Verse 22

Her voice will hiss like a serpent as they advance in force; with axes they come against her, like those who cut down trees.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Hennes rop er som en slange som suser bort; for de kommer med stor kraft og marsjerer mot henne med økser som tømmerhoggere.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Lyden deres går som en slange som kryper; for de går frem med en hær, kommer mot henne med økser, som folk som hugger ved.

• Norsk King James

  Stemmen hennes skal gå som en slange; de skal marsjere med en hær og komme mot henne med økser, som tømmerhoggere.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Deres lyd skal være som en slange som suser, for de skal marsjere fram med en hær og komme mot dem med økser, som de som feller trær.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Hennes lyd er som en slange som glir bort, for de kommer med en mektig hær, og de nærmer seg med økser, som tømmerhoggere.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Lyden av henne skal gå som en slange, for de skal komme med en hær og dra imot henne med økser, som tømmerhuggere.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Dens røst skal lyde som en slange, for de skal marsjere med en hær og angripe henne med økser, som de som hugger tre.

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

  Lyden av henne skal gå som en slange, for de skal komme med en hær og dra imot henne med økser, som tømmerhuggere.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Hennes røst går som en slange, for de kommer med makt og med økser imot henne, som skogsarbeidere.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Hennes stemme går som en slange som suser, for de kommer med en hær og med økser, som tømmerhoggere kommer de over henne.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Dens Lyd skal fare frem som Slangens; thi de skulle fare frem med en Hær og komme med Øxer til den, som de, der ville afhugge Træer.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  The voice thereof shall go like a serpent; for they shall march with an army, and come against her with axes, as hewers of wood.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Hennes stemme skal lyde som en slange, for de kommer med en hær og marsjerer imot henne med økser, som folk som feller trær.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  The voice thereof shall go like a serpent; for they shall march with an army, and come against her with axes, as hewers of wood.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  The voice thereof shall go like a serpent; for they shall march with an army, and come against her with axes, as hewers of wood.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Lyden av det skal gå som en slange; for de skal marsjere med en hær, og komme mot henne med økser, som tømmerhuggere.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Deres røst går som en slange, for med makt går de fram, med økser har de kommet mot henne, som tømmerhoggere.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Lyden derav skal gå som en slange; for de skal marsjere med en hær, og komme mot henne med økser, som tømmerhuggere.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Hun lager en lyd som hvislingen fra en slange når de kommer styrkende; de går mot henne med økser, som vedhuggere.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  The crie off their enemies shall make a noyse, as the blast of a trompet. For they shall entre in with their hooste, and come wt axes, as it were hewers downe of wod.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  The voyce thereof shall goe foorth like a serpent: for they shall march with an armie, and come against her with axes, as hewers of wood.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  The crye of them shall make a noyse as the hissing of serpentes: for they shall enter in with their hoastes, and come against her with axes, as it were hewers downe of wood.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  The voice thereof shall go like a serpent; for they shall march with an army, and come against her with axes, as hewers of wood.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  The sound of it shall go like the serpent; for they shall march with an army, and come against her with axes, as wood cutters.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  Its voice as a serpent goeth on, For with a force they go, And with axes they have come in to her, As hewers of trees.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  The sound thereof shall go like the serpent; for they shall march with an army, and come against her with axes, as hewers of wood.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  She makes a sound like the hiss of a snake when they come on with strength; they go against her with axes, like wood-cutters.

• World English Bible (2000)

  The sound of it shall go like the serpent; for they shall march with an army, and come against her with axes, as wood cutters.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Egypt will run away, hissing like a snake, as the enemy comes marching up in force. They will come against her with axes as if they were woodsmen chopping down trees.

Referenced Verses

• Isa 14:8 : 8 Even the cypresses rejoice over you, and the cedars of Lebanon, saying, 'Since you were laid low, no woodcutter comes against us.'
• Isa 29:4 : 4 You will be brought low; from the ground you will speak, and your words will come in a muffled way from the dust. Your voice will sound like that of a ghost from the earth, and your speech will whisper from the dust.
• Isa 37:24 : 24 Through your servants you have mocked the Lord. You have said, "With my many chariots I have ascended the heights of the mountains, the utmost parts of Lebanon. I have cut down its tallest cedars and its choicest cypress trees. I have reached its remotest heights, the densest of its forests.
• Jer 51:20-23 : 20 You are My war club, My weapon of battle: with you, I shatter nations, and with you, I destroy kingdoms. 21 With you, I shatter horse and rider; with you, I shatter chariot and driver. 22 With you, I shatter man and woman; with you, I shatter the old and the young; with you, I shatter the young man and the maiden. 23 With you, I shatter shepherd and flock; with you, I shatter farmer and oxen; with you, I shatter governors and officials.
• Mic 1:8 : 8 Because of this, I will lament and wail; I will walk barefoot and naked. I will howl like jackals and mourn like ostriches.
• Mic 7:16 : 16 The nations will see and be ashamed of all their might. They will put their hands over their mouths, and their ears will become deaf.
• Zech 11:2 : 2 Wail, O cypress, for the cedar has fallen, because the majestic trees are destroyed! Wail, oaks of Bashan, for the dense forest has come down!
• Isa 10:15 : 15 Does the axe exalt itself above the one who wields it? Or does the saw boast against the one who moves it? It would be like a rod waving the one who lifts it, or a staff acting as though it were not made of wood.
• Isa 10:33-34 : 33 Behold, the Lord, the LORD of Hosts, will lop off the branches with terrifying power. The tall trees will be cut down, and the lofty ones will be humbled. 34 He will cut down the thickets of the forest with an axe, and Lebanon will fall by the Mighty One.