Verse 8

Now hear this, you pleasure-loving one, sitting securely, who says in her heart, 'I am, and there is no one besides me; I will not sit as a widow, or know the loss of children.'

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Og nå, hør dette, du som bor trygt, som i ditt hjerte sier: 'Jeg og ingen annen vil være dronning; jeg skal ikke sitte som enke, og jeg vil ikke oppleve å miste barn.'

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Så hør nå dette, du lystne, som bor trygt, som sier i ditt hjerte: 'Jeg er det, og det finnes ingen annen enn meg. Jeg skal ikke sitte som enke eller kjenne til barne tap.'

• Norsk King James

  Derfor hør nå dette, du som elsker glede, du som lever i uaktsomhet, som sier i ditt hjerte: Jeg er, og ingen andre er som meg; jeg skal ikke sitte som en enke, og jeg skal ikke kjenne tapet av mine barn.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Så hør nå dette, du som lever i lyst og trygget sier i ditt hjerte: Jeg er den eneste, utenom meg er ingen annen; jeg skal ikke bli enke og ikke tape barn.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Så lytt nå, du velbehagelige, som bor i trygghet, som sier i sitt hjerte: 'Jeg er, og ingen annen er ved siden av meg. Jeg skal ikke bli en enke, og jeg skal ikke kjenne tap'.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Derfor hør dette, du som er hengitt til fornøyelser, som lever sorgløst og sier i ditt hjerte: Jeg er det, og det er ingen ved siden av meg; jeg skal ikke sitte som en enke, og jeg skal ikke kjenne tap av barn.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Derfor, hør nå etter, du som er hengiven til lyster og lever uten omtanke, som i ditt hjerte sier: «Jeg er, og ingen er utenom meg»; jeg skal ikke komme til å sitte som en enke, og jeg skal ikke oppleve tap av barn.

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

  Derfor hør dette, du som er hengitt til fornøyelser, som lever sorgløst og sier i ditt hjerte: Jeg er det, og det er ingen ved siden av meg; jeg skal ikke sitte som en enke, og jeg skal ikke kjenne tap av barn.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Nå, hør dette, du luksuriøse som sitter trygt, som sier i sitt hjerte: 'Jeg er det, og ingen ved siden av meg. Jeg skal ikke sitte som enke, og jeg skal ikke vite om barnløshet.'

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Hør nå dette, du som lever i overflod, som dweller trygt, som sier i ditt hjerte: 'Jeg er, og det er ingen annen ved siden av meg. Jeg skal ikke sitte som enke, og jeg skal ikke kjenne tap av barn.'

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Saa hør nu dette, du Vellystige! som boer tryggeligen, som siger i sit Hjerte: Jeg (er det), og Ingen ydermere uden mig; jeg skal ikke sidde som Enke, og ei vide, (hvad det er) at vorde barnløs.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Therefore hear now this, thou that art given to pleasures, that dwellest carelessly, that sayest in thine heart, I am, and none else beside me; I shall not sit as a widow, neither shall I know the loss of children:

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Hør derfor dette, du som er gitt til gleder, som lever bekymringsløst, som sier i ditt hjerte: Jeg er, og det er ingen ved siden av meg; jeg skal ikke sitte som enke, heller ikke kjenne tapet av barn.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  Therefore hear this now, you that are given to pleasures, that dwell carelessly, that say in your heart, 'I am, and there is none else besides me; I shall not sit as a widow, nor shall I know the loss of children.'

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  Therefore hear now this, thou that art given to pleasures, that dwellest carelessly, that sayest in thine heart, I am, and none else beside me; I shall not sit as a widow, neither shall I know the loss of children:

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Hør nå derfor dette, du som er gitt til nytelser, som sitter trygt, som sier i ditt hjerte: Jeg er, og det er ingen annen enn meg; jeg skal ikke sitte som enke, heller ikke skal jeg kjenne barnløshet:

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Og nå hør dette, du som lever i overflod og trygghet, som sier i sitt hjerte: 'Jeg er, og ingen annen. Jeg er ikke enke, og kjenner ikke til sorg.'

