Verse 14

Why are we sitting here? Gather together, let us flee to the fortified cities and perish there! For the LORD our God has doomed us, giving us poisonous water to drink because we have sinned against him.

Other Translations

  • GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

    Hvorfor sitter vi her? La oss samles og flykte til de befeste byene og gå under der! For Herren vår Gud har dømt oss til ødeleggelse og gitt oss bittert vann å drikke, fordi vi har syndet mot Herren.

  • Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

    Hvorfor sitter vi stille? Samle dere, og la oss dra inn i de befestede byene, og la oss være stille der, for Herren vår Gud har brakt oss til stillhet, og gitt oss bittert vann å drikke, for vi har syndet mot Herren.

  • Norsk King James

    Hvorfor sitter vi stille? Samle dere, og la oss dra inn i de befestede byene, og la oss være stille der; for Herren vår Gud har fått oss til å tie, og gitt oss bittert vann å drikke, fordi vi har syndet mot Herren.

  • Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

    Hvorfor sitter vi stille? Samle dere, la oss gå inn i de befestede byene og forbli stille der; for Herren vår Gud har fått oss til å tie og gitt oss bittert vann å drikke, fordi vi syndet mot Herren.

  • Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

    Hvorfor sitter vi her stille? Kom, la oss dra til de befestede byene og gå til grunne der. Fordi Herren vår Gud har gitt oss til å gå til grunne, og har latt oss drikke giftig vann, for vi har syndet mot Herren.

  • Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

    Hvorfor sitter vi stille? Samle dere, og la oss gå inn i de befestede byene og være stille der. For Herren vår Gud har satt oss til stillhet og gitt oss galle å drikke, fordi vi har syndet mot Herren.

  • o3-mini KJV Norsk

    Hvorfor sitter vi stille? Samle dere, så går vi inn i de befestede byene og tie der, for HERREN vår Gud har lagt oss i stillhet og gitt oss bittert vann å drikke, fordi vi har syndet mot Ham.

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

    Hvorfor sitter vi stille? Samle dere, og la oss gå inn i de befestede byene og være stille der. For Herren vår Gud har satt oss til stillhet og gitt oss galle å drikke, fordi vi har syndet mot Herren.

  • Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

    Hvorfor sitter vi her? Saml dere, og la oss gå til de befestede byene og gå til grunne der. For Herren, vår Gud, har bestemt vår undergang og gitt oss giftdrikke, fordi vi syndet mot Herren.

  • GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

    Hvorfor blir vi sittende her? Samle dere, og la oss gå til de befestede byene og dø der! For Herren vår Gud har bestemt vår undergang og gitt oss bittert vann å drikke, fordi vi har syndet mot Herren.

  • Original Norsk Bibel 1866

    Hvorfor sidde vi (stille)? samler eder og lader os komme i de faste Stæder og tie der; thi Herren vor Gud haver kommet os til at tie og givet os Galdevand at drikke, fordi vi have syndet for Herren.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    Why do we sit still? assemble yourselves, and let us enter into the defenced cities, and let us be silent there: for the LORD our God hath put us to silence, and given us water of gall to drink, because we have sinned against the LORD.

  • KJV 1769 norsk

    Hvorfor sitter vi stille? Samle dere, og la oss gå inn i de befestede byene og være stille der: For Herren vår Gud har tatt fra oss vår tale og gitt oss bittert vann å drikke, fordi vi har syndet mot Herren.

  • KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

    Why do we sit still? Assemble yourselves, let us enter into the fortified cities, and let us be silent there: for the LORD our God has put us to silence, and given us bitter water to drink, because we have sinned against the LORD.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    Why do we sit still? assemble yourselves, and let us enter into the defenced cities, and let us be silent there: for the LORD our God hath put us to silence, and given us water of gall to drink, because we have sinned against the LORD.

  • Norsk oversettelse av Webster

    Hvorfor sitter vi stille? Samle dere og la oss gå inn i de befestede byene og vær stille der; for Herren vår Gud har gjort oss tause og gitt oss bitre vann å drikke, fordi vi har syndet mot Herren.

  • Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

    Hvorfor sitter vi stille? Samle dere, la oss dra inn i de befestede byene og være stille der. For Herren vår Gud har gjort oss tause; ja, han gir oss å drikke betraktelig vann, for vi har syndet mot Herren.

  • Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

    Hvorfor sitter vi stille? Samle dere og la oss gå inn i de befestede byene, og la oss være stille der; for Herren vår Gud har ført oss til stillhet, og gitt oss galledrikk å drikke, fordi vi har syndet mot Herren.

