Verse 5

But the Chaldean army pursued them, overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho, captured him, and brought him to Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, at Riblah in the land of Hamath, where he pronounced judgment on him.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Men kaldeernes hær forfulgte dem og fanget Sidkia i vildmarken ved Jeriko. De tok ham og førte ham til Nebukadnesar, kongen av Babylon, i Ribla, i landet Hamat, hvor han ble dømt.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Men kaldeernes hær forfulgte dem, og de tok Sidkia på slettene ved Jeriko; og de brakte ham til Nebukadnesar, Babylons konge, i Ribla, i landet Hamat, hvor han avsa dom over ham.

• Norsk King James

  Men kaldéernes hær forfulgte dem og fanget Zedekiah i slettene ved Jeriko; og etter at de hadde tatt ham, førte de ham opp til Nebukadnesar, kongen av Babylon, til Riblah i landet Hamath, hvor han avsa dom over ham.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Men kaldeernes hær forfulgte dem, og de innhentet Sidkia på slettene ved Jeriko. De tok ham til fange og førte ham til Nebukadnesar, kongen av Babel, i Ribla i Hamats land, hvor han holdt dom over ham.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Men babylonernes hær fulgte etter dem, innhentet Sidkia i Jerikos sletter og tok ham til fange. Han ble ført opp til Nebukadnesar, Babylons konge, i Ribla i landet Hamat, hvor han avsa dom over ham.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Men kaldeernes hær forfulgte dem og tok Sidkia igjen på slettene ved Jeriko. Da de hadde tatt ham, førte de ham opp til Nebukadnesar, kongen av Babylon, i Ribla i landet Hamat, der han avsa dom over ham.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Men den kaldæiske hæren forfulgte dem og tok Sedeqias til fange på slettene ved Jeriko. Da de hadde tatt ham, førte de ham til Nebukadnesar, kongen av Babylon, til Ribla i Hamats land, hvor han avsa dom over ham.

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

  Men kaldeernes hær forfulgte dem og tok Sidkia igjen på slettene ved Jeriko. Da de hadde tatt ham, førte de ham opp til Nebukadnesar, kongen av Babylon, i Ribla i landet Hamat, der han avsa dom over ham.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Men kaldeerhæren forfulgte dem, og de tok igjen Sidkia på slettene ved Jeriko. De tok ham til fange og førte ham opp til Nebukadnesar, kongen av Babylon, i Ribla i landet Hamat, der han avsa dom over ham.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Men kaldeernes hær forfulgte dem og tok Sidkia igjen på slettene ved Jeriko. De fanget ham og førte ham opp til Nebukadnesar, kongen av Babel, til Ribla i landet Hamat, hvor han avsa dom over ham.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Men Chaldæernes Hær forfulgte dem, og de naaede Zedekias paa de slette Marker ved Jericho, og toge ham og førte ham up til Nebucadnezar, Kongen af Babel, til Ribla, (som er) i Hamaths Land; og han talede med ham om Ret.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  But the Chaldeans' army pursued after them, and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of icho: and when they had taken him, they brought him up to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon to Riblah in the land of Hamath, where he gave judgment upon him.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Men kaldeernes hær forfulgte dem og innhentet Sidkia på slettene ved Jeriko, og da de hadde tatt ham, førte de ham opp til Nebukadnesar, kongen av Babylon, til Ribla i landet Hamat, hvor han avsa dom over ham.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  But the Chaldeans' army pursued them and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho; and when they had taken him, they brought him up to Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, to Riblah in the land of Hamath, where he gave judgment upon him.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  But the Chaldeans' army pursued after them, and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho: and when they had taken him, they brought him up to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon to Riblah in the land of Hamath, where he gave judgment upon him.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Men kaldeernes hær forfulgte dem og tok Sidkia på slettene ved Jeriko: og da de hadde tatt ham, førte de ham opp til Nebukadnesar, kongen av Babylon, til Ribla i landet Hamat; og han avsa dom over ham.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Kaldeernes hær forfulgte dem, og de tok igjen Sidkia på slettene ved Jeriko. De fanget ham og førte ham til Nebukadnesar, kongen av Babylon, i Ribla, i landet Hamat, hvor han holdt dom over ham.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Men hæren til kaldeerne forfulgte dem og tok Sidkia i Jeriko-slettene, og da de hadde tatt ham, brakte de ham til Nebukadnesar, kongen av Babylon, til Ribla i landet Hamat; og han avsa dom over ham.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Men kaldeernes hær forfulgte dem og tok Sidkia til fange i slettene ved Jeriko, og de brakte ham til Nebukadnesar, kongen av Babylon, til Ribla i Hamats land, hvor han ble dømt.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  But the Caldees hooste folowed fast after them, and toke Sedechias in the felde of Iericho, and brought him presoner to Nabuchodonosor the kynge off Babilo vnto Reblatha, that lieth in the londe off Hemath where he gaue iugdment vpon him.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  But the Caldeans hoste pursued after them, and ouertooke Zedekiah in the desart of Iericho: and when they had taken him, they brought him to Nebuchad-nezzar King of Babel vnto Riblah in the land of Hamath, where he gaue iudgement vpon him.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  But the Chaldees hoast folowed fast after them, and toke Zedekia in the fielde of Hiericho, and brought hym prisoner to Nabuchodonozor the kyng of Babylon, vnto Reblath, that lyeth in the lande of Hemath, where he gaue iudgement vpon hym.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  But the Chaldeans' army pursued after them, and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho: and when they had taken him, they brought him up to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon to Riblah in the land of Hamath, where he gave judgment upon him.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  But the army of the Chaldeans pursued after them, and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho: and when they had taken him, they brought him up to Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon to Riblah in the land of Hamath; and he gave judgment on him.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And the forces of the Chaldeans pursue after them, and overtake Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho, and they take him, and bring him up unto Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, to Riblah, in the land of Hamath, and he speaketh with him -- judgments.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  But the army of the Chaldeans pursued after them, and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho: and when they had taken him, they brought him up to Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon to Riblah in the land of Hamath; and he [ gave judgment upon him.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  But the Chaldaean army went after them and overtook Zedekiah in the lowlands of Jericho: and they made him a prisoner and took him up to Nebuchadrezzar, king of Babylon, to Riblah in the land of Hamath, to be judged by him.

