Verse 7

For the vineyard of the Lord of Hosts is the house of Israel, and the people of Judah are the planting of His delight. He expected justice but saw bloodshed; He expected righteousness but heard cries of distress.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  For vingården til Herren, hærskarenes Gud, er Israels hus, og Judas menn er hans elskede planter. Han forventet rettferdighet, men se, det ble undertrykkelse; rettskaffenhet, men se, det ble et rop.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  For Herrens, hærskarenes Guds, vingård er Israels hus, og Judas menn er hans plantet glede. Han ventet rett, men se, det ble undertrykkelse; rettferdighet, men se, det ble et skrik.

• Norsk King James

  For Herrens vingård er Israels hus, og mennene i Juda hans elskede plante; han så etter rettferd, men se, det var undertrykkelse; etter rett, men se, et rop.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  For Herrens, hærskarenes Guds, vingård er Israels hus, og mennene fra Juda er hans kjære plantning; han ventet rettferdighet, men se, bare blodutgyt else; han ventet rettskaffenhet, men se, et rop om nød.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  For vingården til Herren, hærskarenes Gud, er Israels hus, og Judas folk er hans elskede plante. Han ventet rettferdighet, men se, det ble blodutgytelse; trofasthet, men se, det ble rop om nød.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  For Herrens, hærskarenes Guds vingård, er Israels hus, og Judas folk er hans kjære plante. Han ventet rettferdighet, men se, undertrykkelse; rettskaffenhet, men se, et skrik.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  For Herrens vingård er Israels hus, og Juda-folket er hans yndlingsplante. Han forlangte dom, men fant undertrykkelse; han forventet rettferdighet, men hørte bare et skrik.

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

  For Herrens, hærskarenes Guds vingård, er Israels hus, og Judas folk er hans kjære plante. Han ventet rettferdighet, men se, undertrykkelse; rettskaffenhet, men se, et skrik.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  For vingården til Herren, hærskarenes Gud, er Israels hus, og Judas menn er hans behagelige planting. Han ventet rettferd, men se, det ble utgytelse; rettferdighet, men se, det ble skrik.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  For vingården til Herren, Allhærs Gud, er Israels hus, og Judas menn er hans elskede plantning. Han forventet rettferdighet, men se, det kom blodutgytelse, og rettskaffenhet, men se, det kom rop om nød.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Thi den Herre Zebaoths Viingaard er Israels Huus, og Judæ Mænd ere hans Lysters Plantelse; og han forventede Ret, og see, (da er der) Plagen, (og) Retfærdighed, og see, (da er der) Skrig.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  For the vineyard of the LORD of hosts is the house of Israel, and the men of Judah his pleasant plant: and he looked for judgment, but behold oppression; for righteousness, but behold a cry.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  For vingården til Herren, hærskarenes Gud, er Israels hus, og Judas menn er hans behagelige plante. Han ventet rettferdighet, men se, undertrykkelse; for rettferdighet, men se, et klagerop.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  For the vineyard of the LORD of hosts is the house of Israel, and the men of Judah are his pleasant plant: and he looked for justice, but behold, oppression; for righteousness, but behold, a cry.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  For the vineyard of the LORD of hosts is the house of Israel, and the men of Judah his pleasant plant: and he looked for judgment, but behold oppression; for righteousness, but behold a cry.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  For vingården til Herren, hærskarenes Gud, er Israels hus, og Juda menn er hans kjære plante. Og han ventet rettferdighet, men se, undertrykkelse; for rett, men se, nødskrik.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  For Herren, hærskarenes Gud, sin vingård er Israels hus, og Juda er hans velbehagelige plante. Han ventet på rett, men se, undertrykkelse; på rettferdighet, men se, et skrik.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  For vingården til Herren hærskarenes Gud er Israels hus, og mennene i Juda er hans kjære plantelund: Han ventet rettferdighet, men se, det ble undertrykkelse; han ventet rettskaffenhet, men se, nød.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  For Herrens, hærskarenes Gud, vingård er Israels folk, og Judas menn er hans kjære plante: og han ventet rettferdig dom, men se, blodbad; rettferdighet, men se, skrik om hjelp.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  As for the vynyarde of the LORDE of hoostes it is the house of Israel, and whole Iuda his fayre plantinge. Of these he loked for equyte, but se there is wronge: for rightuousnesse, lo, It is but misery.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Surely the vineyard of the Lord of hostes is the house of Israel, and the men of Iudah are his pleasant plant, and hee looked for iudgement, but beholde oppression: for righteousnesse, but beholde a crying.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  As for the vineyarde of the Lorde of hoastes, it is the house of Israel: and the man of Iuda, the plant of his pleasure: Of these he loked for equitie, but see there is oppression for ryghteousnesse, and lo it is a crying.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  For the vineyard of the LORD of hosts [is] the house of Israel, and the men of Judah his pleasant plant: and he looked for judgment, but behold oppression; for righteousness, but behold a cry.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  For the vineyard of Yahweh of Hosts is the house of Israel, And the men of Judah his pleasant plant: And he looked for justice, but, behold, oppression; For righteousness, but, behold, a cry of distress.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  Because the vineyard of Jehovah of Hosts `Is' the house of Israel, And the man of Judah His pleasant plant, And He waiteth for judgment, and lo, oppression, For righteousness, and lo, a cry.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  For the vineyard of Jehovah of hosts is the house of Israel, and the men of Judah his pleasant plant: and he looked for justice, but, behold, oppression; for righteousness, but, behold, a cry.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  For the vine-garden of the Lord of armies is the people of Israel, and the men of Judah are the plant of his delight: and he was looking for upright judging, and there was blood; for righteousness, and there was a cry for help.

