Verse 4

And though they go into captivity before their enemies, from there I will command the sword, and it shall slay them; and I will set my eyes upon them for evil, and not for good.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Hvis de blir tatt til fange av sine fiender, skal jeg befale sverdet å ramme dem der. Jeg vil se til dem for ulykke, ikke for lykke.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Om de går i fangenskap foran sine fiender, vil jeg befale sverdet der, og det skal drepe dem. Jeg vil sette mine øyne på dem til det onde og ikke til det gode.

• Norsk King James

  Og om de går i fangenskap for sine fiender, vil jeg befale sverdet, og det skal felle dem; og jeg vil se til dem med harme, ikke med velvilje.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Om de går i fengsel hos sine fiender, vil jeg befale sverdet derfra å drepe dem. Jeg vil rette øynene mine mot dem til det onde, ikke til det gode.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Om de blir ført i fangenskap foran sine fiender, skal jeg befale sverdet å drepe dem der. Jeg vil feste øynene mine på dem til onde og ikke til gode.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Om de går i fangenskap for sine fiender, vil jeg der befale sverdet å drepe dem. Jeg vil rette mine øyne mot dem for å gjøre ondt og ikke godt.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Og selv om de havner i fangenskap for sine fiender, skal jeg sende sverdet, og det skal drepe dem; jeg vil rette mitt blikk mot dem med ulykke, ikke med velgjørenhet.

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

  Om de går i fangenskap for sine fiender, vil jeg der befale sverdet å drepe dem. Jeg vil rette mine øyne mot dem for å gjøre ondt og ikke godt.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Om de går i fangenskap foran sine fiender, vil jeg befale sverdet å drepe dem der; jeg vil rette mine øyne mot dem til det onde, ikke til det gode.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  'If they go into captivity before their enemies, from there I will command the sword to kill them. I will set My eyes on them for harm and not for good.'

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Selv om de blir ført i fangenskap av sine fiender, skal jeg der befale sverdet å drepe dem. Jeg vil rette mine øyne mot dem for det onde og ikke for det gode.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og om de gik (end) i Fængsel for deres Fjenders Ansigt, vil jeg dog derfra befale Sværdet, at det skal ihjelslaae dem, og jeg vil sætte mit Øie over dem til det Onde og ikke til det Gode.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And though they go into captivity before their enemies, thence will I command the sword, and it shall slay them: and I will set mine eyes upon them for evil, and not for good.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Om de går i fangenskap foran sine fiender, skal jeg befale sverdet å drepe dem der. Jeg vil vende min oppmerksomhet mot dem for å skade, ikke for å gjøre godt.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Om de går i fangenskap for sine fiender, der skal jeg befale sverdet, og det skal drepe dem. Jeg vil holde øye med dem for ondt, ikke for godt.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Og om de går i fangenskap foran sine fiender, påbyr jeg sverdet der, og det dreper dem. Jeg har satt mitt øye på dem, til ulykke og ikke til glede.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Og om de går i fangenskap foran sine fiender, vil jeg befale sverdet til å drepe dem der; jeg vil holde øye med dem til det onde, ikke til det gode.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Og selv om de blir fanget og ført bort som fanger av fiender, skal jeg der beordre sverdet til å slå dem. Mitt blikk er vendt mot dem til ulykke og ikke til lykke.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Yff they go awaye before their enemies i to captyuyte, then shall I commaunde the swerde, there to slaye them. Thus wil I set myne eyes vpon them, for their harme and not for their wealth.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And though they goe into captiuitie before their enemies, thence wil I commande the sword, and it shall slay them: and I will set mine eyes vpon them for euill, and not for good.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And though they go into captiuitie before their enemies, thence wil I commaunde the sworde & it shall slay them: and I will set myne eyes vpon them for euill, and not for good.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And though they go into captivity before their enemies, thence will I command the sword, and it shall slay them: and I will set mine eyes upon them for evil, and not for good.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Though they go into captivity before their enemies, there I will command the sword, and it will kill them. I will set my eyes on them for evil, and not for good.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And if they go into captivity before their enemies, From thence I command the sword, And it hath slain them, And I have set Mine eye on them for evil, And not for good.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And though they go into captivity before their enemies, thence will I command the sword, and it shall slay them: and I will set mine eyes upon them for evil, and not for good.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And though they are taken away as prisoners by their attackers, even there will I give orders to the sword to put them to death: my eyes will be fixed on them for evil and not for good.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Though they go into captivity before their enemies, there I will command the sword, and it will kill them. I will set my eyes on them for evil, and not for good.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Even when their enemies drive them into captivity, from there I will command the sword to kill them. I will not let them out of my sight; they will experience disaster, not prosperity.”

