Verse 11

'Because you rejoice and celebrate, you who plunder my inheritance; because you frolic like a threshing heifer and neigh like stallions,'

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  For dere jublet og gledet dere som de som plyndret min arv; dere hoppet som kalver på grønne marker og vrinskende som sterke hester.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Fordi dere gledet dere, fordi dere jublet, dere som ødela min arv, fordi dere ble fete som en kvige på beite, dere rautet som sterke okser,

• Norsk King James

  Fordi dere var glade og frydet dere, o dere som ødela mitt arveland, fordi dere har blitt feite som en kalv som beiter, og brøler som okser;

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Fordi dere gledet dere, fordi dere jublet over min arv da dere plyndret den, fordi dere hoppet som en kalv på beite og vrinsket som sterke hester.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Ja, gledes, ja, frydes, dere som har nedtrådt min arv, ja, sprenges som en ung okse i engen og vrinsker som sterke hester.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Fordi dere jublet, fordi dere frydet dere, dere som ødela min arv, fordi dere ble fete som en kalv på gresset og rautet som okser;

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  For dere gledet dere og jublet, dere ødeleggere av min arv, for dere har blitt fete som kalver på beite og brølt som okser;

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

  Fordi dere jublet, fordi dere frydet dere, dere som ødela min arv, fordi dere ble fete som en kalv på gresset og rautet som okser;

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  For dere kan glede dere og juble, dere som plyndrer min arv. For dere sprikker som en ung ku som tråkker, og dere vrinsker som sterke hester.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Fordi dere jublet, fordi dere frodet, dere som plyndret min arv, fordi dere tråkket som en kalv på en treskeplass og spratt som hingster,

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  fordi I glædede, fordi I frydede eder, da I plyndrede min Arv, fordi I sloge (op) som en Kalv i Græs, og vrinskede som de stærke (heste).

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Because ye were glad, because ye rejoiced, O ye destroyers of mine heritage, because ye are grown fat as the heifer at grass, and bellow as bulls;

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Fordi dere gleder dere og fryder dere, dere ødeleggere av min arv, fordi dere er blitt fete som en kalv på marken og bærer dere som okser,

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  Because you were glad, because you rejoiced, O you destroyers of my heritage, because you have grown fat as the heifer at grass, and bellow like bulls;

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  Because ye were glad, because ye rejoiced, O ye destroyers of mine heritage, because ye are grown fat as the heifer at grass, and bellow as bulls;

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Fordi dere gleder dere, fordi dere jubler, dere som plyndrer min arv, fordi dere er så lystige som en kvige som tråkker ut kornet, og vrinsker som sterke hester;

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Fordi dere gleder dere, fordi dere jubler, dere som plyndret min arv, fordømmer dere som en kalv i det grønne gresset, og brøler som okser,

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Fordi dere fryder dere, fordi dere jubler, dere som plyndrer min arv, fordi dere er lystne som kviger som tråkker kornet, og vrinsker som sterke hester;

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Fordi dere er glade, fordi dere er hovmodige, dere ødeleggere av min arv, fordi dere leker som en ung ku sluppet ut på gresset, og lager en lyd som sterke hester;

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  because ye were so chearfull & glad, to treade downe myne heretage, & fulfilled youre pleasures, as the calues in the grasse: and triumphed ouer them like the bulles, when ye had gotten the victory.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Because yee were glad and reioyced in destroying mine heritage, & because ye are growen fatte, as the calues in the grasse, and neied like strong horses,

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Although ye were so chearfull & glad, to treade downe myne heritage, and fulfylled your pleasures as the calues in the grasse, and triumphed ouer them like bulles when ye had gotten the victorie

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Because ye were glad, because ye rejoiced, O ye destroyers of mine heritage, because ye are grown fat as the heifer at grass, and bellow as bulls;

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Because you are glad, because you rejoice, O you who plunder my heritage, because you are wanton as a heifer that treads out [the grain], and neigh as strong horses;

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  Because thou rejoicest, because thou exultest, O spoilers of Mine inheritance, Because thou increasest as a heifer `at' the tender grass, And dost cry aloud as bulls,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Because ye are glad, because ye rejoice, O ye that plunder my heritage, because ye are wanton as a heifer that treadeth out [the grain], and neigh as strong horses;

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Because you are glad, because you are lifted up with pride, you wasters of my heritage, because you are playing like a young cow put out to grass, and you make a noise like strong horses;

• World English Bible (2000)

  Because you are glad, because you rejoice, O you who plunder my heritage, because you are wanton as a heifer that treads out [the grain], and neigh as strong horses;

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  “People of Babylonia, you plundered my people. That made you happy and glad. You frolic about like calves in a pasture. Your joyous sounds are like the neighs of a stallion.

