Verse 11

If someone full of wind and deceit lies and says, 'I will preach to you about wine and strong drink,' that would be just the preacher for this people!

Other Translations

  • GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

    Hvis en mann kommer med løgn og bedrag og sier: 'Jeg vil forkynne for deg om vin og sterke drikker,' så er han uten tvil en falsk profet for dette folket!

  • Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

    Hvis en mann som vandrer i ånden av løgn skal lyve og si: Jeg vil profetere for deg om vin og sterk drikk - han blir profet for dette folket.

  • Norsk King James

    Hvis en løgner sier: Jeg vil profetere til deg og lokke deg med vin og sterk drikke; da vil han bli profet for dette folket.

  • Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

    Hvis det finnes noen som følger sin egen ånd og oppdikter løgner, og sier: Jeg vil profetere for deg om vin og sterk drikk, da vil de være en som profeterer passelig for dette folket.

  • Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

    Om en mann går omkring med vind og løgn, og taler svik, sier han: Jeg vil preke for deg om vin og sterk drikk, han ville være en forkynner for dette folket.

  • Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

    Om noen vandrer med en falsk ånd og lyver og sier: «Jeg vil profetere for deg om vin og sterk drikke», så skal han være profeten for dette folket.

  • o3-mini KJV Norsk

    Om en mann, som vandrer i både ånd og løgn, lyver og sier: 'Jeg skal profetere for deg om vin og brennevin,' vil han likevel bli ansett som en profet for dette folket.

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

    Om noen vandrer med en falsk ånd og lyver og sier: «Jeg vil profetere for deg om vin og sterk drikke», så skal han være profeten for dette folket.

  • Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

    Hvis en mann som går etter vind og løgn taler om vin og sterk drikk, så blir han en profet for dette folket.

  • GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

    Om en mann med en forførende ånd og falskhet skulle lage løgn og si: 'Jeg vil preke for deg om vin og sterke drikker,' da ville han være en profet for dette folket.

  • Original Norsk Bibel 1866

    Om der er en Mand, som gaaer efter (sin egen) Aand og kan opdigte Løgn, (sigende:) Jeg vil prophetere for dig for Viin og for den stærke Drik, da skal den (rettelig) være En, som kunde prophetere (til Behag) for dette Folk.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    If a man walking in the spirit and falsehood do lie, saying, I will prophesy unto thee of wine and of strong drink; he shall even be the prophet of this people.

  • KJV 1769 norsk

    Hvis noen vandrer i ånden og løgnen og sier, Jeg vil profetere om vin og sterk drikk; så vil han være denne folkets profet.

  • KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

    If a man walking in the spirit and falsehood lies, saying, I will prophesy to you of wine and strong drink; he shall even be the prophet of this people.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    If a man walking in the spirit and falsehood do lie, saying, I will prophesy unto thee of wine and of strong drink; he shall even be the prophet of this people.

  • Norsk oversettelse av Webster

    Hvis en mann vandrer i en ånd av usannhet og lyver: 'Jeg skal profetere om vin og sterk drikk for dere,' da ville han være profeten for dette folket.

  • Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

    Om noen går med en løgnaktig vind og taler falskt: 'Jeg profeterer for deg om vin og sterk drikk,' da er han profeten for dette folket.

  • Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

    Hvis en mann går og lyver i ånden av falskhet og sier: Jeg vil profetere for deg om vin og sterk drikk; han vil faktisk være profeten for dette folket.

  • Norsk oversettelse av BBE

    Hvis en mann kom med en falsk ånd av bedrag, og sa, «Jeg vil være en profet for dere om vin og sterk drikk,»: han ville vært en profet for dette folket.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Yff I were a fleshly felowe, and a preacher of lyes and tolde them that they might syt bebbinge and bollynge, and be droncken: O that were a prophet for this people.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    If a man walke in the Spirit, and would lie falsely, saying, I wil prophecie vnto thee of wine, and of strong drinke, he shall euen be the prophet of this people.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    If a man walke in the spirite, and would lye falsely saying I wyl prophecie to thee of wine and strong drinke: that were a prophete for this people.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    If a man walking in the spirit and falsehood do lie, [saying], I will prophesy unto thee of wine and of strong drink; he shall even be the prophet of this people.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    If a man walking in a spirit of falsehood lies: 'I will prophesy to you of wine and of strong drink;' He would be the prophet of this people.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    If one is going `with' the wind, And `with' falsehood hath lied: `I prophesy to thee of wine, and of strong drink,' He hath been the prophet of this people!

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    If a man walking in a spirit of falsehood do lie, [saying], I will prophesy unto thee of wine and of strong drink; he shall even be the prophet of this people.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    If a man came with a false spirit of deceit, saying, I will be a prophet to you of wine and strong drink: he would be the sort of prophet for this people.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    If a man walking in a spirit of falsehood lies: "I will prophesy to you of wine and of strong drink;" he would be the prophet of this people.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    If a lying windbag should come and say,‘I’ll promise you blessings of wine and beer,’ he would be just the right preacher for these people!

