Verse 12

They have lied about the Lord and said, 'He won't do anything! No disaster will come upon us; we will not see sword or famine.'

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  De har fornektet Herren og sagt: 'Han er ikke her; ondt skal ikke ramme oss; vi skal ikke se sverd eller hungersnød.'

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  De har fornektet Herren, og sagt: 'Det er ikke han; verken ulykke eller krig skal komme over oss; verken sverd eller hungersnød skal vi se.'

• Norsk King James

  De har nektet Herren og sagt: Det er ikke han; ingen ondt skal komme over oss; vi skal ikke se sverd eller hungersnød.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  De har fornektet Herren og sagt: 'Han er det ikke. Ingen ulykke skal komme over oss. Vi skal ikke se sverd eller sult.'

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  De fornektet Herren og sa: 'Det er ikke han som gjør dette. Ondskap skal ikke komme over oss. Vi skal ikke se sverd og hungersnød.'

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  De har fornektet Herren og sagt: Det er ikke han; ikke noen ondskap skal komme over oss; vi skal ikke se sverd eller hunger.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  De har løgnet om Herren og sagt: «Det er ikke han», og tror det ikke skal komme ondskap over dem, at de ikke skal møte sverd eller hungersnød.

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

  De har fornektet Herren og sagt: Det er ikke han; ikke noen ondskap skal komme over oss; vi skal ikke se sverd eller hunger.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  De har fornektet Herren og sagt: 'Det er ikke han. Ikke noe ondt skal komme over oss. Vi skal verken se sverd eller hungersnød.'

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  De har fornektet Herren og sagt: 'Han finnes ikke! Ingen ulykke skal komme over oss, vi skal ikke se sverd eller sult.'

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  De negtede Herren og sagde: Han er det ikke, og Ulykke skal ikke komme paa os, og Sværd og Hunger skulle vi ikke see;

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  They have belied the LORD, and said, It is not he; neither shall evil come upon us; neither shall we see sword nor famine:

• KJV 1769 norsk

  De har fornektet Herren og sagt: Det er ikke han; verken ulykke eller sverdet skal komme over oss; vi skal ikke møte sult.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  They have denied the LORD, and said, It is not he; neither shall evil come upon us; neither shall we see sword nor famine:

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  They have belied the LORD, and said, It is not he; neither shall evil come upon us; neither shall we see sword nor famine:

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  De har fornektet Herren og sagt: 'Det er ikke han; det skal ikke komme noen ulykke over oss, vi skal verken se sverd eller hunger.'

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  De har løyet mot Herren og sagt: 'Det er ikke han, ingen ulykke skal komme over oss, vi skal ikke se sverd eller hungersnød.'

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  De har fornektet Herren og sagt: Det er ikke han; ingen ulykke skal komme over oss, vi skal verken se sverd eller hungersnød.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  De ville ikke ha noe med Herren å gjøre, og sa: Han vil ikke gjøre noe, og ingen ondskap vil komme over oss; vi vil ikke se sverdet eller lide mangel på mat:

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  They haue denied the LORDE, and sayde: it is not he. Tush, there shall no mi?fortune come vpon vs, we shall se nether swearde ner honger.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  They haue denied the Lorde, and saide, It is not he, neither shall the plague come vpon vs, neither shall we see sworde nor famine.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  They haue denied the Lorde and sayde, It is not he that loketh vpon vs tushe, there shall no misfortune come vpon vs, we shall see neither sworde nor hunger.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  They have belied the LORD, and said, [It is] not he; neither shall evil come upon us; neither shall we see sword nor famine:

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  They have denied Yahweh, and said, It is not he; neither shall evil come on us; neither shall we see sword nor famine:

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  They have lied against Jehovah, And they say, ``It is' not He, Nor come in against us doth evil, Yea, sword and famine we do not see.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  They have denied Jehovah, and said, It is not he; neither shall evil come upon us; neither shall we see sword nor famine:

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  They would have nothing to do with the Lord, saying, He will do nothing, and no evil will come to us; we will not see the sword or be short of food:

• World English Bible (2000)

  They have denied Yahweh, and said, "It is not he; neither shall evil come on us; neither shall we see sword nor famine.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  “These people have denied what the LORD says. They have said,‘That is not so! No harm will come to us. We will not experience war and famine.