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Hør derfor dette nå, du som er hengitt til nytelser, som sitter trygt, som sier i ditt hjerte: Jeg er, og det finnes ingen annen ved siden av meg; jeg skal ikke sitte som enke, jeg skal ikke miste barn.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Så legg merke til dette, du som lever i nytelse, uten frykt for noe ondt, som sier i ditt hjerte: Jeg er, og det er ingen som meg; jeg skal aldri bli enke eller miste barna mine.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Heare now therfore, thou wilful, that syttest so carelesse, & speakest thus in thine herte: I am alone, and without me is there none: I shal neuer be wydow, ner desolate agayne.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Therefore nowe heare, thou that art giuen to pleasures, and dwellest carelesse, Shee sayeth in her heart, I am and none els: I shall not sit as a widowe, neither shall knowe the losse of children.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Heare nowe therefore thou delicate one that sittest so carelesse, and speakest thus in thyne heart, I am alone, and without me is there none, I shal neuer be widowe nor desolate agayne.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Therefore hear now this, [thou that art] given to pleasures, that dwellest carelessly, that sayest in thine heart, I [am], and none else beside me; I shall not sit [as] a widow, neither shall I know the loss of children:

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Now therefore hear this, you who are given to pleasures, who sit securely, who say in your heart, I am, and there is none else besides me; I shall not sit as a widow, neither shall I know the loss of children:

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And now, hear this, O luxurious one, Who is sitting confidently -- Who is saying in her heart, `I `am', and none else, I sit not a widow, nor know bereavement.'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Now therefore hear this, thou that art given to pleasures, that sittest securely, that sayest in thy heart, I am, and there is none else besides me; I shall not sit as a widow, neither shall I know the loss of children:

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  So now take note of this, you who are given up to pleasure, living without fear of evil, saying in your heart, I am, and there is no one like me; I will never be a widow, or have my children taken from me.

• World English Bible (2000)

  "Now therefore hear this, you who are given to pleasures, who sit securely, who say in your heart, I am, and there is none else besides me; I shall not sit as a widow, neither shall I know the loss of children:

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  So now, listen to this, O one who lives so lavishly, who lives securely, who says to herself,‘I am unique! No one can compare to me! I will never have to live as a widow; I will never lose my children.’