• World English Bible (2000)

  For the vineyard of Yahweh of Armies is the house of Israel, and the men of Judah his pleasant plant: and he looked for justice, but, behold, oppression; for righteousness, but, behold, a cry of distress.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Indeed Israel is the vineyard of the LORD of Heaven’s Armies, the people of Judah are the cultivated place in which he took delight. He waited for justice, but look what he got– disobedience! He waited for fairness, but look what he got– cries for help!

Referenced Verses

• Ps 80:8-9 : 8 God of Hosts, restore us! Make your face shine upon us so that we may be saved. 9 You brought a vine out of Egypt; you drove out the nations and planted it. 10 You cleared the ground for it; it took root and filled the land. 11 The mountains were covered with its shade, the mighty cedars with its branches.
• Ps 80:15 : 15 God of Hosts, return! Look down from heaven and see; take care of this vine.
• Ps 147:11 : 11 The LORD takes pleasure in those who fear Him, in those who hope in His steadfast love.
• Ps 149:4 : 4 For the LORD takes pleasure in His people; He adorns the humble with salvation.
• Prov 21:13 : 13 Whoever shuts their ears to the cry of the poor will also cry out and not be answered.
• Song 7:6 : 6 Your head crowns you like Mount Carmel, and the flowing locks of your hair are like royal purple. The king is captivated by its tresses.
• Isa 1:6 : 6 From the sole of the foot even to the head, there is no soundness in it, only wounds, bruises, and raw sores. They have not been tended, or bandaged, or softened with oil.
• Isa 3:14 : 14 The LORD enters into judgment against the elders and leaders of His people: 'It is you who have ruined the vineyard; the plunder taken from the poor is in your houses.'
• Isa 3:17 : 17 therefore the Lord will make the crowns of the daughters of Zion scabby, and the LORD will expose their secret parts.'
• Isa 5:2 : 2 He dug it and cleared it of stones and planted it with the choicest vines. He built a tower in its center and also carved out a winepress in it. He hoped it would produce good grapes, but it yielded only wild ones.
• Isa 58:6-8 : 6 Is this not the kind of fasting I have chosen: to loosen the chains of injustice, to untie the cords of the yoke, to set the oppressed free, and to break every yoke? 7 Is it not to share your bread with the hungry and to bring the homeless poor into your house? When you see the naked, clothe them, and do not hide yourself from your own flesh and blood. 8 Then your light will break forth like the dawn, and your healing will quickly appear. Your righteousness will go before you, and the glory of the Lord will be your rear guard.
• Isa 62:5 : 5 For as a young man marries a virgin, so your sons will marry you; and as a bridegroom rejoices over his bride, so your God will rejoice over you.
• Jer 12:10 : 10 Many shepherds have ruined my vineyard; they have trampled my portion underfoot. They have turned my pleasant field into a desolate wasteland.
• Mic 6:8 : 8 He has shown you, O man, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God.
• Zeph 3:17 : 17 The LORD your God is in your midst—a mighty warrior who saves. He will rejoice over you with gladness; He will quiet you with His love; He will exult over you with joyful singing.
• Zech 7:9-9 : 9 Thus says the LORD of Hosts: 'Administer true justice. Show kindness and compassion to one another. 10 Do not oppress the widow or the orphan, the foreigner or the poor. Do not plot evil in your hearts against one another.' 11 But they refused to pay attention and turned a stubborn shoulder. They stopped their ears so they would not hear. 12 They made their hearts as hard as flint, refusing to hear the law and the words that the LORD of Hosts had sent by His Spirit through the earlier prophets. Therefore, great wrath came from the LORD of Hosts. 13 'Just as I called, and they did not listen, so when they call, I will not listen,' says the LORD of Hosts. 14 'I scattered them with a whirlwind among all the nations that they had not known. The land was left so desolate behind them that no one could come or go. This is how they made the pleasant land a wasteland.'
