Verse 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.

Other Translations

  • GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

    Herren bestemte seg for å ødelegge Sions mur, han trakk opp en linje for det og holdt ikke igjen hånden fra å ødelegge. Han lot voll og mur gå i sorg; de ble sammen knust. Sela.

  • Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

    Herren hadde til hensikt å ødelegge Sions datters murer; han strakte ut en målesnor, trakk ikke sin hånd tilbake fra å ødelegge, og brakte mur og voll til sorg; de sørget sammen.

  • Norsk King James

    Herren har besluttet å ødelegge muren til Sion: han har strukket ut en linje, han har ikke trukket sin hånd tilbake fra ødeleggelsen; derfor klager muren; de klager sammen.

  • Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

    Herren har planlagt å ødelegge Zions datters mur, han strakte ut en målesnor, han trakk ikke sin hånd tilbake før han hadde ødelagt, og han har fått vern og mur til å sørge, de er utslitt sammen.

  • Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

    Herren har bestemt å ødelegge datteren Sions murer. Han har strukket målesnor, og ikke holdt sin hånd tilbake fra å ødelegge. Han sørget over mur og voll, de ble sammen nedtrykt.

  • Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

    Herren har besluttet å ødelegge muren til datteren av Sion: han har strukket ut et målebånd, han har ikke trukket sin hånd tilbake fra ødeleggelse: derfor fikk han vollene og muren til å sørge; de har blitt svake sammen.

  • o3-mini KJV Norsk

    Herren har til hensikt å ødelegge Sions datters murer; han har strukket ut et mål og trukket ikke tilbake sin hånd fra ødeleggelsens verk, derfor har forsvarsverket og muren funnet grunn til klage – de bukler sammen i sorg.

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

    Herren har besluttet å ødelegge muren til datteren av Sion: han har strukket ut et målebånd, han har ikke trukket sin hånd tilbake fra ødeleggelse: derfor fikk han vollene og muren til å sørge; de har blitt svake sammen.

  • Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

    Herren har bestemt å ødelegge datter Sions mur. Han har strukket sitt måleinstrument og har ikke trukket sin hånd tilbake fra å ødelegge. Han har fått voll og mur til å sørge, de svinner sammen.

  • GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

    Herren bestemte å ødelegge muren rundt Datteren av Sion; han strakk ut målesnoren, og han holdt ikke tilbake sin hånd fra å ødelegge. Han lot voll og mur sørge; de tynget sammen. Sela.

  • Original Norsk Bibel 1866

    Herren haver tænkt at fordærve Zions Datters Muur, han udstrakte en Maalesnor, han vendte ikke sin Haand tilbage, før han havde opslugt, og han haver gjort, at Værn og Muur maae sørge, de ere vansmægtede tillige.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    The LORD hath purposed to destroy the wall of the daughter of Zion: he hath stretched out a line, he hath not withdrawn his hand from destroying: therefore he made the rampart and the wall to ment; they nguished together.

  • KJV 1769 norsk

    Herren har bestemt å ødelegge Sions datters murer. Han har strekt målesnoren, ikke trukket sin hånd tilbake fra å ødelegge, slik at vollene og murene jamret; de visnet sammen.

  • KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

    The Lord has purposed to destroy the wall of the daughter of Zion: He has stretched out a line, He has not withdrawn His hand from destroying: therefore He made the rampart and the wall to lament; they languished together.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    The LORD hath purposed to destroy the wall of the daughter of Zion: he hath stretched out a line, he hath not withdrawn his hand from destroying: therefore he made the rampart and the wall to lament; they languished together.

  • Norsk oversettelse av Webster

    Herren har besluttet å ødelegge datteren av Sions mur. Han har strukket ut linjen, han har ikke trukket sin hånd tilbake fra ødeleggelsen. Han har fått voll og mur til å klage; de vansmekter sammen.

  • Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

    Jehovah har hatt til hensikt å ødelegge datteren av Sions mur, han har strukket ut en målesnor, han har ikke trukket hånden tilbake fra ødeleggelsen, og han har fått vollene og muren til å sørge, sammen er de svake.

  • Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

    Herren har bestemt å ødelegge Sions datters mur; han har strukket ut målesnoren, han har ikke trukket sin hånd tilbake fra ødeleggelse; og han har fått fordypningen og muren til å klage; de visner sammen.

