Verse 15

Therefore, this is what the LORD says about the prophets who prophesy in My name, though I did not send them, and who declare, 'No sword or famine will touch this land': By sword and famine, those prophets will meet their end.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Derfor sier Herren om profetene som profeterer i mitt navn, men som jeg ikke har sendt: 'Sverd og hungersnød skal ikke komme over dette landet.' Ved sverd og hungersnød skal disse profetene bli tilintetgjort.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Derfor sier Herren således om profetene som profeterer i mitt navn, uten at jeg har sendt dem, og som sier: Sverd og hungersnød skal ikke være i dette landet; ved sverd og hungersnød skal disse profetene fortære.

• Norsk King James

  Derfor sier HERREN om profetene som profeterer i mitt navn, som jeg ikke sendte; men de sier: Sverd og hungersnød skal ikke være i dette landet; de skal straffes med sverd og hungersnød.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Derfor sier Herren om profetene som profeterer i mitt navn, uten at jeg har sendt dem, og som sier: «Det skal ikke være sverd eller sult i landet», disse profetene skal oppslukes av sverd og sult.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Derfor sier Herren om de profetene som profeterer i mitt navn uten at jeg har sendt dem, og som sier, 'Sverd og sult skal ikke komme over dette land,' disse profetene skal bøte med livet i sverd og sult.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Derfor sier Herren om profetene som profeterer i mitt navn, og jeg sendte dem ikke, men sier: Sverdet og sulten skal ikke komme over dette landet; Ved sverdet og sulten skal de profetene bli tilintetgjort.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Derfor sier HERRE om de profetene som forkynder i mitt navn, selv om jeg ikke har sendt dem, men som hevder at sverd og hungersnød ikke skal ramme dette landet: Ved sverd og hungersnød skal disse profetene bli ødelagt.

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

  Derfor sier Herren om profetene som profeterer i mitt navn, og jeg sendte dem ikke, men sier: Sverdet og sulten skal ikke komme over dette landet; Ved sverdet og sulten skal de profetene bli tilintetgjort.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Derfor sier Herren om de profetene som profeterer i mitt navn uten at jeg har sendt dem, mens de sier: Sverd og hunger skal ikke komme i dette landet – for sverdet og hungeren skal disse profetene bli tilintetgjort.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Derfor sier Herren: Om profetene som profeterer i mitt navn og som jeg ikke har sendt, og som hevder at sverd og hunger ikke skal komme over dette landet, skal det være slik: Ved sverd og hunger skal disse profetene gå til grunne.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Derfor sagde Herren saaledes om Propheterne, som spaae i mit Navn, og jeg, jeg sendte dem ikke, og de sige: Der skal ikke være Sværd eller Hunger i dette Land: De samme Propheter skulle fortæres ved Sværdet og ved Hungeren.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Therefore thus saith the LORD concerning the prophets that prophesy in my name, and I sent them not, yet they say, Sword and famine shall not be in this land; By sword and famine shall those prophets be consumed.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Derfor sier Herren angående profetene som profeterer i mitt navn, som jeg ikke har sendt, men som sier: Sverdet og hungersnøden skal ikke være i dette landet; ved sverdet og hungersnøden skal de profeter bli fortært.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  Therefore thus says the LORD concerning the prophets who prophesy in My name, and I have not sent them, yet they say, 'Sword and famine shall not be in this land'—by sword and famine those prophets shall be consumed.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  Therefore thus saith the LORD concerning the prophets that prophesy in my name, and I sent them not, yet they say, Sword and famine shall not be in this land; By sword and famine shall those prophets be consumed.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Derfor sier Herren angående de profetene som profeterer i mitt navn, og som jeg ikke har sendt, men som sier: 'Sverd og hunger skal ikke være i dette landet': Ved sverd og hunger skal de profeter bli fortært.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Derfor, så sier Herren om de profetene som profeterer i mitt navn, men jeg har ikke sendt dem, og de sier: ‘Sverd og sult skal ikke være i dette landet’ – med sverd og sult skal disse profetene bli tilintetgjort.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Derfor sier Herren om profetene som profeterer i mitt navn, og jeg ikke har sendt dem, som sier: Sverd og hungersnød skal ikke komme i dette landet - ved sverd og hungersnød skal de profeter bli fortært.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Derfor sier Herren dette om profetene som bruker mitt navn, selv om jeg ikke sendte dem, og sier, Sverdet og sult vil ikke være i dette landet: sverdet og sult vil gjøre ende på disse profetene.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Therfore thus saieth the LORDE: As for those prophetes that preach in my name (whom I neuertheles haue not sent) and yt saye: Tush, there shal nether batel ner honger be in this londe: With swearde ad with honger shal those prophetes perish,