Referenced Verses

• Lev 26:33 : 33 And I will scatter you among the nations, and will draw out a sword after you: and your land shall be desolate, and your cities waste.
• Jer 21:10 : 10 For I have set my face against this city for harm and not for good, says the LORD: it shall be given into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall burn it with fire.
• Jer 44:11 : 11 Therefore thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will set my face against you for evil, and to cut off all Judah.
• Ezek 5:12 : 12 A third part of you shall die with pestilence, and with famine they shall be consumed in your midst: and a third part shall fall by the sword around you; and I will scatter a third part into all the winds, and I will draw out a sword after them.
• Lev 17:10 : 10 And whatever man there is of the house of Israel, or of the strangers that dwell among you, that eats any manner of blood; I will set my face against that soul that eats blood, and will cut him off from among his people.
• Zech 13:8-9 : 8 And it shall come to pass that in all the land, says the LORD, two-thirds shall be cut off and die, but one-third shall be left in it. 9 And I will bring the third part through the fire, and will refine them as silver is refined, and will test them as gold is tested; they shall call on my name, and I will hear them; I will say, It is my people, and they shall say, The LORD is my God.
• Ezek 5:2 : 2 You shall burn with fire a third part in the midst of the city, when the days of the siege are fulfilled: and you shall take a third part, and strike around it with a knife: and a third part you shall scatter to the wind; and I will draw out a sword after them.
• Jer 24:6 : 6 For I will set My eyes upon them for good, and I will bring them again to this land; and I will build them, and not pull them down; and I will plant them, and not pluck them up.
• Jer 39:16 : 16 Go and speak to Ebedmelech the Ethiopian, saying, Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: Behold, I will bring my words upon this city for harm and not for good; and they shall be accomplished that day before you.
• Lev 26:36-39 : 36 And upon those who are left alive of you I will send faintness into their hearts in the lands of their enemies; and the sound of a shaken leaf shall chase them; and they shall flee, as one flees from a sword; and they shall fall when none pursues. 37 And they shall fall one upon another, as it were before a sword, when none pursues: and you shall have no power to stand before your enemies. 38 And you shall perish among the nations, and the land of your enemies shall eat you up. 39 And those who are left of you shall waste away in their iniquity in your enemies' lands; and also in the iniquities of their fathers shall they waste away with them.
• Deut 28:63-65 : 63 And it shall come to pass, that as the LORD rejoiced over you to do you good, and to multiply you; so the LORD will rejoice over you to destroy you, and to bring you to nothing; and you shall be plucked from off the land where you go to possess it. 64 And the LORD shall scatter you among all people, from the one end of the earth even unto the other; and there you shall serve other gods, which neither you nor your fathers have known, even wood and stone. 65 And among these nations shall you find no ease, neither shall the sole of your foot have rest: but the LORD shall give you there a trembling heart, and failing of eyes, and sorrow of mind:
• 2 Chr 16:9 : 9 For the eyes of the LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to show himself strong on behalf of those whose heart is perfect toward him. Herein you have done foolishly; therefore from now on you shall have wars.
• Ps 34:15-16 : 15 The eyes of the LORD are on the righteous, and his ears are open to their cry. 16 The face of the LORD is against those who do evil, to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.