Verse 8

But any nation or kingdom that will not serve Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon or place its neck under his yoke—I will punish that nation with sword, famine, and plague, declares the LORD, until I destroy it by his hand.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Men hvis noe folk eller kongerike ikke vil tjene Nebukadnesar, kongen av Babylon, og ikke bøye seg for Babylons åk, vil jeg straffe dem med sverd, hungersnød og pest, sier Herren, inntil jeg har utslettet dem ved hans hånd.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Og det skal skje, at folket og riket som ikke vil tjene Nebukadnesar, kongen av Babylon, og som ikke legger nakken under kongen av Babylons åk, det folket vil jeg straffe, sier Herren, med sverdet, sulten og pesten, inntil jeg har fortært dem ved hans hånd.

• Norsk King James

  Og det skal skje at nasjonen og kongeriket som ikke vil tjene Nebukadnesar, kongen av Babylon, og som ikke vil bøye nakken sin under åket hans, den nasjonen vil jeg straffe, sier Herren, med sverd, hungersnød og pest, inntil jeg har utryddet dem ved hans hånd.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Det folket og riket som ikke vil tjene Nebukadnesar, kongen av Babylon, og som ikke vil legge sin nakke under Babylons konges åk, det folket vil jeg hjemsøke med sverd, sult og pest, sier Herren, inntil jeg har gjort ende på dem med hans hånd.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Men det folket og den nasjonen som ikke vil tjene Nebukadnesar, kongen av Babel, og som ikke vil legge sin nakke under hans åk, det folket, sier Herren, vil jeg straffe med sverd, med hungersnød og med pest, inntil jeg har utryddet dem ved hans hånd.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Og det skal skje at nasjonen og kongeriket som ikke vil tjene samme Nebukadnesar, kongen av Babylon, og som ikke vil legge seg under kongen av Babylons åk, den nasjonen vil jeg straffe, sier Herren, med sverd, sult og pest, inntil jeg har utryddet dem ved hans hånd.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Og det skal skje at det folk og det rike som ikke vil tjene Nebukadnesar, kongen av Babylon, og heller ikke legger sin hals under hans juk, skal jeg straffe, sier HERREN, med sverd, sult og pestilens, inntil jeg har utslettet dem ved hans hånd.

