Verse 3

I will sweep away man and beast; I will sweep away the birds of the sky and the fish of the sea, along with the ruins and the wicked. I will remove mankind from the face of the earth—this is the Lord’s declaration.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Jeg vil utrydde mennesker og dyr, fugler og fisker, og de onde vil bli fjernet fra jorden.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Jeg vil utrydde mennesker og dyr; jeg vil utrydde himmelens fugler og havets fisker, og snublesteinene sammen med de onde; og jeg vil utslette menneskeheten fra landets overflate, sier Herren.

• Norsk King James

  Jeg vil utslette mennesker og dyr; jeg vil utrydde fuglene under himmelen, og fiskene i havet, samt fallgruvene og de onde; og jeg vil kutte menneskene av fra landet, sier Herren.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Jeg vil fjerne mennesker og dyr, fjerne fuglene under himmelen og fiskene i havet, og utslette de som ønsker ondt sammen med de ugudelige; ja, jeg vil utrydde menneskene fra jorden, sier Herren.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  "Jeg vil utrydde mennesker og dyr, jeg vil utrydde himmelens fugler og havets fisker, og de vil sammen med de skyldige bli ryddet bort. Jeg vil utrydde menneskene fra jordens overflate," sier Herren.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Jeg vil utslette mennesker og dyr; jeg vil utslette fuglene under himmelen og fiskene i havet, og alt som får de urettferdige til å snuble; og jeg vil utrydde menneskene fra jorden, sier Herren.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  «Jeg vil fortære både menneske og dyr, himmelens fugler og havets fisk, og de som tilrettelegger fall for de onde; og jeg vil utrydde mennesket fra landet,» sier HERREN.

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

  Jeg vil utslette mennesker og dyr; jeg vil utslette fuglene under himmelen og fiskene i havet, og alt som får de urettferdige til å snuble; og jeg vil utrydde menneskene fra jorden, sier Herren.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Jeg vil samle mennesker og dyr, jeg vil samle himmelens fugler og havets fisker, jeg vil tilintetgjøre de onde, og jeg vil utrydde menneskene fra jordens overflate, sier Herren.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Jeg vil samle bort mennesker og dyr; jeg vil samle bort fuglene under himmelen og fiskene i havet og alt som snubler dem onde. Jeg vil utrydde menneskene fra jordens overflate, sier Herren.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Jeg vil borttage Menneskene og Dyrene, borttage Fuglene under Himmelen og Fiskene i Havet, og alt Anstød tillige med de Ugudelige; ja, jeg vil udrydde Menneskene af Landet, siger Herren.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  I will consume man and beast; I will consume the fowls of the heaven, and the fishes of the sea, and the stumblingblocks with the wicked; and I will cut off man from off the land, saith the LORD.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Jeg vil utrydde menneske og dyr; jeg vil utrydde fuglene under himmelen og fiskene i havet, og stumlingene sammen med de onde; og jeg vil skjære bort mennesket fra jorden, sier Herren.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  I will consume man and beast; I will consume the birds of the sky, and the fish of the sea, and the stumbling blocks along with the wicked; and I will cut off man from the land, says the LORD.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  I will consume man and beast; I will consume the fowls of the heaven, and the fishes of the sea, and the stumblingblocks with the wicked; and I will cut off man from off the land, saith the LORD.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Jeg vil feie bort mennesker og dyr. Jeg vil feie bort fuglene under himmelen, fiskene i havet, og ruinene sammen med de onde. Jeg vil utrydde menneskene fra jordens overflate, sier Herren.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Jeg vil utslette mennesker og dyr, jeg vil utslette himmelens fugler og havets fisker, både snublesteinene og de onde. Jeg vil utrydde mennesket fra jordens overflate, sier Herren.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Jeg vil utslette mennesker og dyr; jeg vil utslette himmelens fugler og havets fisker, og anstøtene sammen med de ugudelige; og jeg vil utrydde menneskene fra jordens overflate, sier Herren.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Jeg vil fjerne menneske og dyr; jeg vil fjerne himmelens fugler og havets fisker; de onde vil falle, og mennesket vil bli utryddet fra jordens overflate, sier Herren.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  I wil gather vp man and beest: I wil gather vp the foules in the ayre, and the fysh in the see (to the greate decaye of the wicked) & wil vtterly destroye the men out of the londe, saieth the LORDE.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  I will destroy man and beast: I wil destroy the foules of the heauen, and the fishes of the sea, and ruines shalbe to the wicked, and I will cut off man from off the land, saith the Lord.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  I will destroy man and beast, I will destroy the foules in the ayre, and the fishe in the sea, and great ruine shall fall on the wicked, and I wil vtterly destroy the men out of the land, sayth the Lorde.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  I will consume man and beast; I will consume the fowls of the heaven, and the fishes of the sea, and the stumblingblocks with the wicked; and I will cut off man from off the land, saith the LORD.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  I will sweep away man and animal. I will sweep away the birds of the sky, the fish of the sea, and the heaps of rubble with the wicked. I will cut off man from the surface of the earth, says Yahweh.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  I consume man and beast, I consume fowl of the heavens, and fishes of the sea, And the stumbling-blocks -- the wicked, And I have cut off man from the face of the ground, An affirmation of Jehovah,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  I will consume man and beast; I will consume the birds of the heavens, and the fishes of the sea, and the stumblingblocks with the wicked; and I will cut off man from off the face of the ground, saith Jehovah.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  I will take away man and beast; I will take away the birds of the heaven and the fishes of the sea; causing the downfall of the evil-doers, and cutting man off from the face of the earth, says the Lord.

