Verse 10

For I have set my face against this city for disaster and not for good, declares the LORD. It will be given into the hand of the king of Babylon, who will burn it with fire.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  For jeg har vendt ansiktet mot denne byen for å bringe ulykke over den, ikke for å bringe gode ting, sier Herren. Den skal overgis i hendene på kongen av Babylon, som skal brenne den ned.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  For jeg har vendt mitt ansikt mot denne byen for ondt og ikke for godt, sier Herren. Den skal overgis i hendene på kongen av Babylon, og han skal brenne den med ild.

• Norsk King James

  For jeg har vendt mitt ansikt mot denne byen for ondskap, og ikke for velvære, sier Herren; den skal overgis til kongen av Babylon, som skal brenne den ned.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  For jeg har vendt mitt ansikt mot denne byen til ulykke og ikke til lykke, sier Herren; den skal gis i hånden til kongen av Babylon, og han skal brenne den med ild.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  For jeg har satt mitt ansikt mot denne byen til ulykke, ikke til lykke, sier Herren. Den skal overgis i hendene på Babylons konge, og han skal sette den i brann.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  For jeg har vendt mitt ansikt mot denne byen til skade, og ikke til gagn, sier Herren. Den skal overgis i hendene på kongen av Babylon, og han skal brenne den ned med ild.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  For jeg har vendt mitt ansikt mot denne byen for ondskap, ikke for det gode, sier HERREN; den skal gis i hendene på kongen av Babylon, og han skal brenne den med ild.

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

  For jeg har vendt mitt ansikt mot denne byen til skade, og ikke til gagn, sier Herren. Den skal overgis i hendene på kongen av Babylon, og han skal brenne den ned med ild.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  For jeg har satt mitt ansikt mot denne byen til ulykke, og ikke til lykke, sier Herren. Den skal bli overgitt i kongen av Babylons hånd, og han skal brenne den opp med ild.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  For jeg har satt mitt ansikt mot denne byen til det onde og ikke til det gode, sier Herren. Den skal gis i Babylons konges hånd, og han skal brenne den med ild.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Thi jeg haver sat mit Ansigt imod denne Stad til det Onde og ikke til det Gode, siger Herren; den skal gives i Kongen af Babels Haand, og han skal opbrænde den med Ild.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  For I have set my face against this city for evil, and not for good, saith the LORD: it shall be given into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall burn it with fire.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  For jeg har satt mitt ansikt mot denne byen til det onde og ikke til det gode, sier Herren. Den skal gis i hendene på Babels konge, og han skal brenne den med ild.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  For I have set my face against this city for harm and not for good, says the LORD: it shall be given into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall burn it with fire.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  For I have set my face against this city for evil, and not for good, saith the LORD: it shall be given into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall burn it with fire.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  For jeg har satt mitt ansikt imot denne byen til ondt, og ikke til godt, sier Herren; den skal overgis i hendene til kongen av Babylon, og han skal brenne den med ild.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  For jeg har vendt mitt ansikt mot denne byen til ulykke, ikke til det gode – sier Herren. Den skal bli gitt i hendene på Babels konge, og han skal brenne den opp med ild.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  For jeg har vendt mitt ansikt mot denne byen til det onde, og ikke til det gode, sier Herren: den skal bli gitt i hendene på kongen av Babylon, og han skal brenne den med ild.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  For mitt ansikt er vendt mot denne byen til ulykke og ikke til lykke, sier Herren; den vil bli gitt i hendene på kongen av Babylon, og han vil brenne den med ild.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  For I haue set my face agaynst this cite (saieth the LORDE) to plage it, and to do it no good. It must be geue in to the honde of the kinge of Babilon, & be brent with fyre.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  For I haue set my face against this citie, for euill and not for good, saith the Lorde: it shalbe giuen into the hande of the King of Babel, and he shall burne it with fire.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  For I haue set my face against this citie (saith the Lorde) to plague it, and to do it no good: it must be geuen into the hande of the kyng of Babylon, and be brent with fire.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  For I have set my face against this city for evil, and not for good, saith the LORD: it shall be given into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall burn it with fire.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  For I have set my face on this city for evil, and not for good, says Yahweh: it shall be given into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall burn it with fire.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  For I have set My face against this city for evil, And not for good -- an affirmation of Jehovah. Into the hand of the king of Babylon it is given, And he hath burned it with fire.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  For I have set my face upon this city for evil, and not for good, saith Jehovah: it shall be given into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall burn it with fire.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  For my face is turned to this town for evil and not for good, says the Lord: it will be given into the hands of the king of Babylon, and he will have it burned with fire.