Referenced Verses

  • Jer 5:31 : 31 The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests rule by their own authority. And My people love it this way. But what will you do in the end?
  • Isa 30:10-11 : 10 They say to the seers, 'See no more visions!' and to the prophets, 'Give us no more visions of what is right! Tell us pleasant things, prophesy illusions.' 11 'Leave the way, turn aside from the path, and stop confronting us with the Holy One of Israel!'
  • 1 Kgs 13:18 : 18 The old prophet answered, 'I too am a prophet, like you. An angel spoke to me by the word of the LORD, saying, "Bring him back with you to your house so that he may eat bread and drink water."' But he was lying to him.
  • 1 Kgs 22:6 : 6 Then the king of Israel gathered the prophets, about four hundred men, and asked them, 'Should I go to war against Ramoth Gilead, or not?' They said, 'Go up, and the Lord will give it into the king’s hands.'
  • 1 Kgs 22:21-23 : 21 Finally, a spirit came forward, stood before the LORD, and said, ‘I will entice him.’ 22 ‘By what means?’ the LORD asked. 'I will go and be a lying spirit in the mouths of all his prophets,' he said. The LORD replied, 'You will succeed in enticing him. Go and do it.' 23 So now the LORD has put a lying spirit in the mouths of all these prophets of yours, and the LORD has decreed disaster for you.
  • 2 Chr 18:19-22 : 19 And the LORD said, 'Who will entice Ahab king of Israel into attacking Ramoth Gilead and going to his death there?' One suggested this, and another that. 20 Finally, a spirit came forward, stood before the LORD, and said, 'I will entice him.' 'By what means?' the LORD asked. 21 He said, 'I will go and be a lying spirit in the mouths of all his prophets.' The LORD said, 'You will succeed in enticing him. Go and do it.' 22 So now the LORD has put a lying spirit in the mouths of these prophets of yours. The LORD has decreed disaster for you.
  • Isa 9:15 : 15 Those who guide this people mislead them, and those who are guided by them are swallowed up.
  • Jer 6:13-14 : 13 For from the least to the greatest, all are greedy for unjust gain; prophets and priests alike, all practice deceit. 14 They dress the wound of my people as though it were not serious, saying, 'Peace, peace,' when there is no peace.
  • Jer 8:10-11 : 10 Therefore, I will give their wives to others and their fields to new owners. From the least to the greatest, all are greedy for gain; prophets and priests alike, all practice deceit. 11 They dress the wound of my people as though it were not serious. ‘Peace, peace,’ they say, when there is no peace.
  • Jer 14:14 : 14 The LORD said to me: "The prophets are prophesying lies in My name. I did not send them, command them, or speak to them. They are seeing false visions, giving worthless divinations and deceitful messages from their own hearts.
  • Jer 23:14 : 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.
  • Jer 23:17 : 17 They keep saying to those who despise the LORD, ‘The LORD says you will have peace.’ And to everyone who walks in the stubbornness of his heart they say, ‘No harm will come to you.’
  • Jer 23:25 : 25 I have heard what the prophets who prophesy falsely in My name are saying: 'I have dreamed! I have dreamed!'
  • Jer 23:32 : 32 Indeed, I am against those who prophesy false dreams, declares the LORD. They tell them and lead My people astray with their lies and reckless boasting. Yet I did not send or command them to do so, and they do not benefit these people at all, declares the LORD.
  • Jer 27:14-15 : 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 28:2-3 : 2 This is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: 'I have broken the yoke of the king of Babylon.' 3 Within two years, I will bring back to this place all the articles of the LORD's house that Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, took from here and carried to Babylon.
  • Jer 28:15 : 15 Then the prophet Jeremiah said to the prophet Hananiah, 'Listen now, Hananiah, the LORD has not sent you, but you have led this people to trust in falsehood.'
  • Jer 29:21-23 : 21 This is what the LORD of Armies, the God of Israel, says about Ahab son of Kolaiah and Zedekiah son of Maaseiah, who are prophesying a lie to you in my name: 'I am about to hand them over to King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon, and he will kill them before your very eyes.' 22 Because of them, all the exiles of Judah in Babylon will use this curse: 'May the LORD make you like Zedekiah and Ahab, whom the king of Babylon roasted in the fire.' 23 For they have done outrageous things in Israel, committing adultery with their neighbors' wives and speaking lies in my name, things I did not command them to do. I am the one who knows and the one who witnesses this, declares the LORD.