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

  Og det skal skje at nasjonen og kongeriket som ikke vil tjene samme Nebukadnesar, kongen av Babylon, og som ikke vil legge seg under kongen av Babylons åk, den nasjonen vil jeg straffe, sier Herren, med sverd, sult og pest, inntil jeg har utryddet dem ved hans hånd.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Men det folk og det rike som ikke vil tjene ham, Nebukadnesar, kongen av Babylon, eller legge sitt åk under kongen av Babylon, det folkeslag vil jeg straffe med sverd, hunger og pest, sier Herren, inntil jeg har utslettet det med hans hånd.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Den nasjonen eller det kongeriket som ikke vil tjene Nebukadnesar, kongen av Babylon, og ikke legger nakken under hans åk, vil jeg straffe med sverd, sult og pest, sier Herren, inntil jeg har gjort ende på dem gjennom hans hånd.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og det skal skee, at det Folk og det Rige, som ikke vil tjene ham, Nebucadnezar, Kongen af Babel, og som ikke vil give sin Hals under Kongen af Babels Aag, det samme Folk vil jeg hjemsøge med Sværdet og med Hungeren og med Pestilentsen, siger Herren, indtil at jeg faaer fortæret dem ved hans Haand.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And it shall come to pass, that the nation and kingdom which will not serve the same Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, and that will not put their neck under the yoke of the king of Babylon, that nation will I punish, saith the LORD, with the sword, and with the famine, and with the pestilence, until I have consumed them by his hand.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Og det skal skje at det folket og det kongeriket som ikke vil tjene Nebukadnesar, kongen av Babylon, og som ikke vil bøye sin nakke under åket til kongen av Babylon, det folket vil jeg straffe, sier Herren, med sverdet, med hungersnøden og med pesten, inntil jeg har ødelagt dem ved hans hånd.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  And it shall come to pass, that the nation and kingdom which will not serve the same Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, and that will not put their neck under the yoke of the king of Babylon, that nation I will punish, says the LORD, with the sword, and with famine, and with pestilence, until I have consumed them by his hand.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And it shall come to pass, that the nation and kingdom which will not serve the same Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, and that will not put their neck under the yoke of the king of Babylon, that nation will I punish, saith the LORD, with the sword, and with the famine, and with the pestilence, until I have consumed them by his hand.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Og det skal skje at nasjonen og riket som ikke vil tjene den samme Nebukadnesar, Babylons konge, og som ikke vil legge sin hals under åket til Babylons konge, den nasjonen vil jeg straffe, sier Herren, med sverd, med hungersnød og med pest, inntil jeg har utryddet dem ved hans hånd.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Og det skal skje, det folket og det riket som ikke tjener Nebukadnesar, kongen av Babylon, og som ikke bøyer nakken under kongen av Babylons åk, skal jeg straffe med sverd, med sult og med pest, sier Herren, til jeg har utslettet dem ved hans hånd.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Og det skal skje, det folket og det riket som ikke vil tjene Nebukadnesar, kongen av Babylon, og som ikke vil legge sin nakke under kongens åk, det folket vil jeg straffe, sier Herren, med sverdet, og med hungersnøden, og med pesten, inntil jeg har fortært dem ved hans hånd.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Og det skal skje at hvis noen nasjon ikke vil tjene denne samme Nebukadnesar, kongen av Babylon, og ikke legger sin nakke under åket til kongen av Babylon, så vil jeg sende straff over den nasjonen, sier Herren, med sverd, sult og sykdom, inntil jeg har gitt dem i hans hender.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Morouer, that people & kingdome which wil not serue Nabuchodonosor, and that wil not put their neckes vnder ye yock of the kinge of Babilon: the same people will I viset with swearde, with honger, with pestilence, vntill I haue consumed them in his hondes, saieth the LORDE.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And the nation and kingdome which will not serue the same Nebuchad-nezzar king of Babel, and that will not put their necke vnder the yoke of the King of Babel, the same nation will I visite, saith the Lord, with the sworde, and with the famine, and with the pestilence, vntill I haue wholy giuen them into his hands.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Moreouer, that people and kyngdome which wyl not serue Nabuchodonozor, & that wyll not put their neckes vnder the yoke of the kyng of Babylon: the same people wyll I visite with the sworde, with hunger and pestilence, vntyll I haue consumed them in his handes, saith the Lorde.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And it shall come to pass, [that] the nation and kingdom which will not serve the same Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, and that will not put their neck under the yoke of the king of Babylon, that nation will I punish, saith the LORD, with the sword, and with the famine, and with the pestilence, until I have consumed them by his hand.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  It shall happen, that the nation and the kingdom which will not serve the same Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and that will not put their neck under the yoke of the king of Babylon, that nation will I punish, says Yahweh, with the sword, and with the famine, and with the pestilence, until I have consumed them by his hand.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And it hath come to pass, the nation and the kingdom that do not serve him -- Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon -- and that which putteth not its neck into the yoke of the king of Babylon, with sword, and with famine, and with pestilence, I lay a charge on that nation -- an affirmation of Jehovah -- till I consume them by his hand.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And it shall come to pass, that the nation and the kingdom which will not serve the same Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and that will not put their neck under the yoke of the king of Babylon, that nation will I punish, saith Jehovah, with the sword, and with the famine, and with the pestilence, until I have consumed them by his hand.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And it will come about, that if any nation does not become a servant to this same Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, and does not put its neck under the yoke of the king of Babylon, then I will send punishment on that nation, says the Lord, by the sword and need of food and by disease, till I have given them into his hands.

