Verse 4

The city was spacious and large, but its people were few, and there were no houses built yet.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Byen var stor og romslig, men innbyggerne var få, og husene var ennå ikke bygd.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Nå var byen stor og vid, men folket i den var få, og husene var ikke bygd.

• Norsk King James

  Byen var stor, men folket var få, og husene var ikke bygget.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Byen var stor og vid, men det var få mennesker i den, og husene var ikke bygd.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Byen var vidstrakt og stor, men det var få mennesker i den og husene var ikke bygd opp.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Nå var byen stor og romslig, men folket var få der, og husene var ikke bygget.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Byen var stor og vidstrakt, men folket var få, og husene var ikke ennå oppført.

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

  Nå var byen stor og romslig, men folket var få der, og husene var ikke bygget.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Byen var stor og romslig, men folket var få, og husene var ennå ikke gjenoppbygd.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Byen var romslig og stor, men folket var få og husene var ennå ikke bygget.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Thi Staden var vid og bred og stor, men (der var) lidet Folk midt i den, og Husene vare ikke byggede.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Now the city was large and great: but the people were few therein, and the houses were not builded.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Byen var stor og romslig, men folket var få, og husene var ennå ikke bygget.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  Now the city was large and spacious, but the people were few in it, and the houses were not built.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  Now the city was large and great: but the people were few therein, and the houses were not builded.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Nå var byen vidstrakt og stor, men folket i den var få, og husene var ikke bygget.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Byen var stor og vid, men folket i den var få, og husene var ennå ikke bygget.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Nå var byen romslig og stor, men folket var få, og husene var ikke bygd.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Byen var stor og vid: men folket i den var bare få, og husene var ikke bygget opp.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  As for ye cite, it was large of rowme, and greate, but ye people were fewe therin, and the houses were not buylded.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Nowe the citie was large and great, but the people were few therein, and the houses were not buylded.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  As for the citie, it was large of roome, and great, but the people were fewe therein, and the houses were not builded.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Now the city [was] large and great: but the people [were] few therein, and the houses [were] not builded.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Now the city was wide and large; but the people were few therein, and the houses were not built.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And the city `is' broad on both sides, and great, and the people `are' few in its midst, and there are no houses builded;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Now the city was wide and large; but the people were few therein, and the houses were not builded.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Now the town was wide and great: but the people in it were only a small number, and the houses had not been put up.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Now the city was wide and large; but the people were few therein, and the houses were not built.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Now the city was spread out and large, and there were not a lot of people in it. At that time houses had not been rebuilt.

Referenced Verses

• Isa 58:12 : 12 Your people will rebuild the ancient ruins and raise up the foundations of past generations. You will be called the Repairer of Broken Walls, the Restorer of Streets to Live In.
• Hag 1:4-6 : 4 Is this a time for you to live in your paneled houses, while this house lies in ruins? 5 Now, this is what the LORD of Hosts says: Consider carefully your ways. 6 You have planted much but harvested little. You eat but are never satisfied. You drink but never have enough to be filled. You put on clothes but are not warm. The one who earns wages earns them to put into a bag with holes.
• Matt 6:33 : 33 But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.