Verse 27

Their inhabitants, stripped of strength, were dismayed and put to shame. They were like grass in the field, tender green shoots, grass on the housetops, scorched before it grows up.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Deres innbyggere ble maktesløse, de ble slaget av skrekk og forlydelse. De var som markens gress og som grønne planter, som gress på hustak og åkrer som er brent før de vokser opp.'

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Deres innbyggere var derfor av liten kraft; de ble forferdet og til skamme, og ble som gresset på marken, som den grønne urten, som gresset på hustakene, som korn som er svidd av før det vokser opp.

• Norsk King James

  Derfor var innbyggerne deres maktesløse; de ble forferdet og forvirret, som gresset på marken, det grønne urtet, og som gresset på takene, som kornet som visner før det vokser.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  De som bor i dem, er maktesløse, skrekkslagne og forvirret; de er som gress på markene, som grønn vegetasjon, gress på takene, fortørkede strå før de har vokst opp.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Innbyggerne der er uten styrke, ble skremt og forvirret. De er som gresset på fjellet, som nyvoksende gress, som halm på takene før det blir vokset opp.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  «Derfor hadde deres innbyggere liten styrke; de ble skremt og forvirret; de var som gresset på marken, som det grønne gresset, som gresset på hustakene, og som korn svidd før det vokser.»

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  «Derfor var deres innbyggere svake; de ble forbløffet og forvirret. De ble som markens gress, grønt ugress, som gress på hustak og som korn som rives bort før det rekker å spire.»

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

  «Derfor hadde deres innbyggere liten styrke; de ble skremt og forvirret; de var som gresset på marken, som det grønne gresset, som gresset på hustakene, og som korn svidd før det vokser.»

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Deres innbyggere var maktesløse, forskrekket og skamfulle. De var som gress på marken, som grønt gress, som gress på taket, svidd før det vokser opp.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Deres innbyggere hadde få ressurser, var forferdet og forvirret. De ble som gress på marken og grønt gress, som gress på takene, brent opp før de står opp.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og de, som boede deri, bleve afmægtige, vare knuste og beskjæmmede; de bleve som Græs paa Marken og (som) de grønne Urter, (som) Hø paa Tagene og en (forbrændt) Ager, før (Kornet) staaer (i Ax).

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Therefore their inhabitants were of small power, they were dismayed and confounded: they were as the grass of the field, and as the green herb, as the grass on the housetops, and as corn blasted before it be grown up.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Deres innbyggere hadde liten makt, de var skremt og skamfølte; de var som gress på marken, grønt gress, gresset på hustakene, svidde før de spirer.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  Therefore their inhabitants were of small power, they were dismayed and confounded: they were as the grass of the field, and as the green herb, as the grass on the housetops, and as grain blighted before it is grown up.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  Therefore their inhabitants were of small power, they were dismayed and confounded: they were as the grass of the field, and as the green herb, as the grass on the housetops, and as corn blasted before it be grown up.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Derfor var folkene av liten kraft; de ble forskrekket og forvirret. De var som gresset på marken, som det grønne gresset, som gresset på taket, felt av østvinden.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Derfor var deres innbyggere maktesløse, de var forskrekket og forstyrret. De var som gress av marken, som øm gress og gress på hustakene, som korn før det vokser opp.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Deres innbyggere hadde liten kraft, ble slått med skrekk og forvirring; de var som markens gress og grønne urter, som gress på hustakene, en åker før den vokser opp.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Derfor hadde deres innbyggere ingen kraft, de ble redde og skamfulle; de var som markens gress, grønt gress, som gress på hustak, som brødskudd før de vokser.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  For their inhabitours shalbe like lame men, brought in feare & confounded. They shalbe like the grasse & grene herbes in the felde, like the hay vpo house toppes, that wythereth, afore it be growne vp.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Whose inhabitants haue small power, and are afrayd & confounded: they are like the grasse of the field & greene herbe, or grasse on the house tops, or corne blassed afore it be growen.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  For their inhabitours shalbe like lame men brought in feare and confounded: they shalbe lyke grasse and greene hearbes in the fielde, lyke the hay vpon house toppes, that wythereth before it be growen vp.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Therefore their inhabitants [were] of small power, they were dismayed and confounded: they were [as] the grass of the field, and [as] the green herb, [as] the grass on the housetops, and [as corn] blasted before it be grown up.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Therefore their inhabitants were of small power, they were dismayed and confounded; they were as the grass of the field, and as the green herb, as the grass on the housetops, and as a field [of grain] before it is grown up.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And their inhabitants are feeble-handed, They were broken down, and are dried up. They have been the herb of the field, And the greenness of the tender grass, Grass of the roofs, And blasted corn, before it hath risen up.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Therefore their inhabitants were of small power, they were dismayed and confounded; they were as the grass of the field, and as the green herb, as the grass on the housetops, and as a field [of grain] before it is grown up.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  This is why their townsmen had no power, they were broken and put to shame; they were like the grass of the field, or a green plant; like the grass on the house-tops, which a cold wind makes waste.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Therefore their inhabitants had little power. They were dismayed and confounded. They were like the grass of the field, and like the green herb, like the grass on the housetops, and like a field before its crop has grown.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Their residents are powerless; they are terrified and ashamed. They are as short-lived as plants in the field or green vegetation. They are as short-lived as grass on the rooftops when it is scorched by the east wind.

