Verse 16

"Because of these things I weep; my eyes, my eyes flow with tears. No one is near to comfort me, no one to restore my spirit. My children are desolate because the enemy has prevailed."

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  For disse ting gråter jeg; mine øyne, mine øyne fylles av tårer, for trøsteren, som kunne lindre min sjel, er langt borte fra meg. Mine barn er knust, for fienden har seiret.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  For disse tingene gråter jeg; mitt øye, mitt øye renner med vann, fordi trøsteren som skulle lindre min sjel, er langt fra meg. Mine barn er øde fordi fienden har seiret.

• Norsk King James

  For disse ting gråter jeg; mitt øye renner over med vann, fordi den som skulle lindre min sjel, er langt unna; mine barn er forlatt, fordi fienden seiret.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  For disse ting gråter jeg, mine øyne, mine øyne flyter av vann, for trøsteren som kunne gjenopplive min sjel, er langt borte fra meg. Mine barn er ødelagt, for fienden har fått overtaket.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  For disse tingene gråter jeg; mitt øye, mitt øye strømmer over av vann, fordi trøsteren er fjern fra meg, den som kan gi meg liv igjen. Mine barn er forlatt fordi fienden vant.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  For disse ting gråter jeg; mine øyne, mine øyne renner med vann, fordi den som skulle trøste min sjel, er langt borte fra meg; mine barn er ødelagte, fordi fienden vant.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Derfor gråter jeg; øynene mine strømmer over av tårer, for trøsteren som skulle lindre min sjel er langt borte, og mine barn er forlatt fordi fienden har seiret.

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

  For disse ting gråter jeg; mine øyne, mine øyne renner med vann, fordi den som skulle trøste min sjel, er langt borte fra meg; mine barn er ødelagte, fordi fienden vant.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  For dette gråter jeg, mine øyne renner over med vann. For en trøster, en som kan gjenopprette min sølv, er langt fra meg; mine barn er forlatt fordi fienden har seiret.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  På grunn av dette gråter jeg, mitt øye, mitt øye flyter i tårer, for en trøster, en som kan gi hvile til min sjel, er langt fra meg. Mine barn er ødelagt, for fienden har vunnet.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Over disse Ting græder jeg; mit Øie, mit Øie nedflyder med Vand, thi Trøsteren, som skulde vederqvæge min Sjæl, er langt fra mig; mine Børn ere ødelagte, thi Fjenden fik Overhaand.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  For these things I weep; mine eye, mine eye runneth down with water, because the comforter that should relieve my soul is far from me: my children are desote, because the enemy prevailed.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  For dette gråter jeg; mitt øye, mitt øye renner med vann, fordi den som skulle trøste meg og gjenopplive sjelen, er langt borte fra meg: mine barn er forlatt, fordi fienden har seiret.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  For these things I weep; my eye, my eye runs down with water, because the comforter that should relieve my soul is far from me: my children are desolate, because the enemy prevailed.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  For these things I weep; mine eye, mine eye runneth down with water, because the comforter that should relieve my soul is far from me: my children are desolate, because the enemy prevailed.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  For disse tingene gråter jeg; øyet mitt, øyet mitt flyter med vann; Fordi trøsteren som skulle oppfriske min sjel, er langt fra meg: Mine barn er øde, fordi fienden har seiret.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  For dette gråter jeg, mitt øye, mitt øye renner av tårer. For langt borte er en trøster som kunne forfriske min sjel, mine barn er forlatt fordi fienden er blitt mektig.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  For disse tingene gråter jeg; mine øyne, mine øyne renner ned med vann; Fordi trøsteren som skulle oppfriske min sjel, er langt fra meg: Mine barn er øde, fordi fienden har seiret.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  For disse tingene gråter jeg; øynene mine strømmer med vann; for trøsteren som kunne gi meg nytt liv er langt fra meg: mine barn er blitt lagt øde, fordi fienden er sterk.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Therfore do I wepe, and myne eyes gusshe out of water: for the coforter that shulde quycken me, is farre fro me. My children are dryuen awaye, for why? the enemie hath gotten the ouer honde.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  For these things I weepe: mine eye, euen mine eye casteth out water, because the comforter that should refresh my soule, is farre from me: my children are desolate, because the enemie preuailed.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Therfore do I weepe, and mine eyes gushe out of water: for the comfort that shoulde quicken me is farre fro me, my children are driuen away: for why? the enemie hath gotten the vpper hande.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  For these [things] I weep; mine eye, mine eye runneth down with water, because the comforter that should relieve my soul is far from me: my children are desolate, because the enemy prevailed.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  For these things I weep; my eye, my eye runs down with water; Because the comforter who should refresh my soul is far from me: My children are desolate, because the enemy has prevailed.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  For these I am weeping, My eye, my eye, is running down with waters, For, far from me hath been a comforter, Refreshing my soul, My sons have been desolate, For mighty hath been an enemy.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  For these things I weep; mine eye, mine eye runneth down with water; Because the comforter that should refresh my soul is far from me: My children are desolate, because the enemy hath prevailed.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  For these things I am weeping; my eye is streaming with water; because the comforter who might give me new life is far from me: my children are made waste, because the hater is strong.

