Verse 5

Why then has this people, Jerusalem, turned away in perpetual backsliding? They hold tightly to deceit; they refuse to return.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Hvorfor har da dette folket, Jerusalem, vendt seg bort i et evig frafall? De holder fast ved løgn og nekter å vende tilbake.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Hvorfor har dette folket i Jerusalem rent tilbake i et evig tilbakesteg? De holder fast ved sviket, de nekter å vende tilbake.

• Norsk King James

  Hvorfor vender dette folk i Jerusalem tilbake i evig frafall? De holder fast på svik, de nekter å vende tilbake.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Hvorfor har dette folket i Jerusalem vendt seg bort med en evig bortvendelse? De holder fast ved bedrag og nekter å vende om.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Hvorfor har dette folket i Jerusalem vendt seg bort i evig frafall? De klamrer seg til bedrag og nekter å vende tilbake.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Hvorfor har dette folket i Jerusalem vendt tilbake i evig frafall? De holder fast ved bedrageri, de nekter å vende tilbake.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Hvorfor har da folket i Jerusalem et evig tilbakeskritt? De holder fast ved bedrag og nekter å vende om.

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

  Hvorfor har dette folket i Jerusalem vendt tilbake i evig frafall? De holder fast ved bedrageri, de nekter å vende tilbake.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Hvorfor har dette folket i Jerusalem vendt seg bort med evig frafall? De holder fast ved svik, de nekter å vende tilbake.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Hvorfor har dette folket, Jerusalem, vendt tilbake i evig frafall? De holder fast ved svik, de nekter å vende tilbake.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Hvorfor er dette Folk i Jerusalem (saa) afvendt med en evig Afvendelse? de holde fast ved Svig og vægre sig for at vende om.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Why then is this people of usalem slidden back by a perpetual backsliding? they hold fast deceit, they refuse to return.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Hvorfor har da dette folket i Jerusalem glidd tilbake med en evig tilbakeståelse? De holder fast ved svik, de nekter å vende tilbake.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  Why then has this people of Jerusalem slidden back by a perpetual backsliding? They hold fast to deceit, they refuse to return.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  Why then is this people of Jerusalem slidden back by a perpetual backsliding? they hold fast deceit, they refuse to return.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Hvorfor har da dette folket i Jerusalem falt tilbake ved en evig frafall? De holder fast ved svik, de nekter å vende tilbake.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Hvorfor har dette folket i Jerusalem vendt seg bort i evig frafall? De har holdt fast ved bedrag og nektet å vende tilbake.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Hvorfor har dette folket i Jerusalem så vedvarende vendt seg bort? De holder fast på bedrag og nekter å vende tilbake.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Hvorfor fortsetter folket i Jerusalem å vende tilbake, alltid i avvik? De gir ikke opp sitt bedrageri, de kommer ikke tilbake.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Wherfore then is this people and Ierusalem gone so farre backe, that they turne not againe? They are euer the longer the more obstinate, and will not be conuerted.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Wherefore is this people of Ierusalem turned backe by a perpetuall rebellion? they gaue themselues to deceit, and would not returne.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Wherefore then is this people of Hierusalem gone so farre backe, that they turne not againe? They are euer the longer the more obstinate, and wyll not be conuerted.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Why [then] is this people of Jerusalem slidden back by a perpetual backsliding? they hold fast deceit, they refuse to return.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Why then is this people of Jerusalem slidden back by a perpetual backsliding? they hold fast deceit, they refuse to return.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  Wherefore hath this people of Jerusalem Turned back -- a perpetual backsliding? They have kept hold on deceit, They have refused to turn back.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Why then is this people of Jerusalem slidden back by a perpetual backsliding? they hold fast deceit, they refuse to return.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Why do these people of Jerusalem go back, for ever turning away? they will not give up their deceit, they will not come back.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Why then is this people of Jerusalem slidden back by a perpetual backsliding? they hold fast deceit, they refuse to return.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Why, then, do these people of Jerusalem continually turn away from me in apostasy? They hold fast to their deception. They refuse to turn back to me.

Referenced Verses

• Jer 9:6 : 6 Therefore, this is what the Lord of Hosts says: Behold, I will refine them and test them, for what else can I do because of the sin of my people?
• Zech 7:11 : 11 But they refused to pay attention and turned a stubborn shoulder. They stopped their ears so they would not hear.
• Hos 11:7 : 7 My people are determined to turn from Me. Even though they call to the Most High, He will by no means exalt them together.
• 2 Thess 2:9-9 : 9 The coming of the lawless one will be in accordance with the workings of Satan, with all kinds of power, false signs, and wonders, 10 and with every kind of deceit targeting those who are perishing, because they refused to love the truth and so be saved. 11 For this reason, God sends them a powerful delusion, so that they will believe the lie, 12 in order that all who did not believe the truth but delighted in wickedness might be judged.
• Heb 12:25 : 25 See to it that you do not reject the one who speaks. For if they did not escape when they refused him who warned them on earth, how much less will we, if we turn away from him who warns us from heaven?
• Jer 5:3 : 3 Lord, are Your eyes not on truth? You struck them, but they felt no pain; You consumed them, but they refused to accept discipline. They hardened their faces more than a rock and refused to repent.
• Jer 5:27 : 27 Like a cage full of birds, so their houses are full of deceit. Because of this, they have become great and rich.
• Isa 1:20 : 20 But if you refuse and rebel, you will be devoured by the sword, for the mouth of the LORD has spoken.
• Isa 30:10 : 10 They say to the seers, 'See no more visions!' and to the prophets, 'Give us no more visions of what is right! Tell us pleasant things, prophesy illusions.'
• Isa 44:20 : 20 He feeds on ashes. A deceived heart has led him astray, and he cannot save himself or say, 'Isn't there a lie in my right hand?'
• Jer 2:32 : 32 Can a maiden forget her jewelry or a bride her wedding adornments? Yet my people have forgotten me for days without number.
• Jer 3:11-14 : 11 The LORD said to me, "Faithless Israel is more righteous than unfaithful Judah." 12 Go, proclaim these words toward the north: 'Return, faithless Israel,' declares the LORD. 'I will not look on you with anger, for I am faithful,' declares the LORD, 'and I will not be angry forever. 13 Only acknowledge your guilt—that you have rebelled against the LORD your God, scattered your favors to strangers under every spreading tree, and have not obeyed my voice,' declares the LORD. 14 Return, faithless children,' declares the LORD, 'for I am your master. I will take you—one from a city and two from a family—and bring you to Zion.
• Hos 4:16 : 16 For Israel is as stubborn as a rebellious heifer. Now the LORD will pasture them like a lamb in an open field.
• Rev 2:25 : 25 But hold fast to what you have until I come.
• 1 Thess 5:21 : 21 Test all things. Hold fast to what is good.
• Prov 4:13 : 13 Hold tightly to instruction; do not let it go. Guard it well, for it is your life.
• John 5:40 : 40 But you are unwilling to come to me so that you may have life.
• Jer 7:24-26 : 24 But they did not listen or incline their ear; instead, they walked in their own counsels and in the stubbornness of their evil hearts. They went backward, not forward. 25 From the day your ancestors came out of the land of Egypt until this day, I sent all my servants the prophets to you, again and again. 26 But they did not listen to me or incline their ear; instead, they stiffened their necks and did worse than their ancestors.