Verse 30

The warriors of Babylon have stopped fighting; they remain in their strongholds. Their strength has failed; they have become like women. Her dwellings are set on fire; the bars of her gates are broken.

Other Translations

  • GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

    Babylons mektige har sluttet å kjempe, de sitter stille i sine festninger. Deres styrke er borte; de har blitt som kvinner. Hennes boliger er satt i brann, hennes porter er brutt ned.

  • Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

    Babylons sterke menn har opphørt å kjempe, de har sittet i sine forter; deres makt er borte; de har blitt som kvinner. De har brent deres hus; hennes porter er knust.

  • Norsk King James

    Babylons mektige menn har oppgitt å kjempe, de har blitt i sine festninger; deres mot har sviktet; de har blitt som kvinner; de har brent hennes boliger; hennes jernporter er ødelagt.

  • Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

    De sterke menn i Babel har sluttet å kjempe, de holder seg i festningene, deres styrke har sviktet, de har blitt som kvinner; dens boliger er brent, dens stolper er brutt.

  • Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

    Babylons helter har sluttet å kjempe, de tar tilflukt i sine festninger. Deres styrke visner bort, de blir som kvinner. Boligene brennes, bommene brytes opp.

  • Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

    De sterke mennene i Babylon har avholdt seg fra å kjempe, de har blitt i sine fort; deres styrke har sviktet; de er blitt som kvinner: de har brent hennes boliger; hennes bommer er brutt.

  • o3-mini KJV Norsk

    Babylons mektige menn har unnlatt å kjempe og holdt seg tilbake; deres styrke har sviktet – de har handlet som kvinner, satt fyr på hennes boliger, og murene hennes er brutt ned.

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

    De sterke mennene i Babylon har avholdt seg fra å kjempe, de har blitt i sine fort; deres styrke har sviktet; de er blitt som kvinner: de har brent hennes boliger; hennes bommer er brutt.

  • Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

    Babels helter har sluttet å kjempe, de sitter i sine festninger. Deres styrke har visnet bort; de har blitt som kvinner. Deres boliger er satt i brann, portene brutt ned.

  • GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

    Babels krigere har sluttet å kjempe, de blir sittende i sine festninger, deres styrke er borte, de er blitt som kvinner, hennes hus blir satt i brann, hennes bommer er ødelagt.

  • Original Norsk Bibel 1866

    De Vældige i Babel lode af at stride, de bleve i Befæstningerne, deres Styrke er forsmægtet, de ere blevne til Qvinder; man har opbrændt dens Boliger, dens Stænger ere sønderbrudte.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    The mighty men of Babylon have forborn to fight, they have remained in their holds: their might hath failed; they became as women: they have burned her dwellingplaces; her bars are broken.

  • KJV 1769 norsk

    Babylons tapre menn har sluttet å kjempe, de har blitt værende i sine festninger; deres styrke er utarmet; de har blitt som kvinner; de har satt ild på hennes boliger, hennes jernstenger er brutt.

  • KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

    The mighty men of Babylon have ceased to fight, they have remained in their strongholds; their might has failed; they became like women; they have burned her dwelling places; her bars are broken.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    The mighty men of Babylon have forborn to fight, they have remained in their holds: their might hath failed; they became as women: they have burned her dwellingplaces; her bars are broken.

  • Norsk oversettelse av Webster

    Babylons mektige menn har latt være å kjempe, de blir i sine festningsverk; deres styrke har sviktet; de er blitt som kvinner: hennes bosteder er satt i brann; hennes bommer er brutt.

  • Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

    Babylons mektige menn har sluttet å kjempe, de har blitt værende i sine festninger, deres styrke har sviktet, de har blitt som kvinner. Hennes boliger er brent, hennes porter er brutt.

  • Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

    Babels krigere nekter å kjempe, de forblir i sine befestninger; deres styrke har sviktet; de er blitt som kvinner: hennes bosteder er stukket i brann, hennes porter er brutt opp.

