Verse 6

On that day I will make the leaders of Judah like a fire pot in a woodpile and like a flaming torch among sheaves. They will consume all the surrounding peoples on the right and on the left, while Jerusalem will remain secure in her place.

Other Translations

  • GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

    Den dagen vil jeg gjøre Judas høvdinger til ild blant ved og til lysende fakler blant halm. De skal fortære alle folkene rundt seg, og Jerusalem skal fortsatt være bebodd på sitt sted.

  • Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

    På den dagen vil jeg gjøre Judas ledere til et ildsted blant veden og som en fakkel blant halm. De skal fortære alle folkene rundt omkring, på høyre side og venstre. Og Jerusalem skal igjen bli bebodd på sitt eget sted, nemlig i Jerusalem.

  • Norsk King James

    På den dagen vil jeg gjøre guvernørene i Juda til et bål av ild blant veden, og som en brennende fakkel i et bål; de skal fortære alle folkene omkring, på høyre og venstre hånd; og Jerusalem skal igjen bli bebodd på sitt sted, selv i Jerusalem.

  • Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

    På den dagen vil jeg gjøre Judas fyrster som en ildovn blant trær og som en brennende fakkel blant kornbånd, og de skal fortære alle folkeslag rundt omkring på høyre og venstre side, mens Jerusalem fortsatt skal stå på sitt sted i Jerusalem.

  • Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

    På den dagen vil jeg gjøre Judas ledere som en ildovn blant vedkubber og som en flammende fakkel blant kornbånd. De skal fortære alle folkeslag omkring, på høyre og venstre side, mens Jerusalem skal fortsette å bo på sitt sted, nemlig i Jerusalem.

  • Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

    På den dagen vil jeg gjøre Judas ledere som et ildfat blant veden og som en brennende fakkel i et kornbånd. De skal fortære alle folkene rundt omkring, på høyre og venstre side, og Jerusalem skal igjen være bebodd på sitt sted, i Jerusalem.

  • o3-mini KJV Norsk

    Da skal jeg gjøre Juda sine ledere til et ildsted midt blant veden, og til en flammende fakkel i en siek; de skal fortære alle folkene omkring, på høyre og venstre side, og Jerusalem skal igjen bli bebodd på sin egen plass, faktisk i Jerusalem.

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

    På den dagen vil jeg gjøre Judas ledere som et ildfat blant veden og som en brennende fakkel i et kornbånd. De skal fortære alle folkene rundt omkring, på høyre og venstre side, og Jerusalem skal igjen være bebodd på sitt sted, i Jerusalem.

  • Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

    Den dagen vil jeg gjøre Judas ledere som et ildkar i en vedstabel, som et flammetegn blant halm. De vil fortære høyre og venstre alle folkene rundt, og Jerusalem skal igjen bo på sitt eget sted, i Jerusalem.

  • GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

    På den dagen vil jeg gjøre Judas ledere som et ildkar i en vedstabel, som en brennende fakkel blant kornnek; og de skal fortære alle folkene rundt, både til høyre og venstre. Jerusalem vil igjen bli bebodd på sin egen plass, nemlig i Jerusalem.

  • Original Norsk Bibel 1866

    Paa den samme Dag vil jeg gjøre Judæ Fyrster som en Ovn med Ild iblandt Træer og som et brændende Blus iblandt Neg, og de skulle fortære paa den høire og paa den venstre Side alle Folk trindt omkring, og Jerusalem skal blive fremdeles paa sit Sted i Jerusalem.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    In that day will I make the governors of Judah like an hearth of fire among the wood, and like a torch of fire in a sheaf; and they shall devour all the people round about, on the right hand and on the left: and Jerusalem shall be inhabited again in her own place, even in Jerusalem.

  • KJV 1769 norsk

    På den dagen vil jeg gjøre Judas ledere som et ildsted blant ved, og som en brennende fakkel i en haug med korn; de skal fortære alle folkene rundt omkring, på høyre og venstre side; og Jerusalem skal igjen bo på sitt sted, i Jerusalem.

  • KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

    In that day I will make the governors of Judah like a hearth of fire among wood, and like a torch of fire in a sheaf; and they shall devour all the people around about, on the right hand and on the left: and Jerusalem shall be inhabited again in her own place, even in Jerusalem.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    In that day will I make the governors of Judah like an hearth of fire among the wood, and like a torch of fire in a sheaf; and they shall devour all the people round about, on the right hand and on the left: and Jerusalem shall be inhabited again in her own place, even in Jerusalem.

  • Norsk oversettelse av Webster

    På den dagen vil jeg gjøre Judas høvdinger som et ildfat blant veden, og som en flammende fakkel blant kornbåndene; og de skal fortære alle de omkringliggende folkene, til høyre og til venstre; og Jerusalem skal igjen bo på sitt sted, i Jerusalem.

  • Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

    På den dagen vil jeg gjøre Judas ledere til som et ildsted blant trær, og som en ildfakkel i en bunt, og de skal fortære til høyre og venstre alle folkene rundt omkring. Og Jerusalem skal igjen bebo sin plass i Jerusalem.

  • Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

    Den dagen vil jeg gjøre lederne i Juda som et ildfat blant ved og som en brennende fakkel blant kornbånd; de skal fortære alle folkene rundt omkring, på høyre og venstre side. Jerusalem skal igjen bo trygt på sitt sted, nemlig i Jerusalem.

  • Norsk oversettelse av BBE

    På den dagen vil jeg gjøre Judas familier som en ildgryte blant trær, og som en flammende fakkel blant korn; de vil føre ødeleggelse over alle folket rundt, til høyre og venstre, og Jerusalem vil bo igjen på sin plass, nemlig i Jerusalem.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    In that tyme will I make the prynces of Iuda like an hote burnynge ouen with wodd, and like a cresshet off fyre amonge the strawe: so that they shal cosume all the people roude aboute them, both vpon the right honde and the left. Ierusale also shalbe inhabited agayne: namely, in the same place where Ierusalem stondeth.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    In that day will I make the princes of Iudah like coles of fire among the wood, and like a fire brand in the sheafe, and they shall deuoure all the people round about on the right hand, and on the left: and Ierusalem shall be inhabited againe in her owne place, euen in Ierusalem.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    In that time wyll I make the princes of Iuda lyke an hot burning ouen with wood, and like a fire brand among the strawe, so that they shall consume al the people rounde about them both vpon the right hande and the left: Hierusalem also shalbe inhabited againe, namely in the same place where Hierusalem standeth.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    In that day will I make the governors of Judah like an hearth of fire among the wood, and like a torch of fire in a sheaf; and they shall devour all the people round about, on the right hand and on the left: and Jerusalem shall be inhabited again in her own place, [even] in Jerusalem.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    In that day I will make the chieftains of Judah like a pan of fire among wood, and like a flaming torch among sheaves; and they will devour all the surrounding peoples, on the right hand and on the left; and Jerusalem will yet again dwell in their own place, even in Jerusalem.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    In that day I make the leaders of Judah As a hearth of fire among trees, And as a torch of fire in a sheaf, And they have consumed -- on the right and on the left -- all the peoples round about, And Jerusalem hath inhabited again her place in Jerusalem.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    In that day will I make the chieftains of Judah like a pan of fire among wood, and like a flaming torch among sheaves; and they shall devour all the peoples round about, on the right hand and on the left; and [they of] Jerusalem shall yet again dwell in their own place, even in Jerusalem.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    In that day I will make the families of Judah like a pot with fire in it among trees, and like a flaming stick among cut grain; they will send destruction on all the peoples round about, on the right hand and on the left: and Jerusalem will be living again in the place which is hers, that is, in Jerusalem.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    In that day I will make the chieftains of Judah like a pan of fire among wood, and like a flaming torch among sheaves; and they will devour all the surrounding peoples, on the right hand and on the left; and Jerusalem will yet again dwell in their own place, even in Jerusalem.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    On that day I will make the leaders of Judah like an igniter among sticks and a burning torch among sheaves, and they will burn up all the surrounding nations right and left. Then the people of Jerusalem will settle once more in their place, the city of Jerusalem.