• Matt 3:8-9 : 8 Produce fruit in keeping with repentance. 9 And do not presume to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’ For I tell you that God is able to raise up children for Abraham from these stones. 10 Even now the axe is laid at the root of the trees. Therefore, every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.
• Matt 23:23 : 23 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! You tithe mint, dill, and cumin but have neglected the more important matters of the law—justice, mercy, and faithfulness. These you ought to have done without neglecting the others.
• Luke 18:7 : 7 And will not God bring about justice for his chosen ones, who cry out to him day and night? Will he delay in helping them?
• John 15:2 : 2 He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit, while every branch that does bear fruit he prunes so that it will be even more fruitful.
• 1 Cor 6:8-9 : 8 Instead, you yourselves wrong and cheat—and you do this to your brothers and sisters. 9 Don't you know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor those who practice homosexuality, 10 nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor slanderers, nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God. 11 And that is what some of you were. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus and by the Spirit of our God.
• Jas 5:4 : 4 Look, the wages that you withheld from the workers who harvested your fields are crying out, and the cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord of Hosts.
• 1 John 3:7-8 : 7 Little children, let no one lead you astray. The one who practices righteousness is righteous, just as He is righteous. 8 The one who practices sin is of the devil, for the devil has been sinning from the beginning. The Son of God appeared for this reason: to destroy the works of the devil.
• Gen 4:10 : 10 The LORD said, 'What have you done? Listen! Your brother’s blood is crying out to me from the ground.'
• Exod 2:23-24 : 23 During that long period, the king of Egypt died. The Israelites groaned under their slavery and cried out, and their cry for help because of their slavery rose up to God. 24 God heard their groaning, and He remembered His covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
• Exod 3:7 : 7 The LORD said, 'I have surely seen the affliction of my people in Egypt. I have heard their cry on account of their oppressors, and I am aware of their sufferings.'
• Exod 22:21-27 : 21 Do not afflict a widow or an orphan. 22 If you do afflict them and they cry out to me, I will certainly hear their cry. 23 My anger will burn, and I will kill you with the sword; your wives will become widows and your children fatherless. 24 If you lend money to my people, to the poor among you, you must not act as a creditor to him; do not charge him interest. 25 If you take your neighbor's cloak as a pledge, return it to him before the sun sets. 26 For it is his only covering, the cloak for his body. What else can he sleep in? If he cries out to me, I will hear him, for I am gracious. 27 Do not blaspheme God or curse the leader of your people.
• Deut 15:9 : 9 Be careful not to harbor this wicked thought in your heart: 'The seventh year, the year of release, is near,' and you look grudgingly on your poor brother and give him nothing. He will cry out to the Lord against you, and you will be guilty of sin.
• Neh 5:1-5 : 1 There arose a great outcry from the people and their wives against their fellow Jews. 2 Some were saying, 'We, along with our sons and daughters, are numerous. Let us get grain that we may eat and stay alive.' 3 Others were saying, 'We have had to mortgage our fields, vineyards, and houses to get grain during the famine.' 4 Still others were saying, 'We have borrowed money to pay the king’s tax on our fields and vineyards.' 5 'Although we are of the same flesh and blood as our fellow Israelites, and our children are just like theirs, we have to subject our sons and daughters to slavery. Some of our daughters are already enslaved, and we are powerless to do anything about it, since our fields and vineyards now belong to others.'
• Job 31:38-39 : 38 If my land cries out against me and its furrows weep together, 39 if I have eaten its produce without payment and caused the death of its owners,
• Job 34:28 : 28 He causes the cry of the poor to come before Him, and He hears the cry of the afflicted.