Verse 23

And that the whole land is brimstone, salt, and burning, that it is not sown, nor bears, nor any grass grows therein, like the overthrow of Sodom, and Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboim, which the LORD overthrew in his anger and in his wrath:

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Alle folkeslagene skal si: 'Hvorfor har Herren gjort slik mot dette landet? Hva betyr denne store vreden?'

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  At hele dette landet er svovel, salt og brenning, at det ikke blir sådd, ikke bærer avlinger, og ingen gress vokser der, som ødeleggelsen av Sodom, Gomorra, Adma og Sebojim, som Herren ødela i sin vrede og vrede.

• Norsk King James

  Og at hele landet er svovel, salt og brennende, at det ikke er sådd, ikke bærer frukt, og at ingen gress vokser der, som ødeleggingen av Sodoma, Gomorra, Admah, og Seboim, som Herren ødela i sin vrede og i sin harme:

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  at hele dette landet er sviesett, dekket av svovel og salt, uten at det kan såes eller gi avlinger, og ingen grønne vekster kan gro der, som i Sodoma og Gomorra, Adma og Seboim, som Herren omstyrtet i sin vrede og harme.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Alle nasjonene vil spørre: 'Hvorfor har Herren gjort slik mot dette landet? Hva er årsaken til denne store vrede?'

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  at hele landet er svovel, salt og brann, at det ikke blir sådd eller bærer avlinger, og at ingen gress vokser der, som ødeleggelsen av Sodoma, Gomorra, Adma og Seboim, som Herren ødela i sin vrede og harme.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  og når de ser at hele landet er blitt aske, salt og brent, slik at det ikke blir sådd, ikke bærer frukt og at ingen gress spirer der, likt undergangen til Sodoma, Gomorra, Admah og Seboim, som HERREN i sin vrede og raseri ødela.

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

  at hele landet er svovel, salt og brann, at det ikke blir sådd eller bærer avlinger, og at ingen gress vokser der, som ødeleggelsen av Sodoma, Gomorra, Adma og Seboim, som Herren ødela i sin vrede og harme.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Alle folkeslag skal spørre: 'Hvorfor har Herren gjort slik mot dette landet? Hvorfor denne store vrede?'

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  All the nations will ask, 'Why has the LORD done this to this land? Why this fierce, burning anger?'

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Alle nasjonene vil spørre: 'Hvorfor har Herren gjort slik mot dette landet? Hva betyr denne store brannen av sinne?'

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  at alt dets Land er brændt, Svovel og Salt, at det ikke kan tilsaaes, ei heller give Grøde, og ingen Urt kan opvoxe derudi, ligesom Sodoma og Gomorra, Adma og Zeboim ere omkastede, hvilke Herren omkastede i sin Vrede og i sin Hastighed.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And that the whole land thereof is brimstone, and salt, and burning, that it is not sown, nor beareth, nor any grass groweth therein, like the overthrow of Sodom, and Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboim, which the LORD overthrew in his anger, and in his wrath:

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Og at hele landet er svovel, og salt, og forbrent, at det ikke blir sådd, ikke bærer, og at ingen gress vokser der, som ødeleggelsen av Sodoma og Gomorra, Adma og Seboim, som Herren ødela i sin vrede og i sin harme.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  at hele landet er svovel, salt og brann; det blir verken sådd eller bærer frukt, og ingen gress vokser der, som ødeleggelsen av Sodoma og Gomorra, Adma og Sebojim, som Herren ødela i sin vrede og harme.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  'Med svovel og salt er hele landet brent, det er ikke sådd, det spirer ikke, og det vokser ikke noen urt der, som ødeleggelsen av Sodoma og Gomorra, Adma og Seboim, som Herren ødela i sin vrede og brennende harme.'

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  og at hele landet er svovel, salt og brenning, at det er ikke sådd, bærer ikke frukt, og ikke noe gress vokser der, som ved ødeleggelsen av Sodoma og Gomorra, Adma og Seboim, som Herren ødela i sin vrede og i sin harme:

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Og at hele landet er et salt og røykende øde, uten noen beplantning eller avling eller gress, men ødelagt som Sodoma og Gomorra, Adma og Seboim, som Herren sendte ødeleggelse over i sin brennende vrede.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  how all the londe is burnt vpp with bremstone and salt, that it is nether sowne nor beareth nor any grasse groweth, after the ouertrowenge of Sodome, Gomor, Adama ad Zeboim: which the Lorde ouerthrewe in his wrath and angre.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  that he hath brent vp all their londe with brymstone and salt, so yt it cannot be sowne, ner is frutefull, nether groweth there eny grasse therin, Like as Sodom, Gomor, Adama and Zeboim are ouerthrowne, which the LORDE ouerthrewe in his wrath and anger.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  (For all that land shall burne with brimstone and salt: it shall not be sowen, nor bring forth, nor any grasse shall growe therein, like as in the ouerthrowing of Sodom, and Gomorah, Admah, and Zeboim, which the Lord ouerthrewe in his wrath and in his anger)

