Verse 6

'Ah, sword of the LORD!' How long until you rest? Return to your sheath; cease and be still!

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Å, Herrens sverd, hvor lenge vil du ikke gi deg? Vend tilbake, stopp opp, og ro deg!

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Å, Herrens sverd, hvor lenge skal det vare før du er stille? Slå deg til ro i sliren, hvil, vær stille.

• Norsk King James

  Å, Herre, ditt sverd, hvor lenge vil du være stille? Trekk deg tilbake i skeden, hvil, og vær i ro.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Å, du Herrens sverd! Hvor lenge skal det vare før du hviler? Gå inn i din slire; hvil og vær stille! 7. Men hvordan kan det være stille når Herren har gitt det en befaling? Mot Askalon og mot kysten der har han sendt det.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Å, Herrens sverd, hvor lenge vil du ikke hvile? Vend tilbake til sliren din, ro deg ned og vær stille.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Å, Herrens sverd, hvor lenge vil det være før du blir stille? Trekk deg tilbake i skjeden din, hvil, og vær stille.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Å, Herrens sverd, hvor lenge vil du ikke tie? Legg deg i skeden, hvil og vær stille.

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

  Å, Herrens sverd, hvor lenge vil det være før du blir stille? Trekk deg tilbake i skjeden din, hvil, og vær stille.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Akk, Herrens sverd, hvor lenge vil du ikke være stille? Trekk deg tilbake til din slire, bli rolig og stille.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Å, Herrens sverd, hvor lenge før du blir stille? Trekk deg tilbake til sliren, slutte og være rolig og vær stille!

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Vee, du Herrens Sværd! hvorlænge (skal det vare), at du ikke vil holde stille? far i din Skede, hvil og vær stille! 7. (Men) hvorledes kan du holde stille, da Herren haver givet dig Befaling? imod Askalon og imod Havets Havn, derhen haver han bestilt det.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  O thou sword of the LORD, how long will it be ere thou be quiet? put up thyself into thy scabbard, rest, and be still.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Å, du Herrens sverd, hvor lenge vil det være før du er stille? Sett deg inn i sliren din, hvil og vær stille.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  O sword of the LORD, how long until you be quiet? Put yourself into your scabbard, rest, and be still.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  O thou sword of the LORD, how long will it be ere thou be quiet? put up thyself into thy scabbard, rest, and be still.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Å, Herrens sverd, hvor lenge vil det vare før du er stille? Sett deg inn i sliren din; hvil og vær stille.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Å, Herrens sverd, hvor lenge skal du ikke være stille? Gå tilbake til din slire, hvil og opphør.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Å, Herrens sverd, hvor lenge vil det vare før du blir stille? Trekk deg tilbake til sliren, hvil og vær rolig.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Å, Herrens sverd, hvor lenge vil du ikke ha ro? Gå tilbake til ditt slire; vær i fred, vær stille.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  O thou swearde off the LORDE? Turne agayne in to ye sheeth, reste, and leaue off.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  O thou sword of the Lord, how long will it be or thou cease! turne againe into thy scaberd, rest and be still.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  O thou sworde of the Lorde, howe long wylt thou not ceasse? Turne againe into thy sheath, rest, and leaue of.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  O thou sword of the LORD, how long [will it be] ere thou be quiet? put up thyself into thy scabbard, rest, and be still.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  You sword of Yahweh, how long will it be before you be quiet? put up yourself into your scabbard; rest, and be still.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  Ho, sword of Jehovah, till when art thou not quiet? Be removed unto thy sheath, rest and cease.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  O thou sword of Jehovah, how long will it be ere thou be quiet? put up thyself into thy scabbard; rest, and be still.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  O sword of the Lord, how long will you have no rest? put yourself back into your cover; be at peace, be quiet.

• World English Bible (2000)

  You sword of Yahweh, how long will it be before you be quiet? Put up yourself into your scabbard; rest, and be still.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  How long will you cry out,‘Oh, sword of the LORD, how long will it be before you stop killing? Go back into your sheath! Stay there and rest!’

Referenced Verses

• Jer 12:12 : 12 On all the barren heights in the wilderness, destroyers have come. For the sword of the LORD is devouring from one end of the land to the other; no flesh has peace.
• Ezek 21:3-5 : 3 and say to the southern forest, 'Listen to the word of the LORD. This is what the Sovereign LORD says: Behold, I am about to set you ablaze, and it will devour every green tree and every dry tree within you. The blazing flame will not be quenched, and every face from the south to the north will be scorched by it. 4 All human beings will see that I, the LORD, have ignited it, and it will not be put out. 5 Then I said, 'Alas, Sovereign LORD! They are saying of me, "Is he not just speaking in riddles?"'
• Ezek 21:30 : 30 As for you, profane and wicked prince of Israel, your day has come, the time of your final punishment.
• John 18:11 : 11 But Jesus said to Peter, 'Put your sword back into its sheath! Shall I not drink the cup the Father has given me?'
• Jer 15:3 : 3 I will appoint over them four kinds of punishment, declares the LORD: the sword to kill, the dogs to drag away, the birds of the sky and the wild animals of the earth to devour and destroy.
• Jer 25:27 : 27 Then say to them: This is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: 'Drink, get drunk, and vomit; fall and do not rise, because of the sword I am sending among you.'
• 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.
• Ezek 14:17 : 17 Or if I bring a sword against that land and say, 'Let a sword pass through the land,' and I cut off from it both man and beast,
• Deut 32:41-42 : 41 when I sharpen My flashing sword and My hand takes hold of judgment, I will bring vengeance on My adversaries and repay those who hate Me. 42 I will make My arrows drunk with blood, and My sword will devour flesh, the blood of the slain and the captives, the heads of the enemy leaders.
• 2 Sam 2:26 : 26 Abner called out to Joab and said, 'Must the sword devour forever? Don’t you realize that this will only end in bitterness? How long will you delay telling the people to stop pursuing their brothers?'
• 1 Chr 21:27 : 27 Then the LORD commanded the angel to put his sword back into its sheath.
• Ps 17:13 : 13 Arise, Lord! Confront them, bring them down. With your sword, rescue me from the wicked.
• Isa 10:5 : 5 Woe to Assyria, the rod of My anger, in whose hands is the staff of My indignation!
• 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.
• Jer 4:21 : 21 How long must I see the banner and hear the sound of the trumpet?
• Jer 12:4 : 4 How long will the land mourn and the grass in the fields wither? Because of the wickedness of those who dwell in it, the beasts and the birds are swept away. For they said, 'He will not see our end.'