• World English Bible (2000)

  For I have set my face on this city for evil, and not for good, says Yahweh: it shall be given into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall burn it with fire.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  For I, the LORD, say that I am determined not to deliver this city but to bring disaster on it. It will be handed over to the king of Babylon and he will destroy it with fire.’”

Referenced Verses

• Jer 44:11 : 11 Therefore, this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: Behold, I have set my face against you for harm, to cut off all Judah.
• Jer 44:27 : 27 Behold, I am watching over them for harm and not for good. Every man of Judah who is in the land of Egypt will perish by the sword and by famine until they are completely destroyed.
• Amos 9:4 : 4 'If they go into captivity before their enemies, from there I will command the sword to kill them. I will set My eyes on them for harm and not for good.'
• Jer 52:13 : 13 He set fire to the house of the LORD, the royal palace, all the houses of Jerusalem, and every significant building in the city.
• Ezek 15:7 : 7 I will set my face against them. Though they come out of the fire, the fire will still consume them. Then you will know that I am the LORD, when I set my face against them.
• Jer 38:3 : 3 This is what the LORD says: This city will surely be handed over to the army of the king of Babylon, and he will capture it.
• Jer 38:18 : 18 But if you will not surrender to the officers of the king of Babylon, this city will be given into the hands of the Babylonians, and they will burn it down; you yourself will not escape from their hands.’"
• Jer 39:8 : 8 The Chaldeans set fire to the palace of the king and the houses of the people and broke down the walls of Jerusalem.
• 2 Chr 36:19 : 19 They burned the house of God, tore down the wall of Jerusalem, and burned all its palaces with fire, destroying all its valuable articles.
• Jer 34:2 : 2 This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: Go and tell Zedekiah, king of Judah, 'This is what the Lord says: I am delivering this city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he will burn it with fire.'
• Lev 17:10 : 10 Any Israelite or foreigner living among them who eats any blood, I will set my face against that person and cut them off from their people.
• Ps 34:16 : 16 The eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and His ears are open to their cry.
• Lev 26:17 : 17 I will set my face against you so that you will be defeated by your enemies; those who hate you will rule over you, and you will flee even when no one is chasing you.
• Jer 38:23 : 23 They will also bring out all your wives and your children to the Babylonians. You yourself will not escape from their hands but will be captured by the king of Babylon, and this city will be burned down."
• Jer 17:27 : 27 But if you do not obey Me to keep the Sabbath day holy by not carrying any loads as you come through the gates of Jerusalem on the Sabbath, then I will kindle a fire in its gates, and it will consume the fortresses of Jerusalem and will not be extinguished.
• Jer 26:6 : 6 then I will make this house like Shiloh, and I will make this city an object of cursing among all the nations on earth.'
• Jer 32:28-31 : 28 Therefore, this is what the LORD says: 'I am about to give this city into the hands of the Chaldeans, into the hands of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and he will capture it.' 29 The Chaldeans who are fighting against the city will enter it, set it on fire, and burn it along with the houses where incense was offered to Baal on their rooftops and drink offerings were poured out to other gods, provoking Me to anger. 30 For the sons of Israel and the sons of Judah have only done what is evil in My eyes since their youth. Indeed, the sons of Israel have only provoked Me to anger by the work of their hands, declares the LORD. 31 From the day it was built until now, this city has caused My anger and My wrath so great that I must remove it from My presence.
• Lev 20:3-5 : 3 I will set my face against that man and cut him off from among his people because he has given his children to Molech, defiling my sanctuary and profaning my holy name. 4 But if the people of the land deliberately close their eyes to that man when he gives his children to Molech, and they fail to put him to death, 5 then I will set my face against that man and his family, and I will cut off from their people both him and all who follow him in prostituting themselves to Molech.
• Jer 34:22 : 22 Behold, I am giving a command, declares the Lord, and I will bring them back to this city. They will fight against it, capture it, and burn it with fire. And I will make the cities of Judah a desolation without any inhabitants.
• Jer 37:8-9 : 8 'Then the Chaldeans will return and fight against this city; they will capture it and burn it with fire.' 9 This is what the LORD says: Do not deceive yourselves, thinking, 'The Chaldeans will surely leave us,' for they will not leave. 10 Even if you were to strike down the entire Chaldean army fighting against you, and only wounded men were left in their tents, they would rise up and burn this city with fire.
• Zech 1:6 : 6 But my words and my decrees, which I commanded my servants the prophets, did they not overtake your ancestors? So they repented and said, 'As the Lord of Hosts planned to do to us, according to our ways and our deeds, so He has done to us.'