Verse 2

Why spend money on what is not bread, and your labor on what does not satisfy? Listen carefully to me, and eat what is good, and your soul will delight in the richest of food.

Other Translations

  • GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

    Hvorfor bruker dere penger på det som ikke er brød, og deres arbeid på det som ikke metter? Lytt nøye til meg, så skal dere spise det som er godt, og deres sjel skal finne glede i overflod.

  • Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

    Hvorfor bruker dere penger på det som ikke er brød, og deres arbeid på det som ikke kan mette? Lytt ivrig til meg, og spis det som er godt, og la deres sjel glede seg i overflod.

  • Norsk King James

    Hvorfor bruke penger på det som ikke er brød? og arbeide for det som ikke metter? Lytt til meg, og spis det som er godt, så sjelen din kan glede seg i overflod.

  • Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

    Hvorfor bruke penger på det som ikke er brød, og slit på det som ikke metter? Hør nøye på meg, så skal dere spise det gode, og deres sjel skal fryde seg over det beste.

  • Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

    Hvorfor bruker dere penger på det som ikke er brød, og deres arbeid på det som ikke metter? Lytt nøye til meg, og spis det som er godt, så deres sjel kan glede seg i overflod.

  • Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

    Hvorfor bruker dere penger på det som ikke er brød, og deres arbeid på det som ikke metter? Lytt nøye til meg, og spis det som er godt, og la deres sjel fryde seg i overflod.

  • o3-mini KJV Norsk

    Hvorfor bruker dere penger på det som ikke er brød, og arbeidskraft på det som ikke metter? Lytt nøye til meg, spis det gode, og la sjelen deres fryde seg over overflod.

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

    Hvorfor bruker dere penger på det som ikke er brød, og deres arbeid på det som ikke metter? Lytt nøye til meg, og spis det som er godt, og la deres sjel fryde seg i overflod.

  • Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

    Hvorfor veier dere ut penger for det som ikke er brød, og strevet deres for det som ikke metter? Lytt nidkjært til meg, og spis det gode, og la deres sjel fryde seg i overflod.

  • GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

    Hvorfor bruker dere penger på det som ikke er brød, og deres arbeid på det som ikke kan mette? Hør nøye på meg, og spis det som er godt, og gled dere i overflod.

  • Original Norsk Bibel 1866

    Hvi veie I Penge der, hvor ikke er Brød, og eders Arbeide der, hvor I ikke kunne mættes? hører mig nøie og æder det Gode, saa skal eders Sjæl forlyste sig med det Fede.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    Wherefore do ye spend money for that which is not bread? and your labour for that which satisfieth not? hearken diligently unto me, and eat ye that which is good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness.

  • KJV 1769 norsk

    Hvorfor bruker dere penger på det som ikke er brød, og deres arbeid på det som ikke kan mette? Lytt nøye til meg, og spis det som er godt, og la deres sjel fryde seg i overflod.

  • KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

    Why do you spend money on what is not bread, and your labor on what does not satisfy? Listen diligently to me, and eat what is good, and let your soul delight itself in abundance.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    Wherefore do ye spend money for that which is not bread? and your labour for that which satisfieth not? hearken diligently unto me, and eat ye that which is good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness.

  • Norsk oversettelse av Webster

    Hvorfor bruker dere penger på det som ikke er brød, og deres arbeid på det som ikke metter? Lytt nøye til meg, og spis det som er godt, og la deres sjel glede seg i overflod.

  • Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

    Hvorfor bruker dere penger på det som ikke er brød, og arbeidskraft på det som ikke metter? Lytt nøye til meg, og spis det som er godt, og fryd deres sjel i overflod.

  • Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

    Hvorfor bruker dere penger på det som ikke er brød, og deres arbeid på det som ikke metter? Hør nøye på meg, og spis det som er godt, og la deres sjel glede seg i overflod.

  • Norsk oversettelse av BBE

    Hvorfor bruker dere penger på det som ikke er brød, og strever for det som ikke metter? Lytt til meg, så skal det bli godt for dere, og dere skal ha overflod av det beste.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Wherfore do ye laye out yor moneye, for the thinge yt fedeth not, and spende youre laboure aboute the thinge that satisfieth you not? But herke rather vnto me, ad ye shal eate of the best, & youre soule shal haue hir pleasure in pleteousnes.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Wherefore doe ye lay out siluer and not for bread? and your labour without being satisfied? hearken diligently vnto me, and eate that which is good, and let your soule delite in fatnes.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    Wherfore do ye lay out any money for the thyng that feedeth not, and spende your labour about the thyng that satisfieth you not? But hearken rather vnto me, and ye shal eate of the best, and your soule shall haue her pleasure in plenteousnesse.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    Wherefore do ye spend money for [that which is] not bread? and your labour for [that which] satisfieth not? hearken diligently unto me, and eat ye [that which is] good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    Why do you spend money for that which is not bread? and your labor for that which doesn't satisfy? listen diligently to me, and eat you that which is good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    Why do ye weigh money for that which is not bread? And your labour for that which is not for satiety? Hearken diligently unto me, and eat good, And your soul doth delight itself in fatness.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Wherefore do ye spend money for that which is not bread? and your labor for that which satisfieth not? hearken diligently unto me, and eat ye that which is good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    Why do you give your money for what is not bread, and the fruit of your work for what will not give you pleasure? Give ear to me, so that your food may be good, and you may have the best in full measure.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    Why do you spend money for that which is not bread? and your labor for that which doesn't satisfy? listen diligently to me, and eat you that which is good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    Why pay money for something that will not nourish you? Why spend your hard-earned money on something that will not satisfy? Listen carefully to me and eat what is nourishing! Enjoy fine food!