Referenced Verses

• Isa 47:6 : 6 I was angry with My people, I profaned My heritage and gave them into your hand. You showed them no mercy; you made your yoke very heavy on the elderly.
• Jer 5:8 : 8 They were like well-fed, lusty stallions, each neighing for his neighbor's wife.
• Jer 5:28 : 28 They have grown fat and sleek. They excel in evil deeds; they do not defend the rights of the fatherless so they might prosper, nor do they uphold the cause of the needy.
• Jer 46:21 : 21 Even her mercenaries in her midst are like fattened calves; they too will turn and flee together. They cannot stand, for the day of their calamity has come upon them, the time of their punishment.
• Jer 50:17 : 17 Israel is a scattered sheep chased by lions. The first to devour him was the king of Assyria; the last to gnaw at his bones was Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon.
• Jer 50:27 : 27 Slaughter all her young bulls; let them go down to the slaughter. Woe to them, for their day has come, the time of their punishment.
• Jer 51:34-35 : 34 Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon has devoured me; he has crushed me. He has made me an empty vessel. He has swallowed me like a monster; he filled his belly with my delicacies. He has rinsed me out. 35 May the violence done to me and my flesh be upon Babylon, says the inhabitant of Zion. May my blood be on the inhabitants of Chaldea, says Jerusalem.
• Lam 1:21 : 21 People have heard my groaning, but there is no one to comfort me. All my enemies have heard of my trouble; they are glad that you have done it. Bring the day you have announced, so they may become like me.
• Lam 2:15-16 : 15 All who pass along the way clap their hands at you; they hiss and wag their heads at the daughter of Jerusalem, saying, 'Is this the city that was called the perfection of beauty, the joy of all the earth?' 16 All your enemies open their mouths against you; they hiss and grind their teeth, saying, 'We have swallowed her up. Surely this is the day we hoped for; we have found it, we have seen it.'
• Lam 4:21-22 : 21 Rejoice and be glad, O daughter of Edom, you who dwell in the land of Uz! But to you also the cup will pass; you will become drunk and strip yourself naked. 22 The punishment of your iniquity, O daughter of Zion, is accomplished; He will keep you in exile no longer. But He will punish your iniquity, O daughter of Edom; He will expose your sins.
• Ezek 25:3-8 : 3 Say to the Ammonites: Hear the word of the Sovereign LORD! This is what the Sovereign LORD says: Because you said, 'Aha!' against my sanctuary when it was profaned, and against the land of Israel when it was desolate, and against the house of Judah when they went into exile, 4 therefore, I am handing you over to the people of the east as a possession. They will set up their camps among you and pitch their tents around you; they will eat your fruit and drink your milk. 5 I will make Rabbah a pasture for camels and the land of the Ammonites a resting place for flocks. Then you will know that I am the LORD. 6 For this is what the Sovereign LORD says: Because you clapped your hands, stomped your feet, and rejoiced with all the scorn in your heart against the land of Israel, 7 therefore, I will stretch out my hand against you and give you as plunder to the nations. I will cut you off from the peoples, destroy you from the lands, and annihilate you. Then you will know that I am the LORD. 8 This is what the Sovereign LORD says: Because Moab and Seir said, 'Look! The house of Judah is like all the other nations,'
• Ezek 25:15-17 : 15 This is what the Sovereign LORD says: Because the Philistines acted in vengeance and took revenge with malice in their hearts, seeking to destroy Judah with perpetual hostility, 16 therefore this is what the Sovereign LORD says: I am about to stretch out my hand against the Philistines, and I will cut off the Cherethites and destroy the remnant living on the coast. 17 I will carry out great acts of vengeance on them and punish them with furious rebukes. Then they will know that I am the LORD, when I take vengeance on them.