• World English Bible (2000)

  But the army of the Chaldeans pursued after them, and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho: and when they had taken him, they brought him up to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon to Riblah in the land of Hamath; and he gave judgment on him.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  But the Babylonian army chased after them. They caught up with Zedekiah in the rift valley plains of Jericho and captured him. They took him to King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon at Riblah in the territory of Hamath and Nebuchadnezzar passed sentence on him there.

Referenced Verses

• 2 Kgs 23:33 : 33 Pharaoh Necho imprisoned him at Riblah in the land of Hamath to keep him from reigning in Jerusalem and imposed a tribute on the land of a hundred talents of silver and a talent of gold.
• Josh 5:10 : 10 The Israelites camped at Gilgal, and on the evening of the fourteenth day of the month, on the plains of Jericho, they celebrated the Passover.
• Jer 32:4-5 : 4 Zedekiah, king of Judah, will not escape from the hands of the Chaldeans. He will certainly be handed over to the king of Babylon; they will speak face to face and see each other directly. 5 He will take Zedekiah to Babylon, where he will stay until I deal with him, declares the LORD. If you fight against the Chaldeans, you will not succeed.
• 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 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 52:8-9 : 8 The Chaldean army pursued King Zedekiah and overtook him in the plains of Jericho. His entire army scattered and abandoned him. 9 They seized the king and brought him to the king of Babylon at Riblah, in the land of Hamath. There, he pronounced judgment on him.
• Jer 52:26-27 : 26 Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard, took them and brought them to the king of Babylon at Riblah. 27 The king of Babylon struck them down and put them to death at Riblah in the land of Hamath. Thus Judah was taken into exile from its land.
• Josh 4:13 : 13 About forty thousand armed for battle crossed over before the LORD to the plains of Jericho, ready for war.
• Num 13:21 : 21 So they went up and explored the land from the Wilderness of Zin to Rehob, near Lebo-hamath.
• Lam 1:3 : 3 Judah has gone into exile, suffering and hard service. She lives among the nations but finds no rest. All her pursuers have overtaken her in narrow places.
• Lam 4:20 : 20 The breath of our nostrils, the LORD’s anointed, was captured in their traps, of whom we said, 'Under his shadow we shall live among the nations.'
• Ezek 17:15-21 : 15 But he rebelled against him by sending his messengers to Egypt to obtain horses and a great army. Will he prosper? Will he escape if he does such things? Can a person break a covenant and still escape? 16 As surely as I live, declares the Lord GOD, in the place where the king who made him king resides—whose oath he despised and whose covenant he broke—there in Babylon he will die. 17 Pharaoh and his mighty army and great company will not help him in battle, when mounds are heaped up and siege walls are built to destroy many people. 18 He despised the oath by breaking the covenant. Though he gave his hand in pledge, he did all these things. He will not escape! 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.’
• Josh 13:5 : 5 The land of the Gebalites, and all of Lebanon eastward from Baal Gad below Mount Hermon, as far as the entrance of Hamath.
• Judg 3:3 : 3 The nations included the five rulers of the Philistines, all the Canaanites, the Sidonians, and the Hivites who lived in the mountains of Lebanon, from Mount Baal Hermon to the entrance of Hamath.
• 2 Sam 8:9 : 9 When Toi, king of Hamath, heard that David had defeated the entire army of Hadadezer,
• 2 Kgs 17:24 : 24 The king of Assyria brought people from Babylon, Cuthah, Avva, Hamath, and Sepharvaim, and settled them in the towns of Samaria in place of the Israelites. They took possession of Samaria and lived in its towns.
• 2 Kgs 25:6 : 6 They captured the king and brought him to the king of Babylon at Riblah, where they passed judgment on him.
• 2 Chr 33:11 : 11 So the LORD brought against them the commanders of the army of the king of Assyria. They captured Manasseh with hooks, bound him with bronze shackles, and took him to Babylon.
• Jer 4:12 : 12 A wind too strong for these will come from me; now I will also pronounce judgments against them.