Verse 2

They bend their tongues like a bow to shoot lies, not for truth do they grow strong in the land; they go from one evil to another, and they do not know me, declares the Lord.

Other Translations

  • GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

    De bøyer sine tunger som buer for å lyve; de undertrykker folk i landet uten rettferdighet, og de kjenner meg ikke, sier Herren.

  • Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

    Å, om jeg hadde et husly i ørkenen for vandringsmenn, slik at jeg kunne forlate mitt folk og dra bort fra dem! For de er alle utro, en forsamling av svikefulle mennesker.

  • Norsk King James

    Åh, at jeg hadde et herberge for reisende i ødemarken, så jeg kunne forlate mitt folk og dra bort fra dem! For de er alle utro, en samling av svikefulle menn.

  • Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

    Å, om jeg bare hadde et vertshus i ørkenen for reisende, så ville jeg forlate mitt folk og dra bort fra dem! For de er alle utroskapens folk, som bryter deres løfter selv på de mest hellige dager.

  • Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

    Deres tunge er som en pil for løgn, de taler falskhet. De styrker seg ikke i troen på jorden, de går fra onde til onde, og meg kjenner de ikke, sier Herren.

  • Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

    Å, om jeg hadde et hvilested i villmarken for veifarende, så jeg kunne forlate mitt folk og dra fra dem! For de er alle utro, en forsamling av svikefulle mennesker.

  • o3-mini KJV Norsk

    Å, om jeg i ørkenen hadde et hvilested for reisende, så jeg kunne forlate mitt folk og dra vekk fra dem! For de er alle utro, en forsamling av bedragerske menn.

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

    Å, om jeg hadde et hvilested i villmarken for veifarende, så jeg kunne forlate mitt folk og dra fra dem! For de er alle utro, en forsamling av svikefulle mennesker.

  • Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

    De vender tungen sin som en løgnaktig bue, og de er ikke trofaste i landet. Fra ondskap til ondskap går de fram, for de kjenner ikke meg, sier Herren.

  • GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

    De bøyer sine tunger som buer for løgn. De styrker seg ikke i sannhet her på jorden. Fra det ene onde til det andre fortsetter de, og meg kjenner de ikke, sier Herren.

  • Original Norsk Bibel 1866

    Gid jeg havde i Ørken et Herberge (som for) de Veifarende! da vilde jeg forlade mit Folk og gaae fra dem; thi de ere allesammen Horkarle, som handle troløst, (endog) paa Forbudsdagen.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    Oh that I had in the wilderness a lodging place of wayfaring men; that I might leave my people, and go from them! for they be all adulterers, an assembly of treacherous men.

  • KJV 1769 norsk

    Å, om jeg hadde et herberge for reisende i ødemarken, så jeg kunne forlate mitt folk og gå bort fra dem! For de er alle utro, en forsamling av svikefulle mennesker.

  • KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

    Oh that I had in the wilderness a lodging place for travelers; that I might leave my people and go from them! for they are all adulterers, an assembly of treacherous men.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    Oh that I had in the wilderness a lodging place of wayfaring men; that I might leave my people, and go from them! for they be all adulterers, an assembly of treacherous men.

  • Norsk oversettelse av Webster

    Å, om jeg hadde et hvilested i ødemarken for reisende, så jeg kunne forlate mitt folk og dra fra dem! For de er alle utro, et forbund av svikefulle mennesker.

  • Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

    Hvem vil gi meg losji i ørkenen, et sted for reisende? Så jeg kan forlate mitt folk og dra bort fra dem, for de er alle ekteskapsbrytere, en forsamling av svik.

  • Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

    Å, om jeg hadde et losji i ødemarken for vandringsmenn, så jeg kunne forlate mitt folk og dra bort fra dem! For de er alle utro, en flokk av falske menn.

  • Norsk oversettelse av BBE

    Om bare jeg hadde et hvilested i villmarken for reisende, så jeg kunne dra bort, langt fra mitt folk! For de er alle falske, en bande av svikefulle menn.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Wolde God that I had a cotage some where farre from folke, that I might leaue my people, and go from the: for they be all aduoutrers and a shrenckinge sorte.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Oh, that I had in the wildernes a cottage of wayfaring men, that I might leaue my people, and go from them: for they be all adulterers & an assembly of rebels,

