lack its mate. For His mouth has commanded it, and His Spirit has gathered them together. 17 He has cast the lot for them, and His hand has divided it among them with the measuring line. They will possess it forever; from generation to generation, they will dwell there.
• Luke 21:20 : 20 When you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, then know that its desolation is near.
• Luke 21:24 : 24 They will fall by the edge of the sword and be taken as captives to all nations. Jerusalem will be trampled by the Gentiles until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled.
• Rev 18:2-3 : 2 He cried out with a mighty voice, saying, 'Fallen, fallen is Babylon the Great! She has become a dwelling place for demons, a prison for every unclean spirit, and a cage for every unclean and detested bird.' 3 For all the nations have drunk the wine of the passion of her sexual immorality, the kings of the earth committed immorality with her, and the merchants of the earth have grown rich from the abundance of her luxurious living.
• 2 Kgs 25:9 : 9 He burned down the house of the LORD, the royal palace, and all the houses of Jerusalem. Every large house was burned down.
• Ps 104:11 : 11 They give drink to every wild animal; the wild donkeys quench their thirst.
• Isa 5:9 : 9 The Lord of Hosts said in my hearing: Truly, many houses will become desolate—large and beautiful ones, without occupants.
• Isa 6:11 : 11 Then I said, "For how long, Lord?" And He replied, "Until cities lie ruined without inhabitants, houses are unoccupied, and the land is desolate and devastated.
• Isa 13:19-22 : 19 Babylon, the jewel of kingdoms, the glory of the pride of the Chaldeans, will be like Sodom and Gomorrah when God overthrew them. 20 It will never be inhabited or lived in through all generations; no Arab will pitch his tent there, and no shepherds will let their flocks lie down there. 21 But desert creatures will lie there; their houses will be full of howling creatures. Owls will dwell there, and goat-demons will dance there. 22 Hyenas will cry in its towers, and jackals in its luxurious palaces. Her time is near to come, and her days will not be prolonged.
• Isa 24:1-3 : 1 Behold, the Lord lays the earth waste, devastates it, distorts its surface, and scatters its inhabitants. 2 It will be the same for the people as for the priest, the servant as for his master, the maid as for her mistress, the buyer as for the seller, the lender as for the borrower, the creditor as for the debtor. 3 The earth will be utterly laid waste and completely plundered, for the Lord has spoken this word.