Verse 10

These evil people, who refuse to listen to my words, who follow the stubbornness of their hearts, and who follow other gods to serve and worship them, will become like this waistband—useless for anything.

Other Translations

  • GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

    Dette onde folket som nekter å høre mine ord, følger sine hardhjertede hjerter og går etter andre guder for å tjene dem, skal bli som dette beltet, som er ubrukelig.

  • Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

    Dette onde folket, som nekter å høre mine ord, som vandrer i sitt hjerts egenrådighet og følger andre guder for å tjene og tilbe dem, vil bli som dette beltet, som er til ingen nytte.

  • Norsk King James

    Dette onde folket, som nekter å høre mine ord, som følger sine egne ønsker og dyrker andre guder, skal bli som dette beltet, som ikke er til nytte.

  • Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

    Dette onde folket, som nekter å høre mine ord, som følger sitt eget harde hjerte og går etter andre guder for å tjene dem og tilbe dem, skal bli som dette beltet, som er ubrukelig.

  • Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

    Dette onde folket, som nekter å lytte til mine ord, som følger sitt eget hjertes gjenstridige vilje, og som følger andre guder for å tjene og tilbe dem, skal bli som dette beltet som ikke er til nytte for noe.

  • Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

    Dette onde folket, som nekter å høre mine ord, som følger sine hjertes innbilninger, og som følger andre guder for å tjene dem og tilbe dem, skal bli som dette kledet, som ikke er til nytte.

  • o3-mini KJV Norsk

    «Dette onde folket, som nekter å høre mine ord, som følger sine egne innbilninger og tilber andre guder for å tjene og tilbe dem, skal være som dette beltet, som er helt verdiløst.»

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

    Dette onde folket, som nekter å høre mine ord, som følger sine hjertes innbilninger, og som følger andre guder for å tjene dem og tilbe dem, skal bli som dette kledet, som ikke er til nytte.

  • Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

    Dette onde folket, som nekter å høre mine ord, følger deres egne sta hjerter og går etter andre guder for å tjene og tilbe dem, skal bli som dette beltet som ikke duger til noe.

  • GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

    Dette onde folket, som nekter å høre mine ord, som lever i hjertets egenrådighet og følger andre guder, tjener dem og faller ned for dem, skal bli som dette beltet som ikke er til nytte.

  • Original Norsk Bibel 1866

    Dette onde Folk, som vægrer sig for at høre mine Ord, som vandrer i sit Hjertes Stivhed og gaaer efter andre Guder til at tjene dem og at tilbede for dem, det skal være som dette Bælte, som ikke kan due til Noget.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    This evil people, which refuse to hear my words, which walk in the imagination of their heart, and walk after other gods, to serve them, and to worship them, shall even be as this girdle, which is good for nothing.

  • KJV 1769 norsk

    Dette onde folket, som nekter å høre mine ord, som følger sine egne hjerters vilje, og som går etter andre guder for å tjene dem og tilbe dem, skal bli som dette beltet, det som er ubrukelig.

  • KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

    This evil people, who refuse to hear my words, who walk in the imagination of their heart, and follow other gods, to serve them, and to worship them, will be like this belt, which is good for nothing.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    This evil people, which refuse to hear my words, which walk in the imagination of their heart, and walk after other gods, to serve them, and to worship them, shall even be as this girdle, which is good for nothing.

  • Norsk oversettelse av Webster

    Dette onde folket, som nekter å høre mine ord, som vandrer i sitt hjertes egenrådighet og dyrker andre guder for å tjene og tilbe dem, skal bli som dette beltet, ubrukelig.

  • Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

    Dette onde folket, som nekter å høre mine ord, som vandrer i hjertet sin trassighet, og følger andre guder for å tjene dem, og bøye seg for dem, skal bli som dette lindebåndet, som er ubrukelig.

  • Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

    Dette onde folket som nekter å høre mine ord, som vandrer i hjertets stahet, og som følger andre guder for å tjene og tilbe dem, skal bli som dette beltet, som ikke er brukbart til noe.

