Verse 7

And also I have withheld the rain from you, when there were still three months to the harvest: and I caused it to rain upon one city, and caused it not to rain upon another city: one piece was rained upon, and the piece where it did not rain withered.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Og jeg holdt tilbake regnet fra dere da det fortsatt manglet tre måneder til innhøstningen. Jeg lot det regne over én by, men ikke over en annen. En åker fikk regn, men en annen ble helt tørr.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Jeg har også holdt regnet tilbake fra dere, da det var tre måneder til innhøstningen: Jeg lot det regne på én by og ikke på en annen: én del fikk regn, og den delen som ikke fikk regn, tørket.

• Norsk King James

  Og jeg har også holdt tilbake regnet fra dere da det var tre måneder til innhøstingen; jeg lot det regne over én by, men lot det ikke regne over en annen; én del fikk regn, men en annen visnet.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Jeg har også holdt regnet tilbake for dere, da det ennå var tre måneder til innhøstingen; jeg lot det regne over én by, men over en annen ville jeg ikke la det regne. Én del fikk regn, mens en annen del, som ikke fikk regn, ble tørr.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Det er også jeg som har holdt regnet fra dere, da det ennå var tre måneder til høsten. Jeg lot det regne over én by, men over en annen by lot jeg det ikke regne. En del av landet fikk regn, mens en annen del, hvor det ikke regnet, tørket bort.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Og jeg har også holdt tilbake regnet fra dere, da det ennå var tre måneder til innhøstningen; jeg lot det regne på én by, men ikke på en annen by; ett område ble regnet på, og det området som ikke fikk regn, visnet.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Jeg har holdt tilbake regnet fra dere da det ennå var tre måneder til innhøstingen; jeg lot det regne over én by, mens jeg unnlot å sende regn over en annen by: den ene delen ble vannet, mens området uten regn visnet.

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

  Og jeg har også holdt tilbake regnet fra dere, da det ennå var tre måneder til innhøstningen; jeg lot det regne på én by, men ikke på en annen by; ett område ble regnet på, og det området som ikke fikk regn, visnet.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Jeg har holdt tilbake regnet fra dere tre måneder før høsten, og jeg lot det regne over én by, men ikke over en annen. Én mark fikk regn, mens en annen mark, som ikke fikk regn, tørket ut.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  I withheld the rain from you when there were still three months until harvest. I caused it to rain on one city but not on another; one field received rain, while another withered due to lack of it.

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Jeg har også holdt regnet tilbake fra dere, da det ennå var tre måneder til høsten. Jeg lot regn falle over én by, men ikke over en annen. Én del fikk regn, mens en annen del tørket opp fordi det ikke fikk regn.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og jeg, jeg haver ogsaa tilbageholdt Regnen for eder, da der vare endnu tre Maaneder til Høsten, og jeg lod regne over en Stad, men over en anden lod jeg ikke regne; en Deel fik Regn, og en anden Deel, som det ikke regnede paa, blev tør.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And also I have withholden the rain from you, when there were yet three months to the harvest: and I caused it to rain upon one city, and caused it not to rain upon another city: one piece was rained upon, and the piece whereupon it rained not withered.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Og jeg har også holdt regnet tilbake fra dere, når det ennå var tre måneder til høsten, og jeg lot det regne over én by, og ikke regne over en annen by; ett område fikk regn, og området hvor det ikke regnet tørket ut.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  "Jeg har også holdt regnet fra dere, når det ennå var tre måneder til innhøstingen; og jeg har fått det til å regne over en by, og fått det til ikke å regne over en annen by. Den ene delen ble regnet på, og stykket hvor det ikke regnet, visnet.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Og også jeg har holdt tilbake regnet fra dere, mens det ennå er tre måneder til innhøstingen, og jeg har sendt regn over en by, og ikke over en annen by regner jeg, en del får regn, og den delen som ikke får regn, tørker bort.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Og jeg har også holdt regnet tilbake fra dere, da det enda var tre måneder til innhøstningen; og jeg lot det regne over én by, men ikke over en annen: én åker ble vannet, mens den åkeren det ikke regnet på, tørket ut.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Og jeg har holdt regnet tilbake fra dere da det ennå var tre måneder til innhøstingen: Jeg sendte regn over én by og holdt det tilbake fra en annen: en del fikk regn, og den delen hvor det ikke kom regn, ble en ødemark.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Whe there were but thre monethes vnto ye haruest, I withelde the rayne from you: yee I rayned vpo one cite, and not vpo another one pece off grounde was moystured with rayne, and the grounde that I rayned not vpon, was drye.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And also I haue withholden the raine from you, when there were yet three moneths to the haruest, and I caused it to raine vpon one citie, & haue not caused it to raine vpo another citie: one piece was rained vpon, and the piece whereupon it rained not, withered.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And also I haue withholden the rayne from you when there were yet three monethes to the haruest, and I caused it to rayne vpon one citie, and haue not caused it to rayne vpon an other citie: one peece was raigned vpon, & the peece whervpon it rayned not, withered.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And also I have withholden the rain from you, when [there were] yet three months to the harvest: and I caused it to rain upon one city, and caused it not to rain upon another city: one piece was rained upon, and the piece whereupon it rained not withered.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  "I also have withheld the rain from you, When there were yet three months to the harvest; And I caused it to rain on one city, And caused it not to rain on another city. One place was rained on, And the piece where it didn't rain withered.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And I also -- I have withheld from you the rain. While yet three months to harvest, And I have sent rain on one city, And on another city I do not send rain, One portion is rained on, And the portion on which it raineth not withereth.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And I also have withholden the rain from you, when there were yet three months to the harvest; and I caused it to rain upon one city, and caused it not to rain upon another city: one piece was rained upon, and the piece whereupon it rained not withered.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And I have kept back the rain from you, when it was still three months before the grain-cutting: I sent rain on one town and kept it back from another: one part was rained on, and the part where there was no rain became a waste.