• World English Bible (2000)

  For these things I weep; my eye, my eye runs down with water; Because the comforter who should refresh my soul is far from me: My children are desolate, because the enemy has prevailed.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  ע(Ayin) I weep because of these things; my eyes flow with tears. For there is no one in sight who can comfort me or encourage me. My children are desolated because an enemy has prevailed.

Referenced Verses

• Lam 1:2 : 2 Bitterly she weeps in the night, tears on her cheeks. There is no one to comfort her—all who loved her have betrayed her; they have become her enemies.
• Jer 13:17 : 17 But if you will not listen, my soul will weep in secret because of your pride. My eyes will weep bitterly and overflow with tears, for the LORD’s flock has been taken captive.
• Jer 14:17 : 17 You are to speak this word to them: 'Let my eyes flow with tears night and day without ceasing, for the virgin daughter of my people has suffered a great shattering—a crushing blow, a grievous wound.'
• Lam 3:48-49 : 48 Streams of water run down from my eyes because of the destruction of the daughter of my people. 49 My eyes pour without ceasing, without relief,
• Lam 2:11 : 11 My eyes are worn out from weeping, my inner being is in turmoil; my heart is poured out on the ground because of the destruction of my people, as children and infants faint in the streets of the city.
• Lam 2:18 : 18 Their heart cried out to the Lord. O wall of the daughter of Zion, let your tears flow like a stream day and night; give yourself no rest, and let your eyes have no respite.
• Lam 2:20-22 : 20 Look, LORD, and consider: Whom have you ever treated like this? Should women eat their own children, the little ones they have cherished? Should priest and prophet be killed in the sanctuary of the Lord? 21 Young and old lie together in the dust of the streets; my young women and young men have fallen by the sword. You have slain them in the day of your anger; you have slaughtered them without pity. 22 You summoned, as if to a feast day, terrors on every side. On the day of the LORD’s anger, no one escaped or survived. Those I cared for and raised, my enemy has destroyed.
• Lam 4:2-9 : 2 The precious children of Zion, worth their weight in fine gold, how they are regarded as earthen vessels, the work of a potter's hands! 3 Even jackals offer their breasts to nurse their young; but the daughter of my people has become cruel, like ostriches in the wilderness. 4 The tongue of the nursing infant clings to the roof of its mouth because of thirst. The children beg for bread, but no one gives it to them. 5 Those who once feasted on delicacies now lie desolate in the streets; those who were brought up in fine crimson embrace ash heaps. 6 The iniquity of the daughter of my people is greater than the sin of Sodom, which was overthrown in a moment, with no hand turned to help her. 7 Her nobles were purer than snow, whiter than milk; their bodies were more ruddy than coral, their appearance like sapphires. 8 Now their appearance is darker than soot; they are not recognized in the streets. Their skin clings to their bones; it has become as dry as wood. 9 Those slain by the sword are better off than those dying of hunger, wasting away, pierced by lack of the fruits of the field. 10 The compassionate women have boiled their own children; they became their food during the destruction of the daughter of my people.
• Hos 9:12 : 12 Even if they raise their children, I will bereave them of every one. Woe to them when I turn away from them!
• Luke 19:41-44 : 41 As he approached and saw the city, he wept over it. 42 He said, 'If you had known on this day, even you, the things that would bring you peace! But now they are hidden from your eyes.' 43 For the days will come upon you when your enemies will build a barricade against you, surround you, and hem you in on every side. 44 They will crush you and your children within you to the ground. They will not leave one stone on another in you, because you did not recognize the time of your visitation from God.
• Rom 9:1-3 : 1 I am speaking the truth in Christ—I am not lying; my conscience confirms this through the Holy Spirit. 2 I have great sorrow and unceasing anguish in my heart. 3 For I could wish that I myself were cursed and cut off from Christ for the sake of my brothers, my own people according to the flesh.
• Lam 1:5-6 : 5 Her adversaries have become her masters; her enemies prosper because the LORD has afflicted her for her many sins. Her children have gone into captivity before the enemy. 6 All the splendor has departed from Daughter Zion. Her princes are like deer that find no pasture; they flee without strength before the pursuer.
• Lam 1:9 : 9 Her uncleanness clings to her skirts; she did not consider her future. Her fall was astounding; there was no one to comfort her. "Look, LORD, on my affliction, for the enemy has triumphed."
• Ps 69:20 : 20 You know my reproach, my shame, and my disgrace; all my adversaries are before you.
• Ps 119:136 : 136 Streams of tears flow from my eyes because people do not keep Your law.
• Eccl 4:1 : 1 Again I looked and saw all the oppression that is done under the sun: I saw the tears of the oppressed, and they had no comforter. Power was on the side of their oppressors, and they had no comforter.
• Jer 9:1 : 1 If only I had a place to stay in the wilderness, a travelers' shelter, so that I might leave my people and go away from them. For they are all adulterers, a gathering of traitors.
• Jer 9:10 : 10 I will make Jerusalem a heap of ruins, a lair of jackals, and I will make the towns of Judah desolate, without inhabitants.
• Jer 9:21 : 21 Speak, this is what the Lord declares: The dead bodies of people will fall like dung on the open field, like bundles left behind by the reaper, with no one to gather them.