Referenced Verses

• Zeph 2:15 : 15 This is the jubilant city that dwelled securely and said in her heart, 'I am, and there is no one besides me.' How she has become a desolation, a resting place for wild animals! Everyone who passes by her hisses and shakes his fist.
• Isa 32:9 : 9 Rise up, you women who are at ease; listen to my voice! You daughters who feel secure, pay attention to what I say!
• Isa 45:6 : 6 So that from the rising of the sun to its setting, people may know there is none besides me. I am the LORD, and there is no other.
• Isa 47:10 : 10 You felt secure in your wickedness and said, 'No one sees me.' Your wisdom and your knowledge have led you astray, and you said in your heart, 'I am, and there is no one besides me.'
• Jer 50:11 : 11 'Because you rejoice and celebrate, you who plunder my inheritance; because you frolic like a threshing heifer and neigh like stallions,'
• Jer 50:31-32 : 31 Behold, I am against you, O arrogant one, declares the Sovereign LORD of Hosts, for your day has come, the time for Me to punish you. 32 The arrogant one will stumble and fall, and no one will help him up. I will set fire to his cities, and it will devour all around him.
• Jer 51:53 : 53 Even if Babylon ascends to the heavens and fortifies her lofty stronghold, from Me destroyers will come against her, declares the Lord.
• Dan 4:22 : 22 You will be driven away from people, and you will live with the wild animals. You will eat grass like cattle and be drenched with the dew of heaven. Seven times will pass over you until you acknowledge that the Most High is sovereign over the kingdoms of men and gives them to whomever He chooses.
• Dan 4:30 : 30 Immediately, what was spoken about Nebuchadnezzar was fulfilled. He was driven away from people, ate grass like cattle, and his body was drenched with the dew of heaven until his hair grew like the feathers of an eagle and his nails like the claws of a bird.
• Dan 5:1-4 : 1 King Belshazzar held a great feast for a thousand of his nobles and drank wine in their presence. 2 Under the influence of the wine, Belshazzar commanded that the gold and silver vessels his father Nebuchadnezzar had taken from the temple in Jerusalem be brought in, so that the king, his nobles, his wives, and his concubines could drink from them. 3 So the gold vessels taken from the temple of God in Jerusalem were brought in, and the king, his nobles, his wives, and his concubines drank from them. 4 They drank the wine and praised the gods of gold, silver, bronze, iron, wood, and stone.
• Dan 5:23 : 23 Instead, you have exalted yourself against the Lord of heaven. You had the vessels from His house brought to you, and you and your nobles, your wives, and your concubines drank wine from them. You praised gods of silver, gold, bronze, iron, wood, and stone, which cannot see, hear, or understand. But the God who holds your breath in His hand and controls all your ways, you have not glorified.
• Dan 5:30 : 30 That very night, Belshazzar, the Chaldean king, was killed.
• Dan 11:36 : 36 The king will do as he pleases; he will exalt and magnify himself above every god and will speak astonishing words against the God of gods. He will prosper until the indignation is completed, for what has been decreed will be accomplished.
• Nah 1:10 : 10 Though they are entangled in thorns and drunk from their wine, they will be consumed like dry stubble.
• Hab 2:5-8 : 5 Indeed, because wine betrays, and an arrogant man is restless, enlarging his appetite like Sheol and never satisfied, he gathers all the nations to himself and collects all peoples as his own. 6 Will not all these take up a taunt against him, with mocking sayings and riddles? They will say, "Woe to him who amasses what is not his! How long will this go on? And who weighs himself down with stolen goods?" 7 Will not your creditors suddenly arise? Will not those who make you tremble wake up? Then you will become their plunder. 8 Because you have plundered many nations, the remnant of peoples will plunder you—because of human bloodshed and violence against the land, the cities, and everyone who lives in them.
• Luke 12:18-20 : 18 Then he said, 'This is what I will do: I will tear down my barns and build larger ones, and I will store all my grain and my goods there. 19 And I will say to my soul, “Soul, you have many goods laid up for many years. Take it easy, eat, drink, and be merry.”' 20 But God said to him, 'Fool! This very night your soul will be required of you, and the things you have prepared—who will they belong to?'
• Luke 17:27-29 : 27 People were eating, drinking, marrying, and being given in marriage up to the day Noah entered the ark. Then the flood came and destroyed them all. 28 It was the same in the days of Lot: People were eating and drinking, buying and selling, planting and building, 29 But the day Lot left Sodom, fire and sulfur rained down from heaven and destroyed them all.
• 2 Thess 2:4 : 4 He opposes and exalts himself above every so-called god or object of worship, so that he sits in the temple of God, proclaiming himself to be God.
• Rev 18:3-8 : 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. 4 Then I heard another voice from heaven saying, 'Come out of her, my people, so that you do not share in her sins and so that you do not receive any of her plagues.' 5 For her sins have piled up to heaven, and God has remembered her injustices. 6 Repay her as she herself has repaid others, and pay her back double according to her deeds; in the cup she has mixed, mix a double portion for her. 7 As much as she glorified herself and lived luxuriously, give her that much torment and grief, because in her heart she says, 'I sit as a queen, I am no widow, and I will never see grief.' 8 Because of this, her plagues will come in a single day: death, mourning, and famine. She will be consumed by fire, for the mighty Lord God is the one who judges her.
• Judg 18:7 : 7 The five men left and came to Laish. They saw that the people there were living in security, like the Sidonians—peaceful and unsuspecting. No one in the land was oppressing them or causing harm. They lived far from the Sidonians and had no relationship with any other people.
• Judg 18:27 : 27 The Danites took what Micah had made, along with his priest, and came to Laish, to a peaceful and unsuspecting people. They struck them down with the sword and burned the city with fire.
• Ps 10:5-6 : 5 His ways prosper at all times; Your judgments are far above, out of his sight; as for all his foes, he sneers at them. 6 He says in his heart, 'I shall not be moved; from generation to generation I shall be without trouble.'
• Isa 21:4-5 : 4 My heart staggers; terror overwhelms me. The twilight I longed for has been turned into trembling for me. 5 Prepare the table, set a watchman in the watchtower, eat and drink. Rise up, you princes, and anoint the shield!
• Isa 22:12-13 : 12 In that day the Lord, the LORD of Hosts, called you to weeping, wailing, shaving your heads, and wearing sackcloth. 13 But behold, there is joy and gladness—killing cattle and slaughtering sheep, eating meat and drinking wine—saying, 'Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die!'
• Isa 45:18 : 18 For this is what the LORD says—He who created the heavens, He is God, He who formed the earth and made it, He established it, He did not create it to be empty but formed it to be inhabited—He says: 'I am the LORD, and there is no other.'