Referenced Verses

• Ps 129:6 : 6 Let them be like grass on the housetops, which withers before it grows up,
• Isa 19:16 : 16 In that day, the Egyptians will be like women and will tremble with fear before the uplifted hand of the LORD of Hosts, which He raises against them.
• Isa 40:6-8 : 6 A voice says, 'Cry out.' And I said, 'What shall I cry?' All people are like grass, and all their faithfulness is like the flowers of the field. 7 The grass withers and the flowers fall, because the breath of the Lord blows on them. Surely the people are like grass. 8 The grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of our God endures forever.
• Jer 5:10 : 10 Go up among her rows and destroy them, but do not completely finish them off. Remove her branches, for they do not belong to the Lord.
• Jer 37:10 : 10 Even if you were to strike down the entire Chaldean army fighting against you, and only wounded men were left in their tents, they would rise up and burn this city with fire.
• Jas 1:10-11 : 10 and the rich in his humiliation, because like a flower of the grass he will pass away. 11 For the sun rises with its scorching heat, and withers the grass; its flower falls, and its beauty perishes. In the same way, the rich person will fade away in the midst of his pursuits.
• 1 Pet 1:24 : 24 For, "All flesh is like grass, and all its glory like the flower of the grass. The grass withers, and the flower falls off,
• Num 14:9 : 9 Only do not rebel against the LORD, and do not be afraid of the people of the land, for we will devour them. Their protection is gone, and the LORD is with us. Do not be afraid of them.
• 2 Kgs 19:26 : 26 Their inhabitants were powerless; they were dismayed and confounded. They were like plants of the field, tender grass, vegetation sprouting on the roofs, scorched before it can grow.
• Ps 37:2 : 2 For they will soon wither like grass and fade like green plants.
• Ps 90:5-6 : 5 You sweep them away like a flood; they are like a dream, like grass that springs up in the morning— 6 In the morning it flourishes and grows, but by evening it withers and dries up.
• Ps 92:7 : 7 A senseless person does not know, and a fool does not understand this:
• Ps 103:15 : 15 As for man, his days are like grass, he blooms like a flower of the field.
• Ps 127:1-2 : 1 Unless the Lord builds the house, the builders labor in vain. Unless the Lord watches over the city, the watchmen stay awake in vain. 2 It is futile for you to rise early and stay up late, eating the bread of toil, for He grants sleep to His beloved.