  • Norsk oversettelse av BBE

    Disse onde folkene som ikke vil høre på mine ord, som fortsetter i hjertets stolthet og har blitt tjenere og tilbedere av andre guder, vil bli som dette beltet som er ubrukelig.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    This people is a wicked people, they will not heare my worde, they folowe ye wicked ymaginacions off their owne hert, & hange vpon strauge goddes, the haue they serued & worshipped: and therfore they shalbe as this brech, that serueth for nothinge.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    This wicked people haue refused to heare my word, and walke after ye stubbernesse of their owne heart, and walke after other gods to serue them, and to worship them: therefore they shalbe as this girdle, which is profitable to nothing.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    This people is a wicked people, they wyll not heare my worde, they folowe the wicked imaginations of their owne heart, and hang vpon straunge gods, them they serue and worship, and therfore they shalbe as this breeche that serueth for nothyng.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    This evil people, which refuse to hear my words, which walk in the imagination of their heart, and walk after other gods, to serve them, and to worship them, shall even be as this girdle, which is good for nothing.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    This evil people, who refuse to hear my words, who walk in the stubbornness of their heart, and are gone after other gods to serve them, and to worship them, shall even be as this belt, which is profitable for nothing.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    This evil people, who refuse to hear My words, Who walk in the stubbornness of their heart, And go after other gods to serve them, And to bow themselves to them, Yea it is -- as this girdle, that is not profitable for anything.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    This evil people, that refuse to hear my words, that walk in the stubbornness of their heart, and are gone after other gods to serve them, and to worship them, shall even be as this girdle, which is profitable for nothing.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    These evil people who say they will not give ear to my words, who go on in the pride of their hearts and have become servants and worshippers of other gods, will become like this band which is of no use for anything.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    This evil people, who refuse to hear my words, who walk in the stubbornness of their heart, and are gone after other gods to serve them, and to worship them, shall even be as this belt, which is profitable for nothing.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    These wicked people refuse to obey what I have said. They follow the stubborn inclinations of their own hearts and pay allegiance to other gods by worshiping and serving them. So they will become just like these linen shorts which are good for nothing.

