Verse 19

I called to my lovers, but they deceived me. My priests and my elders perished in the city while searching for food to revive their strength.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Jeg ropte til mine elskere, men de sviktet meg. Mine prester og mine eldste omkom i byen mens de søkte etter mat for å livnære seg.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Jeg ropte på mine elskere, men de svek meg. Mine prester og mine eldste omkom i byen mens de søkte etter mat for å gjenopplive sine sjeler.

• Norsk King James

  Jeg kalte på mine elskere, men de svikter meg; mine prester og mine eldste døde i byen, mens de søkte mat for å stille sine sultne sjeler.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Jeg ropte på mine elskere, men de bedro meg. Mine prester og mine eldste oppgav ånden i byen da de søkte seg brød for å gjenopplive sine liv.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Jeg kalte på elskerne mine, men de sviktet meg. Mine prester og eldste har omkommet i byen mens de lette etter mat for å få liv.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Jeg ropte på mine elskere, men de svek meg; mine prester og mine eldste ga opp ånden i byen mens de søkte mat for å berge livet.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Jeg kalte på mine elskede, men de bedraget meg; mine prester og eldste ga fra seg livet i byen, mens de søkte mat for å lindre sin sjel.

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

  Jeg ropte på mine elskere, men de svek meg; mine prester og mine eldste ga opp ånden i byen mens de søkte mat for å berge livet.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Jeg ropte til mine elskede; de har sveket meg. Mine prester og mine eldste visner i byen, mens de leter etter mat for å gjenopprette sitt liv.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Jeg kalte på mine elskere, men de forrådte meg. Mine prester og mine eldste omkom i byen, da de søkte mat for å gi nytt liv til seg selv.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Jeg raabte paa mine Elskere, de bedroge mig, mine Præster og mine Ældste i Staden maatte opgive Aanden, da de søgte sig Brød, at de kunde vederqvæge deres Sjæl.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  I called for my lovers, but they deceived me: my priests and mine elders gave up the ghost in the city, while they sought their meat to relieve their souls.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Jeg ropte på mine elskere, men de svek meg: mine prester og mine eldste døde i byen, mens de søkte seg mat for å holde seg i live.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  I called for my lovers, but they deceived me: my priests and my elders have died in the city, while they sought food to relieve their souls.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  I called for my lovers, but they deceived me: my priests and mine elders gave up the ghost in the city, while they sought their meat to relieve their souls.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Jeg ropte på mine elskere, men de svek meg: Mine prester og mine eldste har omkommet i byen, mens de søkte etter mat for å styrke sine sjeler.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Jeg ropte til mine elskere, de har bedratt meg. Mine prester og mine eldste har gått til grunne i byen mens de forsøkte å finne mat for seg selv for å opprettholde livet.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Jeg kalte på mine elskere, men de bedro meg: Mine prester og mine eldste ga opp ånden i byen, Mens de søkte mat for å styrke sine sjeler.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Jeg sendte bud etter mine elskere, men de var falske mot meg: mine prester og mine ansvarlige menn pustet sitt siste sukk i byen, mens de søkte etter mat for å gi dem nytt liv.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  I called for my louers (but they begyled me:) for my prestes and councelers, but they perished: euen while they sought for meate, to saue their lyues.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  I called for my louers, but they deceiued me: my Priestes and mine Elders perished in the citie while they sought their meate to refresh their soules.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  I called for my louers, but they beguiled me, for my priestes and counsaylers, but they perished, euen whyle they sought for meate to saue their lyues.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  I called for my lovers, [but] they deceived me: my priests and mine elders gave up the ghost in the city, while they sought their meat to relieve their souls.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  I called for my lovers, [but] they deceived me: My priests and my elders gave up the spirit in the city, While they sought them food to refresh their souls.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  I called for my lovers, they -- they have deceived me, My priests and my elders in the city have expired; When they have sought food for themselves, Then they give back their soul.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  I called for my lovers, [but] they deceived me: My priests and mine elders gave up the ghost in the city, While they sought them food to refresh their souls.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  I sent for my lovers, but they were false to me: my priests and my responsible men were breathing their last breath in the town, while they were looking for food to give them new life.

