Verse 4

They sharpen their tongues like swords and aim their words like bitter arrows.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  De har skarpe tunger som sverd og bruker ord som piler.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  For å skyte i skjul på den rettferdige; plutselig skyter de på ham og frykter ikke.

• Norsk King James

  Slik at de kan skyte i hemmelighet på de rettferdige: plutselig skyter de på ham, og frykter ikke.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  de som skjerper tungen som et sverd, og spenner buen og skyter sine piler, de bitre ordene,

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Som skjerper sine tunger som sverd, sikter sine piler, ord av bitterhet,

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  De skyter i hemmelighet på den rettferdige; plutselig skyter de på ham og frykter ikke.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  At de i det skjulte skal angripe de fullkomne; plutselig retter de sine angrep mot ham uten å frykte.

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

  De skyter i hemmelighet på den rettferdige; plutselig skyter de på ham og frykter ikke.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  De som skjerper sine tunger som et sverd, de spenner sine buer for bitre ord

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  De skjerper sin tunge som et sverd, de spenner sin pil, et bittert ord.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  som skjærpe deres Tunge som et Sværd; de spende (Bue og skyde) deres Piil, (som er) et bittert Ord,

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  That they may shoot in secret at the perfect: suddenly do they shoot at him, and fear not.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  For å skyte i hemmelighet på den rettferdige; plutselig skyter de på ham og frykter ikke.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  That they may shoot in secret at the blameless; suddenly do they shoot at him and fear not.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  That they may shoot in secret at the perfect: suddenly do they shoot at him, and fear not.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  for å skyte på de uskyldige fra sine skjulesteder. De skyter plutselig og uten frykt.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  For å skyte i skjulte steder på den rettferdige. Plutselig skyter de ham, og frykter ikke.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  for å skyte i skjul mot den oppriktige. Plutselig skyter de mot ham og frykter ikke.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Slik at de i hemmelighet kan skyte pilene sine mot de rettskafne, plutselig og usett.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  That they maye preuely hurte ye innocet, & sodely to hit him wt out eny feare.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  To shoote at the vpright in secrete: they shoote at him suddenly, and feare not.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  That they may priuily shoote at hym which is perfect: they do sodenly shoote at hym and feare not.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  That they may shoot in secret at the perfect: suddenly do they shoot at him, and fear not.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  To shoot innocent men from ambushes. They shoot at him suddenly and fearlessly.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  To shoot in secret places the perfect, Suddenly they shoot him, and fear not.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  That they may shoot in secret places at the perfect: Suddenly do they shoot at him, and fear not.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  So that in secret they may let loose their arrows at the upright, suddenly and unseen.

• World English Bible (2000)

  to shoot innocent men from ambushes. They shoot at him suddenly and fearlessly.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  in order to shoot down the innocent in secluded places. They shoot at him suddenly and are unafraid of retaliation.

Referenced Verses

• Ps 55:19 : 19 He has redeemed my soul in peace from the battle against me, for many are with me.
• Ps 59:3-4 : 3 Deliver me from evildoers, and save me from those who thirst for blood. 4 See how they lie in wait for me! Fierce men conspire against me for no offense or sin of mine, LORD.
• Ps 64:7 : 7 They devise unjust schemes, saying, 'We have perfected a cunning plan!'; truly the inward mind and heart of man are deep.
• Hab 3:14 : 14 With his own weapons You pierced the heads of his warriors, who came like a storm to scatter me, gloating as though ready to devour the afflicted in secret.
• John 19:6 : 6 When the chief priests and the officers saw him, they shouted, "Crucify him! Crucify him!" Pilate responded, "Take him yourselves and crucify him; I find no charge against him."
• 1 Pet 2:22-23 : 22 He committed no sin, and no deceit was found in His mouth. 23 When He was reviled, He did not revile in return. When He suffered, He did not threaten, but entrusted Himself to the One who judges justly.
• 1 Sam 18:11 : 11 Saul hurled the spear, saying, "I’ll pin David to the wall." But David evaded him twice.
• 1 Sam 19:10 : 10 Saul attempted to pin David to the wall with his spear, but David dodged, and the spear struck the wall. David fled and escaped that night.
• 2 Sam 15:14 : 14 David said to all his servants who were with him in Jerusalem, 'Arise, let us flee, or there will be no escape for us from Absalom. Hurry and leave, or he will quickly overtake us, bring disaster upon us, and strike the city with the edge of the sword.'
• Neh 4:11 : 11 Those who were building the wall and those who carried loads were doing their work with one hand while holding a weapon with the other.
• Ps 10:8-9 : 8 He sits in ambush in the villages; in the hiding places he murders the innocent; his eyes stealthily watch for the helpless. 9 He lies in wait secretly, like a lion in his den; he lies in wait to catch the afflicted; he catches the afflicted by drawing them into his net.
• Ps 11:2 : 2 See how the wicked bend their bows; they set their arrows on the string to shoot from the shadows at the upright in heart.