Verse 13

For by myself I have sworn, declares the LORD, that Bozrah will become a horror, a disgrace, a waste, and a curse. All her cities will become perpetual ruins.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Jeg har sverget ved meg selv, sier Herren, at Bosra skal bli en skamplett, gjort til ruiner, en forbannelse og en hån, og alle dens byer skal bli evige ødeleggelser.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  For jeg har sverget ved meg selv, sier Herren, at Bosra skal bli en ødemark, en vanære, en ruinhaug og en forbannelse; og alle hennes byer skal bli evig øde.

• Norsk King James

  For jeg har sverget ved meg selv, sier Herren, at Bozrah skal bli en øde tomt, et hån, et skammens sted, og alle hennes byer skal bli evige ruiner.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  For jeg har sverget ved meg selv, sier Herren, at Bosra skal bli en frykt, en vanære, en ødemark og en forbannelse. Alle dens byer skal bli til evige ørkener.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  For jeg har sverget ved meg selv, sier Herren, at Botsra skal bli til en ørken, en hån, en ruin og en forbannelse. Alle dens byer skal bli til evige ruiner.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  For jeg har sverget ved meg selv, sier Herren, at Bosra skal bli en ødemark, en vanære, en ødeleggelse og en forbannelse; og alle dens byer skal være evig øde.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  For jeg har sverget ved meg selv, sier Herren, at Bozrah skal bli en ødemark, en vanære, et ødelagt land og en forbannelse; og alle dens byer skal forbli evig øde.

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

  For jeg har sverget ved meg selv, sier Herren, at Bosra skal bli en ødemark, en vanære, en ødeleggelse og en forbannelse; og alle dens byer skal være evig øde.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  For jeg har sverget ved meg selv, sier Herren, at Bosra skal bli til en ruin, en skam, en ørken og en forbannelse. Alle dens byer skal bli til evige ruiner.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  For jeg har sverget ved meg selv, sier Herren, at Bosra skal bli til en ødemark, en skam, en forbannelse og en hån. Alle dens byer skal bli til evige ruiner.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Thi jeg haver svoret ved mig (selv), siger Herren, at Bozra skal blive til Forskrækkelse, til Forhaanelse, til Ørk og til Forbandelse, og alle dens Stæder skulle blive til Ørkener evindeligen.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  For I have sworn by myself, saith the LORD, that Bozrah shall become a desolation, a reproach, a waste, and a curse; and all the cities thereof shall be perpetual wastes.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  For jeg har sverget ved meg selv, sier Herren, at Bosra skal bli en ødemark, en vanære, en ruin og en forbannelse. Alle byene omkring skal bli en evig ødemark.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  For I have sworn by myself, says the LORD, that Bozrah shall become a desolation, a reproach, a waste, and a curse; and all its cities shall be perpetual wastes.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  For I have sworn by myself, saith the LORD, that Bozrah shall become a desolation, a reproach, a waste, and a curse; and all the cities thereof shall be perpetual wastes.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  For jeg har sverget ved meg selv, sier Herren, at Botsra skal bli en ødeleggelse, til skam, et villskap og en forbannelse; og alle dens byer skal bli evige ørkener.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  For ved meg selv har jeg sverget, sier Herren, at Bozra skal bli til et følelsesmå; til skam, til ødeleggelse og til hån, og alle hennes byer skal være øde for alltid.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  For jeg har sverget ved meg selv, sier Herren, at Bosra skal bli en skrekk, en vanære, en ødeleggelse og en forbannelse; og alle byene der skal bli ødelagte for alltid.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  For jeg har sverget ved meg selv, sier Herren, at Bosra skal bli til et sted med forundring, en skammens navn, en ødemark og en forbannelse; og alle dens byer skal bli øde steder for alltid.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  For why, I haue sworne by my selff (saieth the LORDE) that Bosra shall become a wyldernesse, an open shame, a laughinge stocke and cursynge: and hir cities shalbe a continuall deserte.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  For I haue sworne by my selfe, sayeth the Lord, that Bozrah shall be waste, and for a reproche, and a desolation, and a curse, and all the cities thereof shall be perpetuall desolations.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  For why? I haue sworne by my selfe saith the Lorde, that Bozrah shall become a wyldernesse, an open shame, a laughing stocke, and cursing, and all her cities shalbe a continuall desert.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  For I have sworn by myself, saith the LORD, that Bozrah shall become a desolation, a reproach, a waste, and a curse; and all the cities thereof shall be perpetual wastes.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  For I have sworn by myself, says Yahweh, that Bozrah shall become an astonishment, a reproach, a waste, and a curse; and all the cities of it shall be perpetual wastes.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  For, by Myself, I have sworn, An affirmation of Jehovah, That for a desolation, for a reproach, For a waste, and for a reviling -- is Bozrah, And all her cities are for wastes age-during.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  For I have sworn by myself, saith Jehovah, that Bozrah shall become an astonishment, a reproach, a waste, and a curse; and all the cities thereof shall be perpetual wastes.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  For I have taken an oath by myself, says the Lord, that Bozrah will become a cause of wonder, a name of shame, a waste and a curse; and all its towns will be waste places for ever.

• World English Bible (2000)

  For I have sworn by myself, says Yahweh, that Bozrah shall become an astonishment, a reproach, a waste, and a curse; and all its cities shall be perpetual wastes.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  For I solemnly swear,” says the LORD,“that Bozrah will become a pile of ruins. It will become an object of horror and ridicule, an example to be used in curses. All the towns around it will lie in ruins forever.”