• World English Bible (2000)

  I called for my lovers, [but] they deceived me: My priests and my elders gave up the spirit in the city, While they sought them food to refresh their souls.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  ק(Qof) I called for my lovers, but they had deceived me. My priests and my elders perished in the city. Truly they had searched for food to keep themselves alive.

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.
• Lam 1:11 : 11 All her people groan as they search for bread; they trade their treasures for food to stay alive. "Look, LORD, and consider, for I am despised."
• Lam 2:20 : 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?
• Job 19:13-19 : 13 He has driven my brothers far from me, and my acquaintances have turned against me. 14 My relatives have ceased to be close, and my close friends have forgotten me. 15 The guests in my house and my maidservants regard me as a stranger; I have become a foreigner in their eyes. 16 I call to my servant, but he does not answer; I must plead with him with my own mouth. 17 My breath is offensive to my wife, and I am loathsome to my own children. 18 Even little children despise me; when I rise, they speak against me. 19 All my close friends abhor me, and those I loved have turned against me.
• Jer 2:28 : 28 But where are your gods that you made for yourself? Let them arise and save you in your time of trouble, if they can. For as many as your cities are your gods, Judah.
• Jer 14:15-18 : 15 Therefore, this is what the LORD says about the prophets who prophesy in My name, though I did not send them, and who declare, 'No sword or famine will touch this land': By sword and famine, those prophets will meet their end. 16 And the people to whom they are prophesying will be thrown into the streets of Jerusalem because of famine and sword. There will be no one to bury them—them, their wives, their sons, or their daughters. I will pour out their wickedness upon them. 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.' 18 If I go out into the field, I see those slain by the sword. If I enter the city, I see the agonies of famine. Even the prophet and the priest wander aimlessly in the land and have no understanding.
• Jer 23:11-15 : 11 For both prophet and priest have become corrupt. Even in My house I have found their wickedness, declares the LORD. 12 Therefore, their path will become for them like slippery places in the darkness. They will be pushed and fall there, for I will bring disaster upon them in the year of their punishment, declares the LORD. 13 Among the prophets of Samaria I saw something disgraceful: They prophesied by Baal and led My people Israel astray. 14 And among the prophets of Jerusalem I have seen a horrible thing: They commit adultery and walk in lies. They strengthen the hands of evildoers, so that no one turns from their wickedness. They have all become to Me like Sodom, and the inhabitants like Gomorrah. 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 27:13-15 : 13 Why should you and your people die by the sword, famine, and plague, as the LORD has spoken regarding any nation that does not serve the king of Babylon? 14 Do not listen to the words of the prophets who say to you, ‘You will not serve the king of Babylon,’ for they are prophesying lies to you. 15 For I have not sent them, declares the LORD, yet they prophesy lies in my name, so that I might drive you out, and you will perish—you and the prophets who are prophesying to you.
• Jer 30:14 : 14 All your lovers have forgotten you; they do not seek you. I have struck you as an enemy would, with cruel punishment, because of the greatness of your guilt and the many sins you have committed.
• Jer 37:7-9 : 7 This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: You are to tell this to the king of Judah who sent you to inquire of me: 'Pharaoh's army, which has marched out to help you, will return to its own land, to Egypt.' 8 'Then the Chaldeans will return and fight against this city; they will capture it and burn it with fire.' 9 This is what the LORD says: Do not deceive yourselves, thinking, 'The Chaldeans will surely leave us,' for they will not leave.
• Lam 4:7-9 : 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.
• Lam 4:17 : 17 Our eyes still fail as we look in vain for help; we have watched eagerly for a nation that could not save us.
• Lam 5:12 : 12 Princes were hung by their hands; elders were shown no respect.