Referenced Verses

  • Obad 1:18 : 18 The house of Jacob will be a fire and the house of Joseph a flame; the house of Esau will be stubble. They will set it on fire and consume it. There will be no survivors from the house of Esau, for the LORD has spoken.
  • Zech 2:4 : 4 I asked, 'What are these coming to do?' And he answered, 'These are the horns that scattered Judah so that no one could lift his head. But these craftsmen have come to terrify them and throw down the horns of the nations who lifted their horns against the land of Judah to scatter it.'
  • Zech 8:3-5 : 3 This is what the LORD says: I have returned to Zion and will dwell in the midst of Jerusalem. Jerusalem will be called the City of Truth, and the mountain of the LORD of Hosts will be called the Holy Mountain. 4 This is what the LORD of Hosts says: Old men and women will again sit in the streets of Jerusalem, each holding a staff in hand because of old age. 5 And the streets of the city will be filled with boys and girls playing there.
  • Zech 9:15 : 15 The LORD of Hosts will defend them; they will devour and subdue with slingstones. They will drink and roar as with wine; they will be filled like a sacrificial bowl, like the corners of the altar.
  • Mic 4:13 : 13 Rise and thresh, Daughter Zion, for I will make your horn like iron and your hooves like bronze, and you will crush many nations. You will dedicate their ill-gotten gains to the LORD, their wealth to the Lord of all the earth.
  • Mic 5:5-8 : 5 They will rule the land of Assyria with the sword, the land of Nimrod with drawn blades. He will deliver us from Assyria when they invade our land and march across our borders. 6 The remnant of Jacob will be in the midst of many peoples like dew from the LORD, like showers on the grass, which do not wait for man nor depend on the sons of men. 7 The remnant of Jacob will be among the nations, in the midst of many peoples, like a lion among the beasts of the forest, like a young lion among flocks of sheep, which tramples and tears as it goes, and no one can rescue. 8 Your hand will be lifted up in victory over your adversaries, and all your enemies will be cut off.
  • Neh 11:1-9 : 1 The leaders of the people stayed in Jerusalem, but the rest of the people cast lots to bring one out of every ten to live in Jerusalem, the holy city, while the remaining nine stayed in the towns. 2 The people praised all those who willingly volunteered to live in Jerusalem. 3 Here are the leaders of the province who settled in Jerusalem. But in the towns of Judah, everyone lived on their own land in their towns—Israelites, priests, Levites, temple servants, and descendants of Solomon's servants. 4 Some from the descendants of Judah and the descendants of Benjamin lived in Jerusalem. From the descendants of Judah: Athaiah son of Uzziah, son of Zechariah, son of Amariah, son of Shephatiah, son of Mahalalel, from the family of Perez. 5 And Maaseiah son of Baruch, son of Col-hozeh, son of Hazaiah, son of Adaiah, son of Joiarib, son of Zechariah, from the family of the Shilonites. 6 The descendants of Perez who lived in Jerusalem totaled 468 capable men. 7 From the descendants of Benjamin: Sallu son of Meshullam, son of Joed, son of Pedaiah, son of Kolaiah, son of Maaseiah, son of Ithiel, son of Jeshaiah. 8 And after him: Gabbai and Sallai, a total of 928 men. 9 Joel son of Zichri was their officer, and Judah son of Hassenuah was second in command over the city. 10 From the priests: Jedaiah son of Joiarib and Jachin. 11 Seraiah son of Hilkiah, son of Meshullam, son of Zadok, son of Meraioth, son of Ahitub, the leader in charge of the house of God. 12 Their associates, who carried out the work for the temple, numbered 822. Also, Adaiah son of Jeroham, son of Pelaliah, son of Amzi, son of Zechariah, son of Pashhur, son of Malchijah. 13 And his relatives, heads of families, were 242 men. Amashsai son of Azarel, son of Ahzai, son of Meshillemoth, son of Immer. 