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    Woulde God that I had a cottage somewhere farre from folke, that I might leaue my people and go from them, for they be all adulterers and a shrinking sort.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    Oh that I had in the wilderness a lodging place of wayfaring men; that I might leave my people, and go from them! for they [be] all adulterers, an assembly of treacherous men.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    Oh that I had in the wilderness a lodging-place of wayfaring men; that I might leave my people, and go from them! for they are all adulterers, an assembly of treacherous men.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    Who doth give me in a wilderness A lodging-place of travellers? And I leave my people, and go from them, For all of them `are' adulterers, An assembly of treacherous ones.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Oh that I had in the wilderness a lodging-place of wayfaring men; that I might leave my people, and go from them! for they are all adulterers, an assembly of treacherous men.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    If only I had in the waste land a night's resting-place for travellers, so that I might go away, far from my people! for they are all untrue, a band of false men.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    Oh that I had in the wilderness a lodging place of wayfaring men; that I might leave my people, and go from them! for they are all adulterers, an assembly of treacherous men.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    (9:1) I wish I had a lodging place in the wilderness where I could spend some time like a weary traveler. Then I would desert my people and walk away from them because they are all unfaithful to God, a congregation of people that has been disloyal to him.

Referenced Verses

  • Jer 5:7-8 : 7 How can I pardon you? Your children have forsaken Me and sworn by false gods. I satisfied them, but they committed adultery and gathered at the houses of prostitutes. 8 They were like well-fed, lusty stallions, each neighing for his neighbor's wife.
  • Jer 23:10 : 10 The land is full of adulterers; because of the curse, the land mourns, and the pastures of the wilderness are dried up. Their course is evil, and their power is misused.
  • Hos 4:2 : 2 There is swearing, lying, murder, stealing, and adultery; they break all bounds, and bloodshed follows bloodshed.
  • Jer 12:1 : 1 You are righteous, LORD, even when I bring my case to you. Yet I want to discuss your judgments: Why does the way of the wicked prosper? Why are those who betray others at ease?
  • Jer 12:6 : 6 Your own brothers, the house of your father, have betrayed you; even they have called out loudly after you. Do not trust them, though they speak pleasantly to you.
  • Hos 7:4 : 4 They are all adulterers, burning like an oven heated by the baker, who pauses from stirring the dough until it is leavened.
  • Mic 7:1-7 : 1 Woe is me, for I am like those gathering summer fruit, like those gleaning after the harvest; there is no cluster to eat, no early fig that my soul desires. 2 The godly have perished from the land, and there is no upright person among humanity. All of them lie in wait for blood; they hunt each other with nets. 3 Their hands are skilled at doing evil: the ruler demands gifts, the judge accepts bribes, and the powerful speak out their selfish desires. Together they weave a web of corrupt schemes. 4 The best of them is like a brier; the most upright is sharper than a thorn hedge. The day your watchmen foretold has come, the day of your visitation. Now confusion is upon them. 5 Do not trust a neighbor; put no confidence in a close friend. Guard the words of your mouth from her who lies in your embrace. 6 For a son treats his father with contempt, a daughter rises against her mother, a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law; a man’s enemies are the members of his own household. 7 But as for me, I will look to the LORD; I will wait for the God of my salvation. My God will hear me.
  • Zeph 3:4 : 4 Her prophets are reckless, treacherous men; her priests have profaned the sanctuary and have done violence to the law.
  • Mal 2:11 : 11 Judah has been unfaithful, and an abomination has been committed in Israel and in Jerusalem. Judah has profaned the sanctuary of the Lord, which He loves, and has married the daughter of a foreign god.
  • Jas 4:4 : 4 You adulterous people, don’t you know that friendship with the world means enmity against God? Therefore, anyone who chooses to be a friend of the world becomes an enemy of God.
  • Ps 55:6-8 : 6 Fear and trembling have come upon me, and horror has overwhelmed me. 7 I said, 'Oh, that I had wings like a dove! I would fly away and find rest.' 8 See, I would flee far away; I would stay in the wilderness forever. Selah.
  • Ps 120:5-7 : 5 Woe to me that I dwell in Meshech, and live among the tents of Kedar. 6 Too long has my soul dwelled with those who hate peace. 7 I am for peace; but when I speak, they are for war.
  • Hos 5:7 : 7 They have been unfaithful to the Lord; they have had illegitimate children. Now the new moon will devour them along with their fields.
  • Hos 6:7 : 7 But they, like Adam, have transgressed the covenant; there they dealt treacherously with Me.
  • Ezek 22:10-11 : 10 In you, they have dishonored their fathers' nakedness; they have violated women during their impurity. 11 One man commits an abomination with his neighbor’s wife, another defiles his daughter-in-law with wickedness, and another violates his sister, his father’s daughter.