Verse 8

And the LORD said to me, Amos, what do you see? And I said, A plumbline. Then the Lord said, Behold, I will set a plumbline in the midst of my people Israel: I will not pass by them anymore:

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Da sa Herren: 'Se, jeg setter en målesnor blant mitt folk Israel. Jeg vil ikke lenger la deres synder bli uopprettet.'

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Og Herren sa til meg: Amos, hva ser du? Og jeg sa: En loddlinje. Da sa Herren: Se, jeg vil sette en loddlinje midt iblant mitt folk Israel. Jeg vil aldri mer gå forbi dem.

• Norsk King James

  Og Herren sa til meg, Amos, hva ser du? Og jeg svarte, Et lod. Da sa Herren, Se, jeg vil sette et lod midt i mitt folk Israel: jeg vil ikke lenger forbigå dem.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og Herren spurte meg: Hva ser du, Amos? Jeg svarte: En blysnor. Da sa Herren: Se, jeg vil legge en blysnor midt blant mitt folk Israel; jeg vil ikke lenger gå dem forbi.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Og Herren sa til meg: 'Hva ser du, Amos?' Jeg svarte: 'Et lodd.' Da sa Herren: 'Se, jeg setter et lodd midt i mitt folk Israel. Jeg vil ikke lengre tilgi dem.'

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Og Herren sa til meg: Amos, hva ser du? Og jeg sa: En loddsnor. Da sa Herren: Se, jeg vil sette en loddsnor midt i mitt folk Israel: Jeg vil ikke igjen gå forbi dem mer.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Og Herren sa til meg: Amos, hva ser du? Og jeg svarte: Et lodd. Da sa Herren: Se, jeg skal sette et lodd midt i mitt folk Israel; jeg vil ikke lenger overse dem.

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

  Og Herren sa til meg: Amos, hva ser du? Og jeg sa: En loddsnor. Da sa Herren: Se, jeg vil sette en loddsnor midt i mitt folk Israel: Jeg vil ikke igjen gå forbi dem mer.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Herren sa til meg: "Hva ser du, Amos?" Jeg svarte: "Et blylodd." Da sa Herren: "Se, jeg legger blylodd blant mitt folk Israel. Jeg vil ikke lenger se bort fra det."

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  The Lord asked me, 'What do you see, Amos?' I replied, 'A plumb line.' Then the Lord said, 'I am setting a plumb line among My people Israel. I will no longer spare them.'

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Herren spurte meg: "Hva ser du, Amos?" Jeg svarte: "En loddlinje." Da sa Herren: "Se, jeg setter en loddlinje blant mitt folk Israel. Jeg vil ikke lenger tilgi dem."

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og Herren sagde til mig: Hvad seer du, Amos? og jeg sagde: En Blysnor; da sagde Herren: See, jeg vil lægge en Blysnor midt iblandt mit Folk Israel; jeg vil ikke ydermere blive ved at gaae det forbi.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And the LORD said unto me, os, what seest thou? And I said, A plumbline. Then said the Lord, Behold, I will set a plumbline in the midst of my people Israel: I will not again pass by them any more:

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Og Herren sa til meg: Amos, hva ser du? Jeg svarte: Et lodd. Da sa Herren: Se, jeg vil sette et lodd midt i mitt folk Israel: Jeg vil ikke tilgi dem lenger.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Herren sa til meg: "Amos, hva ser du?" Jeg sa: "Et lodd." Da sa Herren: "Se, jeg vil sette et lodd i midten av mitt folk Israel. Jeg vil ikke lenger gå forbi dem.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  og Jehova sier til meg: 'Hva ser du, Amos?' Og jeg sa: 'En loddlinje;' og Herren sa: 'Se, jeg setter en loddlinje i mitt folk Israel, jeg skal ikke overse det lenger.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Og Herren sa til meg: Amos, hva ser du? Jeg svarte: En loddlinje. Da sa Herren: Se, jeg vil sette en loddlinje midt blant mitt folk Israel; jeg vil ikke lenger gå forbi dem.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Og Herren sa til meg: Amos, hva ser du? Og jeg sa: Et lodd. Da sa Herren: Se, jeg vil legge et lodd blant mitt folk Israel; aldri mer skal jeg overse deres synd.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And the LORDE sayde vnto me: Amos, what seist thou? I answered: a masons trowell. Then sayde the LORDE: beholde, I will laye the trowell amoge my people of Israel, and will nomore ouersee them:

