Verse 6

Therefore, a lion from the forest will attack them, a wolf from the wilderness will ravage them, and a leopard is watching their cities. Anyone who goes out will be torn apart, because their transgressions are many and their backslidings are numerous.

Other Translations

  • GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

    Derfor vil en løve fra skogen angripe dem, en ulv fra ørkenen vil herje blant dem. En leopard lurer ved deres byer; enhver som går ut derfra, vil bli ødelagt. For deres synder er mange, deres frafall er stort.

  • Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

    Derfor skal en løve fra skogen slå dem, en ulv fra ørkenen skal ødelegge dem, en leopard skal vokte over deres byer: hver den som går ut, skal bli revet i stykker; for deres overtredelser er mange, og deres frafall er økt.

  • Norsk King James

    Derfor skal en løve fra skogen ta dem, og en ulv fra kvelden ødelegge dem; enhver som går ut derfra, skal bli revet i stykker; fordi de har mange overtredelser, og deres tilbakeslag har økt.

  • Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

    Derfor har en løve fra skogen drept dem, en ulv om kvelden vil herje blant dem, en leopard holder vakt ved byene deres. Alle som går ut derfra, vil bli revet i stykker, for deres overtredelser er mange, deres frafall er stort.

  • Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

    Derfor vil en løve fra skogen angripe dem, en ulv fra ørkenstrøkene vil herje blant dem, en leopard vil holde vakt over deres byer. Enhver som går ut blir slukt, fordi deres overtredelser er mange og deres frafall stort.

  • Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

    Derfor skal en løve fra skogen drepe dem, og en ulv om kvelden skal plyndre dem, en leopard vokter over byene deres: hver den som går ut derfra, skal bli revet i stykker, fordi deres overtredelser er mange og deres frafall er økt.

  • o3-mini KJV Norsk

    Derfor skal en løve fra skogen slakte dem, og en ulv fra skumringen ødelegge dem, mens en leopard vokter byene deres; enhver som trår utenfor, skal bli slitt i stykker, for deres overtramp er mange og deres frafall har økt.

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

    Derfor skal en løve fra skogen drepe dem, og en ulv om kvelden skal plyndre dem, en leopard vokter over byene deres: hver den som går ut derfra, skal bli revet i stykker, fordi deres overtredelser er mange og deres frafall er økt.

  • Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

    Derfor har en løve fra skogen slått dem ned, en ørken-ulv har herjet blant dem, en leopard holder vakt mot byene deres. Enhver som går ut derfra, blir revet i stykker; for deres overtredelser er mange, og deres frafall er blitt store.

  • GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

    Derfor vil løven fra skogen slå dem ned, ulven fra ørkenen vil ødelegge dem, leoparder ligger på lur ved byene deres. Alle som går ut derfra, vil bli revet i stykker, for deres overtredelser er mange, og deres frafall er stort.

  • Original Norsk Bibel 1866

    Derfor haver en Løve af Skoven slaget dem, en Ulv om Aftenen skal forstyrre dem, en Parder vaager (og lurer) mod deres Stæder; hver den, som udgaaer af dem, skal sønderrives; thi deres Overtrædelser ere mange, deres Afvendelser ere blevne (saare) mange.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    Wherefore a lion out of the forest shall slay them, and a wolf of the evenings shall spoil them, a leopard shall watch over their cities: every one that goeth out thence shall be torn in pieces: because their transgressions are many, and their backslidings are increased.

  • KJV 1769 norsk

    Derfor skal en løve fra skogen drepe dem, en ulv om kvelden skal herje dem, og en leopard skal vokte over deres byer: alle som går ut derfra skal bli revet i stykker, fordi deres overtredelser er mange og deres frafall stadig øker.

  • KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

    Therefore a lion out of the forest shall slay them, and a wolf of the evenings shall spoil them, a leopard shall watch over their cities: everyone that goes out from there shall be torn in pieces: because their transgressions are many, and their backslidings have increased.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    Wherefore a lion out of the forest shall slay them, and a wolf of the evenings shall spoil them, a leopard shall watch over their cities: every one that goeth out thence shall be torn in pieces: because their transgressions are many, and their backslidings are increased.

  • Norsk oversettelse av Webster

    Derfor skal en løve fra skogen drepe dem, en ulv om kvelden ødelegge dem, en leopard holde vakt ved byene deres; alle som går ut skal rives i stykker, for overtredelsene deres er mange, og frafallet deres er økt.

  • Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

    Derfor har en løve fra skogen slått dem, en ulv fra ørkenen ødelegger dem, en leopard ligger på lur ved deres byer. Enhver som går ut derfra, blir revet i stykker, for deres overtredelser er mange, deres frafall er store.

  • Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

    Derfor skal en løve fra skogen drepe dem, en ulv om kvelden skal ødelegge dem, en leopard skal vokte mot deres byer; alle som går ut derfra, skal bli revet i stykker; fordi deres overtredelser er mange, og deres frafall har økt.

  • Norsk oversettelse av BBE

    Og så vil en løve fra skogen drepe dem, en ulv fra ødemarken vil gjøre dem til øde; en leopard vil holde vakt over byene deres, og hver den som går ut fra dem vil bli mat for dyrene; på grunn av deres mange synder og økning i urett.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Wherfore a lyon out of the wod shal hurte them, and a wolfe in the euenynge shal destroye them. The cat of the mountayne shal lie lurkinge by their cities, to teare in peces all them, that come therout. For their offences are many, and their departinge awaye is greate.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Wherefore a lyon out of the forest shall slay them, and a wolfe of the wildernesse shall destroy them: a leopard shall watch ouer their cities: euery one that goeth out thence, shall be torne in pieces, because their trespasses are many, and their rebellions are increased.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    Wherfore a lion out of the wood hath hurt them, and a woolfe in the euenyng shall destroy them, the Leoparde doth lye lurkyng by their cities, to teare in peeces all them that come therout: for their offences are multiplied, and their departyng away is encreased.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    Wherefore a lion out of the forest shall slay them, [and] a wolf of the evenings shall spoil them, a leopard shall watch over their cities: every one that goeth out thence shall be torn in pieces: because their transgressions are many, [and] their backslidings are increased.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    Therefore a lion out of the forest shall kill them, a wolf of the evenings shall destroy them, a leopard shall watch against their cities; everyone who goes out there shall be torn in pieces; because their transgressions are many, [and] their backsliding is increased.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    Therefore smitten them hath a lion out of the forest, A wolf of the deserts doth spoil them, A leopard is watching over their cities, Every one who is going out of them is torn, For many have been their transgressions, Mighty have been their backslidings.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Wherefore a lion out of the forest shall slay them, a wolf of the evenings shall destroy them, a leopard shall watch against their cities; every one that goeth out thence shall be torn in pieces; because their transgressions are many, [and] their backslidings are increased.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And so a lion from the woods will put them to death, a wolf of the waste land will make them waste, a leopard will keep watch on their towns, and everyone who goes out from them will be food for the beasts; because of the great number of their sins and the increase of their wrongdoing.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    Therefore a lion out of the forest shall kill them, a wolf of the evenings shall destroy them, a leopard shall watch against their cities; everyone who goes out there shall be torn in pieces; because their transgressions are many, [and] their backsliding is increased.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    So like a lion from the thicket their enemies will kill them. Like a wolf from the rift valley they will destroy them. Like a leopard they will lie in wait outside their cities and totally destroy anyone who ventures out. For they have rebelled so much and done so many unfaithful things.