  • Norsk oversettelse av BBE

    Babylons krigere har holdt seg tilbake fra kampen, ventende i sine sterke plasser; deres styrke har smuldret, de har blitt som kvinner: hennes hus er satt i brann, hennes låser er brutt.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    The Worthies of Babilon shal leaue the batell, & kepe themselues in stronge holdes, their strength hath fayled them, they shalbe like women. Their dwellinge places shal be brent vp, their barres shalbe broken.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    The strong men of Babel haue ceased to fight: they haue remayned in their holdes: their strength hath fayled, and they were like women: they haue burnt her dwelling places, and her barres are broken.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    The worthyes of Babylon shall leaue the battayle and kepe them selues in strong holdes, their strength hath failed them, they shalbe lyke women, their dwellyng places shalbe burnt vp, their barres shalbe broken.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    The mighty men of Babylon have forborn to fight, they have remained in [their] holds: their might hath failed; they became as women: they have burned her dwellingplaces; her bars are broken.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    The mighty men of Babylon have forborne to fight, they remain in their strongholds; their might has failed; they are become as women: her dwelling-places are set on fire; her bars are broken.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    Ceased have the mighty of Babylon to fight, They have remained in strongholds, Failed hath their might, they have become woman, They have burnt her tabernacles, Broken have been her bars.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    The mighty men of Babylon have forborne to fight, they remain in their strongholds; their might hath failed; they are become as women: her dwelling-places are set on fire; her bars are broken.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    Babylon's men of war have kept back from the fight, waiting in their strong places; their strength has given way, they have become like women: her houses have been put on fire, her locks are broken.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    The mighty men of Babylon have forborne to fight, they remain in their strongholds; their might has failed; they are become as women: her dwelling places are set on fire; her bars are broken.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    The soldiers of Babylonia will stop fighting. They will remain in their fortified cities. They will lose their strength to do battle. They will be as frightened as women. The houses in her cities will be set on fire. The gates of her cities will be broken down.

Referenced Verses

  • Nah 3:13 : 13 Look, your people are like women within you. The gates of your land are wide open to your enemies, and fire has consumed your bars.
  • Lam 2:9 : 9 Her gates have sunk into the ground; he has destroyed and broken her bars. Her king and princes are among the nations, and there is no law. Even her prophets receive no vision from the LORD.
  • Isa 13:7-8 : 7 Because of this, every hand will go limp and every human heart will melt with fear. 8 They will be terrified; pain and anguish will grip them. They will writhe like a woman in labor. They will look at each other in dismay, their faces aflame.
  • Isa 19:16 : 16 In that day, the Egyptians will be like women and will tremble with fear before the uplifted hand of the LORD of Hosts, which He raises against them.
  • Jer 50:36-37 : 36 A sword is against her diviners, and they will act foolishly. A sword is against her warriors, and they will be shattered. 37 A sword is against her horses and her chariots, and against all the mixed multitude in her midst. They will become like women. A sword is against her treasures, and they will be plundered.
  • Ps 76:5 : 5 You are radiant and majestic, more excellent than the mountains of prey.
  • Isa 45:1-2 : 1 This is what the LORD says to His anointed one, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have strengthened to subdue nations before him and to strip kings of their armor, to open doors before him so that gates will not be shut. 2 I will go before you and level the mountains; I will break down the gates of bronze and cut through the bars of iron.
  • Amos 1:5 : 5 I will break the bars of Damascus, cut off the inhabitants from the Valley of Aven, and the one who holds the scepter from Beth-Eden; the people of Aram will go into exile to Kir,' says the LORD.
  • Rev 18:10 : 10 Standing far off because of the fear of her torment, they will say, 'Woe, woe to the great city, Babylon, the mighty city! For in one hour your judgment has come.'
  • Jer 48:41 : 41 The cities are captured, and the strongholds are seized. On that day, the heart of Moab's warriors will be like the heart of a woman in labor.
  • Ps 107:16 : 16 For He has broken down the gates of bronze and cut through the bars of iron.
  • Ps 147:13 : 13 For He strengthens the bars of your gates; He blesses your children within you.
  • Jer 51:32 : 32 The river crossings have been seized, the marshes have been set on fire, and the soldiers are terrified.
  • Jer 51:57 : 57 I will make her officials, wise men, governors, commanders, and warriors drunk, and they will sleep a perpetual sleep and not wake, declares the King, whose name is the Lord of Hosts.