Referenced Verses

  • Jer 16:12 : 12 And you have behaved even more wickedly than your ancestors, each one following the stubbornness of their own evil heart instead of listening to Me.
  • Jer 9:14 : 14 Therefore, this is what the Lord of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: 'See, I will feed this people with bitter food and give them poisoned water to drink.'
  • Num 14:11 : 11 The LORD said to Moses, "How long will these people treat me with contempt? How long will they refuse to believe in me, despite all the signs I have performed among them?
  • 2 Chr 36:15-16 : 15 The LORD, the God of their ancestors, sent word to them repeatedly through His messengers, because He had compassion on His people and His dwelling place. 16 But they mocked the messengers of God, despised His words, and scoffed at His prophets, until the wrath of the LORD rose against His people beyond remedy.
  • Jer 3:17 : 17 At that time they will call Jerusalem the Throne of the LORD, and all the nations will gather in Jerusalem to honor the name of the LORD. They will no longer follow the stubbornness of their evil hearts.
  • Jer 11:7-8 : 7 For I earnestly warned your ancestors on the day I brought them out of the land of Egypt until this very day, persistently saying: Listen to my voice. 8 Yet they did not listen or incline their ear; instead, each one followed the stubbornness of their own evil heart. So I brought upon them all the words of this covenant, which I commanded them to obey but they did not.
  • Jer 13:7 : 7 So I went to the Euphrates, dug it out, and took the waistband from the place where I had hidden it. But behold, the waistband was ruined and no longer useful for anything.
  • Jer 15:1-4 : 1 Then the LORD said to me: 'Even if Moses and Samuel were to stand before Me, My heart would not go out to these people. Send them away from My presence and let them go.' 2 And if they ask you, 'Where should we go?' tell them, 'This is what the LORD says: Those destined for death, to death; those for the sword, to the sword; those for famine, to famine; and those for captivity, to captivity.' 3 I will appoint over them four kinds of punishment, declares the LORD: the sword to kill, the dogs to drag away, the birds of the sky and the wild animals of the earth to devour and destroy. 4 I will make them an object of horror to all the kingdoms of the earth because of Manasseh son of Hezekiah, king of Judah, for what he did in Jerusalem.
  • Jer 16:4 : 4 They will die from deadly diseases. They will not be mourned or buried but will lie like dung on the ground. They will perish by the sword and famine, and their corpses will be food for the birds of the sky and the beasts of the earth.
  • Jer 11:18 : 18 The LORD revealed their plans to me, and I knew what they were plotting, for he showed me their deeds.
  • Jer 25:3-7 : 3 From the thirteenth year of Josiah son of Amon, king of Judah, until this very day—these twenty-three years—the word of the LORD has come to me, and I have spoken to you repeatedly, but you have not listened. 4 The LORD has sent all His servants the prophets to you again and again, but you have not listened or inclined your ears to hear. 5 They said, 'Turn now, each of you, from your evil way and from your evil actions. Dwell in the land that the LORD gave to you and your ancestors forever and ever. 6 Do not follow other gods to serve them or worship them. Do not provoke me to anger with the works of your hands; then I will not bring disaster upon you.' 7 But you have not listened to me, declares the LORD, and you have provoked me to anger with the works of your hands, to your own harm.
  • Jer 34:14-17 : 14 At the end of seven years, each of you must set free your Hebrew brothers who have been sold to you and have served you for six years. You must release them to go free. But your ancestors did not obey me or pay attention to me. 15 Recently, you repented and did what is right in my sight by proclaiming freedom, each man for his neighbor. You made a covenant before me in the house where my name is called upon. 16 But then you turned back and profaned my name. You took back the servants and maidservants whom you had set free, allowing them to go wherever they desired, and you brought them back into subjection to become your slaves again. 17 Therefore, this is what the Lord says: You have not obeyed me by proclaiming freedom, each one to his brother and to his neighbor. So now, I proclaim freedom for you, declares the Lord—freedom to the sword, to plague, and to famine. I will make you a horror to all the kingdoms of the earth.
  • Acts 7:51 : 51 You stiff-necked people! Your hearts and ears are still uncircumcised. You are always resisting the Holy Spirit, just as your ancestors did.
  • Eph 4:17-19 : 17 Therefore, I say this and testify in the Lord: You should no longer walk as the Gentiles walk, in the futility of their minds. 18 They are darkened in their understanding, alienated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them due to the hardness of their hearts. 19 They have become callous and have given themselves over to sensuality for the practice of every kind of impurity with greediness.
  • Heb 12:25 : 25 See to it that you do not reject the one who speaks. For if they did not escape when they refused him who warned them on earth, how much less will we, if we turn away from him who warns us from heaven?
  • Jer 5:23 : 23 But this people has a stubborn and rebellious heart; they have turned aside and gone away.
  • Jer 7:24-28 : 24 But they did not listen or incline their ear; instead, they walked in their own counsels and in the stubbornness of their evil hearts. They went backward, not forward. 25 From the day your ancestors came out of the land of Egypt until this day, I sent all my servants the prophets to you, again and again. 26 But they did not listen to me or incline their ear; instead, they stiffened their necks and did worse than their ancestors. 27 When you speak all these words to them, they will not listen to you; when you call to them, they will not answer you. 28 So you shall say to them, 'This is the nation that did not obey the voice of the LORD their God or accept discipline; truth has perished and is cut off from their lips.'
  • Jer 8:5 : 5 Why then has this people, Jerusalem, turned away in perpetual backsliding? They hold tightly to deceit; they refuse to return.
  • Ps 78:8 : 8 They would not be like their ancestors—a stubborn and rebellious generation, whose hearts were not loyal, whose spirits were not faithful to God.
  • Eccl 11:9 : 9 Rejoice, young man, in your youth, and let your heart be glad in the days of your prime. Follow the ways of your heart and the sights of your eyes, but know that for all these things God will bring you into judgment.
  • Isa 3:24 : 24 Instead of perfume, there will be a stench; instead of a belt, a rope; instead of well-set hair, baldness; instead of fine clothing, sackcloth; and branding instead of beauty.