Verse 8

Will not the land tremble for this, and all who dwell in it mourn? It shall rise up wholly like a flood; it shall be cast out and drowned, as by the flood of Egypt.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Skal ikke jorden skjelve av dette, og sørge alle som bor på den? Jorden vil riste som elven Nilen og synke som en strøm i Egypt.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Skal ikke landet skjelve for dette, og skal ikke hver som bor der sørge? Det skal stige som en flom, og det skal kastes ut og synke som Nilen i Egypt.

• Norsk King James

  Skal ikke landet riste for dette, og alle som bor der sørge? Det skal heve seg helt som en flod; og det skal bli kastet ut og druknet, som ved Egypts flom.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Skal ikke landet skjelve på grunn av dette, og sørge hver og en som bor der? Hele det landet skal stige som Nilen, bli kastet rundt og senkes som Egypts elv.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Skal ikke landet skjelve for dette, og alle som bor der sørge? Hele landet skal heve seg som Nilens flo, den skal skjelve og synke som Egypts elv.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Skal ikke landet skjelve av dette, og sørge hver den som bor der? Det skal stige opp som en flod, og det skal bli kastet ut og druknet som ved Egypts flom.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Skal ikke landet skjelve av dette, og alle som bor der, sørge? Det skal reise seg som en fullstendig flom, og de skal kastes ut og druknes, slik flommen i Egypt.

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

  Skal ikke landet skjelve av dette, og sørge hver den som bor der? Det skal stige opp som en flod, og det skal bli kastet ut og druknet som ved Egypts flom.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  På grunn av dette skal ikke jorden skjelve og alle som bor der sørge? Hele landet stiger som Nilen, det blir kastet om og synker som Egypts elv.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Shall not the land tremble on account of this, and all who live in it mourn? The whole land will rise like the Nile; it will be tossed about and then sink again like the Nile of Egypt.

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Jordens overflate skal skjelve av dette, og alle som bor på den skal sørge. Den skal stige opp som Nilen, bli opprørt og synke igjen som Egypts elv.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Skulde Landet ikke bæve for dette, og hver, som boer derudi, sørge? ja, det skal altsammen opfare som en Strøm og bortdrives og nedsænkes som (af) Ægypti Strøm.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Shall not the land tremble for this, and every one mourn that dwelleth therein? and it shall rise up wholly as a flood; and it shall be cast out and drowned, as by the flood of Egypt.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Skal ikke landet skjelve av dette, og enhver som bor der sørge? Det skal stige opp som en flod, bli kastet ut og druknet som av Egypts flom.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Vil ikke landet skjelve for dette, Og enhver som bor i det sørge? Ja, det vil stige opp som elven, Og det vil bli rystet og synke igjen, som elven i Egypt.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  For dette skal ikke jorden skjelve, og sørge skal alle som bor der? Den vil stige opp som elven og bli kastet ut og synke som elven i Egypt.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Skal ikke landet skjelve for dette, og alle som bor der sørge? Ja, det skal stige som elven; og det skal bli uro og senke seg igjen, som elven i Egypt.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Vil ikke landet skjelve av frykt på grunn av dette, og alle som bor der sørge? Og alt vil flomme over som elven, og bli opprørt og synke ned igjen som Nilen i Egypt.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Shal not the londe tremble, and all they that dwell therin, mourne for this? Shal not their destruccion come vpon them like a water streame, & flowe ouer the, as the floude of Egipte?

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Shall not the lande tremble for this, and euery one mourne, that dwelleth therein? and it shall rise vp wholy as a flood, and it shall bee cast out, and drowned as by the flood of Egypt.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Shall not the lande tremble for this, and euerie one mourne that dwelleth therin? And it shall rise vp wholly as a flood, and it shalbe cast out, and drowned, as by the flood of Egypt.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Shall not the land tremble for this, and every one mourn that dwelleth therein? and it shall rise up wholly as a flood; and it shall be cast out and drowned, as [by] the flood of Egypt.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Won't the land tremble for this, And everyone mourn who dwells in it? Yes, it will rise up wholly like the River; And it will be stirred up and sink again, like the River of Egypt.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  For this doth not the land tremble, And mourned hath every dweller in it? And come up as a flood hath all of it. And it hath been cast out, and hath sunk, Like the flood of Egypt.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Shall not the land tremble for this, and every one mourn that dwelleth therein? yea, it shall rise up wholly like the River; and it shall be troubled and sink again, like the River of Egypt.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Will not the land be shaking with fear because of this, and everyone in it have sorrow? and all of it will be overflowing like the River; and it will be troubled and go down again like the River of Egypt.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Won't the land tremble for this, and everyone mourn who dwells in it? Yes, it will rise up wholly like the River; and it will be stirred up and sink again, like the River of Egypt.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Because of this the earth will quake, and all who live in it will mourn. The whole earth will rise like the River Nile, it will surge upward and then grow calm, like the Nile in Egypt.

