Verse 19

I have not spoken in secret, in a land of darkness; I have not said to Jacob's descendants, 'Seek me in vain.' I, the LORD, speak the truth and declare what is right.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Jeg har ikke talt i hemmelighet eller fra et sted i mørkets land. Jeg sa ikke til Jakobs ætt: 'Søk meg forgjeves.' Jeg, Herren, taler rettferdighet, åpenbarer sannhet.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Jeg har ikke talt i hemmelighet, i en mørk plass på jorden. Jeg har ikke sagt til Jakobs etterkommere: Søk meg for intet. Jeg, Herren, taler rettferdighet, jeg forkynner det som er rett.

• Norsk King James

  Jeg har ikke talt i hemmelighet, i et mørkt sted på jorden: jeg sa ikke til Jakobs ætt: Søk meg forgjeves; jeg, Herren, taler rettferdighet, jeg erklærer det som er riktig.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Jeg har ikke talt i det skjulte, et sted mørkt på jorden; jeg sa ikke til Jakobs ætt: Let forgjeves etter meg; jeg er Herren, som taler rettferdighet, som forkynder det som er rett.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Jeg har ikke talt i det skjulte, på et mørkt sted på jorden; jeg sa ikke til Jakobs ætt: Søk meg for tomhet. Jeg, Herren, taler rettferdighet, forteller det som er rett.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Jeg har ikke talt i hemmelighet eller på et mørkt sted på jorden; jeg sa ikke til Jakobs ætt: Søk meg forgjeves. Jeg, Herren, taler det som er rett; jeg forkynner det som er rett.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Jeg har ikke talt i hemmelighet, i et mørkt sted på jorden; jeg har ikke sagt til Jakobs ætt: «Søk meg forgjeves.» Jeg, HERREN, taler rettferdighet og erklærer det som er sant.

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

  Jeg har ikke talt i hemmelighet eller på et mørkt sted på jorden; jeg sa ikke til Jakobs ætt: Søk meg forgjeves. Jeg, Herren, taler det som er rett; jeg forkynner det som er rett.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Jeg har ikke talt i det skjulte, i et tykt mørke, og jeg har ikke sagt til Jakobs ætt: «Søk meg forgjeves.» Jeg, Herren, taler rettferdighet, jeg forkynner det som er rett.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Jeg har ikke talt i det skjulte, i et mørkt land; jeg sa ikke til Jakobs ætt: 'Søk meg for intet.' Jeg, Herren, taler rettferdighet, forkynner det som er rett.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Jeg haver ikke talet i Løndom, i Jordens mørke Sted, jeg haver ikke sagt til Jakobs Sæd: Søger mig forgjæves; jeg er Herren, som taler Retfærdighed, som forkynder Oprigtigheder.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  I have not spoken in secret, in a dark place of the earth: I said not unto the seed of Jacob, Seek ye me in vain: I the LORD speak righteousness, I declare things that are right.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Jeg har ikke talt i hemmelighet, i et mørkt sted på jorden; jeg sa ikke til Jakobs ætt: Søk meg for intet: jeg, Herren, taler rettferdighet, jeg åpenbarer det som er riktig.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  I have not spoken in secret, in a dark place of the earth: I did not say to the seed of Jacob, Seek Me in vain: I the LORD speak righteousness, I declare things that are right.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  I have not spoken in secret, in a dark place of the earth: I said not unto the seed of Jacob, Seek ye me in vain: I the LORD speak righteousness, I declare things that are right.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Jeg har ikke talt i hemmelighet, i et mørkt sted på jorden; jeg sa ikke til Jakobs ætt, Søk meg forgjeves: Jeg, Herren, taler rettferdighet, jeg forkynner det som er rett.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Ikke i skjul har jeg talt, på et mørkt sted på jorden, jeg har ikke sagt til Jakobs ætt: ‘Søk meg forgjeves.’ Jeg, Herren, taler rettferdighet, jeg forkynner det som er rett.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Jeg har ikke talt i det skjulte, ikke på et mørkt sted i landet, jeg sa ikke til Jakobs ætt: Søk meg forgjeves. Jeg er Herren som taler rettferdighet, som forkynner sannferdige ord.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Jeg har ikke talt i skjul, i en krok av underverdenen; jeg sa ikke til Jakobs ætt, Gå til et ødeland for å søke meg: Jeg, Herren, taler det som er sant, min tale er rettferdighet.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  I haue not spoken secretly, nether in darcke places of the earth. It is not for naught, that I sayde vnto the sede of Iacob: seke me. I am the LORDE, which whe I speake, declare the thinge that is rightuous and true.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  I haue not spoken in secrete, neither in a place of darkenes in the earth: I saide not in vaine vnto the seede of Iaakob, Seeke you me: I the Lord doe speake righteousnesse, and declare righteous things.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  I haue not spoken secretly, neither in darke places of the earth: I sayde not in vayne to the seede of Iacob, seeke me: I am the Lorde, whiche when I speake, do declare the thing that is righteous and true.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  I have not spoken in secret, in a dark place of the earth: I said not unto the seed of Jacob, Seek ye me in vain: I the LORD speak righteousness, I declare things that are right.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  I have not spoken in secret, in a place of the land of darkness; I didn't say to the seed of Jacob, Seek you me in vain: I, Yahweh, speak righteousness, I declare things that are right.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  Not in secret have I spoken, in a dark place of the earth, I have not said to the seed of Jacob, In vain seek ye Me, I `am' Jehovah, speaking righteousness, Declaring uprightness.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  I have not spoken in secret, in a place of the land of darkness; I said not unto the seed of Jacob, Seek ye me in vain: I, Jehovah, speak righteousness, I declare things that are right.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  I have not given my word in secret, in a place in the underworld; I did not say to the seed of Jacob, Go into a waste land to make request of me: I the Lord say what is true, my word is righteousness.

