Verse 20

Is Ephraim my dear son, my precious child? For as often as I speak against him, I still remember him. Therefore, my heart yearns for him; I will surely have mercy on him, declares the LORD.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Er ikke Efraim min elskede sønn, mitt kjære barn? For hver gang jeg nevner ham, husker jeg ham mer og mer. Derfor bruser mitt hjerte for ham. Jeg vil vise barmhjertighet mot ham, sier Herren.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Er Efraim min kjære sønn? Er han et yndet barn? For når jeg taler om ham, minnes jeg ham fortsatt; derfor er mitt hjerte beveget for ham; jeg vil sannelig ha barmhjertighet med ham, sier Herren.

• Norsk King James

  Er Efraim min kjære sønn? Er han et behagelig barn? For siden jeg talte imot ham, husker jeg ham fremdeles: derfor er jeg beveget av medfølelse for ham; jeg vil helt sikkert ha barmhjertighet med ham, sier Herren.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Er ikke Efraim min dyrebare sønn, det barnet som jeg har glede i? For etter at jeg har talt til ham, husker jeg ham fremdeles, og derfor brøler mitt hjerte for ham; jeg vil vise ham nåde, sier Herren.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Er Efraim en dyrebar sønn for meg, et barn av fryd? For så ofte jeg taler mot ham, husker jeg fortsatt på ham. Derfor er mitt hjerte urolig for ham, jeg vil forbarme meg over ham, sier Herren.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Er Efraim min kjære sønn? Er han et gledens barn? For siden jeg talte mot ham, minnes jeg ham inderlig; derfor trekkes mine følelser mot ham. Jeg vil sannelig ha barmhjertighet med ham, sier Herren.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Er Efraim min kjære sønn? Er han et kjærkomment barn? For selv om jeg talte imot ham, har jeg likevel dypt i mitt hjerte eid ham. Derfor er mitt indre uroet for ham, og jeg vil utvilsomt vise ham nåde, sier HERREN.

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

  Er Efraim min kjære sønn? Er han et gledens barn? For siden jeg talte mot ham, minnes jeg ham inderlig; derfor trekkes mine følelser mot ham. Jeg vil sannelig ha barmhjertighet med ham, sier Herren.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Er ikke Efraim min kjære sønn, mitt elskede barn? For så ofte jeg taler mot ham, minnes jeg ham likevel med glede. Derfor fylles mitt hjerte med medlidenhet for ham. Jeg vil visselig vise ham barmhjertighet, sier Herren.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Er Efraim min kjære sønn, mitt yndlingsbarn? For hver gang jeg taler om ham, husker jeg ham inderlig. Derfor sukker mitt hjerte for ham, og jeg vil visselig ha medlidenhet med ham, sier Herren. Sela

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Mon (ikke) Ephraim være mig en dyrebar Søn? mon han (ikke) være et Barn, (hvem jeg haver havt) megen Forlystelse af? thi efterat jeg haver talet til ham, kommer jeg ham endnu flitteligen ihu; derfor lyde mine Indvolde for hans Skyld, jeg vil visselig forbarme mig over ham, siger Herren.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Is Ephraim my dear son? is he a pleasant child? for since I spake against him, I do earnestly remember him still: therefore my bowels are troubled for him; I will surely have mercy upon him, saith the LORD.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Er Efraim min kjære sønn? Er han et behagelig barn? For siden jeg talte imot ham, minnes jeg ham fortsatt ivrig: derfor er mitt indre fylt av omsorg for ham; Jeg vil sannelig ha barmhjertighet med ham, sier Herren.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  Is Ephraim my dear son? is he a pleasant child? for since I spoke against him, I earnestly remember him still: therefore my heart yearns for him; I will surely have mercy upon him, says the LORD.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  Is Ephraim my dear son? is he a pleasant child? for since I spake against him, I do earnestly remember him still: therefore my bowels are troubled for him; I will surely have mercy upon him, saith the LORD.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Er Efraim min kjære sønn? er han et yndig barn? For så ofte jeg taler mot ham, husker jeg ham inderlig: derfor lengter mitt hjerte etter ham; jeg vil sikkert ha barmhjertighet med ham, sier Herren.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Er ikke Efraim min kjære sønn, mitt yndlingsbarn? For selv om jeg ofte talte imot ham, vil jeg ikke glemme ham likevel. Derfor er mitt hjerte urolig for ham. Jeg viser ham stor kjærlighet, sier Herren.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Er ikke Efraim min kjære sønn? er han ikke et yndet barn? for så ofte jeg taler imot ham, husker jeg ham ivrig; derfor lengter mitt hjerte etter ham; jeg vil sikkert ha barmhjertighet med ham, sier Herren.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Er Efraim min kjære sønn? er han barnet jeg har glede av? for når jeg taler mot ham, holder jeg ham fortsatt i minnet: så mitt hjerte er bekymret for ham; jeg vil visselig ha barmhjertighet med ham, sier Herren.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Vpon this complaynte, I thought thus by myself: is not Ephraim my deare sonne? Is he not the childe, with whom I haue had all myrth and pastyme? For sence the tyme that I first comoned with him, I haue him euer in remembraunce: therfore my very herte dryueth me vnto him: gladly and louyngly will I haue mercy vpon him, saieth the LORDE.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Is Ephraim my deare sonne or pleasant childe? yet since I spake vnto him, I still remembred him: therefore my bowels are troubled for him: I wil surely haue compassion vpon him, saith the Lorde.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Upon this complaynt I thought thus by my selfe: Is not Ephraim my deare sonne? Is he not the childe with whom I haue had all my mirth and pastime? For since the tyme that I first comuned with hym, I haue hym euer in remembraunce: therfore my heart driueth me vnto hym, gladly and louyngly wyll I haue mercie vpon him, saith the Lorde.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  [Is] Ephraim my dear son? [is he] a pleasant child? for since I spake against him, I do earnestly remember him still: therefore my bowels are troubled for him; I will surely have mercy upon him, saith the LORD.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Is Ephraim my dear son? is he a darling child? for as often as I speak against him, I do earnestly remember him still: therefore my heart yearns for him; I will surely have mercy on him, says Yahweh.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  A precious son is Ephraim to Me? A child of delights? For since My speaking against him, I do thoroughly remember him still, Therefore have My bowels been moved for him, I do greatly love him, An affirmation of Jehovah.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Is Ephraim my dear son? is he a darling child? for as often as I speak against him, I do earnestly remember him still: therefore my heart yearneth for him; I will surely have mercy upon him, saith Jehovah.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Is Ephraim my dear son? is he the child of my delight? for whenever I say things against him, I still keep him in my memory: so my heart is troubled for him; I will certainly have mercy on him, says the Lord.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Is Ephraim my dear son? is he a darling child? for as often as I speak against him, I do earnestly remember him still: therefore my heart yearns for him; I will surely have mercy on him, says Yahweh.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Indeed, the people of Israel are my dear children. They are the children I take delight in. For even though I must often rebuke them, I still remember them with fondness. So I am deeply moved with pity for them and will surely have compassion on them. I, the LORD, affirm it!