• World English Bible (2000)

  "I also have withheld the rain from you, when there were yet three months to the harvest; and I caused it to rain on one city, and caused it not to rain on another city. One place was rained on, and the piece where it didn't rain withered.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  “I withheld rain from you three months before the harvest. I gave rain to one city, but not to another. One field would get rain, but the field that received no rain dried up.

Referenced Verses

• Exod 9:26 : 26 Only in the land of Goshen, where the children of Israel were, there was no hail.
• Jer 3:3 : 3 Therefore, the showers have been withheld, and there has been no latter rain; and you had a harlot's forehead, you refused to be ashamed.
• Exod 10:23 : 23 They saw not one another, nor did any rise from his place for three days; but all the children of Israel had light in their dwellings.
• Exod 9:4 : 4 And the LORD will make a distinction between the livestock of Israel and the livestock of Egypt: and nothing shall die of all that belongs to the children of Israel.
• Isa 5:6 : 6 And I will lay it waste: it shall not be pruned, nor dug; but briers and thorns shall come up: I will also command the clouds that they rain no rain upon it.
• Exod 8:22 : 22 And I will set apart in that day the land of Goshen, in which my people dwell, that no swarms of flies shall be there; to the end you may know that I am the LORD in the midst of the earth.
• Jas 5:17 : 17 Elijah was a man with a nature like ours, and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain; and it did not rain on the earth for three years and six months.
• Rev 11:6 : 6 These have power to shut heaven, that it does not rain in the days of their prophecy; and have power over waters to turn them to blood, and to strike the earth with all plagues, as often as they desire.
• Lev 26:18-21 : 18 And if you will not yet for all this listen to me, then I will punish you seven times more for your sins. 19 And I will break the pride of your power; and I will make your heaven as iron, and your earth as bronze: 20 And your strength shall be spent in vain: for your land shall not yield its increase, neither shall the trees of the land yield their fruits. 21 And if you walk contrary to me, and will not listen to me; I will bring seven times more plagues upon you according to your sins.
• Lev 26:23-24 : 23 And if you will not be reformed by me by these things, but will walk contrary to me; 24 Then will I also walk contrary to you, and will punish you yet seven times for your sins.
• Lev 26:27-28 : 27 And if you will not for all this listen to me, but walk contrary to me; 28 Then I will walk contrary to you also in fury; and I, even I, will chastise you seven times for your sins.
• Deut 11:17 : 17 And then the LORD'S wrath be kindled against you, and He shuts up the heaven, so there is no rain, and the land yields no fruit; and you perish quickly from off the good land which the LORD gives you.
• Deut 28:23-24 : 23 And your heaven that is over your head shall be brass, and the earth that is under you shall be iron. 24 The LORD shall make the rain of your land powder and dust: from heaven shall it come down upon you, until you are destroyed.
• Judg 6:37-40 : 37 Behold, I will put a fleece of wool on the floor; and if the dew be on the fleece only, and it be dry upon all the earth beside, then shall I know that you will save Israel by my hand, as you have said. 38 And it was so. For he rose up early the next morning, and squeezed together the fleece, and wrung the dew out of the fleece, a bowl full of water. 39 And Gideon said unto God, Let not your anger be hot against me, and I will speak but this once: let me prove, I pray you, but this once with the fleece; let it now be dry only upon the fleece, and upon all the ground let there be dew. 40 And God did so that night: for it was dry upon the fleece only, and there was dew on all the ground.