14 And their associates, able men, numbered 128. Their officer was Zabdiel, son of the great ones. 15 From the Levites: Shemaiah son of Hasshub, son of Azrikam, son of Hashabiah, son of Bunni. 16 And Shabbethai and Jozabad, from the leaders of the Levites, were in charge of the external work for the house of God. 17 Mattaniah son of Mica, son of Zabdi, son of Asaph, led the thanksgiving and prayer. Bakbukiah was next to him among his brothers, and Abda son of Shammua, son of Galal, son of Jeduthun. 18 The total number of Levites in the holy city was 284. 19 The gatekeepers were Akkub, Talmon, and their brothers who guarded the gates, numbering 172. 20 The rest of the Israelites, the priests, and the Levites lived in all the cities of Judah, each on their own inheritance. 21 The temple servants lived on the Ophel, and Ziha and Gishpa were in charge of them. 22 The overseer of the Levites in Jerusalem was Uzzi son of Bani, son of Hashabiah, son of Mattaniah, son of Mica, from the descendants of Asaph, the singers who were placed in charge of the work of the house of God. 23 There was a royal command concerning them, ensuring a daily provision for the singers according to their duties. 24 Pethahiah son of Meshezabel, from the descendants of Zerah, son of Judah, was the king's representative for every matter concerning the people. 25 As for the villages with their fields, some of the people from Judah lived in Kiriath-arba and its surrounding villages, in Dibon and its villages, and in Jekabzeel and its villages. 26 They also lived in Jeshua, Moladah, and Beth-pelet, 27 as well as in Hazar-shual, Beersheba and its surrounding villages, 28 Ziklag, Meconah, and its surrounding villages, 29 En-rimmon, Zorah, and Jarmuth. 30 They dwelt in Zanoah, Adullam, and their villages; in Lachish and its fields; and in Azekah and its surrounding villages. They settled from Beersheba to the Valley of Hinnom. 31 The descendants of Benjamin lived in Geba, Michmash, Aija, Bethel, and its surrounding villages. 32 They also lived in Anathoth, Nob, and Ananiah, 33 Hazor, Ramah, and Gittaim, 34 Hadid, Zeboim, and Neballat, 35 Lod and Ono, and the Valley of the Craftsmen. 36 Some divisions of the Levites from Judah were assigned to Benjamin.
  • Ps 149:6-9 : 6 May the high praises of God be in their throats and a two-edged sword in their hands, 7 to execute vengeance on the nations and punishments on the peoples, 8 to bind their kings with chains and their nobles with iron shackles, 9 to carry out the judgment written against them. This is the glory of all His faithful ones. Praise the LORD!
  • Isa 9:20 : 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.
  • Isa 10:16-18 : 16 Therefore, the Lord, the LORD of Hosts, will send leanness among his robust ones, and under his glory, a burning will be kindled, like the burning of fire. 17 The Light of Israel will become a fire, their Holy One a flame; it will burn and devour his thorns and briars in a single day. 18 The glory of his forest and his fruitful fields will be consumed, both soul and body. It will be as when a sick man wastes away.
  • Isa 41:15-16 : 15 See, I will make you into a sharp threshing sledge, new and covered with many blades. You will thresh the mountains and crush them and reduce the hills to chaff. 16 You will winnow them, and the wind will carry them away; a gale will scatter them. But you will rejoice in the Lord and glory in the Holy One of Israel.
  • Isa 54:3 : 3 For you will spread out to the right and to the left, and your descendants will inherit nations and resettle desolate cities.
  • Jer 30:18 : 18 This is what the LORD says: Behold, I will restore the fortunes of Jacob’s tents and have compassion on his dwellings; the city will be rebuilt on its ruins, and the palace will stand in its proper place.