Referenced Verses

• Gen 22:16 : 16 and said, 'By Myself I have sworn, declares the LORD, because you have done this and have not withheld your son, your only son,
• Gen 36:33 : 33 When Bela died, Jobab son of Zerah from Bozrah succeeded him as king.
• Isa 34:6 : 6 The sword of the Lord is filled with blood; it is fat with the fat of lambs and goats, with the fat of the kidneys of rams. For the Lord has a sacrifice in Bozrah, a great slaughter in the land of Edom.
• Isa 34:9-9 : 9 And its streams will be turned to pitch, its soil to sulfur; its land will become burning pitch. 10 It will not be quenched night or day; its smoke will rise forever. From generation to generation, it will lie desolate; no one will ever pass through it again. 11 The pelican and the hedgehog will possess it, the owl and the raven will dwell there. He will stretch over it a measuring line of chaos and stones of emptiness. 12 Its nobles will have no one there to call them a kingdom, and all its princes will come to nothing. 13 Thorns will grow in its palaces, nettles and brambles in its fortresses. It will become a dwelling place for jackals, a home for ostriches. 14 Wild beasts will meet with hyenas, and satyrs will call to one another. There, the night creature will settle and find her place of rest. 15 There, the arrow snake will make her nest, lay eggs, hatch them, and care for her young in her shadow. Indeed, there the kites will gather, each one with its mate.
• Isa 45:23 : 23 By myself I have sworn; my mouth has uttered in all integrity a word that will not be revoked: Before me every knee will bow, by me every tongue will swear.
• Isa 63:1 : 1 Who is this coming from Edom, with garments stained red from Bozrah? This one, splendid in his clothing, striding forward in the greatness of his strength. "It is I, proclaiming righteousness, mighty to save."
• Jer 44:26 : 26 But hear the word of the LORD, all you people of Judah living in Egypt: ‘I have sworn by my great name,’ says the LORD, ‘that no one from Judah living in Egypt will ever again invoke my name or swear, “As surely as the Lord GOD lives.”
• Jer 49:22 : 22 Behold, an eagle will come up and swoop down, spreading its wings over Bozrah. On that day, the hearts of Edom's warriors will be like the heart of a woman in labor.
• Amos 1:12 : 12 So I will send fire upon Teman, and it will consume the palaces of Bozrah.
• Amos 6:8 : 8 The Lord GOD has sworn by Himself—this is the declaration of the LORD, the God of Hosts: 'I detest the pride of Jacob and hate his fortresses, so I will deliver up the city and all that is in it.'
• Obad 1:18 : 18 The house of Jacob will be a fire and the house of Joseph a flame; the house of Esau will be stubble. They will set it on fire and consume it. There will be no survivors from the house of Esau, for the LORD has spoken.
• Mal 1:3-4 : 3 but Esau I have hated. I have turned his mountains into a wasteland and given his inheritance to the wild creatures of the desert. 4 Though Edom may say, 'We have been destroyed, but we will rebuild the ruins,' this is what the LORD of Hosts says: They may rebuild, but I will tear it down. They will be called 'The Wicked Land,' and 'The people the LORD is angry with forever.'
• Ezek 25:13-14 : 13 Therefore this is what the Sovereign LORD says: I will stretch out my hand against Edom and cut off both man and beast from it. I will make it a wasteland from Teman to Dedan, and they will fall by the sword. 14 I will take my vengeance on Edom by the hand of my people Israel, and they will deal with Edom according to my anger and my wrath. Then they will know my vengeance, declares the Sovereign LORD.
• Ezek 35:2-9 : 2 Son of man, set your face against Mount Seir and prophesy against it. 3 Say to it, 'This is what the Sovereign LORD says: I am against you, Mount Seir, and I will stretch out my hand against you and make you a desolate wasteland.' 4 I will turn your cities into ruins, and you will become desolate. Then you will know that I am the LORD. 5 Because you have harbored eternal hostility and delivered the Israelites to the sword at the time of their calamity, at the time of their final punishment, 6 therefore, as surely as I live, declares the Sovereign LORD, I will make you a land of bloodshed, and bloodshed will pursue you. Since you did not hate bloodshed, bloodshed will pursue you. 7 I will turn Mount Seir into a desolate waste and cut off from it all who come and go. 8 I will fill your mountains with the slain; those killed by the sword will fall on your hills, in your valleys, and in all your ravines. 9 I will make you a perpetual desolation, and your cities will not be inhabited. Then you will know that I am the LORD. 10 Because you said, 'These two nations and countries will be ours, and we will take possession of them,' even though the LORD was there, 11 therefore, as surely as I live, declares the Sovereign LORD, I will deal with you according to the anger and jealousy you showed in your hatred against them, and I will make myself known among them when I judge you. 12 Then you will know that I, the LORD, have heard all the contemptuous things you said against the mountains of Israel. You said, 'They have been laid waste and given over to us to devour.' 13 You boasted against me with your mouth and multiplied your words against me. I have heard it. 14 This is what the Sovereign LORD says: While the whole earth rejoices, I will make you desolate. 15 As you rejoiced over the inheritance of the house of Israel when it became desolate, so will I deal with you. You will become a desolation, Mount Seir, along with all of Edom—all of it. Then they will know that I am the LORD.
• Joel 3:19 : 19 Egypt will become a desolate wasteland, and Edom a desert wilderness, because of the violence done to the people of Judah, in whose land they shed innocent blood.
• Jer 49:17-18 : 17 Edom will become a desolation; everyone who passes by her will be appalled and hiss because of all her wounds. 18 As with the overthrow of Sodom and Gomorrah and their neighboring towns, says the LORD, no one will live there; no human being will stay in it.