Referenced Verses

• 2 Chr 36:16 : 16 But they mocked the messengers of God, despised His words, and scoffed at His prophets, until the wrath of the LORD rose against His people beyond remedy.
• Ps 10:6 : 6 He says in his heart, 'I shall not be moved; from generation to generation I shall be without trouble.'
• Isa 28:14-15 : 14 Therefore, hear the word of the LORD, you scoffers who rule this people in Jerusalem. 15 Because you have said, 'We have made a covenant with death, and with Sheol we have made an agreement. When the overwhelming scourge passes through, it will not reach us, for we have made lies our refuge and falsehood our hiding place.'
• Jer 4:10 : 10 Then I said, 'Ah, Lord GOD, surely you have utterly deceived this people and Jerusalem, saying, ‘You will have peace,’ when the sword is at their throats.'
• Jer 5:31 : 31 The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests rule by their own authority. And My people love it this way. But what will you do in the end?
• Jer 14:13-14 : 13 But I said, "Ah, Sovereign LORD, the prophets are telling them, 'You will not see the sword or suffer famine, but I will give you lasting peace in this place.'" 14 The LORD said to me: "The prophets are prophesying lies in My name. I did not send them, command them, or speak to them. They are seeing false visions, giving worthless divinations and deceitful messages from their own hearts.
• Jer 23:14-17 : 14 And among the prophets of Jerusalem I have seen a horrible thing: They commit adultery and walk in lies. They strengthen the hands of evildoers, so that no one turns from their wickedness. They have all become to Me like Sodom, and the inhabitants like Gomorrah. 15 Therefore, this is what the LORD of Hosts says concerning the prophets: Behold, I will make them eat bitter wormwood and drink poisoned water, because from the prophets of Jerusalem ungodliness has spread throughout the land. 16 This is what the LORD of Hosts says: Do not listen to the words of the prophets who prophesy to you. They are filling you with false hopes. They speak visions from their own minds, not from the mouth of the LORD. 17 They keep saying to those who despise the LORD, ‘The LORD says you will have peace.’ And to everyone who walks in the stubbornness of his heart they say, ‘No harm will come to you.’
• Jer 28:4 : 4 I will also bring back to this place Jeconiah son of Jehoiakim, king of Judah, along with all the exiles of Judah who went to Babylon,' declares the LORD, 'for I will break the yoke of the king of Babylon.'
• Jer 28:15-17 : 15 Then the prophet Jeremiah said to the prophet Hananiah, 'Listen now, Hananiah, the LORD has not sent you, but you have led this people to trust in falsehood.' 16 Therefore, this is what the LORD says: 'I am about to remove you from the face of the earth. You will die this year because you have preached rebellion against the LORD.' 17 And the prophet Hananiah died that same year, in the seventh month.
• Jer 43:2-3 : 2 Azariah son of Hoshaiah, Johanan son of Kareah, and all the arrogant men said to Jeremiah, 'You are lying! The LORD our God did not send you to say, ‘Do not go to Egypt to settle there.’ 3 Rather, Baruch son of Neriah is inciting you against us to hand us over to the Chaldeans, to be killed or deported to Babylon.
• Ezek 12:22-28 : 22 Son of man, what is this proverb you have in the land of Israel: 'The days grow long, and every vision fails'? 23 Therefore say to them, ‘This is what the Lord GOD says: I will put an end to this proverb, and it will not be quoted in Israel anymore.’ But say to them, ‘The days are near when all visions will be fulfilled.’ 24 For there will no longer be any false visions or flattering divinations within the house of Israel. 25 For I am the LORD. I will speak, and whatever word I speak will come to pass. It will no longer be delayed, for in your days, O rebellious house, I will say the word and fulfill it, declares the Lord GOD. 26 The word of the LORD came to me, saying: 27 Son of man, the house of Israel is saying, ‘The vision he sees is for many days from now; he prophesies about times far off.’ 28 Therefore say to them, ‘This is what the Lord GOD says: None of My words will be delayed any longer, but whatever I speak will be fulfilled, declares the Lord GOD.’
• Ezek 13:6 : 6 They have seen false visions and lying divinations. They say, ‘This is the declaration of the LORD,’ when the LORD has not sent them, and they hope to fulfill their words.
• Mic 2:11 : 11 If someone full of wind and deceit lies and says, 'I will preach to you about wine and strong drink,' that would be just the preacher for this people!
• Mic 3:11 : 11 Her leaders judge for a bribe, her priests teach for a price, and her prophets practice divination for silver. Yet they lean on the LORD, saying, 'Is not the LORD among us? No disaster will come upon us.'
• Hab 1:5-6 : 5 Look among the nations and observe—be utterly amazed! For I am doing a work in your days that you would not believe even if you were told. 6 Look, I am raising up the Chaldeans, that bitter and impetuous nation that marches through the earth's breadth to seize dwellings not their own.
• 1 Thess 5:2-3 : 2 For you yourselves know very well that the day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night. 3 While people are saying, "Peace and safety," sudden destruction will come upon them like labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape.
• 1 John 5:10 : 10 Whoever believes in the Son of God has this testimony within them. Whoever does not believe God has made Him a liar, because they have not believed the testimony God has given about His Son.
• Deut 29:19 : 19 The LORD will not be willing to forgive such a person. His anger and jealousy will burn against them, and every curse written in this scroll will fall on them. The LORD will blot out their name from under the heavens.
• 1 Sam 6:9 : 9 Watch to see: if it goes up along the road to its own territory, toward Beth Shemesh, then it is the LORD who has brought this great disaster upon us. But if it does not, then we will know it was not his hand that struck us; it happened by chance.