• Ezek 26:2-3 : 2 Son of man, because Tyre has said concerning Jerusalem, 'Aha! The gateway of the peoples is broken; it has turned to me. I will be filled now that she lies in ruins.' 3 Therefore, this is what the Lord GOD says: 'Behold, I am against you, Tyre, and I will bring many nations against you, like the sea bringing up its waves.'
• Hos 10:11 : 11 Ephraim was a trained heifer that loved to thresh, but I will put a yoke on her fair neck. I will drive Ephraim; Judah must plow, and Jacob must break up the ground.
• Amos 4:1 : 1 Hear this word, you cows of Bashan who are on Mount Samaria, who oppress the poor and crush the needy, who say to your masters, 'Bring us something to drink!'
• Obad 1:12 : 12 But do not gloat over your brother on the day of his calamity; do not rejoice over the people of Judah on the day of their destruction; and do not boastfully speak on the day of distress.
• Zech 2:8-9 : 8 He said to him, 'Run and tell that young man: Jerusalem will be inhabited as a city without walls because of the multitude of people and livestock in it.' 9 'And I will be a wall of fire around her,' declares the LORD, 'and I will be the glory within her.'
• Zech 14:1-3 : 1 Behold, a day is coming for the Lord, when your plunder will be divided in your midst. 2 For I will gather all the nations against Jerusalem for battle, and the city will be captured, the houses will be plundered, and the women violated. Half of the city will go into exile, but the rest of the people will not be cut off from the city. 3 Then the Lord will go out and fight against those nations, as He fights in a day of battle.
• Zech 14:12 : 12 This will be the plague with which the Lord will strike all the nations that fought against Jerusalem: Their flesh will rot while they stand on their feet, their eyes will rot in their sockets, and their tongues will rot in their mouths.
• Deut 32:15 : 15 But Jeshurun grew fat and kicked; you grew fat, thick, and bloated. Then he forsook the God who made him and treated with contempt the Rock of his salvation.
• Ps 22:12 : 12 Do not be far from me, for trouble is near, and there is no one to help.
• Ps 74:2-8 : 2 Remember Your congregation, which You purchased of old, the tribe of Your inheritance, which You redeemed—Mount Zion, where You have dwelled. 3 Lift up Your steps toward the perpetual ruins; the enemy has done all this evil in the sanctuary. 4 Your adversaries have roared in the midst of Your assembly place; they have set up their signs as signs. 5 It appeared like one lifting up axes against a thick forest. 6 Now they smash all its carved work together with hatchets and hammers. 7 They set Your sanctuary on fire; they profaned the dwelling place of Your name, bringing it to the ground. 8 They said in their hearts, 'Let us completely subdue them!' They burned all the meeting places of God in the land.
• Ps 79:1-4 : 1 A psalm of Asaph. O God, nations have invaded Your inheritance; they have defiled Your holy temple and made Jerusalem a heap of ruins. 2 They have given the dead bodies of Your servants as food for the birds of the sky, the flesh of Your faithful ones to the wild animals of the earth. 3 They have poured out their blood like water all around Jerusalem, and there is no one to bury them. 4 We have become an object of scorn to our neighbors, mocked and ridiculed by those around us.
• Ps 83:1-5 : 1 A song, a psalm of Asaph. 2 O God, do not remain silent; do not be still or quiet, O Mighty One. 3 For behold, your enemies are in an uproar; those who hate you have lifted up their heads in rebellion. 4 They devise cunning plans against your people and conspire together against your treasured ones. 5 They say, 'Come, let us destroy them as a nation, so that the name of Israel may no longer be remembered.'
• Prov 17:5 : 5 Whoever mocks the poor insults their Maker; whoever rejoices at calamity will not go unpunished.
• Isa 10:6-7 : 6 I send him against a godless nation; I dispatch him against a people at My wrath, to seize plunder, to take spoil, and to trample them down like mud in the streets. 7 But this is not what he intends, nor does he plan it in his heart. Instead, his purpose is to destroy and to cut off many nations.