  • Norsk oversettelse av BBE

    Herrens hensikt er å ødelegge Sions datters mur; hans snor er strukket ut, han har ikke holdt tilbake sin hånd fra ødeleggelse: han har sendt sorg over tårn og mur, de er sammen blitt svake.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    The LORDE thought to breake downe the walles of the doughter Sion, he spred out his lyne, & drewe not in his honde, till he had destroyed them. Therfore mourne the turrettes and the broken walles together.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    The Lorde hath determined to destroy the wall of the daughter of Zion: hee stretched out a lyne: hee hath not withdrawen his hande from destroying: therefore hee made the rampart and the wall to lament: they were destroyed together.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    The Lorde thought to breake downe the walles of the daughter of Sion, he spread out his line, and drewe not in his hande tyll he had destroyed them: therfore mourne the turrettes, & the broken walles fall downe together.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    The LORD hath purposed to destroy the wall of the daughter of Zion: he hath stretched out a line, he hath not withdrawn his hand from destroying: therefore he made the rampart and the wall to lament; they languished together.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    Yahweh has purposed to destroy the wall of the daughter of Zion; He has stretched out the line, he has not withdrawn his hand from destroying; He has made the rampart and wall to lament; they languish together.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    Devised hath Jehovah to destroy the wall of the daughter of Zion, He hath stretched out a line, He hath not turned His hand from destroying, And He causeth bulwark and wall to mourn, Together -- they have been weak.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Jehovah hath purposed to destroy the wall of the daughter of Zion; He hath stretched out the line, he hath not withdrawn his hand from destroying; And he hath made the rampart and wall to lament; they languish together.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    It is the Lord's purpose to make waste the wall of the daughter of Zion; his line has been stretched out, he has not kept back his hand from destruction: he has sent sorrow on tower and wall, they have become feeble together.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    Yahweh has purposed to destroy the wall of the daughter of Zion; He has stretched out the line, he has not withdrawn his hand from destroying; He has made the rampart and wall to lament; they languish together.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    ח(Khet) The LORD was determined to tear down Daughter Zion’s wall. He prepared to knock it down; he did not withdraw his hand from destroying. He made the ramparts and fortified walls lament; together they mourned their ruin.

Referenced Verses

  • 2 Kgs 21:13 : 13 I will stretch over Jerusalem the measuring line of Samaria and the plumb line of the house of Ahab. I will wipe Jerusalem as one wipes a dish, wiping it and turning it upside down.
  • Isa 3:26 : 26 The city gates will lament and mourn; destitute, she will sit on the ground.
  • Jer 14:2 : 2 Judah mourns, and her gates languish; they sit on the ground in mourning, and the cry of Jerusalem rises up.
  • Isa 34:11 : 11 The pelican and the hedgehog will possess it, the owl and the raven will dwell there. He will stretch over it a measuring line of chaos and stones of emptiness.
  • Jer 5:10 : 10 Go up among her rows and destroy them, but do not completely finish them off. Remove her branches, for they do not belong to the Lord.
  • Amos 7:7-8 : 7 This is what He showed me: The Lord was standing by a wall built true to plumb, with a plumb line in His hand. 8 The Lord asked me, 'What do you see, Amos?' I replied, 'A plumb line.' Then the Lord said, 'I am setting a plumb line among My people Israel. I will no longer spare them.'
  • 2 Sam 8:2 : 2 David also defeated Moab. He made them lie down on the ground and measured them with a rope. He measured two lengths of rope to put them to death and one full length to let them live, and the Moabites became servants to David, bringing him tribute.
  • 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 2:5 : 5 The Lord appeared like an enemy; he has swallowed up Israel. He has swallowed all her palaces, destroyed her strongholds, and filled the daughter of Judah with mourning and lamentation.
  • Lam 2:17 : 17 The LORD has done what he planned; he has fulfilled his word that he decreed long ago. He has overthrown without pity; he has let the enemy gloat over you and exalt the horn of your adversaries.
  • Ezek 20:22 : 22 But I withdrew my hand and acted for the sake of my name, to keep it from being profaned in the sight of the nations, in whose sight I had brought them out.
  • Isa 5:5 : 5 Now let me tell you what I am about to do to my vineyard: I will remove its hedge, and it will be destroyed; I will break down its wall, and it will be trampled.
  • Isa 28:17 : 17 I will make justice the measuring line and righteousness the plumb line. Hail will sweep away your refuge of lies, and water will flood your hiding place.
  • Job 13:21 : 21 Withdraw Your hand from me, and do not let Your terror frighten me.