Verse 38

You shall carry much seed out into the field, and shall gather but little in; for the locust shall consume it.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Du skal så mye frø i marken, men høste lite, fordi gresshopper skal ete det opp.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Du skal bringe ut mye såkorn på åkeren, men samle lite inn, for gresshopper vil fortære det.

• Norsk King James

  Du skal bære mye såkorn inn på marken, men samle lite inn; for gresshopper skal fortære det.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Du skal så mye frø på marken, men samle lite inn, for gresshoppene skal ete det opp.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Du skal føre mye såkorn ut på marken, men samle lite inn, for gresshopper skal fortære det.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Du skal så mye såkorn på marken, men bare samle lite inn; for gresshoppene skal spise det opp.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Du skal bære ut mye frø på marken, men hente svært lite, for gresshopper skal fortære det.

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

  Du skal så mye såkorn på marken, men bare samle lite inn; for gresshoppene skal spise det opp.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Du skal så mye utsæd på marken, men høste lite, for jobben vil komme og fortære avlingen.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  You will sow much seed in the field but gather little, because locusts will consume it.

• biblecontext

  { "verseID": "Deuteronomy.28.38", "source": "זֶ֥רַע רַ֖ב תּוֹצִ֣יא הַשָּׂדֶ֑ה וּמְעַ֣ט תֶּאֱסֹ֔ף כִּ֥י יַחְסְלֶ֖נּוּ הָאַרְבֶּֽה׃", "text": "*Zeraʿ rab* *tôṣîʾ* the-*śādeh* *û*-*məʿaṭ* *teʾĕsōp* because *yaḥsəlennû* the-*ʾarbeh*.", "grammar": { "*Zeraʿ*": "masculine singular noun - 'seed'", "*rab*": "masculine singular adjective - 'much/many'", "*tôṣîʾ*": "imperfect Hiphil 2nd masculine singular - 'you will bring out/carry out'", "*śādeh*": "masculine singular noun with definite article - 'field'", "*û*": "conjunction - 'but/and'", "*məʿaṭ*": "masculine singular adjective - 'little/few'", "*teʾĕsōp*": "imperfect Qal 2nd masculine singular - 'you will gather/harvest'", "*yaḥsəlennû*": "imperfect Qal 3rd masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - 'it will consume it'", "*ʾarbeh*": "masculine singular noun with definite article - 'locust'" }, "variants": { "*Zeraʿ rab*": "much seed/abundant seed", "*tôṣîʾ*": "bring out/carry out to/take out", "*teʾĕsōp*": "gather/collect/harvest", "*yaḥsəlennû*": "consume it/devour it/eat it up", "*ʾarbeh*": "locust/locust swarm" } }

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Du skal ta mange frø ut på marken, men lite skal du samle inn, for gresshoppene skal fortære det.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Du skal udføre megen Sæd paa Marken, men du skal samle Lidet ind, thi Græshoppen skal opæde det.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Thou shalt carry much seed out into the field, and shalt gather but little in; for the locust shall consume it.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Du skal så mye frø på marken, men høste lite, for gresshoppene skal spise det opp.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Du skal bære ut mye såkorn til ditt markstykke, men høste lite, for gresshoppene skal fortære det.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Du sår mye frø på marken, men lite samler du inn, for gresshoppene tærer det.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Du skal så ut mye frø på marken, men høste lite, for gresshopper skal fortære det.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Du skal så mye ut på marken, men lite bringe inn, for gresshopper skal ete det.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  Thou shalt carie moch seed out in to the felde, and shalt gather but litle in: for the locustes shall destroye it,

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Thou shalt cary out moch sede in to ye felde, and shalt gather but litle in: for the greshoppers shal destroye it.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Thou shalt carie out much seede into the fielde, and shalt gather but litle in: for the grashoppers shall destroy it.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Thou shalt carry muche seede out into the fielde, and shalt gather but litle in: for the grashoppers shall destroy it.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Thou shalt carry much seed out into the field, and shalt gather [but] little in; for the locust shall consume it.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  You shall carry much seed out into the field, and shall gather little in; for the locust shall consume it.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  `Much seed thou dost take out into the field, and little thou dost gather in, for the locust doth consume it;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Thou shalt carry much seed out into the field, and shalt gather little in; for the locust shall consume it.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  You will take much seed out into the field, and get little in; for the locust will get it.

• World English Bible (2000)

  You shall carry much seed out into the field, and shall gather little in; for the locust shall consume it.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  The Curse of Reversed Status“You will take much seed to the field but gather little harvest, because locusts will consume it.

Referenced Verses

• Joel 1:4 : 4 What the palmerworm has left, the locust has eaten; and what the locust has left, the cankerworm has eaten; and what the cankerworm has left, the caterpillar has eaten.
• Mic 6:15 : 15 You shall sow, but not reap; you shall tread the olives, but not anoint yourselves with oil; and crush grapes, but not drink the wine.
• Hag 1:6 : 6 You have sown much, and bring in little; you eat, but do not have enough; you drink, but are not filled; you clothe yourselves, but no one is warm; and he who earns wages earns wages to put them into a bag with holes.
• Joel 2:25 : 25 And I will restore to you the years that the locust has eaten, the cankerworm, and the caterpillar, and the palmerworm, my great army which I sent among you.
• Amos 4:9 : 9 I have struck you with blight and mildew: when your gardens, your vineyards, your fig trees, and your olive trees increased, the locust devoured them: yet you have not returned to me, says the LORD.
• Amos 7:1-2 : 1 Thus the Lord GOD showed to me; and, behold, he formed locusts at the beginning of the late growth; and, lo, it was the late growth after the king's mowings. 2 And it came to pass, when they had finished eating the grass of the land, then I said, O Lord GOD, forgive, I beg you: by whom shall Jacob arise? for he is small.
• Joel 2:3 : 3 A fire devours before them, and behind them a flame burns; the land is like the garden of Eden before them, and behind them a desolate wilderness; yes, and nothing shall escape them.
• Exod 10:14-15 : 14 And the locusts went up over all the land of Egypt and rested in all the territory of Egypt; they were very grievous; before them there were no locusts like them, nor after them shall be such. 15 For they covered the surface of the whole earth, so that the land was darkened; and they ate every herb of the land and all the fruit of the trees that the hail had left; and no green thing remained in the trees or in the plants of the field throughout all the land of Egypt.
• Isa 5:10 : 10 Indeed, ten acres of vineyard shall yield one bath, and the seed of a homer shall yield an ephah.