• 1 Kgs 8:35-36 : 35 When heaven is shut up, and there is no rain, because they have sinned against you; if they pray toward this place, and confess your name, and turn from their sin, when you afflict them: 36 Then hear in heaven, and forgive the sin of your servants, and of your people Israel, that you teach them the good way wherein they should walk, and give rain upon your land, which you have given to your people for an inheritance.
• 2 Chr 7:13-14 : 13 If I shut up heaven that there be no rain, or if I command the locusts to devour the land, or if I send pestilence among My people; 14 If My people, who are called by My name, shall humble themselves, and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.
• Jer 5:24-25 : 24 Neither do they say in their heart, Let us now fear the LORD our God, that gives rain, both the former and the latter, in his season: he reserves unto us the appointed weeks of the harvest. 25 Your iniquities have turned away these things, and your sins have withheld good things from you.
• Jer 14:4 : 4 Because the ground is cracked, for there was no rain on the earth, the farmers were ashamed, they covered their heads.
• Jer 14:22 : 22 Are there any among the idols of the nations that can cause rain? Or can the heavens give showers? Are You not He, O LORD our God? Therefore we will wait upon You, for You have made all these things.
• Joel 1:10-18 : 10 The field is wasted, the land mourns; for the grain is wasted: the new wine is dried up, the oil languishes. 11 Be ashamed, you farmers; howl, you vinedressers, for the wheat and the barley; because the harvest of the field has perished. 12 The vine is dried up, and the fig tree languishes; the pomegranate tree, the palm tree also, and the apple tree, all the trees of the field, are withered: because joy has withered away from the sons of men. 13 Gird yourselves, and lament, you priests: howl, you ministers of the altar: come, lie all night in sackcloth, you ministers of my God: for the grain offering and the drink offering are withheld from the house of your God. 14 Sanctify a fast, call a solemn assembly, gather the elders and all the inhabitants of the land into the house of the LORD your God, and cry unto the LORD, 15 Alas for the day! for the day of the LORD is at hand, and as destruction from the Almighty it shall come. 16 Is not the food cut off before our eyes, yes, joy and gladness from the house of our God? 17 The seed shrivels under their clods, the storehouses are desolate, the barns are broken down; for the grain is withered. 18 How the animals groan! the herds of cattle are perplexed, because they have no pasture; yes, the flocks of sheep are made desolate.
• Joel 2:23 : 23 Be glad then, children of Zion, and rejoice in the LORD your God, for he has given you the former rain in due measure, and he will cause the rain to come down for you, the former rain and the latter rain in the first month.
• Hag 1:10-11 : 10 Therefore the heavens above you withhold the dew, and the earth withholds its fruit. 11 For I called for a drought on the land and the mountains, on the grain and the new wine and the oil, on whatever the ground brings forth, on men and livestock, and on all the labor of your hands.
• Zech 14:17 : 17 And it shall be, that whoever will not come up of all the families of the earth unto Jerusalem to worship the King, the LORD of hosts, even upon them shall be no rain.
• John 4:35 : 35 Do you not say, There are still four months and then comes the harvest? Behold, I say to you, lift up your eyes and look at the fields, for they are already white for harvest.
• 1 Cor 4:7 : 7 For who makes you different from another? And what do you have that you did not receive? Now if you did receive it, why do you boast as if you had not received it?