  • Norsk oversettelse av BBE

    Hvorfor sitter vi her uten å gjøre noe? Kom sammen, så la oss gå til de befestede byene, og la ødeleggelse innta oss der, for Herren vår Gud har sendt ødeleggelse mot oss og gitt oss bitre vann å drikke, fordi vi har gjort ondt mot Herren.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    why prolonge we the tyme? Let vs gather oure selues together, and go in to the stronge cite, there shall we be in rest: For the LORDE oure God hath put vs to sylence, and geuen vs water myxte with gall, to drynke, because we haue synned agaynst him.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Why doe we stay? assemble your selues, and let vs enter into the strong cities, and let vs be quiet there: for the Lorde our God hath put vs to silence and giuen vs water with gall to drinke, because we haue sinned against the Lord.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    Why prolong we the time? Let vs gather our selues together, and go into the strong citie, there shall we be in rest: for the Lorde our God hath put vs to scilence, and geuen vs water mixt with gall to drinke, because we haue sinned against hym.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    Why do we sit still? assemble yourselves, and let us enter into the defenced cities, and let us be silent there: for the LORD our God hath put us to silence, and given us water of gall to drink, because we have sinned against the LORD.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    Why do we sit still? assemble yourselves, and let us enter into the fortified cities, and let us be silent there; for Yahweh our God has put us to silence, and given us water of gall to drink, because we have sinned against Yahweh.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    Wherefore are we sitting still? Be gathered, and we go in to the fenced cities, And we are silent there, For Jehovah our God hath made us silent, Yea, He causeth us to drink water of gall, For we have sinned against Jehovah.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Why do we sit still? assemble yourselves, and let us enter into the fortified cities, and let us be silent there; for Jehovah our God hath put us to silence, and given us water of gall to drink, because we have sinned against Jehovah.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    Why are we seated doing nothing? come together, and let us go to the walled towns, and let destruction overtake us there, for the Lord our God has sent destruction on us, and given us bitter water for our drink, because we have done evil against the Lord.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    Why do we sit still? Assemble yourselves, and let us enter into the fortified cities, and let us be silent there; for Yahweh our God has put us to silence, and given us water of gall to drink, because we have sinned against Yahweh.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    Jeremiah Laments over the Coming Destruction The people say,“Why are we just sitting here? Let us gather together inside the fortified cities. Let us at least die there fighting, since the LORD our God has condemned us to die. He has condemned us to drink the poison waters of judgment because we have sinned against him.

Referenced Verses

  • Jer 23:15 : 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.
  • Jer 9:15 : 15 'I will scatter them among nations that neither they nor their fathers have known, and I will send the sword after them until I have finished them off.'
  • Jer 35:11 : 11 However, when Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, came up against the land, we said, 'Come, let us go to Jerusalem to escape the army of the Chaldeans and the army of Aram.' So we have lived in Jerusalem.
  • Lam 3:19 : 19 Remember my affliction and my wandering—the bitterness and the gall.
  • Matt 27:34 : 34 they gave Him wine mixed with gall to drink. But after tasting it, He refused to drink it.
  • Deut 29:18 : 18 When such a person hears the words of this curse, they may bless themselves in their heart and say, 'I will have peace, even though I walk in the stubbornness of my heart.' This will lead to the destruction of both the well-watered and the dry.
  • 2 Sam 20:6 : 6 So David said to Abishai, "Now Sheba, son of Bichri, will do us more harm than Absalom did. Take your lord's servants and pursue him quickly, or he may find fortified cities and escape from us."
  • Ps 69:21 : 21 Reproach has broken my heart, and I am in despair. I looked for sympathy, but there was none; for comforters, but I found no one.
  • Jer 4:5-6 : 5 Declare in Judah and proclaim in Jerusalem, saying, 'Sound the trumpet throughout the land!' Cry aloud and say, 'Assemble yourselves, and let us go into the fortified cities.' 6 Raise a banner toward Zion! Take refuge, do not delay! For I am bringing disaster from the north, a great destruction.
  • 2 Kgs 7:3-4 : 3 Now there were four men with leprosy at the entrance of the gate. They said to each other, "Why should we sit here until we die?" 4 If we say, 'We’ll go into the city,' the famine is there, and we will die. And if we stay here, we will die. So let’s go over to the camp of the Arameans and surrender. If they spare us, we live; if they kill us, then we die."
  • Ps 39:2 : 2 I said, 'I will guard my ways so that I will not sin with my tongue; I will keep a muzzle on my mouth while the wicked are in my presence.'
  • Deut 32:32 : 32 Their vine comes from the vine of Sodom and from the fields of Gomorrah; their grapes are poisonous, and their clusters are bitter.
  • Lev 10:3 : 3 Then Moses said to Aaron, 'This is what the LORD has said: I will be shown as holy to those who draw near me, and I will be honored in the sight of all the people.' And Aaron remained silent.
  • Num 5:18-24 : 18 After the woman is made to stand before the Lord, the priest will loosen her hair, place the grain offering of remembrance, which is the grain offering for jealousy, into her hands, and hold in his hands the bitter water that brings a curse. 19 The priest shall put her under oath and say to her, 'If no man has lain with you and you have not gone astray, defiling yourself while under your husband’s authority, may you be free from this bitter water that brings a curse.' 20 But if you have gone astray while under your husband’s authority and defiled yourself, and if a man other than your husband has had sexual relations with you— 21 then the priest will put the woman under the curse oath and say to her, 'May the Lord make you a curse and an example of cursing among your people by making your thigh waste away and your abdomen swell.' 22 May this water that brings a curse enter your body, causing your abdomen to swell and your thigh to waste away.' And the woman shall say, 'Amen, Amen.' 23 The priest is to write these curses on a scroll and then wash them off into the bitter water. 24 He shall make the woman drink the bitter water that brings a curse, and it will enter her, causing bitter suffering.
  • Jer 14:20 : 20 We acknowledge, LORD, our wickedness and the guilt of our ancestors; indeed, we have sinned against You.
  • Lam 3:27-28 : 27 It is good for a man to bear the yoke in his youth. 28 Let him sit alone in silence, for the LORD has laid it upon him.
  • Amos 6:10 : 10 And when a relative or the one who burns the bodies removes them from the house and says to someone in the inner recesses of the house, 'Are there any more with you?' and he answers, 'No,' then he will say, 'Hush! We must not mention the name of the LORD.'
  • Hab 2:20 : 20 But the LORD is in His holy temple; let all the earth be silent before Him.
  • Zech 2:13 : 13 Behold, I will wave my hand over them, and they will become plunder for their servants. Then you will know that the LORD of Hosts has sent me.