Verse 4

And I looked, and behold, a whirlwind came out of the north, a great cloud, and a fire enfolding itself, and brightness was about it, and out of its midst was as the color of amber, out of the midst of the fire.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Jeg så, og se, en stormvind fra nord, en stor sky med flammende ild og et strålende lys rundt seg. Og fra dens midte kom det noe som lignet glødende metall fra ilden.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Da så jeg, og se, en stormvind kom fra nord, en stor sky med en omkransede ild, og en glans rundt den, og fra midten som fargen av rav, midt i ilden.

• Norsk King James

  Og jeg så, og se, en virvel kom fra nord, en stor sky, og en ild som foldet seg inn i seg selv, og det var lys omkring den; fra midten av den var det som fargen av rav, ut fra midten av ilden.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og jeg så, og se, det kom en stormvind fra nord, en stor sky med ild som lyste rundt omkring, og det var en glans rundt den; og midt i skyen var det som fargen av det reneste kobber, midt ute i ilden.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Jeg så, og se, en stormvind kom fra nord, en stor sky med ild som lyste, og rundt om den var en stråleglans. Fra midten av skyen, som midt i en ild, var det noe som liknet på glødende metall.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Jeg så, og se, en stormvind kom fra nord, en stor sky, og en ild som foldet seg, og en lysglans rundt den, og midt i den, som fargen av rav, midt i ilden.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Jeg så, og se, en virvelvind kom fra nord, en stor sky, og en ild som omsluttet seg, med en strålende glans rundt seg; og midt i den lignet det på fargen til rav, som om det kom fra flammenes indre.

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

  Jeg så, og se, en stormvind kom fra nord, en stor sky, og en ild som foldet seg, og en lysglans rundt den, og midt i den, som fargen av rav, midt i ilden.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Jeg så, og se, en stormvind kom fra nord, en stor sky med en flammende ild og et strålende lys rundt den, og fra midten noe som skinte som det fineste metall, midt i ilden.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  I looked, and there was a stormy wind coming from the north, a great cloud with flashing fire inside it and a bright light surrounding it. From within the fire there was something that gleamed like amber.

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Jeg så, og se, en stormvind kom fra nord, en stor sky med ild som flammet opp, og en glans var rundt den. Fra midten av ilden kom noe som så ut som skinnende metall.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og jeg saae, og see, der kom et Stormveir af Norden, en stor Sky og Ild, som slog sig omkring, og en Glands var hos den trindt omkring; og midt udaf den var som Farven af (det reneste) Kobber, midt udaf Ilden.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And I looked, and, behold, a whirlwind came out of the north, a great cloud, and a fire infolding itself, and a brightness was about it, and out of the midst thereof as the colour of amber, out of the midst of the fire.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Jeg så, og se, en stormvind kom fra nord, en stor sky og en ild som svevde omkring, og det var lys rundt den. Fra midten av den, som utseendet av rav, kom ut av midten av ilden.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Jeg så, og se, en stormfull vind kom fra nord, en stor sky med lynende ild, og en glans omkring den, og ut av midten som glødende metall, ut av midten av ilden.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Jeg så, og se, en storm fra nord kom, en stor sky og ild som flammet omkring, og det var en lysglans rundt den, og inni skyen var det noe som så ut som glødende bronse.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Jeg så en stormfull vind som kom fra nord, en stor sky med ild som lyste opp, og rundt den var det et lysglans; og midt i ilden var det noe som så ut som glødende metall.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Da så jeg en stormvind komme fra nord, en stor sky med en ild som flakket, med et klart lys rundt seg, og innenfor noe i midten med fargen som blank rav.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And I loked: & beholde, a stormy wynde came out off the north with a greate cloude full of fyre, which wt his glistre lightened all rounde aboute. And in ye myddest off the fyre it was all cleare,

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And I looked, and beholde, a whirlewinde came out of the North, a great cloude and a fire wrapped about it, and a brightnesse was about it, and in the middes thereof, to wit, in the middes of the fire came out as the likenesse of amber.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And I looked, and beholde a stormie wind came out of the north, a great cloude, and a fire folding it selfe in the cloude and a brightnes rounde about it, and foorth of the middes therof as the colour of amber out of the middes of the fire.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ And I looked, and, behold, a whirlwind came out of the north, a great cloud, and a fire infolding itself, and a brightness [was] about it, and out of the midst thereof as the colour of amber, out of the midst of the fire.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  I looked, and, behold, a stormy wind came out of the north, a great cloud, with flashing lightning, and a brightness round about it, and out of the midst of it as it were glowing metal, out of the midst of the fire.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And I look, and lo, a tempestuous wind is coming from the north, a great cloud, and fire catching itself, and brightness to it round about, and out of its midst as the colour of copper, out of the midst of the fire.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And I looked, and, behold, a stormy wind came out of the north, a great cloud, with a fire infolding itself, and a brightness round about it, and out of the midst thereof as it were glowing metal, out of the midst of the fire.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And, looking, I saw a storm-wind coming out of the north, a great cloud with flames of fire coming after one another, and a bright light shining round about it and in the heart of it was something coloured like electrum.