Referenced Verses

• Amos 9:5 : 5 The Lord GOD of hosts, he who touches the land, and it shall melt, and all that dwell therein shall mourn; and it shall rise up wholly like a flood, and shall be drowned, as by the flood of Egypt.
• Hos 4:3 : 3 Therefore the land shall mourn, and everyone that dwells therein shall languish, with the beasts of the field and the birds of heaven; yes, the fish of the sea also shall be taken away.
• Ps 18:7 : 7 Then the earth shook and trembled; the foundations also of the hills moved and were shaken, because he was angry.
• Jer 46:8 : 8 Egypt rises up like a flood, and his waters move like the rivers; and he says, I will go up, and will cover the earth; I will destroy the city and its inhabitants.
• Isa 5:25 : 25 Therefore is the anger of the LORD kindled against his people, and he has stretched out his hand against them, and has struck them: and the hills trembled, and their carcasses were torn in the midst of the streets. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.
• Isa 8:7-8 : 7 Now therefore, behold, the Lord brings up upon them the waters of the river, strong and many, even the king of Assyria, and all his glory: and he shall come up over all his channels, and go over all his banks: 8 And he shall pass through Judah; he shall overflow and go over, he shall reach even to the neck; and the stretching out of his wings shall fill the breadth of your land, O Immanuel.
• Isa 24:19-20 : 19 The earth is utterly broken down, the earth is clean dissolved, the earth is moved exceedingly. 20 The earth shall reel to and fro like a drunkard, and shall be removed like a cottage; and its transgression shall be heavy upon it; and it shall fall, and not rise again.
• Jer 4:24-26 : 24 I beheld the mountains, and, lo, they trembled, and all the hills moved lightly. 25 I beheld, and, lo, there was no one, and all the birds of the heavens had fled. 26 I beheld, and, lo, the fruitful place was a wilderness, and all its cities were broken down at the presence of the LORD, and by his fierce anger.
• Jer 12:4 : 4 How long will the land mourn and the herbs of every field wither, because of the wickedness of those who dwell in it? The beasts and the birds are consumed, because they said, 'He will not see our final end.'
• Dan 9:26 : 26 And after sixty-two weeks, the Messiah shall be cut off, but not for Himself: and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary; its end shall be with a flood, and until the end of the war desolations are determined.
• Ps 60:2-3 : 2 You have made the earth to tremble; You have broken it; heal its breaches, for it shakes. 3 You have shown Your people hard things; You have made us drink the wine of astonishment.
• Ps 114:3-7 : 3 The sea saw it and fled; Jordan was driven back. 4 The mountains skipped like rams, and the little hills like lambs. 5 What troubled you, O sea, that you fled? O Jordan, that you were driven back? 6 O mountains, that you skipped like rams; and O little hills, like lambs? 7 Tremble, O earth, at the presence of the Lord, at the presence of the God of Jacob;
• Hos 10:5 : 5 The inhabitants of Samaria shall fear because of the calves of Beth-aven: for its people shall mourn over it, and its priests who rejoiced on it, for its glory, because it has departed from it.
• Amos 8:10 : 10 And I will turn your feasts into mourning, and all your songs into lamentation; I will bring sackcloth upon all waists, and baldness upon every head; I will make it like mourning for an only son, and the end of it like a bitter day.
• Mic 1:3-5 : 3 For behold, the LORD comes forth out of his place, and will come down and tread upon the high places of the earth. 4 And the mountains will be molten under him, and the valleys will be split, as wax before the fire, and as waters that are poured down a steep place. 5 All this is for the transgression of Jacob and for the sins of the house of Israel. What is the transgression of Jacob? Is it not Samaria? And what are the high places of Judah? Are they not Jerusalem?
• Nah 1:5-6 : 5 The mountains quake at him, and the hills melt, and the earth is burned at his presence, yes, the world and all who dwell in it. 6 Who can stand before his indignation? And who can endure the fierceness of his anger? His fury is poured out like fire, and the rocks are thrown down by him.
• Hab 3:5-8 : 5 Before Him went the pestilence, and burning coals went forth at His feet. 6 He stood and measured the earth; He looked and drove asunder the nations. The everlasting mountains were scattered, the perpetual hills bowed; His ways are everlasting. 7 I saw the tents of Cushan in affliction, and the curtains of the land of Midian trembled. 8 Was the LORD displeased against the rivers? Was Your anger against the rivers? Was Your wrath against the sea, that You rode upon Your horses and Your chariots of salvation?
• Hag 2:6-7 : 6 For thus says the LORD of hosts: Yet once more, in a little while, I will shake the heavens and the earth and the sea and the dry land; 7 And I will shake all nations, and the desire of all nations shall come, and I will fill this house with glory, says the LORD of hosts.
• Matt 24:30 : 30 Then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.