Verse 20

I will hand them over to their enemies and to those who seek their lives. Their dead bodies will become food for the birds of the sky and the beasts of the earth.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  dem skal jeg gi i hendene på deres fiender og i hendene på dem som vil ta deres liv. Deres døde kropper skal bli til føde for himmelens fugler og jordens dyr.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Jeg vil gi dem i hendene på deres fiender og i hendene på dem som søker deres liv. Deres døde kropper skal bli mat for himmelens fugler og jordens dyr.

• Norsk King James

  Jeg vil også gi dem i fiendens hender, og i hånden på dem som søker deres liv; deres døde kropper skal være til føde for himmelens fugler og for de ville dyrene på jorden.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  ja, jeg vil overgi dem i hendene på deres fiender og i hendene på dem som søker deres liv, og deres lik skal bli mat for himmelens fugler og for dyrene på jorden.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  - dem vil jeg overgi i hendene på deres fiender og i hendene på de som søker deres liv. Likene deres skal bli mat for himmelens fugler og jordens dyr.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Jeg vil gi dem i hendene på deres fiender, og i hendene på dem som søker deres liv; og deres døde kropper skal bli mat for himmelens fugler og jordens dyr.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  jeg vil gi dem i hendene på deres fiender, og i hendene på de som søker deres liv. Deres døde legemer skal bli til føde for himmelens fugler og markens dyr.

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

  Jeg vil gi dem i hendene på deres fiender, og i hendene på dem som søker deres liv; og deres døde kropper skal bli mat for himmelens fugler og jordens dyr.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Jeg vil gi dem i hendene på deres fiender og i hendene på dem som søker deres liv, og deres lik skal bli til føde for himmelens fugler og jordens dyr.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Jeg vil gi dem i deres fienders hånd og i hendene til dem som søker deres liv. Deres lik skal bli mat for fuglene under himmelen og dyrene på jorden.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  ja, jeg giver dem i deres Fjenders Haand og i deres Haand, som søge efter deres Liv, og deres Kroppe skulle være til Spise for Fugle under Himmelen og for Dyr paa Jorden.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  I will even give them into the hand of their enemies, and into the hand of them that seek their life: and their dead bodies shall be for meat unto the fowls of the heaven, and to the beasts of the earth.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Jeg vil gi dem i hendene på deres fiender, og i hendene på dem som søker deres liv; og deres døde kropper skal bli til føde for himmelens fugler og jordens dyr.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  I will give them into the hand of their enemies, and into the hand of those who seek their life; and their dead bodies shall be food for the birds of the sky, and to the beasts of the earth.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  I will even give them into the hand of their enemies, and into the hand of them that seek their life: and their dead bodies shall be for meat unto the fowls of the heaven, and to the beasts of the earth.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  jeg vil gi dem i hendene til deres fiender, og i hendene til dem som søker deres liv; og deres døde kropper skal være til føde for himmelens fugler og dyrene på jorden.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  jeg gir dem i hendene til deres fiender, og i hendene til dem som søker deres liv, og deres lik skal bli til føde for himmelens fugler og jordens dyr.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  jeg vil gi dem i hendene på sine fiender, og i hendene på dem som søker deres liv; og deres døde kropper skal bli til føde for himmelens fugler og for jordens dyr.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Dem vil jeg gi i hendene til deres fiender og i hendene til dem som ønsker å drepe dem: og deres døde kropper vil bli mat for himmelens fugler og jordens dyr.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Those men wil I geue in to the power of their enemies, and in to the hondes of them that folowe vpon their lyues. And their deed bodies shall be meate for the foules of the ayre, and beestes of the felde.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  I wil euen giue them into the hand of their enemies, and into the handes of them that seeke their life: and their dead bodies shalbe for meate vnto the foules of the heauen, and to the beastes of the earth.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Those men will I geue into the power of their enemies, and into the handes of them that folowe vpon their liues: and their dead bodies shalbe meate for the foules of the ayre and beastes of the fielde.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  I will even give them into the hand of their enemies, and into the hand of them that seek their life: and their dead bodies shall be for meat unto the fowls of the heaven, and to the beasts of the earth.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  I will even give them into the hand of their enemies, and into the hand of those who seek their life; and their dead bodies shall be for food to the birds of the sky, and to the animals of the earth.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  yea, I have given them into the hand of their enemies, and into the hand of those seeking their soul, and their carcase hath been for food to the fowl of the heavens, and to the beast of the earth.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  I will even give them into the hand of their enemies, and into the hand of them that seek their life; and their dead bodies shall be for food unto the birds of the heavens, and to the beasts of the earth.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Even these I will give up into the hands of their haters and into the hands of those who have designs against their lives: and their dead bodies will become food for the birds of heaven and the beasts of the earth.

• World English Bible (2000)

  I will even give them into the hand of their enemies, and into the hand of those who seek their life; and their dead bodies shall be for food to the birds of the sky, and to the animals of the earth.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  I will hand them over to their enemies who want to kill them. Their dead bodies will become food for the birds and the wild animals.

