Verse 12

Sow righteousness for yourselves, reap the fruit of unfailing love, and break up your unplowed ground; for it is time to seek the LORD until He comes and showers His righteousness on you.

Other Translations

  • GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

    Sår rettferdighet, så skal dere høste fruktene av kjærlighet. Bryt opp ny mark, for det er tid for å søke Herren, til han kommer og lar rettferdigheten strømme over dere.

  • Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

    Så for dere selv i rettferdighet, høst i barmhjertighet; bryt opp deres liggende mark. For det er tid til å søke Herren, til han kommer og lar rettferdighet regne over dere.

  • Norsk King James

    Så så for dere selv i rettferdighet, høst i barmhjertighet; bryt opp deres urørte jord: for tiden er inne til å søke Herren, til han kommer og lar rettferdighet regne over dere.

  • Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

    Så i rettferdighet, høst i miskunn, bryt nytt land; for det er tid til å søke Herren, til han kommer og lærer dere rettferdighet.

  • Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

    Så for dere selv etter rettferdighet, høst etter kjærlighet, pløy dere ny mark; det er tid for å søke Herren inntil han kommer og lar rettferdighet regne over dere.

  • Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

    Så for dere selv i rettferdighet, høst i nåde; bryt opp den brakklagte marken: for det er tid til å søke Herren, til han kommer og regner rettferdighet over dere.

  • o3-mini KJV Norsk

    Sås til dere selv i rettferdighet, og høst i barmhjertighet; bryt opp den brudde jorden, for det er tid for å søke Herren, inntil han kommer og lar rettferdighet regne over dere.

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

    Så for dere selv i rettferdighet, høst i nåde; bryt opp den brakklagte marken: for det er tid til å søke Herren, til han kommer og regner rettferdighet over dere.

  • Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

    Så for dere i rettferd, høst etter kjærlighetens mål, bearbeid jorden for dere selv. Det er tid til å søke Herren til han kommer og lar rettferd regne over dere.

  • GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

    Så rettferdighets sæd for dere selv, høst i barmhjertighet. Pløy deres brakkmark. Nå er tiden inne til å søke Herren, til han kommer og lar rettferdighet regne over dere.

  • Original Norsk Bibel 1866

    Saaer eder til Retfærdighed, høster til Miskundhed, pløier eder nyt Land paa ny; thi (det er) Tid at søge Herren, indtil han kommer og lærer eder Retfærdighed.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap in mercy; break up your fallow ground: for it is time to seek the LORD, till he come and rain righteousness upon you.

  • KJV 1769 norsk

    Så i rettferdighet for dere selv, høst i nåde; bryt opp den brakkede marken deres, for det er på tide å søke Herren til han kommer og lar rettferdighet regne over dere.

  • KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

    Sow for yourselves in righteousness, reap in mercy; break up your fallow ground: for it is time to seek the LORD, until he comes and rains righteousness on you.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap in mercy; break up your fallow ground: for it is time to seek the LORD, till he come and rain righteousness upon you.

  • Norsk oversettelse av Webster

    Så i rettferdighet, høst i barmhjertighet. Bryt opp din udyrkede jord; for det er tid til å søke Yahweh, inntil han kommer og lar rettferdighet regne over dere.

  • Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

    Så rettferdighet for dere selv, høst i trofast kjærlighet. Bruk kunnskapens mark, og søk Herren til han kommer og lar rettferdighet lyse over dere.

  • Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

    Så i rettferdighet, høst etter miskunn; bryt opp din brakke jord; for det er tid til å søke Herren, til han kommer og lar rettferdighet regne over dere.

  • Norsk oversettelse av BBE

    Så ut rettferdighets korn, høst din avling med miskunn, vend deres upløyde jord: for det er tid for å søke Herren, til han kommer og lar rettferdighet regne over dere.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    that they might sowe vnto rightuousnes, and reape the frutes of weldoynge: yt they might plowe vp their fresh londe, and seke the LORDE, till he came, and lerned them rightuousnes.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Sowe to your selues in righteousnes: reape after the measure of mercy: breake vp your fallowe grounde: for it is time to seeke the Lorde, till he come and raine righteousnesse vpon you.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    Sowe to your selues in righteousnesse, and reape the fruites of well doyng, plowe vp your freshe lande: for it is tyme to seeke the Lorde tyll he come and rayne righteousnesse vpon you.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap in mercy; break up your fallow ground: for [it is] time to seek the LORD, till he come and rain righteousness upon you.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    Sow to yourselves in righteousness, Reap according to kindness. Break up your fallow ground; For it is time to seek Yahweh, Until he comes and rains righteousness on you.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    Sow for yourselves in righteousness, Reap according to loving-kindness, Till for yourselves tillage of knowledge, To seek Jehovah, Till he come and shew righteousness to you.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap according to kindness; break up your fallow ground; for it is time to seek Jehovah, till he come and rain righteousness upon you.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    Put in the seed of righteousness, get in your grain in mercy, let your unploughed earth be turned up: for it is time to make search for the Lord, till he comes and sends righteousness on you like rain.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap according to kindness. Break up your fallow ground; for it is time to seek Yahweh, until he comes and rains righteousness on you.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    Sow righteousness for yourselves, reap unfailing love. Break up the unplowed ground for yourselves, for it is time to seek the LORD, until he comes and showers deliverance on you.