Referenced Verses

  • Jer 4:7 : 7 A lion has come out of his thicket, a destroyer of nations has set out; he has left his place to turn your land into a waste. Your cities will be ruined, without inhabitants.
  • Hab 1:8 : 8 Their horses are swifter than leopards, fiercer than evening wolves. Their horsemen charge ahead; their horsemen come from afar. They fly like an eagle swooping to devour.
  • Zeph 3:3 : 3 Her officials are roaring lions in her midst; her judges are wolves of the evening, leaving nothing for the morning.
  • Ezek 22:27 : 27 Her officials within her are like wolves tearing their prey; they shed blood and destroy lives to make unjust gain.
  • Ezek 23:19 : 19 Yet she increased her prostitution, remembering the days of her youth when she prostituted herself in the land of Egypt.
  • Dan 7:4 : 4 The first was like a lion and had wings like an eagle. I watched until its wings were plucked off, and it was lifted up from the ground to stand on two feet like a man, and a human heart was given to it.
  • Dan 7:6 : 6 After this, I looked, and behold, there was another beast, like a leopard. It had four wings of a bird on its back, and the beast had four heads. Dominion was given to it.
  • Hos 5:14 : 14 For I will be like a lion to Ephraim, and like a young lion to the house of Judah. I will tear them to pieces and go away; I will carry them off, and no one will rescue them.
  • Hos 13:7-8 : 7 So I will become like a lion to them, like a leopard lying in wait by the path. 8 I will attack them like a bear robbed of her cubs; I will tear their hearts open. There I will devour them like a lion; a wild beast will rip them apart.
  • Amos 5:18-19 : 18 Woe to you who long for the day of the Lord! Why do you desire it? The day of the Lord will be darkness and not light. 19 It will be as if a man flees from a lion, only to be met by a bear; or as if he enters his house, rests his hand on the wall, and a snake bites him.
  • Nah 2:11-12 : 11 Devastation, desolation, and destruction! Hearts melt, knees tremble, loins shake, and all faces turn pale. 12 Where is the lion’s den, the lair of the young lions, where the lion went, the lioness went, and the lion’s cubs, with no one to disturb them?
  • Rev 13:2 : 2 The beast I saw was like a leopard, its feet were like those of a bear, and its mouth was like a lion's mouth. The dragon gave the beast his power, his throne, and great authority.
  • Jer 9:12-14 : 12 And the Lord said, 'It is because they have forsaken my law that I set before them; they have not obeyed My voice or walked according to it.' 13 Instead, they followed the stubbornness of their hearts and went after the Baals, as their fathers taught them. 14 Therefore, this is what the Lord of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: 'See, I will feed this people with bitter food and give them poisoned water to drink.'
  • Jer 14:7 : 7 Though our iniquities testify against us, LORD, act for the sake of Your name. Indeed, our backslidings are many; we have sinned against You.
  • Jer 16:10-12 : 10 When you tell these people all these words, they will ask you, 'Why has the LORD declared such a great calamity against us? What is our guilt? What is the sin that we have committed against the LORD our God?' 11 Then you are to answer them: 'It is because your ancestors abandoned Me,' declares the LORD, 'and followed other gods, served them, and worshiped them. But they abandoned Me and did not keep My law. 12 And you have behaved even more wickedly than your ancestors, each one following the stubbornness of their own evil heart instead of listening to Me.
  • Jer 25:38 : 38 Like a lion leaving its lair, He has left His den, for their land has become a desolation because of the oppressor's wrath and the LORD's fierce anger.
  • Jer 30:14 : 14 All your lovers have forgotten you; they do not seek you. I have struck you as an enemy would, with cruel punishment, because of the greatness of your guilt and the many sins you have committed.
  • Jer 30:24 : 24 The fierce anger of the LORD will not turn back until He fully accomplishes the purposes of His heart. In the days to come, you will understand this.
  • Jer 49:19 : 19 Look, like a lion coming up from the thickets of the Jordan to a permanent pasture, I will suddenly chase Edom from its land, and I will appoint over it whomever I choose. For who is like me, and who can summon me? What shepherd can stand before me?
  • Lam 1:5 : 5 Her adversaries have become her masters; her enemies prosper because the LORD has afflicted her for her many sins. Her children have gone into captivity before the enemy.
  • Ezek 14:16-21 : 16 even if these three men were in it, as surely as I live, declares the Sovereign LORD, they could not save their sons or daughters. They alone would be delivered, but the land would become desolate. 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, 18 even if these three men were there, as surely as I live, declares the Sovereign LORD, they could not save sons or daughters. They alone would be saved. 19 Or if I send a plague into that land and pour out my wrath upon it in bloodshed, cutting off from it both man and beast, 20 even if Noah, Daniel, and Job were in it, as surely as I live, declares the Sovereign LORD, they could not save son or daughter. They would save only themselves by their righteousness. 21 For this is what the Sovereign LORD says: How much worse will it be when I send my four dreadful judgments—sword, famine, wild beasts, and plague—against Jerusalem, to cut off both man and beast from it!
  • Ezek 16:25 : 25 At the head of every street, you built your high places. You degraded your beauty by spreading your legs to every passerby and multiplied your acts of prostitution.
  • Num 32:14 : 14 "Now you have risen in place of your ancestors, a brood of sinful men, to increase still further the fierce anger of the Lord against Israel.
  • Ezra 9:6 : 6 I said, 'My God, I am ashamed and humiliated to lift my face to you, my God, because our sins are higher than our heads, and our guilt has reached the heavens.'
  • Ezra 10:10 : 10 Ezra the priest stood up and said to them, "You have been unfaithful; you have married foreign women, adding to Israel's guilt.
  • Ps 104:20 : 20 You bring darkness, and it becomes night, when all the animals of the forest come out.
  • Isa 59:12 : 12 For our transgressions are multiplied before You, and our sins testify against us. Indeed, our transgressions are with us, and we know our iniquities.
  • Jer 2:15 : 15 Young lions have roared against him; they have raised their voices. They have turned his land into a desolation; his towns are burned and uninhabited.
  • Jer 2:17 : 17 Have you not brought this upon yourself by forsaking the LORD your God when he led you in the way?
  • Jer 2:19 : 19 Your own wickedness will discipline you; your backslidings will rebuke you. Consider and see how evil and bitter it is for you to forsake the LORD your God and to have no fear of me,” declares the Lord, the LORD Almighty.