Referenced Verses

• Jer 7:33 : 33 The corpses of this people will become food for the birds of the air and the animals of the earth, and there will be no one to frighten them away.
• Jer 11:21 : 21 Therefore, this is what the LORD says concerning the men of Anathoth, who seek your life and say, ‘Do not prophesy in the name of the LORD, or you will die by our hands.’
• 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 19:7 : 7 In this place, I will ruin the plans of Judah and Jerusalem. I will make them fall by the sword before their enemies and at the hands of those who seek their lives. I will give their dead bodies as food to the birds of the sky and the wild animals of the earth.
• Jer 21:7 : 7 Afterward, declares the LORD, I will hand over Zedekiah king of Judah, his officials, the people, and those remaining in this city from the plague, the sword, and the famine, into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, into the hand of their enemies, and into the hand of those seeking their lives. He will strike them down with the edge of the sword without pity, without sparing, and without mercy.
• Jer 22:25 : 25 I will hand you over to those who seek your life, to those you dread—to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and to the Chaldeans.
• 1 Sam 17:44 : 44 Then he said to David, 'Come here, and I will give your flesh to the birds of the sky and the wild animals of the field.'
• 1 Sam 17:46 : 46 'Today, the LORD will deliver you into my hand. I will strike you down and cut off your head. I will give the corpses of the Philistines’ army today to the birds of the sky and the wild animals of the earth. Then the whole world will know that there is a God in Israel.'
• 1 Kgs 14:11 : 11 Anyone in Jeroboam’s family who dies in the city will be eaten by dogs; and anyone who dies in the field will be eaten by the birds of the sky, for the LORD has spoken.
• 1 Kgs 16:4 : 4 Anyone belonging to Baasha who dies in the city, the dogs will eat, and anyone who dies in the field, the birds of the heavens will eat.
• 1 Kgs 21:23-24 : 23 And concerning Jezebel, the LORD also says: 'Dogs will devour Jezebel by the wall of Jezreel.' 24 'Anyone who belongs to Ahab and dies in the city, the dogs will eat; and anyone who dies in the field, the birds of the heavens will eat.'
• 2 Kgs 9:34-37 : 34 Jehu went inside, ate and drank, and then said, 'Attend to this cursed woman and bury her, for she was a king’s daughter.' 35 But when they went out to bury her, they found nothing of her except the skull, the feet, and the palms of her hands. 36 They went back and told Jehu, who said, 'This is the word of the LORD that he spoke through his servant Elijah the Tishbite: “In the plot of land at Jezreel, dogs will devour the flesh of Jezebel.”' 37 'Jezebel’s body will be like dung on the field in the plot of land at Jezreel, so that no one will be able to say, “This is Jezebel.”'
• Jer 4:30 : 30 And you, devastated one, what will you do? Though you dress in scarlet, adorn yourself with gold jewelry, and enlarge your eyes with makeup, you beautify yourself in vain. Your lovers reject you; they seek your life.
• Deut 28:26 : 26 Your carcasses will be food for all the birds of the air and the beasts of the earth, and there will be no one to frighten them away.
• Jer 38:16 : 16 But King Zedekiah swore an oath secretly to Jeremiah, "As surely as the LORD lives, who has given us breath, I will neither put you to death nor hand you over to those who want to kill you."
• Jer 44:30 : 30 This is what the LORD says: Behold, I will hand Pharaoh Hophra, king of Egypt, over to his enemies who want to kill him, just as I handed Zedekiah, king of Judah, over to Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, his enemy who sought his life.
• Jer 49:37 : 37 I will shatter Elam before their enemies and before those who seek their lives. I will bring disaster upon them, my fierce anger, declares the LORD. I will send the sword after them until I have finished them off.
• Ezek 29:5 : 5 I will leave you in the desert—you and all the fish of your rivers. You will fall on the open fields, and you will not be gathered or buried. I have given you as food to the beasts of the earth and the birds of the heavens.
• Ezek 32:4 : 4 I will leave you on the land, hurl you onto the open field. I will make all the birds of the heavens settle on you, and the wild beasts of the earth will feast on you.
• Ezek 39:17-20 : 17 Son of man, this is what the Lord GOD says: Speak to every kind of bird and all the wild animals, 'Assemble and come together from all around to my sacrifice that I am offering for you, a great sacrifice on the mountains of Israel, so that you may eat flesh and drink blood.' 18 You shall eat the flesh of mighty men and drink the blood of the princes of the earth, as though they were rams, lambs, goats, and bulls—all fattened animals from Bashan. 19 You will eat fat until you are satisfied and drink blood until you are drunk, from the sacrifice that I have prepared for you. 20 At my table, you will be filled with horses and riders, mighty men and all warriors,' declares the Lord GOD.
• Rev 19:17-21 : 17 Then I saw an angel standing in the sun, and he cried out in a loud voice to all the birds flying high overhead: 'Come, gather for the great supper of God,' 18 'that you may eat the flesh of kings, the flesh of generals, the flesh of mighty men, the flesh of horses and their riders, and the flesh of all people, free and slave, small and great.' 19 Then I saw the beast and the kings of the earth and their armies gathered together to make war against the rider on the horse and His army. 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. 21 The rest were killed by the sword that proceeded from the mouth of the rider on the horse, and all the birds were filled with their flesh.