Referenced Verses

  • Jer 4:3-4 : 3 For this is what the LORD says to the people of Judah and Jerusalem: Break up your unplowed ground, and do not sow among thorns. 4 Circumcise yourselves to the LORD, and remove the foreskin of your hearts, men of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem. Otherwise, my wrath will break out like a fire and burn with no one to extinguish it, because of your wicked deeds.
  • Prov 11:18 : 18 The wicked person earns deceptive wages, but the one who sows righteousness receives a sure reward.
  • Hos 6:3 : 3 Let us acknowledge the LORD; let us press on to know Him. His coming is as certain as the dawn, and He will come to us like the rain, like the spring rain that waters the earth.
  • Isa 45:8 : 8 Rain down, heavens, from above, and let the clouds pour out righteousness; let the earth open up and salvation spring forth, together with righteousness. I, the LORD, have created it.
  • Jas 3:18 : 18 And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace.
  • Isa 55:6 : 6 Seek the LORD while he may be found; call upon him while he is near.
  • Hos 8:7 : 7 For they sow the wind and reap the whirlwind. The standing grain has no heads; it will yield no flour. Even if it does produce, strangers will swallow it up.
  • Isa 44:3 : 3 For I will pour water on the thirsty land and streams on the dry ground; I will pour out my Spirit on your descendants and my blessing on your offspring.
  • Jer 29:12-14 : 12 Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. 13 You will seek me and find me when you search for me with all your heart. 14 I will be found by you—this is the LORD's declaration—and I will restore your fortunes and gather you from all the nations and places where I have banished you—this is the LORD's declaration. I will bring you back to the place from which I exiled you.
  • Jer 50:4 : 4 In those days and at that time,' declares the LORD, 'the people of Israel and the people of Judah will come together, weeping as they go, seeking the LORD their God.
  • Ezek 34:26 : 26 I will make them and the areas surrounding My hill a blessing. I will send down showers in their season—showers of blessing will come.
  • Hos 12:6 : 6 The LORD, the God of hosts—the LORD is his name of renown.
  • Amos 5:4 : 4 For this is what the Lord says to the house of Israel: Seek me and live.
  • Amos 5:6 : 6 Seek the Lord and live, or he will rush like fire against the house of Joseph; it will consume everything, and there will be no one to quench it for Bethel.
  • Amos 5:8 : 8 He who made the Pleiades and Orion, who turns deep darkness into morning and darkens day into night, who calls for the waters of the sea and pours them out on the surface of the earth—the Lord is his name.
  • Amos 5:15 : 15 Hate evil and love good; establish justice at the gate. Perhaps the Lord, the God of Hosts, will be gracious to the remnant of Joseph.
  • Zeph 2:1-3 : 1 Gather yourselves together, yes, gather together, you nation without shame! 2 Before the decree takes effect, before the day passes like chaff, before the fierce anger of the Lord comes upon you, before the day of the Lord's anger comes upon you. 3 Seek the Lord, all you humble of the land who follow His commands. Seek righteousness, seek humility; perhaps you will be sheltered on the day of the Lord's anger.
  • Luke 13:24 : 24 'Make every effort to enter through the narrow door, because many, I tell you, will try to enter and will not be able to.
  • Acts 2:18 : 18 Even on My servants, both men and women, I will pour out My Spirit in those days, and they will prophesy.
  • 1 Cor 3:6-7 : 6 I planted, Apollos watered, but God gave the growth. 7 So then, neither the one who plants nor the one who waters is anything, but only God who gives the growth.
  • Ps 72:6 : 6 He will come down like rain upon cut grass, like showers that water the earth.
  • Ps 105:4 : 4 Seek the LORD and His strength; seek His presence continually.
  • Ps 126:5-6 : 5 Those who sow in tears shall reap with joyful shouting. 6 The one who goes out weeping, carrying seed to sow, will surely return with joyful shouting, carrying their sheaves.
  • Prov 18:21 : 21 Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit.
  • Eccl 11:6 : 6 Sow your seed in the morning and do not withhold your hand in the evening, for you do not know which will prosper—whether this or that, or if both will equally thrive.
  • Isa 5:6 : 6 I will make it a wasteland; it will neither be pruned nor hoed, and briers and thorns will grow there. I will also command the clouds not to rain on it.
  • Isa 30:23 : 23 He will also send rain for the seed you sow in the ground, and the food that comes from the land will be rich and plentiful. On that day your cattle will graze in broad meadows.
  • Isa 31:1 : 1 Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help, relying on horses and trusting in chariots because they are many, and in horsemen because they are strong, but who do not look to the Holy One of Israel and do not seek the LORD.
  • Isa 32:20 : 20 Blessed are you who sow beside all waters, letting the oxen and the donkey roam freely.