Verse 58

This is what the Lord of Hosts says: The broad walls of Babylon will be utterly demolished, and her high gates burned with fire. The peoples labor in vain; the nations exhaust themselves only to fuel the flames.

Other Translations

  • GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

    Så sier hærskarenes Gud: Babels brede murer skal rives helt ned, og hennes høye porter skal brennes med ild. Folkeslagene har arbeidet forgjeves, og nasjonene sliter seg ut for ilden, og de blir trett.

  • Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

    Så sier Herren, hærskarenes Gud: Babylons brede murer skal bli fullstendig brutt ned, og hennes høye porter skal bli brent med ild; og folket skal arbeide forgjeves, og folkeslagene for ilden, og de skal bli slitne.

  • Norsk King James

    Slik sier HERREN over hærer: Babylons brede murer skal bli fullstendig brutt, og hennes høye porter skal bli brent med ild; og folket skal arbeide forgjeves, og folket i ilden, og de skal bli utmattet.

  • Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

    Så sier Herren, hærens Gud: Babels murer, de brede, skal rives ned, og dens høye porter brennes med ild, og folk skal ha slitt forgjeves, og nasjoner for ilden, de skal ha tapt sin styrke.

  • Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

    Så sier Herren over hærskarene: Babylons utstrakte murer skal jevnes med jorden, og hennes høye porter skal brennes opp. Folkeslagene skal arbeid for ingenting, folkeslagene tilbringer sin styrke for ilden, men de blir utmattet.

  • Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

    Så sier Herrens over hærskarene; Babylons brede murer skal fullstendig brytes, og hennes høye porter skal bli brent med ild; og folket skal arbeide forgjeves, og folkene i ilden, og de skal bli utmattet.

  • o3-mini KJV Norsk

    Slik sier HERREN Hærens Herre: Babylons brede murer skal brytes fullstendig ned, og dens høye porter skal brennes i ild; folket skal arbeide forgjeves og slitne i ilden.

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

    Så sier Herrens over hærskarene; Babylons brede murer skal fullstendig brytes, og hennes høye porter skal bli brent med ild; og folket skal arbeide forgjeves, og folkene i ilden, og de skal bli utmattet.

  • Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

    Så sier Herren, hærskarenes Gud: Babels tykke mur skal jevnes med jorden og hennes høye porter brennes opp. Folkene har strevd forgjeves, og nasjonene har utmattet seg selv til ingen nytte.

  • GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

    Så sier Herren, hærskarenes Gud: Babels brede murer skal brytes helt ned og hennes høye porter satt i brann. Folk vil slitne seg ut for intet, nasjoner har sitt slit for ilden og de blir trette.

  • Original Norsk Bibel 1866

    Saa sagde den Herre Zebaoth: Babels Mure, (ja) den brede skal vist blottes, og dens høie Porte opbrændes med Ild, og Folk skulle have bemøiet sig forgjæves, og (alle Slags) Folk for Ilden, og de skulle have arbeidet sig trætte (derfor).

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    Thus saith the LORD of hosts; The broad walls of Babylon shall be utterly broken, and her high gates shall be burned with fire; and the people shall labour in vain, and the folk in the fire, and they shall be weary.

  • KJV 1769 norsk

    Så sier Herren, hærskarenes Gud; Babylons brede murer skal bli fullstendig brutt, og hennes høye porter skal brennes med ild; og folket skal arbeide forgjeves, og folkeslagene i flammer, og de skal bli slitne.

  • KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

    Thus says the LORD of hosts: The broad walls of Babylon shall be utterly broken, and her high gates shall be burned with fire; the people shall labor in vain, and the folk shall be weary.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    Thus saith the LORD of hosts; The broad walls of Babylon shall be utterly broken, and her high gates shall be burned with fire; and the people shall labour in vain, and the folk in the fire, and they shall be weary.

  • Norsk oversettelse av Webster

    Så sier hærskarenes Herre: Babylons brede murer skal bli fullstendig styrtet, og hennes høye porter skal bli brent med ild; og folkene skal arbeide for fånyttes, og nasjonene for ild; og de skal bli trette.

  • Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

    Så sier Herren over hærskarenes Gud, Babylons mur - den bredeste - er fullstendig blottet, og hennes høye porter er brent med ild, folkeslagene arbeider forgjeves, og nasjonene med ild, og har blitt slitne!

  • Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

    Så sier Herren, hærskarenes Gud: Babels brede murer skal rives fullstendig, og hennes høye porter skal brennes med ild; og folkene skal streve for tomhet, og nasjonene for ilden; og de skal bli utmattet.

  • Norsk oversettelse av BBE

    Herrens hærskarer har sagt: Babylons vide murer vil bli fullstendig avdekket og hennes høye portaler brent med ild; så folkene fortsetter å arbeide for ingenting, og nasjonenes tretthet vil ta slutt i røyken.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Morouer, thus saieth the LORDE of hoostes: The thicke wall of Babilon shalbe broken, and hir proude gates shalbe brente vp. And the thinge that the Getiles and the people haue wrought with greate trauayle and laboure, shal come to naught, and be consumed in the fyre.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Thus saith the Lord of hostes, The thicke wall of Babel shalbe broken, & her hie gates shal be burnt with fire, and the people shall labour in vaine, & the folke in ye fire, for they shalbe weary.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    Moreouer, thus saith the Lorde of hoastes, The thicke wall of Babylon shalbe broken, and her hye gates shalbe burnt vp, & the thyng that the Gentiles & the people haue wrought with great trauayle & labour, shall come to naught, and be consumed in the fire.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    Thus saith the LORD of hosts; The broad walls of Babylon shall be utterly broken, and her high gates shall be burned with fire; and the people shall labour in vain, and the folk in the fire, and they shall be weary.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    Thus says Yahweh of hosts: The broad walls of Babylon shall be utterly overthrown, and her high gates shall be burned with fire; and the peoples shall labor for vanity, and the nations for the fire; and they shall be weary.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    Thus said Jehovah of Hosts, the wall of Babylon -- The broad one -- is utterly made bare, And her high gates with fire are burnt, And peoples labour in vain, And nations in fire, and have been weary!

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Thus saith Jehovah of hosts: The broad walls of Babylon shall be utterly overthrown, and her high gates shall be burned with fire; and the peoples shall labor for vanity, and the nations for the fire; and they shall be weary.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    The Lord of armies has said: The wide walls of Babylon will be completely uncovered and her high doorways will be burned with fire; so peoples keep on working for nothing, and the weariness of nations comes to an end in the smoke.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    Thus says Yahweh of Armies: The broad walls of Babylon shall be utterly overthrown, and her high gates shall be burned with fire; and the peoples shall labor for vanity, and the nations for the fire; and they shall be weary.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    This is what the LORD of Heaven’s Armies says,“Babylon’s thick wall will be completely demolished. Her high gates will be set on fire. The peoples strive for what does not satisfy. The nations grow weary trying to get what will be destroyed.”

Referenced Verses

  • Jer 51:64 : 64 Then you shall say, 'This is how Babylon will sink and never rise again because of the disaster I will bring upon her. Her people will grow weary.' This is the end of Jeremiah's words.
  • Hab 2:13 : 13 Is it not from the LORD of Hosts that peoples labor for fire and nations grow weary for nothing?
  • Jer 51:44 : 44 'I will punish Bel in Babylon and make him spew out what he has swallowed. The nations will no longer stream to him, and even the wall of Babylon will fall.
  • Jer 50:15 : 15 Raise a shout against her on every side! She has surrendered; her towers have fallen, her walls are torn down. This is the vengeance of the LORD. Take vengeance on her; do to her as she has done to others.
  • 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.
  • Isa 65:23 : 23 They will not labor in vain or bear children for sudden disaster, for they are a people blessed by the LORD, they and their offspring with them.
  • Jer 51:9 : 9 We tried to heal Babylon, but she could not be healed. Leave her, and let each one go to his own land, for her judgment has reached to the heavens and has risen to the skies.
  • Jer 51:30 : 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.
  • Ps 127:1 : 1 Unless the Lord builds the house, the builders labor in vain. Unless the Lord watches over the city, the watchmen stay awake in vain.