• World English Bible (2000)

  I have not spoken in secret, in a place of the land of darkness. I didn't say to the seed of Jacob, 'Seek me in vain.' I, Yahweh, speak righteousness. I declare things that are right.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  I have not spoken in secret, in some hidden place. I did not tell Jacob’s descendants,‘Seek me in vain!’ I am the LORD, the one who speaks honestly, who makes reliable announcements.

Referenced Verses

• Isa 48:16 : 16 Come near to Me and listen to this: From the beginning, I have not spoken in secret; from the time it came to be, I was there. And now the Lord GOD has sent Me, along with His Spirit.
• Isa 63:1 : 1 Who is this coming from Edom, with garments stained red from Bozrah? This one, splendid in his clothing, striding forward in the greatness of his strength. "It is I, proclaiming righteousness, mighty to save."
• Amos 5:4 : 4 For this is what the Lord says to the house of Israel: Seek me and live.
• 2 Chr 15:2 : 2 He went out to meet Asa and said to him, 'Listen to me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin! The LORD is with you when you are with Him. If you seek Him, He will be found by you; but if you forsake Him, He will forsake you.'
• Ezra 8:22 : 22 For I was ashamed to ask the king for soldiers and horsemen to protect us from enemies along the way, since we had told the king, 'The hand of our God is favorable toward all who seek Him, but His power and wrath are against all who abandon Him.'
• Ps 9:10 : 10 The LORD is a stronghold for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble.
• Ps 12:6 : 6 Because of the oppression of the poor and the groaning of the needy, 'Now I will arise,' says the LORD; 'I will place them in the safety they long for.'
• Ps 19:7-9 : 7 It rises at one end of the heavens and makes its circuit to the other; nothing is hidden from its heat. 8 The law of the LORD is perfect, restoring the soul; the testimony of the LORD is trustworthy, making wise the simple. 9 The precepts of the LORD are right, bringing joy to the heart; the commandment of the LORD is clear, giving light to the eyes. 10 The fear of the LORD is pure, enduring forever; the judgments of the LORD are true, and altogether righteous.
• Ps 24:6 : 6 Such is the generation of those who seek Him, who seek Your face, God of Jacob. Selah.
• Ps 69:13 : 13 Those who sit at the gate talk about me, and drunkards make up songs about me.
• Ps 69:32 : 32 This will please the LORD more than an ox, or a bull with horns and hooves.
• Ps 111:7-8 : 7 The works of His hands are truth and justice; all His precepts are trustworthy. 8 They are established forever and ever, enacted in truth and uprightness.
• Ps 119:137-138 : 137 You are righteous, LORD, and Your judgments are upright. 138 You have appointed Your testimonies in righteousness and absolute faithfulness.
• Prov 1:21 : 21 At the head of the noisy streets, she calls out; at the city gates, she makes her speech.
• Prov 8:1-4 : 1 Does not wisdom call out? And does not understanding raise her voice? 2 On the heights along the way, at the crossroads, she takes her stand. 3 Beside the gates leading into the city, at the entrances, she cries out. 4 To you, O men, I call out, and my voice is to the people of humankind.
• Prov 8:6 : 6 Listen, for I speak noble things, and what comes from my lips is right.
• Prov 15:8 : 8 The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable to the LORD, but the prayer of the upright is His delight.
• Prov 30:5 : 5 Every word of God is flawless; he is a shield to those who take refuge in him.
• Isa 1:15 : 15 When you spread out your hands in prayer, I will hide My eyes from you. Even though you multiply your prayers, I will not listen. Your hands are full of blood.
• Isa 8:19 : 19 When they say to you, 'Consult the mediums and the spiritists who whisper and mutter,' shouldn’t a people consult their God? Should they inquire of the dead on behalf of the living?
• Mal 3:13-14 : 13 Your words against me have been harsh, says the Lord. But you ask, 'What have we spoken against you? 14 You have said, 'Serving God is futile. What profit is there in keeping his requirements or walking mournfully before the Lord of Hosts?
• Jer 29:13-14 : 13 You will seek me and find me when you search for me with all your heart. 14 I will be found by you—this is the LORD's declaration—and I will restore your fortunes and gather you from all the nations and places where I have banished you—this is the LORD's declaration. I will bring you back to the place from which I exiled you.