  • Ezek 13:3-9 : 3 This is what the Lord GOD says: Woe to the foolish prophets who follow their own spirit and have seen nothing! 4 Your prophets, Israel, are like foxes among ruins. 5 You have not gone up to the breaches or repaired the wall for the house of Israel, so that it can stand firm in battle on the day of the LORD. 6 They have seen false visions and lying divinations. They say, ‘This is the declaration of the LORD,’ when the LORD has not sent them, and they hope to fulfill their words. 7 Haven’t you seen a false vision and spoken a lying divination when you say, ‘Thus says the LORD,’ but I have not spoken? 8 Therefore, this is what the Lord GOD says: Because you have spoken falsehood and seen lies, I am against you, declares the Lord GOD. 9 My hand will be against the prophets who see false visions and utter lying divinations. They will not belong to the council of my people, nor be recorded in the register of the house of Israel, nor enter the land of Israel. Then you will know that I am the Lord GOD. 10 Because they have misled my people by saying, ‘Peace,’ when there is no peace, and because when a flimsy wall is built, they plaster it over with whitewash, 11 say to those who plaster it with whitewash that it will fall. There will be a flooding rain, hailstones will fall, and a stormy wind will break it. 12 When the wall falls, people will ask you, ‘Where is the whitewash you applied?’ 13 Therefore, this is what the Lord GOD says: In my wrath, I will unleash a stormy wind. In my anger, there will be flooding rain, and hailstones in fury will bring about destruction. 14 I will break down the wall that you plastered with whitewash, and bring it down to the ground so that its foundation is exposed. It will collapse, and you will perish within it. Then you will know that I am the LORD.
  • Ezek 13:22 : 22 Because you disheartened the righteous with your lies when I had not caused them grief, and because you encouraged the wicked not to turn from their evil ways to save their lives,
  • Mic 3:5 : 5 This is what the LORD says: "As for the prophets who lead my people astray, they proclaim peace when they have something to eat but prepare for war against those who do not feed them.
  • Mic 3:11 : 11 Her leaders judge for a bribe, her priests teach for a price, and her prophets practice divination for silver. Yet they lean on the LORD, saying, 'Is not the LORD among us? No disaster will come upon us.'
  • Rom 16:18 : 18 For such people are not serving our Lord Christ but their own appetites. By smooth talk and flattery, they deceive the hearts of the unsuspecting.
  • 2 Cor 11:13-15 : 13 For such people are false apostles, deceitful workers, disguising themselves as apostles of Christ. 14 And no wonder, for Satan himself masquerades as an angel of light. 15 It is not surprising, then, if his servants also masquerade as servants of righteousness. Their end will be according to their deeds.
  • Phil 3:19 : 19 Their end is destruction, their god is their appetite, and their glory is in their shame. Their minds are set on earthly things.
  • 2 Thess 2:8-9 : 8 And then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord Jesus will destroy with the breath of His mouth and abolish by the splendor of His coming. 9 The coming of the lawless one will be in accordance with the workings of Satan, with all kinds of power, false signs, and wonders, 10 and with every kind of deceit targeting those who are perishing, because they refused to love the truth and so be saved. 11 For this reason, God sends them a powerful delusion, so that they will believe the lie,
  • 2 Pet 2:1-3 : 1 But just as there were false prophets among the people, there will also be false teachers among you. They will secretly bring in destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them, bringing swift destruction upon themselves. 2 Many will follow their destructive ways, and because of them, the way of truth will be blasphemed. 3 In their greed, they will exploit you with deceptive words. Their condemnation has long been hanging over them, and their destruction has not been sleeping.
  • 2 Pet 2:13-19 : 13 They will be paid back with harm for the harm they have done. They consider it a pleasure to indulge in carousing during the day. They are blots and blemishes, reveling in their deceptions while they feast with you. 14 They have eyes full of adultery, never ceasing from sin. They entice unstable souls and have hearts trained in greed. They are accursed children. 15 They have abandoned the straight way and gone astray. They have followed the way of Balaam, son of Bosor, who loved the wages of unrighteousness. 16 But he was rebuked for his wrongdoing by a donkey—a beast without speech—that spoke with a man's voice and restrained the prophet's madness. 17 These people are springs without water and mists driven by a storm. Blackest darkness has been reserved for them forever. 18 For they utter arrogant, empty words and entice those who are barely escaping from others living in error, by appealing to the lustful desires of the flesh and by debauchery. 19 They promise freedom while they themselves are slaves of corruption, for a person is a slave to whatever has mastered them.
  • 1 John 4:1 : 1 Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world.
  • Rev 16:13-14 : 13 And I saw three unclean spirits that looked like frogs coming out of the mouths of the dragon, the beast, and the false prophet. 14 They are demonic spirits performing miraculous signs, and they go out to the kings of the whole world to gather them for battle on the great day of God Almighty.