Referenced Verses

• Isa 63:15 : 15 Look down from heaven and see, from your holy and glorious dwelling. Where are your zeal and your might? Your tenderness and compassion are withheld from us.
• Isa 55:7 : 7 Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts. Let him return to the LORD, so that He may have compassion on him, and to our God, for He will abundantly pardon.
• Hos 14:4 : 4 Assyria cannot save us; we will not ride on horses. We will no longer call what we have made with our hands 'our gods.' In you the orphan finds mercy.
• Judg 10:16 : 16 So they put away the foreign gods from among them and served the LORD, and He could no longer bear the misery of Israel.
• Song 5:4 : 4 My beloved reached his hand through the opening, and my heart was stirred for him.
• Isa 16:11 : 11 Therefore, my heart moans like a lyre for Moab, and my innermost being for Kir Hareseth.
• Gen 43:30 : 30 Joseph was deeply moved at the sight of his brother and hurried out to find a place to weep. He went into his private room and wept there.
• Deut 32:36 : 36 For the LORD will vindicate His people and have compassion on His servants when He sees that their strength is gone and no one is left—neither slave nor free.
• 1 Kgs 3:26 : 26 The woman whose son was alive was deeply moved out of love for her son and said to the king, 'Please, my lord, give her the living child! Do not kill him!' But the other said, 'Neither I nor you shall have him. Cut him in two!'
• Ps 103:13 : 13 As a father has compassion on his children, so the Lord has compassion on those who fear Him.
• Prov 3:12 : 12 For the LORD disciplines the one He loves, as a father the son in whom he delights.
• Mic 7:18-19 : 18 Who is a God like You, forgiving iniquity and passing over the transgression of the remnant of His inheritance? He does not retain His anger forever, because He delights in steadfast love. 19 He will again have compassion on us; He will subdue our iniquities. You will cast all our sins into the depths of the sea.
• Luke 15:24 : 24 For this son of mine was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.’ And they began to celebrate.
• Jer 3:19 : 19 I myself said, “How gladly would I treat you like my children and give you a desirable land, the most beautiful inheritance of any nation.” I thought you would call me 'Father' and not turn away from following me.
• Jer 31:9 : 9 They will come with weeping, and with pleas for mercy, I will lead them. I will guide them to streams of water on a straight path where they will not stumble, for I have become a father to Israel, and Ephraim is my firstborn.
• Jer 48:36 : 36 Therefore, my heart moans for Moab like the sound of flutes; it moans like flutes for the men of Kir-heres, because their accumulated wealth has perished.
• Lam 3:31-32 : 31 For the Lord will not reject forever. 32 For though He causes grief, He will show compassion according to the abundance of His steadfast love.
• Hos 11:8-9 : 8 How can I give you up, Ephraim? How can I surrender you, Israel? How can I make you like Admah? How can I treat you like Zeboiim? My heart is changed within Me; My compassion grows warm and tender. 9 I will not carry out My fierce anger; I will not destroy Ephraim again. For I am God, and not a man—the Holy One among you. I will not come in wrath.
• Isa 57:16-18 : 16 I will not accuse forever, nor will I always be angry, for then the spirit would faint before me—the breath of life that I created. 17 Because of their sinful greed, I was angry; I struck them and turned away in anger, yet they continued in their willful ways. 18 I have seen their ways, but I will heal them; I will guide them and restore comfort to them and to those who mourn for them.
• Phil 1:8 : 8 For God is my witness, how I yearn for all of you with the affection of Christ Jesus.
• Luke 15:32 : 32 But we had to celebrate and rejoice, because this brother of yours was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.'