Verse 13

They have sown wheat but reaped thorns; they have exhausted themselves to no profit. Be ashamed of your harvests because of the fierce anger of the LORD.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  De har sådd hvete, men høstet torner. De har arbeidet uten gevinst. De skal skamme seg over sine innhøstinger på grunn av Herrens brennende vrede.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  De har sådd hvete, men skal høste torner; de har spent seg, men skal ikke ha noen vinning; de skal skamme seg over sine inntekter på grunn av Herrens brennende vrede.

• Norsk King James

  De har sådd hvete, men skal høste torner; de har påført seg selv smerte, men skal ikke få noe igjen; og de skal skammes over høsten på grunn av Herrens sterke vrede.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  De sådde hvete og høstet torner, de slet seg ut uten nytte; dere skal bli skamfull over deres innhøsting på grunn av Herrens vrede.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  De har sådd hvete og høstet torner; de har slitt uten å ha noen nytte; og de vil skamme seg over sitt utbytte på grunn av Herrens brennende vrede.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  De har sådd hvete, men skal høste torner: de har strevet, men skal ikke tjene: de skal bli til skamme over sine inntekter på grunn av HERRENs brennende vrede.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  De har sådd hvete, men skal høste torner; de har påført seg smerte, men vil ikke få utbytte. De skal skamme seg over sine inntekter på grunn av Herrens bitre vrede.

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

  De har sådd hvete, men skal høste torner: de har strevet, men skal ikke tjene: de skal bli til skamme over sine inntekter på grunn av HERRENs brennende vrede.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  De har sådd hvete, men høstet torner, de har slitt seg ut uten å vinne. De blir skuffet over avlingen på grunn av Herrens brennende vrede.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  De har sådd hvete, men høstet torner; de har slitt uten å ha noen nytte av det. Skam dere over avlingen deres, på grunn av Herrens brennende vrede.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  De saaede Hvede og høstede Torne, de vare syge (af Arbeide, men) det gavnede dem ikke; og I skulle beskjæmmes af eders Indkomme for Herrens grumme Vredes Skyld.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  They have sown wheat, but shall reap thorns: they have put themselves to pain, but shall not profit: and they shall be ashamed of your revenues because of the fierce anger of the LORD.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  De har sådd hvete, men skal høste torner: de har påført seg smerte, men skal ikke ha nytte: de skal skamme seg over din inntekt på grunn av Herrens voldsomme vrede.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  They have sown wheat, but shall reap thorns; they have put themselves to pain, but shall not profit. And they shall be ashamed of your harvests because of the fierce anger of the LORD.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  They have sown wheat, but shall reap thorns: they have put themselves to pain, but shall not profit: and they shall be ashamed of your revenues because of the fierce anger of the LORD.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  De har sådd hvete, men høstet torner; de har plaget seg selv, men har ingen nytte: og dere skal skamme dere over deres frukter, på grunn av Yahwehs brennende vrede.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  De har sådd hvete, men høstet torner, de har slitt seg ut uten vinning, og de er blitt skamfulle over sine avlinger, på grunn av Herrens brennende vrede.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  De har sådd hvete, og har høstet torner; de har hatt smerte, men oppnådde ingenting: og dere skal skamme dere over deres frukter, på grunn av Jehovas voldsomme vrede.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Selv om edel korn ble sådd, er det bare torner de høster: de har påført seg selv smerte uten nytte: de vil bli gjort til skamme av sin avling, på grunn av Herrens brennende vrede.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  They shal sowe wheat, and reepe thornes. They shal take heretage in possession, but it shal do them no good. And ye shalbe confounded of youre owne wynnynges, because of the greate wrath of the LORDE.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  They haue sowen wheate, and reaped thornes: they were sicke, and had no profite: and they were ashamed of your fruites, because of the fierce wrath of the Lord.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  They haue sowen wheate, and reaped thornes, they haue taken heritage in possession, but it doth them no good: and they were ashamed of your fruites, because of the great wrath of the Lord.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  They have sown wheat, but shall reap thorns: they have put themselves to pain, [but] shall not profit: and they shall be ashamed of your revenues because of the fierce anger of the LORD.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  They have sown wheat, and have reaped thorns; they have put themselves to pain, and profit nothing: and you shall be ashamed of your fruits, because of the fierce anger of Yahweh.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  They sowed wheat, and have thorns reaped, They have become sick -- they profit not, And they have been ashamed of your increases, Because of the fierceness of the anger of Jehovah.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  They have sown wheat, and have reaped thorns; they have put themselves to pain, and profit nothing: and ye shall be ashamed of your fruits, because of the fierce anger of Jehovah.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Though good grain was planted, they have got in thorns: they have given themselves pain without profit: they will be shamed on account of their produce, because of the burning wrath of the Lord.