• John 7:26 : 26 Yet here He is speaking openly, and they are not saying anything to Him. Could it be that the authorities really have recognized that He is the Messiah?
• John 7:28 : 28 Then Jesus, still teaching in the temple, cried out, 'You know Me, and you know where I am from. I have not come on My own, but the One who sent Me is true. You do not know Him.
• John 7:37-39 : 37 On the last and greatest day of the festival, Jesus stood and cried out, 'If anyone is thirsty, let him come to Me and drink.' 38 'Whoever believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, rivers of living water will flow from within them.' 39 (He said this about the Spirit, which those who believed in Him were to receive. For the Spirit had not yet been given, because Jesus had not yet been glorified.)
• John 18:20 : 20 Jesus answered him, 'I have spoken openly to the world. I always taught in synagogues or at the temple, where all the Jews come together. I said nothing in secret.'
• Acts 2:4-8 : 4 They were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in different languages as the Spirit enabled them to speak. 5 Now there were devout Jews residing in Jerusalem, from every nation under heaven. 6 When they heard this sound, a crowd came together in bewilderment because each one heard them speaking in their own language. 7 They were astonished and amazed, saying, 'Aren't all these who are speaking Galileans?' 8 How is it that each of us hears them in our native language where we were born?
• Jas 4:3 : 3 When you ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may spend what you get on your pleasures.
• Isa 45:23 : 23 By myself I have sworn; my mouth has uttered in all integrity a word that will not be revoked: Before me every knee will bow, by me every tongue will swear.
• Isa 58:1-3 : 1 Cry aloud, do not hold back! Raise your voice like a trumpet; announce to my people their rebellion and to the house of Jacob their sins. 2 Day after day they seek me and delight to know my ways, as if they were a nation that practiced righteousness and did not forsake the justice of their God. They ask me for righteous judgments and delight in drawing near to God. 3 'Why have we fasted,' they say, 'and you have not seen it? Why have we humbled ourselves, and you have not noticed?' Yet on the day of your fasting, you pursue your own desires and oppress all your workers.
• Num 23:19-20 : 19 'God is not a man, that He should lie, nor a son of man, that He should change His mind. Does He speak and not act? Does He promise and not fulfill?' 20 'Behold, I have received a command to bless; He has blessed, and I cannot change it.'
• Deut 30:11-14 : 11 For this commandment that I am giving you today is not too difficult for you, nor is it beyond your reach. 12 It is not in heaven, that you should say, ‘Who will go up to heaven for us to bring it to us so we may hear it and do it?’ 13 Nor is it beyond the sea, that you should say, ‘Who will cross the sea for us and bring it to us so that we may hear it and do it?’ 14 No, the word is very near you; it is in your mouth and in your heart so that you can do it.
• Deut 32:4 : 4 The Rock—His work is perfect, for all His ways are just. A faithful God without injustice, righteous and upright is He.
• 1 Chr 28:8 : 8 Now, in the sight of all Israel, the assembly of the LORD, and in the hearing of our God, observe and seek all the commandments of the LORD your God so that you may possess this good land and leave it as an inheritance for your descendants forever.
• Isa 55:6-7 : 6 Seek the LORD while he may be found; call upon him while he is near. 7 Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts. Let him return to the LORD, so that He may have compassion on him, and to our God, for He will abundantly pardon.
• Matt 15:8-9 : 8 ‘These people honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me. 9 They worship me in vain; their teachings are merely human rules.’
• Isa 43:9-9 : 9 All the nations gather together, and the peoples assemble. Who among them can declare this and proclaim the former things? Let them produce their witnesses to prove they were right, so that others may hear and say, 'It is true.' 10 'You are My witnesses,' declares the LORD, 'and My servant whom I have chosen, so that you may know and believe Me and understand that I am He. Before Me no god was formed, nor will there be one after Me.'