Verse 1

Woe to the city of blood, full of lies, packed with plunder, never without prey.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Ve, byen full av blod, preget av urett og rov; blodbadet er enormt.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Ve over den blodige byen! Den er full av løgn og plyndring; byttet forsvinner ikke.

• Norsk King James

  Ve over den blodige byen! Den er helt full av løgner og ran; byttet forlater ikke stedet.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Ve den blodige byen, full av løgn og vold! Plyndringen tar aldri slutt.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Ve deg, blodby, full av løgner og plyndring, aldri opphører volden.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Ve over den blodige byen! Den er full av løgn og ran; byttet tas ikke bort.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Ve den blodige byen! Den er full av løgner og røveri; byttet forlater den ikke.

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

  Ve over den blodige byen! Den er full av løgn og ran; byttet tas ikke bort.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Ve byen full av blod, helt gjennomtrukket av løgn, fylt av plyndring, byttet tar aldri slutt.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Ve deg, du blodige by! Hele den er full av løgner og plyndring, aldri slutter dens rov.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Vee en blodskyldig Stad, som er aldeles fuld af Løgn (og) af Vold! Rov vil ikke lade af.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Woe to the bloody city! it is all full of lies and robbery; the prey departeth not;

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Ve over den blodige byen! Den er full av løgn og røveri; byttet flyttes aldri bort.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  Woe to the bloody city! It is all full of lies and robbery; the prey does not depart;

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  Woe to the bloody city! it is all full of lies and robbery; the prey departeth not;

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Ve den blodige byen! Den er full av løgn og tyveri. Byttet forsvinner ikke.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Ve over blodbyen, hun er full av løgn, tyveri og bytte tar aldri slutt.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Ve den blodige byen! Den er full av løgner og plyndring; byttet forsvinner ikke.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  En forbannelse er over blodbyen; den er full av svik og vold, og det er ingen ende på drapene.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Wo to that bloudthursty cite, which is all full of lyes and robbery, & wil not leaue of from rauy?shinge.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  O bloodie citie, it is all full of lyes, and robberie: the pray departeth not:

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  O bloody citie, stuffed throughout with falsehood, with extreme dealing, nor wilbe brought from spoyling.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ Woe to the bloody city! it [is] all full of lies [and] robbery; the prey departeth not;

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Woe to the bloody city! It is all full of lies and robbery. The prey doesn't depart.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  Wo `to' the city of blood, She is all with lies -- burglary -- full, Prey doth not depart.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Woe to the bloody city! it is all full of lies and rapine; the prey departeth not.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  A curse is on the town of blood; it is full of deceit and violent acts; and there is no end to the taking of life.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Woe to the bloody city! It is all full of lies and robbery. The prey doesn't depart.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Reason for Judgment: Sins of Nineveh Woe to the city guilty of bloodshed! She is full of lies; she is filled with plunder; she has hoarded her spoil!

Referenced Verses

• Ezek 24:6-9 : 6 Therefore, this is what the Lord God says: Woe to the city of bloodshed, to the pot whose corrosion is in it and whose rust will not come off! Take its pieces out one by one; no lot will be cast for them. 7 For the blood she has shed is inside her; she placed it on the bare rock. She did not pour it on the ground to cover it with dust. 8 To stir up wrath and bring vengeance, I have placed her blood on the bare rock, so it would not be covered. 9 Therefore, this is what the Lord God says: Woe to the city of bloodshed! I myself will make the fire great.
• Nah 2:12 : 12 Where is the lion’s den, the lair of the young lions, where the lion went, the lioness went, and the lion’s cubs, with no one to disturb them?
• Hab 2:12 : 12 Woe to him who builds a city with bloodshed and establishes a town with injustice!
• Zeph 3:1-3 : 1 Woe to the rebellious and defiled city, the oppressive one! 2 She listens to no voice, she accepts no discipline; she does not trust in the LORD, nor does she draw near to her God. 3 Her officials are roaring lions in her midst; her judges are wolves of the evening, leaving nothing for the morning.
• Ezek 22:2-3 : 2 Son of man, will you judge? Will you judge the city of bloodshed and confront her with all her abominations? 3 Then say, 'This is what the Sovereign LORD says: You city that sheds blood in her midst to bring her time closer, and makes idols to defile herself,
• Hos 4:2 : 2 There is swearing, lying, murder, stealing, and adultery; they break all bounds, and bloodshed follows bloodshed.
• Isa 17:14 : 14 In the evening, sudden terror! Before morning, they are no more. This is the fate of those who plunder us and the lot of those who pillage us.
• Isa 24:9 : 9 They no longer drink wine with song; strong drink is bitter to those who drink it.
• Isa 42:24 : 24 Who handed Jacob over to be plundered, and Israel to the looters? Was it not the LORD, against whom we have sinned? They refused to walk in His ways or obey His law.