Referenced Verses

  • Ps 22:26 : 26 From you comes my praise in the great assembly; I will fulfill my vows before those who fear him.
  • Jer 31:14 : 14 I will satisfy the priests with abundance, and my people will be filled with my goodness, declares the LORD.
  • Hos 8:7 : 7 For they sow the wind and reap the whirlwind. The standing grain has no heads; it will yield no flour. Even if it does produce, strangers will swallow it up.
  • John 6:48-58 : 48 I am the bread of life. 49 Your ancestors ate the manna in the wilderness, and they died. 50 But this is the bread that comes down from heaven, so that anyone may eat of it and not die. 51 I am the living bread that came down from heaven. If anyone eats this bread, they will live forever. This bread is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world. 52 Then the Jews argued sharply among themselves, 'How can this man give us his flesh to eat?' 53 Jesus said to them, 'Truly, truly, I tell you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you have no life in you.' 54 Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise them up on the last day. 55 For my flesh is true food, and my blood is true drink. 56 Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood remains in me, and I in them. 57 As the living Father sent me, and I live because of the Father, so the one who eats me will live because of me. 58 This is the bread that came down from heaven. Unlike your ancestors who ate and died, the one who eats this bread will live forever.
  • Jer 2:13 : 13 For my people have committed two evils: they have forsaken me, the spring of living water, and they have dug their own cisterns—broken cisterns that cannot hold water.
  • Exod 15:26 : 26 He said, 'If you listen carefully to the LORD your God and do what is right in His eyes, if you pay attention to His commands and keep all His decrees, I will not bring on you any of the diseases I brought on the Egyptians, for I am the LORD, who heals you.'
  • Deut 11:13 : 13 If you indeed obey my commandments that I am giving you today—to love the LORD your God and to serve Him with all your heart and with all your soul—
  • Rom 9:31 : 31 but Israel, who pursued a law of righteousness, did not attain it.
  • Rom 10:2-3 : 2 I testify about them that they have a zeal for God, but it is not based on true knowledge. 3 For they are ignorant of the righteousness of God and seek to establish their own; they have not submitted to God’s righteousness.
  • Rom 10:17 : 17 So faith comes from hearing, and hearing through the word of God.
  • Phil 3:4-7 : 4 Though I myself have reason for confidence in the flesh. If anyone else thinks they have grounds for confidence in the flesh, I have more: 5 Circumcised on the eighth day, of the people of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew of Hebrews; as to the law, a Pharisee; 6 as to zeal, persecuting the church; as to righteousness under the law, blameless. 7 But whatever were gains to me I now consider loss because of Christ.
  • Heb 13:9 : 9 Do not be carried away by all kinds of strange teachings. It is good for our hearts to be strengthened by God’s grace, not by eating ceremonial foods, which have not benefited those who have followed them.
  • Hos 12:1 : 1 Ephraim has surrounded me with lies, and the house of Israel with deceit. But Judah still walks with God and is faithful to the Holy One.
  • Hab 2:13 : 13 Is it not from the LORD of Hosts that peoples labor for fire and nations grow weary for nothing?
  • Matt 15:9 : 9 They worship me in vain; their teachings are merely human rules.’
  • Matt 22:4 : 4 Again, he sent other servants, saying, 'Tell those who are invited: Look, I have prepared my banquet; my oxen and fattened animals have been slaughtered, and everything is ready. Come to the wedding feast.'
  • Mark 7:14 : 14 Then He called the crowd to Him and said, "Listen to Me, all of you, and understand:
  • Luke 15:15-16 : 15 So he went and attached himself to one of the citizens of that country, who sent him into his fields to feed pigs. 16 He longed to fill his stomach with the pods that the pigs were eating, but no one gave him anything.
  • Luke 15:23 : 23 Bring the fattened calf and kill it. Let us eat and celebrate!
  • Ps 34:11 : 11 Young lions may grow weak and hungry, but those who seek the Lord lack no good thing.
  • Ps 36:8 : 8 How precious is your steadfast love, O God! The children of men take refuge in the shadow of your wings.
  • Ps 63:5 : 5 So I will bless you as long as I live; in your name, I will lift up my hands.
  • Prov 1:33 : 33 But whoever listens to me will dwell securely and be at ease, without fear of harm.
  • Prov 7:23 : 23 Until an arrow pierces his liver, like a bird rushing into a trap, not realizing it will cost him his life.
  • Prov 8:32 : 32 Now then, my children, listen to me; blessed are those who keep my ways.
  • Prov 9:5 : 5 Come, eat my bread and drink the wine I have mixed.
  • Eccl 6:2 : 2 God gives a man wealth, possessions, and honor, so that he lacks nothing his heart desires. Yet God does not enable him to enjoy them, but instead a foreigner eats them. This is meaningless and a grievous misfortune.
  • Isa 1:19 : 19 If you are willing and obedient, you will eat the best of the land.
  • Isa 25:6 : 6 On this mountain, the LORD of hosts will prepare a feast of rich food for all peoples, a banquet of aged wine—the best of meats and the finest of wines.
  • Isa 44:20 : 20 He feeds on ashes. A deceived heart has led him astray, and he cannot save himself or say, 'Isn't there a lie in my right hand?'
  • Isa 46:6 : 6 They pour out gold from their purses and weigh silver on a scale. They hire a craftsman to make it into a god, and they bow down and even worship it.
  • Isa 51:1 : 1 Listen to me, you who pursue righteousness and seek the Lord. Look to the rock from which you were cut and to the quarry from which you were dug.
  • Isa 51:4 : 4 Listen to me, my people; give ear to me, my nation. For My instruction will go out, and My justice will be a light for the peoples.
  • Isa 51:7 : 7 Listen to me, you who know righteousness, you people who have my teaching in your hearts. Do not fear the reproach of men or be dismayed by their insults.