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Howe all the lande is burnt vp with brimstone and salt, and that it is neither sowen, nor beareth, nor any grasse groweth therin, lyke as in the place of ye ouerthrowyng of Sodome, Gomor, Adama, and Zeboim, which the Lorde ouerthrewe in his wrath and anger.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  [And that] the whole land thereof [is] brimstone, and salt, [and] burning, [that] it is not sown, nor beareth, nor any grass groweth therein, like the overthrow of Sodom, and Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboim, which the LORD overthrew in his anger, and in his wrath:

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  [and that] the whole land of it is sulfur, and salt, [and] a burning, [that] it is not sown, nor bears, nor any grass grows therein, like the overthrow of Sodom and Gomorrah, Admah and Zeboiim, which Yahweh overthrew in his anger, and in his wrath:

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  (`with' brimstone and salt is the whole land burnt, it is not sown, nor doth it shoot up, nor doth there go up on it any herb, like the overthrow of Sodom and Gomorrah, Admah and Zeboim, which Jehovah overturned in His anger, and in His fury,) --

• American Standard Version (1901)

  [ and that] the whole land thereof is brimstone, and salt, [and] a burning, [that] it is not sown, nor beareth, nor any grass groweth therein, like the overthrow of Sodom and Gomorrah, Admah and Zeboiim, which Jehovah overthrew in his anger, and in his wrath:

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And that all the land is a salt and smoking waste, not planted or giving fruit or clothed with grass, but wasted like Sodom and Gomorrah, Admah and Zeboiim, on which the Lord sent destruction in the heat of his wrath:

• World English Bible (2000)

  [and that] the whole land of it is sulfur, and salt, [and] a burning, [that] it is not sown, nor bears, nor any grass grows therein, like the overthrow of Sodom and Gomorrah, Admah and Zeboiim, which Yahweh overthrew in his anger, and in his wrath:

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  The whole land will be covered with brimstone, salt, and burning debris; it will not be planted nor will it sprout or produce grass. It will resemble the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah, Admah and Zeboiim, which the LORD destroyed in his intense anger.

Referenced Verses

• Jer 17:6 : 6 For he shall be like the heath in the desert, and shall not see when good comes; but shall inhabit the parched places in the wilderness, in a salt land and not inhabited.
• Zeph 2:9 : 9 Therefore as I live, says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, Surely Moab shall be as Sodom, and the children of Ammon as Gomorrah, even a breeding of nettles, and salt pits, and a perpetual desolation: the remnant of my people shall plunder them, and the remnant of my people shall possess them.
• Isa 34:9 : 9 And its streams shall be turned into pitch, and its dust into brimstone, and its land shall become burning pitch.
• Gen 19:24-25 : 24 Then the LORD rained upon Sodom and Gomorrah brimstone and fire from the LORD out of heaven. 25 And he overthrew those cities, and all the plain, and all the inhabitants of the cities, and what grew on the ground.
• Judg 9:45 : 45 And Abimelech fought against the city all that day; and he took the city, killed the people who were in it, and tore down the city, and sowed it with salt.
• Jer 20:16 : 16 And let that man be as the cities which the LORD overthrew, and did not repent: and let him hear the cry in the morning, and the shouting at noontime;
• Ezek 47:11 : 11 But the miry places and the marshes shall not be healed; they shall be given to salt.
• Gen 14:2 : 2 That they made war with Bera, king of Sodom, and with Birsha, king of Gomorrah, Shinab, king of Admah, and Shemeber, king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela, which is Zoar.
• Luke 14:34-35 : 34 Salt is good: but if the salt has lost its flavor, how shall it be seasoned? 35 It is neither fit for the land, nor for the manure pile; but men throw it out. He who has ears to hear, let him hear.
• Luke 17:29 : 29 But on the same day that Lot went out of Sodom, it rained fire and brimstone from heaven and destroyed them all.
• Rev 19:20 : 20 And the beast was captured, and with him the false prophet who worked miracles before him, with which he deceived those who had received the mark of the beast, and those who worshiped his image. These two were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with sulfur.
• Hos 11:8-9 : 8 How can I give you up, Ephraim? How can I deliver you, Israel? How can I make you like Admah? How can I set you like Zeboim? My heart is turned within me, my compassion is kindled together. 9 I will not execute the fierceness of my anger, I will not return to destroy Ephraim, for I am God, and not a man; the Holy One among you, and I will not enter the city.
• Amos 4:11 : 11 I have overthrown some of you, as God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah, and you were like a firebrand plucked from the burning: yet you have not returned to me, says the LORD.
• Job 18:15 : 15 It shall dwell in his tent, because it is no longer his: brimstone shall be scattered upon his habitation.
• Ps 107:34 : 34 A fruitful land into barrenness, for the wickedness of those who dwell therein.