• World English Bible (2000)

  I will sweep away man and animal. I will sweep away the birds of the sky, the fish of the sea, and the heaps of rubble with the wicked. I will cut off man from the surface of the earth, says Yahweh.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  “I will destroy people and animals; I will destroy the birds in the sky and the fish in the sea.(The idolatrous images of these creatures will be destroyed along with evil people.) I will remove humanity from the face of the earth,” says the LORD.

Referenced Verses

• Ezek 7:19 : 19 They will throw their silver in the streets, and their gold will be treated as unclean. Their silver and gold will not be able to save them on the day of the LORD's wrath. They cannot satisfy their hunger or fill their stomachs with it, for it has caused their stumbling into sin.
• Hos 4:3 : 3 Therefore the land mourns, and all who live in it languish, along with the beasts of the field, the birds of the skies, and even the fish of the sea are taken away.
• Hos 14:3 : 3 Take words with you and return to the LORD. Say to him: 'Forgive all our sins and receive us graciously, that we may offer the sacrifice of our lips.'
• Hos 14:8 : 8 Those who live in his shade will return; they will flourish like grain, blossom like the vine, and their fame will be like the wine of Lebanon.
• Mic 5:11-14 : 11 I will remove sorceries from your hand, and you will have no more soothsayers. 12 I will destroy your carved images and your sacred stones from among you, and you will no longer bow down to the work of your hands. 13 I will uproot your Asherah poles from among you and demolish your cities. 14 In anger and wrath, I will execute vengeance on the nations that have not obeyed.
• Zech 13:2 : 2 On that day, declares the LORD of hosts, I will remove the names of the idols from the land, and they will no longer be remembered. Moreover, I will eliminate the false prophets and the spirit of impurity from the land.
• Matt 23:39 : 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!'
• Rev 2:14 : 14 But I have a few things against you: You have those there who hold to the teaching of Balaam, who taught Balak to put a stumbling block before the Israelites—to eat food sacrificed to idols and to commit sexual immorality.
• Ezek 14:3-7 : 3 Son of man, these men have set up their idols in their hearts and placed the stumbling block of their iniquity before their faces. Should I really let myself be consulted by them? 4 Therefore, speak to them and say to them, 'This is what the Sovereign LORD says: Any man from the house of Israel who sets up his idols in his heart and puts the stumbling block of his iniquity before his face and then comes to the prophet—I, the LORD, will answer him myself in keeping with the multitude of his idols.' 5 So that I may seize the house of Israel by their hearts, because they have all turned away from me through their idols. 6 Therefore, say to the house of Israel, 'This is what the Sovereign LORD says: Repent and turn away from your idols and turn your faces away from all your detestable practices.' 7 For if any man from the house of Israel or any foreigner living in Israel separates himself from me, sets up idols in his heart, places the stumbling block of his iniquity before his face, and then comes to the prophet to inquire of me, I, the LORD, will answer him myself.
• Ezek 14:13-21 : 13 Son of man, if a land sins against me by acting faithlessly, and I stretch out my hand against it, breaking its supply of bread, sending famine upon it, and cutting off from it both man and beast, 14 even if these three men—Noah, Daniel, and Job—were in it, they would deliver only themselves by their righteousness, declares the Sovereign LORD. 15 If I send wild beasts through the land and they ravage it, leaving it desolate so that no one can pass through because of the beasts, 16 even if these three men were in it, as surely as I live, declares the Sovereign LORD, they could not save their sons or daughters. They alone would be delivered, but the land would become desolate. 17 Or if I bring a sword against that land and say, 'Let a sword pass through the land,' and I cut off from it both man and beast, 18 even if these three men were there, as surely as I live, declares the Sovereign LORD, they could not save sons or daughters. They alone would be saved. 19 Or if I send a plague into that land and pour out my wrath upon it in bloodshed, cutting off from it both man and beast, 20 even if Noah, Daniel, and Job were in it, as surely as I live, declares the Sovereign LORD, they could not save son or daughter. They would save only themselves by their righteousness. 21 For this is what the Sovereign LORD says: How much worse will it be when I send my four dreadful judgments—sword, famine, wild beasts, and plague—against Jerusalem, to cut off both man and beast from it!
• Ezek 15:6-8 : 6 Therefore, this is what the Lord GOD says: As the wood of the vine among the trees of the forest, which I have given to the fire for fuel, so have I given the inhabitants of Jerusalem. 7 I will set my face against them. Though they come out of the fire, the fire will still consume them. Then you will know that I am the LORD, when I set my face against them. 8 I will make the land desolate, because they have acted unfaithfully, declares the Lord GOD.
• Isa 27:9 : 9 By this, the guilt of Jacob will be atoned for, and this will be the full fruit of the removal of his sin: when he makes all the altar stones like crushed chalk stones, and no Asherah poles or incense altars will stand.
• Jer 4:23-29 : 23 I looked at the earth, and it was formless and empty; and at the heavens, and their light was gone. 24 I looked at the mountains, and they were quaking; all the hills were swaying. 25 I looked, and there were no people; every bird in the sky had flown away. 26 I looked, and behold, the fertile land was a wilderness, and all its cities were torn down before the LORD, in the heat of His fierce anger. 27 For this is what the LORD says: The whole land will be a desolation, but I will not bring it to complete destruction. 28 Because of this, the earth will mourn, and the heavens above will grow dark. For I have spoken, I have purposed, and I will not relent or turn back from it. 29 At the sound of the horsemen and archers, every city flees. They go into the thickets and climb among the rocks. The cities are abandoned, and no one lives in them.
• Jer 12:4 : 4 How long will the land mourn and the grass in the fields wither? Because of the wickedness of those who dwell in it, the beasts and the birds are swept away. For they said, 'He will not see our end.'
• Ezek 44:12 : 12 Because they served them before their idols and caused the house of Israel to stumble into iniquity, therefore I have lifted My hand against them, declares the Lord GOD, and they shall bear their punishment.