Verse 11

Who is the wise person who may understand this? And to whom has the mouth of the Lord spoken, that he may declare it? Why has the land perished, been scorched like a desert with no one passing through?

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Hvem er den vise som forstår dette? Hvem har Herren talt til for å forklare det? Hvorfor ligger landet i ruiner, brent opp som en ørken uten at noen passerer der?

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Jeg vil gjøre Jerusalem til ruinhauger, et tilholdssted for sjakaler, og jeg vil gjøre Judas byer øde, uten innbyggere.

• Norsk King James

  Og jeg vil gjøre Jerusalem til haug, og en hule for drager; og jeg vil gjøre byene i Juda til øde, uten innbygger.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Jeg vil gjøre Jerusalem til en steinrøys, til sjakalenes bolig, og jeg vil gjøre Judas byer til en ødemark hvor ingen bor.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Hvem er den vise som kan forstå dette, og den til hvem Herrens munn har talt, så han kan kunngjøre det? Hvorfor har landet gått til grunne, brent opp som en ørken, slik at ingen går forbi?

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Jeg vil gjøre Jerusalem til en ruinhaug, og en bolig for drager; og jeg vil gjøre Juda byer øde, uten innbyggere.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Og jeg vil gjøre Jerusalem til hauger, og forvandle den til en hule for drager; jeg vil gjøre Judas byer øde, uten en eneste innbygger.

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

  Jeg vil gjøre Jerusalem til en ruinhaug, og en bolig for drager; og jeg vil gjøre Juda byer øde, uten innbyggere.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Hvem er den vise som kan forstå dette? Hvem har fått Herrens ord, så han kan fortelle det? Hvorfor har landet blitt ødelagt, lagt øde som en ørken, så ingen farer forbi?

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Hvem er den vise mann som forstår dette? Hvem er det som har lyttet til Herrens ord og kan forklare det? Hvorfor er landet ødelagt og brent opp som en ørken, hvor ingen passerer?

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og jeg vil gjøre Jerusalem til Steenhobe, til Dragers Bolig, og jeg vil gjøre Judæ Stæder til en Ødelæggelse, at Ingen skal boe der.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And I will make usalem heaps, and a den of dragons; and I will make the cities of Judah desolate, without an inhabitant.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Og jeg vil gjøre Jerusalem til steinrøyser, en hule for drager; og jeg vil gjøre byene i Juda øde, uten innbyggere.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  And I will make Jerusalem heaps, a den of dragons; and I will make the cities of Judah desolate, without an inhabitant.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And I will make Jerusalem heaps, and a den of dragons; and I will make the cities of Judah desolate, without an inhabitant.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Jeg vil gjøre Jerusalem til steinrøyser, et sted for sjakaler; og jeg vil gjøre byene i Juda til en ødemark uten innbygger.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Jeg gjør Jerusalem til en ruinhaug, et bosted for sjakaler. Og byene i Juda gjør jeg til en ørken, uten innbygger.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Og jeg vil gjøre Jerusalem til ruiner, en boplass for sjakaler; og jeg vil gjøre byene i Juda til en ødemark, uten innbyggere.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Og jeg vil gjøre Jerusalem til en haug av ruiner, et bosted for sjakaler; og jeg vil gjøre byene i Juda til en ødemark, hvor ingen bor.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  I will make Ierusalem also an heape of stones, and a denne of venymous wormes. And I wil make the cities of Iuda so waist, that no man shal dwell therin.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And I wil make Ierusalem an heape, and a den of dragons, & I will make the cities of Iudah waste, without an inhabitant.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  I wyl make Hierusalem also an heape of stones, & a den of venemous wormes: and I wyll make the cities of Iuda so waste, that no man shall dwel therin.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And I will make Jerusalem heaps, [and] a den of dragons; and I will make the cities of Judah desolate, without an inhabitant.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  I will make Jerusalem heaps, a dwelling-place of jackals; and I will make the cities of Judah a desolation, without inhabitant.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And I make Jerusalem become heaps, A habitation of dragons, And the cities of Judah I make a desolation, Without inhabitant.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And I will make Jerusalem heaps, a dwelling-place of jackals; and I will make the cities of Judah a desolation, without inhabitant.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And I will make Jerusalem a mass of broken stones, the living-place of jackals; and I will make the towns of Judah a waste, with no man living there.