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And the Lorde saide vnto me, Amos, what seest thou? And I said, A line. Then said the Lord, Beholde, I wil set a line in the middes of my people Israel, and wil passe by them no more.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And the Lorde sayde vnto me, Amos what seest thou? And I sayde, A line. Then sayd the Lorde, Beholde I will set a line in the mids of my people Israel, and wyll passe by them no more.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And the LORD said unto me, Amos, what seest thou? And I said, A plumbline. Then said the Lord, Behold, I will set a plumbline in the midst of my people Israel: I will not again pass by them any more:

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Yahweh said to me, "Amos, what do you see?" I said, "A plumb line." Then the Lord said, "Behold, I will set a plumb line in the midst of my people Israel. I will not again pass by them any more.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and Jehovah saith unto me, `What art thou seeing, Amos?' And I say, `A plumb-line;' and the Lord saith: `Lo, I am setting a plumb-line in the midst of My people Israel, I do not add any more to pass over to it.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And Jehovah said unto me, Amos, what seest thou? And I said, A plumb-line. Then said the Lord, Behold, I will set a plumb-line in the midst of my people Israel; I will not again pass by them any more;

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And the Lord said to me, Amos, what do you see? And I said, A weighted line. Then the Lord said, See, I will let down a weighted line among my people Israel; never again will my eyes be shut to their sin:

• World English Bible (2000)

  Yahweh said to me, "Amos, what do you see?" I said, "A plumb line." Then the Lord said, "Behold, I will set a plumb line in the midst of my people Israel. I will not again pass by them any more.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  The LORD said to me,“What do you see, Amos?” I said,“Tin.” The Lord then said,“Look, I am about to place tin among my people Israel. I will no longer overlook their sin.

Referenced Verses

• Amos 8:2 : 2 And He said, Amos, what do you see? And I said, A basket of summer fruit. Then the LORD said to me, The end has come upon my people Israel; I will not pass by them anymore.
• Jer 15:6 : 6 You have forsaken me, says the LORD, you have gone backward: therefore I will stretch out my hand against you, and destroy you; I am weary with repenting.
• Lam 2:8 : 8 The Lord has purposed to destroy the wall of the daughter of Zion: He has stretched out a line, He has not withdrawn His hand from destroying: therefore He made the rampart and the wall to lament; they languished together.
• Ezek 7:2-9 : 2 Also, you son of man, thus says the Lord GOD to the land of Israel: An end, the end has come upon the four corners of the land. 3 Now the end has come upon you, and I will send my anger upon you, and will judge you according to your ways, and will repay you for all your abominations. 4 And my eye will not spare you, nor will I have pity: but I will repay your ways upon you, and your abominations shall be in the midst of you; and you shall know that I am the LORD. 5 Thus says the Lord GOD: An evil, a singular evil, behold, has come. 6 An end has come, the end has come; it watches for you; behold, it has come. 7 The morning has come upon you, O you that dwell in the land; the time has come, the day of trouble is near, and not the joyful shouting from the mountains. 8 Now I will shortly pour out my fury upon you, and accomplish my anger upon you; and I will judge you according to your ways, and will repay you for all your abominations. 9 And my eye will not spare, nor will I have pity; I will repay you according to your ways and your abominations that are in the midst of you; and you shall know that I am the LORD who strikes.
• Isa 28:17 : 17 Judgment also will I lay to the line, and righteousness to the plummet: and the hail shall sweep away the refuge of lies, and the waters shall overflow the hiding place.
• Jer 1:11-13 : 11 Moreover the word of the LORD came to me, saying, Jeremiah, what do you see? And I said, I see a rod of an almond tree. 12 Then the LORD said to me, You have seen well: for I will hasten My word to perform it. 13 And the word of the LORD came to me the second time, saying, What do you see? And I said, I see a boiling pot; and its face is toward the north.
• Mic 7:18 : 18 Who is a God like you, that pardons iniquity, and passes by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? He does not retain his anger forever, because he delights in mercy.
• Nah 1:8-9 : 8 But with an overflowing flood he will make an utter end of its place, and darkness shall pursue his enemies. 9 What do you imagine against the LORD? He will make an utter end; affliction shall not rise up a second time.
• Zech 5:2 : 2 And he said to me, What do you see? And I answered, I see a flying scroll; its length is twenty cubits, and its width ten cubits.
• 2 Kgs 21:13 : 13 And I will stretch over Jerusalem the measuring line of Samaria and the plummet of the house of Ahab: and I will wipe Jerusalem as one wipes a dish, wiping it and turning it upside down.