• World English Bible (2000)

  It shall happen, that the nation and the kingdom which will not serve the same Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and that will not put their neck under the yoke of the king of Babylon, that nation will I punish, says Yahweh, with the sword, and with the famine, and with the pestilence, until I have consumed them by his hand.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  But suppose a nation or a kingdom will not be subject to King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon. Suppose it will not submit to the yoke of servitude to him. I, the LORD, affirm that I will punish that nation. I will use the king of Babylon to punish it with war, starvation, and disease until I have destroyed it.

Referenced Verses

• Jer 38:17-19 : 17 Then Jeremiah said to Zedekiah, "This is what the LORD God Almighty, the God of Israel, says: ‘If you surrender to the officers of the king of Babylon, your life will be spared and this city will not be burned down; you and your family will live. 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.’" 19 King Zedekiah said to Jeremiah, "I am afraid of the Jews who have gone over to the Babylonians, for the Babylonians may hand me over to them, and they will mistreat me."
• Jer 24:10 : 10 I will send the sword, famine, and pestilence against them until they are completely destroyed from the land I gave to them and their ancestors.
• Ezek 14:21 : 21 For this is what the Sovereign LORD says: How much worse will it be when I send my four dreadful judgments—sword, famine, wild beasts, and plague—against Jerusalem, to cut off both man and beast from it!
• Ezek 17:19-21 : 19 Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘As surely as I live, My oath which he despised and My covenant which he broke, I will bring upon his own head. 20 I will spread My net over him, and he will be caught in My snare. I will bring him to Babylon and execute judgment upon him there for the unfaithfulness he committed against Me. 21 All his fugitives in all his troops will fall by the sword, and those who remain will be scattered to every direction. Then you will know that I, the LORD, have spoken.’
• Jer 25:28-29 : 28 If they refuse to take the cup from your hand to drink, tell them, 'This is what the LORD of Hosts says: You must drink it!' 29 For behold, I am bringing disaster on the city that bears my name, and will you indeed go unpunished? You will not go unpunished, for I am summoning a sword against all the inhabitants of the earth, declares the LORD of Hosts.
• Jer 40:9 : 9 Gedaliah son of Ahikam son of Shaphan took an oath to reassure them and their men, saying, 'Do not be afraid to serve the Chaldeans. Stay in the land and serve the king of Babylon, and it will go well for you.'
• Jer 42:10-18 : 10 "If you will indeed stay in this land, I will build you up and will not tear you down; I will plant you and will not uproot you, for I will relent concerning the disaster I have brought upon you. 11 Do not be afraid of the king of Babylon, whom you now fear. Do not be afraid of him, declares the LORD, for I am with you to save you and deliver you from his hand. 12 I will show you compassion so that he will have mercy on you and restore you to your land. 13 But if you say, 'We will not stay in this land,' and do not listen to the voice of the LORD your God, 14 Instead, you say, 'No, we will go to the land of Egypt where we will not see war, hear the sound of the trumpet, or suffer hunger for bread. There we will stay.' 15 Now therefore hear the word of the LORD, remnant of Judah. This is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: If you are determined to go to Egypt and settle there, 16 then the sword that you fear will overtake you there in the land of Egypt, and the famine you worry about will follow close behind you to Egypt, and there you will die. 17 All who are determined to go to Egypt to settle there will die by the sword, famine, and plague. Not one of them will survive or escape the disaster I will bring upon them. 18 This is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: As my anger and wrath were poured out on the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so too will my wrath be poured out on you when you go to Egypt. You will become an object of cursing, horror, condemnation, and disgrace, and you will never see this place again.
• Jer 52:3-6 : 3 This happened because of the LORD's anger toward Jerusalem and Judah, until He finally cast them out of His presence. Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon. 4 In the ninth year of his reign, in the tenth month, on the tenth day of the month, Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, came with his entire army against Jerusalem. They encamped around it and built siege works all around it. 5 So the city was besieged until the eleventh year of King Zedekiah. 6 By the fourth month, on the ninth day, the famine in the city had become so severe that there was no more food for the people of the land.