  • Jer 31:38-40 : 38 The days are coming, declares the LORD, when the city will be rebuilt for the LORD, from the Tower of Hananeel to the Corner Gate. 39 The measuring line will stretch out straight to the hill of Gareb, then turn toward Goah. 40 The entire valley where dead bodies and ashes are thrown, and all the terraces out to the Kidron Valley to the corner of the Horse Gate on the east, will be holy to the LORD; it will never again be uprooted or demolished.
  • Ezek 48:30-35 : 30 These are the exits of the city: on the north side, which measures 4,500 cubits, 31 three gates will be there, named after the tribes of Israel: the Gate of Reuben, the Gate of Judah, and the Gate of Levi, one gate for each. 32 On the east side, which measures 4,500 cubits, there will be three gates as well: the Gate of Joseph, the Gate of Benjamin, and the Gate of Dan, one gate for each. 33 On the south side, which measures 4,500 cubits, there will be three gates: the Gate of Simeon, the Gate of Issachar, and the Gate of Zebulun, one gate for each. 34 On the west side, which measures 4,500 cubits, there will be three gates: the Gate of Gad, the Gate of Asher, and the Gate of Naphtali, one gate for each. 35 The perimeter of the city shall be 18,000 cubits, and the name of the city from that day shall be: The LORD Is There.
  • Dan 2:34-35 : 34 While you were watching, a stone was cut out, not by human hands. It struck the statue on its iron and clay feet and broke them into pieces. 35 Then the iron, the clay, the bronze, the silver, and the gold were all crushed together and became like chaff from a summer threshing floor. The wind carried them away so that no trace of them was found. But the stone that struck the statue became a great mountain and filled the whole earth.
  • Dan 2:44-45 : 44 In the days of those kings, the God of heaven will establish a kingdom that will never be destroyed, nor will it be left to another people. It will crush all these kingdoms and bring them to an end, but it will stand forever. 45 This is because you saw a stone cut out from a mountain without human hands, and it crushed the iron, bronze, clay, silver, and gold. The great God has made known to the king what will happen in the future. The dream is certain, and its interpretation is trustworthy.
  • Zech 14:10-11 : 10 The whole land will be transformed like the plain of the Arabah, from Geba to Rimmon south of Jerusalem. But Jerusalem will be raised up and remain in its place, from the Benjamin Gate to the place of the First Gate, to the Corner Gate, and from the Tower of Hananel to the king’s winepresses. 11 And people will live in it, and there will no longer be any curse of destruction. Jerusalem will dwell in security.
  • 2 Cor 6:7 : 7 in the word of truth, in the power of God; through the weapons of righteousness on the right hand and on the left;
  • Rev 19:19-20 : 19 Then I saw the beast and the kings of the earth and their armies gathered together to make war against the rider on the horse and His army. 20 But the beast was captured, and with him the false prophet who had performed the signs on his behalf. By these signs he had deceived those who had received the mark of the beast and worshiped its image. The two of them were thrown alive into the lake of fire burning with sulfur.
  • Rev 20:9 : 9 They marched across the breadth of the earth and surrounded the camp of God’s people, the beloved city. But fire came down from heaven and consumed them.
  • Zech 1:16 : 16 'Therefore, this is what the Lord says: I have returned to Jerusalem with compassion; my house will be rebuilt, declares the Lord of Hosts, and a measuring line will be stretched out over Jerusalem.'
  • Zech 11:1 : 1 Open your gates, O Lebanon, so that fire may consume your cedars.
  • Zech 2:12 : 12 For this is what the LORD of Hosts says: 'Afterglory—He has sent me against the nations that have plundered, hit His affect on marked prey which defines Exter.