• World English Bible (2000)

  They have sown wheat, and have reaped thorns; they have put themselves to pain, and profit nothing: and you shall be ashamed of your fruits, because of the fierce anger of Yahweh.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  My people will sow wheat, but will harvest weeds. They will work until they are exhausted, but will get nothing from it. They will be disappointed in their harvests because the LORD will take them away in his fierce anger.

Referenced Verses

• Deut 28:38 : 38 You will sow much seed in the field but gather little, because locusts will consume it.
• Mic 6:15 : 15 You will sow but not reap; you will press olives but not use their oil; you will tread grapes but not drink the wine.
• Hag 1:6 : 6 You have planted much but harvested little. You eat but are never satisfied. You drink but never have enough to be filled. You put on clothes but are not warm. The one who earns wages earns them to put into a bag with holes.
• Lev 26:16 : 16 I, in turn, will do this to you: I will bring sudden terror upon you, wasting diseases and fever that destroy your eyes and drain your strength. You will plant your seed in vain, for your enemies will eat it.
• Isa 55:2 : 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.
• Hab 2:13 : 13 Is it not from the LORD of Hosts that peoples labor for fire and nations grow weary for nothing?
• Jer 4:26 : 26 I looked, and behold, the fertile land was a wilderness, and all its cities were torn down before the LORD, in the heat of His fierce anger.
• Jer 25:37-38 : 37 The peaceful pastures will be silent because of the LORD's fierce anger. 38 Like a lion leaving its lair, He has left His den, for their land has become a desolation because of the oppressor's wrath and the LORD's fierce anger.
• Jer 3:23-25 : 23 Surely the false worship on the hills and the commotion on the mountains is a deception. Truly, the salvation of Israel is in the LORD our God. 24 From our youth, shame has consumed all that our ancestors worked for—their flocks and herds, their sons and daughters. 25 Let us lie down in our shame, and let our disgrace cover us. We have sinned against the LORD our God, both we and our ancestors; from our youth to this day, we have not obeyed the voice of the LORD our God.
• Isa 30:1-6 : 1 Woe to rebellious children, declares the LORD, who carry out plans that are not mine and make alliances without my Spirit, adding sin to sin. 2 They set out to go down to Egypt without consulting me, seeking protection in Pharaoh's stronghold and taking refuge in the shadow of Egypt. 3 But Pharaoh's protection will be your shame, and refuge in the shadow of Egypt will bring humiliation. 4 Though their officials are at Zoan and their envoys have arrived at Hanes, 5 all will be ashamed of a people that cannot profit them, bringing neither help nor benefit, but only shame and disgrace. 6 An oracle concerning the animals of the Negev: Through a land of trouble and distress, of lions, lionesses, adders, and flying serpents, they carry their wealth on donkeys’ backs and their treasures on the humps of camels to a people who will not help them.
• Isa 31:1-3 : 1 Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help, relying on horses and trusting in chariots because they are many, and in horsemen because they are strong, but who do not look to the Holy One of Israel and do not seek the LORD. 2 Yet He is wise and brings disaster; He does not take back His words. He will rise against the house of evildoers and against the help of those who practice wickedness. 3 The Egyptians are human and not God; their horses are flesh and not spirit. When the LORD stretches out His hand, both the helper will stumble and the one being helped will fall; they will all perish together.
• Hag 2:16-17 : 16 from that time, when one came to a grain heap of twenty measures, only ten were there; when one came to the wine vat to draw fifty measures, only twenty were there. 17 I struck you—all the work of your hands— with blight, mildew, and hail, but you did not turn to me—this is the declaration of the LORD.
• Rom 6:21 : 21 But what fruit did you produce then from the things you are now ashamed of? The outcome of those things is death.