Verse 9

Then I said, 'I will not shepherd you any longer. Let the dying die, and let the perishing perish. Let those who are left eat one another’s flesh.'

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Så sa jeg: «Jeg vil ikke lenger være hyrden deres. La den som møter sin skjebne, møte den, og den som skal gå til grunne, gå til grunne. De som er igjen, la dem spise hverandres kjøtt.»

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Så sa jeg: Jeg vil ikke fø dere: det som dør, la det dø; det som skal kuttes av, la det bli avskåret; og la resten spise kjøttet fra hverandre.

• Norsk King James

  Da sa jeg: Jeg vil ikke beite dere; det som er dødt, la det dø; og det som skal kuttes av, la det kuttes; la de som gjenstår spise hverandres kjøtt.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Jeg sa: 'Jeg vil ikke lenger vokte dere. La det som dør, dø, og la det som skal utslettes, bli utslettet. La de overlevende spise hverandres kjøtt.'

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Da sa jeg: ‘Jeg vil ikke lenger være deres hyrde. La de dø som skal dø, og de som skal gå til grunne, la dem gå til grunne. De som blir igjen, la dem fortære hverandres kjøtt.’

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Da sa jeg: Jeg vil ikke gjete dere lenger: den som dør, la ham dø; og den som skal kuttes av, la ham bli kuttet av; og la de som er igjen spise kjøttet av hverandre.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Da sa jeg: Jeg skal ikke lenger stelle dere; la den som skal dø, dø, og la den som skal fjernes, bli fjernet; og den gjenværende skal hver og en spise den andres kjøtt.

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

  Da sa jeg: Jeg vil ikke gjete dere lenger: den som dør, la ham dø; og den som skal kuttes av, la ham bli kuttet av; og la de som er igjen spise kjøttet av hverandre.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Da sa jeg: 'Jeg vil ikke vokte dere lenger. La den som dør, dø, og la den som går til grunne, gå til grunne. Og la de som er igjen, spise hverandres kjøtt.'

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Så jeg sa: «Jeg vil ikke vokte dere lenger. Den som skal dø, la ham dø; den som skal gå til grunne, la ham gå til grunne; og de som blir tilbake, la dem fortære hverandres kjøtt.»

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og jeg sagde: Jeg vil ikke føde eder; hvad som døer, maa døe, og hvad som udslettes, maa udslettes, og de Overblevne skulle æde, den Ene den Andens Kjød.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Then said I, I will not feed you: that that dieth, let it die; and that that is to be cut off, let it be cut off; and let the rest eat every one the flesh of another.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Da sa jeg: Jeg vil ikke fostre dere mer; det som dør, la det dø, og det som skal slaktes, la det bli slaktet; la dem som er igjen fortære hverandres kjøtt.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  Then I said, I will not feed you. Let what dies die, and what is to be cut off, let it be cut off. Let those that remain eat each other's flesh.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  Then said I, I will not feed you: that that dieth, let it die; and that that is to be cut off, let it be cut off; and let the rest eat every one the flesh of another.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Så sa jeg, "Jeg vil ikke fôre dere. Det som skal dø, la det dø; og det som skal kuttes av, la det kuttes av; og la de som er igjen spise hverandres kjøtt."

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Og jeg sier: 'Jeg vil ikke gjete dere lenger, den som dør, la dø; den som blir borte, la bli bort; og de som blir igjen, la hver spise kjøttet av sin neste.'

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Da sa jeg, Jeg vil ikke gi dere føde lenger: det som dør, la det dø; det som skal skjæres av, la det skjæres av; og la dem som er igjen, spise hverandres kropp.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Og jeg sa: Jeg vil ikke ta vare på dere. La de som skal dø, dø; de som skal gå til grunne, må gå til grunne; og la de gjenværende spise hverandres kjøtt.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Then sayde I: I will fede you nomore, the thinge that dyeth, let it dye: and that wil perishe, let it perish, & let the renaunt eate, euery one the flesh of his neghboure.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Then said I, I will not feede you: that that dyeth, let it dye: and that that perisheth, let it perish: and let the remnant eate, euery one the flesh of his neighbour.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Then saide I, I wyll feede you no more: the thing that dyeth, let it dye: and that that wyll perishe, let it perishe: and let the remnaunt eate euery one the fleshe of his neighbour.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Then said I, I will not feed you: that that dieth, let it die; and that that is to be cut off, let it be cut off; and let the rest eat every one the flesh of another.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Then I said, "I will not feed you. That which dies, let it die; and that which is to be cut off, let it be cut off; and let those who are left eat each other's flesh."

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And I say, `I do not feed you, the dying, let die; and the cut off, let be cut off; and the remaining ones, let each eat the flesh of its neighbour.'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Then said I, I will not feed you: that which dieth, let it die; and that which is to be cut off, let it be cut off; and let them that are left eat every one the flesh of another.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And I said, I will not take care of you: If death comes to any, let death be its fate; if any is cut off, let it be cut off; and let the rest take one another's flesh for food.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Then I said, "I will not feed you. That which dies, let it die; and that which is to be cut off, let it be cut off; and let those who are left eat each other's flesh."