• World English Bible (2000)

  I will make Jerusalem heaps, a dwelling place of jackals; and I will make the cities of Judah a desolation, without inhabitant.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  The LORD said,“I will make Jerusalem a heap of ruins. Jackals will make their home there. I will destroy the towns of Judah so that no one will be able to live in them.”

Referenced Verses

• Isa 25:2 : 2 For you have turned the city into a heap of ruins, the fortified city into rubble; the palace of foreigners will never be rebuilt.
• Isa 34:13 : 13 Thorns will grow in its palaces, nettles and brambles in its fortresses. It will become a dwelling place for jackals, a home for ostriches.
• Jer 51:37 : 37 Babylon will become a heap of ruins, a haunt for jackals, a horror and an object of scorn, without inhabitant.
• Jer 10:22 : 22 Listen! The sound of a report is coming—a great commotion from the northern land to make the cities of Judah desolate, a dwelling place for jackals.
• Isa 13:22 : 22 Hyenas will cry in its towers, and jackals in its luxurious palaces. Her time is near to come, and her days will not be prolonged.
• Jer 34:22 : 22 Behold, I am giving a command, declares the Lord, and I will bring them back to this city. They will fight against it, capture it, and burn it with fire. And I will make the cities of Judah a desolation without any inhabitants.
• Jer 25:11 : 11 This entire land will become a desolate ruin, and these nations will serve the king of Babylon for seventy years.
• Jer 25:18 : 18 Jerusalem, the towns of Judah, its kings, and officials, to make them a ruin, a desolation, an object of hissing and cursing, as they are today.
• Jer 26:9 : 9 'Why have you prophesied in the name of the LORD, saying, “This house will become like Shiloh, and this city will be desolate, without inhabitants”?' And all the people crowded around Jeremiah in the LORD's house.
• Jer 26:18 : 18 'Micah of Moresheth prophesied in the days of Hezekiah, king of Judah, and said to all the people of Judah, “This is what the LORD of Hosts says: Zion will be plowed like a field, Jerusalem will become a pile of ruins, and the temple mount will become overgrown with thickets.”'
• Isa 44:26 : 26 I confirm the word of my servant and carry out the plan of my messengers. I say to Jerusalem, 'You will be inhabited,' and to the cities of Judah, 'You will be rebuilt,' and I will restore their ruins.
• Neh 4:2 : 2 They all conspired together to come and fight against Jerusalem and cause confusion.
• Ps 79:1 : 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.
• Lam 2:2 : 2 The Lord has swallowed up all the dwellings of Jacob without pity. In his wrath, he has torn down the fortresses of the daughter of Judah, bringing them down to the ground. He has defiled her kingdom and its rulers.
• Lam 2:7-8 : 7 The Lord has rejected his altar and disowned his sanctuary. He has delivered into the hand of the enemy the walls of her palaces. They raised their voices in the house of the LORD as on a day of appointed festival. 8 The LORD determined to destroy the wall of the daughter of Zion. He stretched out a measuring line and did not turn back his hand from destroying. He caused rampart and wall to lament; they languished together.
• Lam 3:47 : 47 Panic and pitfall have come upon us, devastation and destruction.
• Mic 1:6 : 6 I will make Samaria a heap of rubble in the open field, a place for planting vineyards. I will pour her stones into the valley and lay bare her foundations.
• Mic 3:12 : 12 Therefore because of you, Zion will be plowed like a field, Jerusalem will become a heap of ruins, and the mountain of the temple will become a high place overgrown with thickets.
• Mic 6:16 : 16 You have followed the statutes of Omri and all the practices of the house of Ahab; you have walked in their counsels. Therefore, I will make you a desolation, and your inhabitants an object of scorn; you will bear the reproach of My people.
• Rev 18:2 : 2 He cried out with a mighty voice, saying, 'Fallen, fallen is Babylon the Great! She has become a dwelling place for demons, a prison for every unclean spirit, and a cage for every unclean and detested bird.'