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Therefore thus saith the Lord, Concerning the prophets that prophecie in my Name, whom I haue not sent, yet they say, Sworde and famine shal not be in this land, by sword and famine shal those prophets be consumed.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Therfore thus saith the Lorde: As for those prophetes that preache in my name, whom I neuerthelesse haue not sent, and that say, Tushe, there shall no sworde nor hunger be in this lande: with sworde and with hunger shall those prophetes perishe.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Therefore thus saith the LORD concerning the prophets that prophesy in my name, and I sent them not, yet they say, Sword and famine shall not be in this land; By sword and famine shall those prophets be consumed.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Therefore thus says Yahweh concerning the prophets who prophesy in my name, and I didn't send them, yet they say, Sword and famine shall not be in this land: By sword and famine shall those prophets be consumed.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  Therefore, thus said Jehovah concerning the prophets who are prophesying in My name, and I have not sent them, and they are saying, Sword and famine is not in this land: By sword and by famine are these prophets consumed.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Therefore thus saith Jehovah concerning the prophets that prophesy in my name, and I sent them not, yet they say, Sword and famine shall not be in this land: By sword and famine shall those prophets be consumed.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  So this is what the Lord has said about the prophets who make use of my name, though I sent them not, and say, The sword and need of food will not be in this land: the sword and need of food will put an end to those prophets.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Therefore thus says Yahweh concerning the prophets who prophesy in my name, and I didn't send them, yet they say, Sword and famine shall not be in this land: By sword and famine shall those prophets be consumed.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  I did not send those prophets, though they claim to be prophesying in my name. They may be saying,‘No war or famine will happen in this land.’ But I, the LORD, say this about them:‘War and starvation will kill those prophets.’

Referenced Verses

• Jer 5:12-13 : 12 They have lied about the Lord and said, 'He won't do anything! No disaster will come upon us; we will not see sword or famine.' 13 The prophets are but wind, for the word is not in them; therefore, let what they say be done to them.
• Ezek 14:10 : 10 They will bear their guilt. The punishment of the inquirer will be the same as that of the prophet.
• Amos 7:17 : 17 Therefore, this is what the Lord says: 'Your wife will become a prostitute in the city, your sons and daughters will fall by the sword, your land will be divided up with a measuring line, and you yourself will die in a polluted land. Israel will surely go into exile away from their homeland.'
• 2 Pet 2:1-3 : 1 But just as there were false prophets among the people, there will also be false teachers among you. They will secretly bring in destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them, bringing swift destruction upon themselves. 2 Many will follow their destructive ways, and because of them, the way of truth will be blasphemed. 3 In their greed, they will exploit you with deceptive words. Their condemnation has long been hanging over them, and their destruction has not been sleeping.
• 2 Pet 2:14-17 : 14 They have eyes full of adultery, never ceasing from sin. They entice unstable souls and have hearts trained in greed. They are accursed children. 15 They have abandoned the straight way and gone astray. They have followed the way of Balaam, son of Bosor, who loved the wages of unrighteousness. 16 But he was rebuked for his wrongdoing by a donkey—a beast without speech—that spoke with a man's voice and restrained the prophet's madness. 17 These people are springs without water and mists driven by a storm. Blackest darkness has been reserved for them forever.
• Rev 19:20 : 20 But the beast was captured, and with him the false prophet who had performed the signs on his behalf. By these signs he had deceived those who had received the mark of the beast and worshiped its image. The two of them were thrown alive into the lake of fire burning with sulfur.
• 1 Kgs 22:25 : 25 Micaiah replied, 'You will find out on the day you go to hide in an inner room.'
• Jer 6:15 : 15 Were they ashamed when they had committed abomination? No, they were not at all ashamed; they did not even know how to blush. Therefore, they shall fall among those who fall; at the time I punish them, they will stumble,” says the Lord.
• Jer 8:12 : 12 Are they ashamed of the abomination they have committed? No, they do not feel any shame. They do not even know how to blush. Therefore, they will fall among the fallen. At the time of their punishment, they will stumble, says the LORD.
• Jer 20:6 : 6 And you, Pashhur, and all who live in your house will go into exile. You will go to Babylon, and there you will die and be buried, you and all your friends to whom you have falsely prophesied.
• Jer 23:14-15 : 14 And among the prophets of Jerusalem I have seen a horrible thing: They commit adultery and walk in lies. They strengthen the hands of evildoers, so that no one turns from their wickedness. They have all become to Me like Sodom, and the inhabitants like Gomorrah. 15 Therefore, this is what the LORD of Hosts says concerning the prophets: Behold, I will make them eat bitter wormwood and drink poisoned water, because from the prophets of Jerusalem ungodliness has spread throughout the land.
• Jer 28:15-17 : 15 Then the prophet Jeremiah said to the prophet Hananiah, 'Listen now, Hananiah, the LORD has not sent you, but you have led this people to trust in falsehood.' 16 Therefore, this is what the LORD says: 'I am about to remove you from the face of the earth. You will die this year because you have preached rebellion against the LORD.' 17 And the prophet Hananiah died that same year, in the seventh month.
• Jer 29:20-21 : 20 So hear the word of the LORD, all you exiles I have sent from Jerusalem to Babylon. 21 This is what the LORD of Armies, the God of Israel, says about Ahab son of Kolaiah and Zedekiah son of Maaseiah, who are prophesying a lie to you in my name: 'I am about to hand them over to King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon, and he will kill them before your very eyes.'
• Jer 29:31-32 : 31 Send this message to all the exiles: This is what the LORD says concerning Shemaiah the Nehelamite—Shemaiah has prophesied to you though I did not send him, and he has made you trust in a lie. 32 Therefore, this is what the LORD says: I will punish Shemaiah the Nehelamite and his descendants. He will not have anyone dwelling among this people, nor will he see the good that I will do for my people, declares the LORD, because he has spoken rebellion against the LORD.