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  I then said,“I will not shepherd you. What is to die, let it die, and what is to be eradicated, let it be eradicated. As for those who survive, let them eat each other’s flesh!”

Referenced Verses

• Jer 43:11 : 11 He will come and attack the land of Egypt. Those destined for death will go to death, those destined for captivity to captivity, and those destined for the sword to the sword.
• Ezek 5:10 : 10 Therefore, fathers will eat their sons among you, and sons will eat their fathers. I will execute judgments on you and scatter all your survivors to every wind.
• Matt 13:10-11 : 10 Then the disciples approached him and asked, "Why do you speak to them in parables?" 11 Jesus replied, "The mysteries of the kingdom of heaven have been given to you to know, but not to them.
• Matt 15:14 : 14 Leave them alone; they are blind guides. If the blind lead the blind, both will fall into a pit.”
• Matt 21:19 : 19 Seeing a lone fig tree by the road, he went to it, but found nothing on it except leaves. He said to it, 'May no fruit ever come from you again!' And immediately, the fig tree withered.
• Matt 21:43 : 43 Therefore I tell you, the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a people producing its fruit.
• Matt 23:38-39 : 38 Look, your house is left to you desolate. 39 For I tell you, you will not see me again from now until you say, 'Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!'
• John 8:21 : 21 Then he said to them again, "I am going away, and you will look for me, but you will die in your sin. Where I am going, you cannot come."
• John 8:24 : 24 That is why I told you that you will die in your sins, for unless you believe that I am he, you will die in your sins."
• John 12:35 : 35 Then Jesus said to them, "The light will be with you only a little while longer. Walk while you have the light, so that darkness does not overtake you. The one who walks in the darkness does not know where he is going.
• Acts 13:46-47 : 46 Then Paul and Barnabas spoke out boldly, saying, 'It was necessary that the word of God be spoken to you first. Since you reject it and do not consider yourselves worthy of eternal life, we are now turning to the Gentiles.' 47 For this is what the Lord has commanded us: 'I have made you a light for the Gentiles, to bring salvation to the ends of the earth.'
• Acts 28:26-28 : 26 'Go to this people and say, "You will indeed hear but never understand; you will indeed see but never perceive."' 27 For this people's heart has grown calloused; they hardly hear with their ears, and they have closed their eyes. Otherwise, they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn, and I would heal them.' 28 Therefore, let it be known to you that this salvation of God has been sent to the Gentiles, and they will listen!
• Rev 22:11 : 11 Let the one who does wrong continue to do wrong; let the vile person continue to be vile; let the righteous continue to do right; and let the holy person continue to be holy."
• Deut 28:53-56 : 53 Because of the suffering your enemy inflicts upon you during the siege, you will eat the fruit of your womb—the flesh of your sons and daughters whom the LORD your God has given you. 54 Even the most tender and refined man among you will begrudge his brother, the wife he embraces, and the rest of his children who are still alive. 55 He will not share with any of them the flesh of his children that he is eating, because he has nothing else during the suffering and siege that your enemy will inflict on all your cities. 56 The most tender and delicate woman among you, so refined that she would not venture to set the sole of her foot on the ground, will begrudge the husband she loves, her son, and her daughter.
• Ps 69:22-28 : 22 They gave me poison for food, and for my thirst, they gave me vinegar to drink. 23 Let their table before them become a snare, and their security a trap. 24 Let their eyes be darkened so they cannot see, and their bodies always shake and tremble. 25 Pour out your indignation on them, and let your fierce anger overtake them. 26 Let their encampments be desolate; may no one dwell in their tents. 27 For they persecute those you have struck, and they recount the pain of those you have wounded. 28 Add guilt to their guilt, and let them not enter into your righteousness.
• Isa 9:19-20 : 19 They carve meat on the right, but they are still hungry; they devour on the left, but they are not satisfied. Each eats the flesh of his own arm. 20 Manasseh devours Ephraim, and Ephraim devours Manasseh; together they turn against Judah. Yet for all this, His anger is not turned away; His hand is still stretched out.
• Jer 15:2-3 : 2 And if they ask you, 'Where should we go?' tell them, 'This is what the LORD says: Those destined for death, to death; those for the sword, to the sword; those for famine, to famine; and those for captivity, to captivity.' 3 I will appoint over them four kinds of punishment, declares the LORD: the sword to kill, the dogs to drag away, the birds of the sky and the wild animals of the earth to devour and destroy.
• Jer 19:9 : 9 I will make them eat the flesh of their sons and daughters, and they will eat one another's flesh because of the siege and distress that their enemies and those who seek their lives will impose on them.
• Jer 23:33 : 33 Now when this people, a prophet, or a priest asks you, 'What is the burden of the LORD?' you are to answer them: 'You are the burden, and I will cast you off, declares the LORD.'
• Jer 23:39 : 39 therefore I will surely forget you and cast you out of My presence along with the city I gave to you and your fathers.