Verse 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.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Torner skal vokse i dens palasser; nesler og tistler i dens festninger. Det skal bli et sted for ville dyr, et hus for strutser.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Og torner skal vokse opp i hennes palasser, brennesler og torner i hennes festninger: og det skal bli bolig for drager og gårdsplass for ugler.

• Norsk King James

  Og torner skal vokse opp i palassene hennes, brennesler og torn i festningene: og det skal være et bosted for slanger, og en plass for ugler.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Torner skal vokse opp i palassene, brennesle og tistler i de befestede stedene; det skal være en bolig for sjakaler, en gårdsplass for strutser.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Tistler og klunger skal vokse i deres palasser, nesler og brier i deres festninger. Det skal bli en bolig for sjakaler, en plass for struts.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Og torn skal vokse frem i palassene hennes, nesler og tornebusker i hennes festninger: det skal bli en bolig for drager, en gård for ugler.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Og torner skal vokse opp i hennes palasser, samt nesler og kratt i hennes festninger; og den skal bli et tilhold for drager og et bosted for ugler.

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

  Og torn skal vokse frem i palassene hennes, nesler og tornebusker i hennes festninger: det skal bli en bolig for drager, en gård for ugler.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Torner skal vokse i palassene, nesler og tistler i festningene. Det skal bli et hvilested for sjakaler og et beite for struts.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Tistler skal vokse opp i deres slott, brennende nesler og torner i deres festninger. Det skal være en bolig for sjakaler, en beitemark for strutser.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og der skulle opvoxe Torne paa dens Paladser, Nelder og Tidsler i dens Befæstninger, og der skal være Dragers Bolig, en Gaard for Strudsunger.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And thorns shall come up in her palaces, nettles and brambles in the fortresses thereof: and it shall be an habitation of dragons, and a court for owls.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Og torner skal vokse i hennes palasser, nesle og tornebusker i hennes festninger: og det skal bli et tilholdssted for drager, og en domstol for ugler.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  And thorns shall come up in its palaces, nettles and brambles in its fortresses: and it shall be a habitation for dragons, and a court for owls.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And thorns shall come up in her palaces, nettles and brambles in the fortresses thereof: and it shall be an habitation of dragons, and a court for owls.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Torner skal vokse opp i dens palasser, nesler og tistler i dens festninger; og det skal bli et bosted for sjakaler, en gård for strutser.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Og palassene hennes er dekket av torner, Nesle og torn er i festningene hennes, Og det har blitt en bolig for drager, En gårdsplass for strutsenes døtre.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Torner skal vokse opp i palassene der, brennesle og tistler i fortene; det skal bli en bolig for sjakaler, en gårdsplass for strutser.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Og torner vil vokse opp i hennes vakre hus, og villplanter i hennes sterke tårn: og rever vil lage sine hi der, og det vil være et møtested for struts.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Thornes shal growe in their palaces, nettels & thistles in their stronge holdes, yt the dragons maye haue their pleasure therin, & that they maye be a courte for Estriches.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And it shall bring foorth thornes in the palaces thereof, nettles and thistles in the strong holdes thereof, and it shall be an habitation for dragons, and a court for ostriches.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Thornes shall growe in their palaces, nettles & thistles in their strong holdes, that the dragons may haue their pleasure therin, and that they may be a court for Estriches.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And thorns shall come up in her palaces, nettles and brambles in the fortresses thereof: and it shall be an habitation of dragons, [and] a court for owls.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Thorns shall come up in its palaces, nettles and thistles in the fortresses of it; and it shall be a habitation of jackals, a court for ostriches.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And gone up her palaces have thorns, Nettle and bramble `are' in her fortresses, And it hath been a habitation of dragons, A court for daughters of an ostrich.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And thorns shall come up in its palaces, nettles and thistles in the fortresses thereof; and it shall be a habitation of jackals, a court for ostriches.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And thorns will come up in her fair houses, and waste plants in her strong towers: and foxes will make their holes there, and it will be a meeting-place for ostriches.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Thorns will come up in its palaces, nettles and thistles in its fortresses; and it will be a habitation of jackals, a court for ostriches.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Her fortresses will be overgrown with thorns; thickets and weeds will grow in her fortified cities. Jackals will settle there; ostriches will live there.

Referenced Verses

• Jer 9:11 : 11 Who is the wise person who may understand this? And to whom has the mouth of the Lord spoken, that he may declare it? Why has the land perished, been scorched like a desert with no one passing through?
• Jer 10:22 : 22 Listen! The sound of a report is coming—a great commotion from the northern land to make the cities of Judah desolate, a dwelling place for jackals.
• Ps 44:19 : 19 Our hearts have not turned back, nor have our steps strayed from Your path.
• Mal 1:3 : 3 but Esau I have hated. I have turned his mountains into a wasteland and given his inheritance to the wild creatures of the desert.
• Rev 18:2 : 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.'
• Rev 18:20-24 : 20 Rejoice over her, O heaven, and you saints, apostles, and prophets, because God has pronounced your judgment against her! 21 Then a mighty angel picked up a stone like a great millstone and threw it into the sea, saying, 'Thus, with violence, Babylon the great city will be thrown down, and it will never be found again.' 22 The sound of harpists, musicians, flute players, and trumpeters will never be heard in you again. No craftsman of any trade will ever be found in you again. The sound of a millstone will never be heard in you again. 23 The light of a lamp will never shine in you again. The voice of a bridegroom and bride will never be heard in you again. For your merchants were the great ones of the earth, and all the nations were deceived by your sorcery. 24 And in her was found the blood of prophets and saints, and of all who have been slain on the earth.
• Isa 13:21-22 : 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 32:13-14 : 13 The land of my people will be covered with thorns and briers, indeed over all the joyful houses in the jubilant city. 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.
• Isa 35:7 : 7 The burning sand will become a pool, and the thirsty ground springs of water. In the habitation of jackals, where they lie, grass will grow with reeds and rushes.
• Jer 49:33 : 33 Hazor will become a dwelling place for jackals, a desolation forever. No one will dwell there; no human being will live in it.
• Jer 50:39-40 : 39 Therefore, desert creatures and hyenas will dwell there, and ostriches will inhabit it. It will never again be inhabited or settled from generation to generation. 40 As God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah along with their neighbors, declares the LORD, no one will live there, and no human being will dwell in it.
• Jer 51:37 : 37 Babylon will become a heap of ruins, a haunt for jackals, a horror and an object of scorn, without inhabitant.
• Hos 9:6 : 6 Even if they escape destruction, Egypt will gather them, and Memphis will bury them. Weeds will inherit their treasures of silver, and thorns will overrun their tents.
• Zeph 2:9 : 9 Therefore, as surely as I live—declares the Lord of Hosts, the God of Israel—Moab will become like Sodom, and the Ammonites like Gomorrah, a land of weeds and salt pits, a perpetual ruin. The remnant of My people will plunder them, and the survivors of My nation will inherit their land.