• World English Bible (2000)

  I looked, and behold, a stormy wind came out of the north, a great cloud, with flashing lightning, and a brightness around it, and out of its midst as it were glowing metal, out of the midst of the fire.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  As I watched, I noticed a windstorm coming from the north– an enormous cloud, with lightning flashing, such that bright light rimmed it and came from it like glowing amber from the middle of a fire.

Referenced Verses

• Ezek 1:27 : 27 And I saw as the color of amber, as the appearance of fire all around within it, from the appearance of his waist even upward, and from the appearance of his waist even downward, I saw as it were the appearance of fire, and it had brightness all around.
• Ezek 8:2 : 2 Then I looked, and behold, a likeness as the appearance of fire: from the appearance of his waist even downward, fire; and from his waist even upward, as the appearance of brightness, as the color of amber.
• Jer 23:19 : 19 Behold, a whirlwind of the LORD has gone forth in fury, a grievous whirlwind; it shall fall grievously upon the head of the wicked.
• Jer 25:32 : 32 Thus says the LORD of hosts, Behold, disaster shall go forth from nation to nation, and a great whirlwind shall be raised up from the farthest parts of the earth.
• Isa 21:1 : 1 The prophecy concerning the desert by the sea. As whirlwinds in the south pass through, so it comes from the desert, from a dreadful land.
• Jer 1:13-14 : 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. 14 Then the LORD said to me, Out of the north an evil shall break forth upon all the inhabitants of the land.
• Jer 4:6 : 6 Set up the standard toward Zion: retreat, do not stay: for I will bring disaster from the north, and great destruction.
• Jer 6:1 : 1 O you children of Benjamin, gather yourselves to flee out of the midst of Jerusalem, and blow the trumpet in Tekoa, and set up a signal of fire in Bethhaccerem, for evil appears out of the north, and great destruction.
• Jer 25:9 : 9 Behold, I will send and take all the families of the north, says the LORD, and Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, My servant, and will bring them against this land, and against its inhabitants, and against all these nations round about, and will utterly destroy them, and make them an astonishment, a hissing, and perpetual desolations.
• Ezek 10:2-4 : 2 And he spoke to the man clothed with linen, and said, Go in between the wheels, under the cherub, and fill your hands with coals of fire from between the cherubim, and scatter them over the city. And he went in, in my sight. 3 Now the cherubim stood on the right side of the house, as the man went in; and the cloud filled the inner court. 4 Then the glory of the LORD went up from the cherub, and stood over the threshold of the house; and the house was filled with the cloud, and the court was full of the brightness of the LORD's glory.
• Ezek 10:8-9 : 8 And there appeared in the cherubim the form of a man's hand under their wings. 9 And when I looked, behold, the four wheels by the cherubim, one wheel by one cherub, and another wheel by another cherub; and the appearance of the wheels was like the color of a beryl stone.
• Nah 1:3-6 : 3 The LORD is slow to anger and great in power, and will not at all acquit the wicked: the LORD has his way in the whirlwind and in the storm, and the clouds are the dust of his feet. 4 He rebukes the sea and makes it dry, and dries up all the rivers: Bashan languishes, and Carmel, and the flower of Lebanon languishes. 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 1:8-9 : 8 Their horses are swifter than leopards, fiercer than evening wolves; their horsemen spread themselves, and their horsemen shall come from afar; they fly as the eagle that hastens to eat. 9 They all come for violence; their faces are set like the east wind, and they gather captives like sand.
• Hab 3:3-5 : 3 God came from Teman, and the Holy One from Mount Paran. Selah. His glory covered the heavens, and the earth was full of His praise. 4 His brightness was like the light; He had rays coming from His hand, and there was the hiding of His power. 5 Before Him went the pestilence, and burning coals went forth at His feet.
• Heb 12:29 : 29 For our God is a consuming fire.
• Rev 1:15 : 15 And his feet like fine brass, as if refined in a furnace; and his voice like the sound of many waters.
• Exod 19:16-18 : 16 And it came to pass on the third day in the morning, that there were thunders and lightnings, and a thick cloud upon the mount, and the voice of the trumpet exceedingly loud, so that all the people in the camp trembled. 17 And Moses brought the people out of the camp to meet with God, and they stood at the lower part of the mount. 18 And Mount Sinai was all in smoke, because the LORD descended upon it in fire, and the smoke went up like the smoke of a furnace, and the whole mount quaked greatly.
• Exod 24:16-17 : 16 And the glory of the LORD abode upon Mount Sinai, and the cloud covered it six days: and the seventh day he called to Moses out of the midst of the cloud. 17 And the sight of the glory of the LORD was like devouring fire on the top of the mountain in the eyes of the children of Israel.
• Deut 4:11-12 : 11 And you came near and stood under the mountain; and the mountain burned with fire unto the midst of heaven, with darkness, clouds, and thick darkness. 12 And the LORD spoke to you out of the midst of the fire: you heard the voice of the words, but saw no form; only you heard a voice.
• 2 Chr 5:13-6:1 : 13 It happened, when the trumpeters and singers were as one, to make one sound to be heard in praising and thanking the LORD; when they lifted up their voice with the trumpets and cymbals and instruments of music, and praised the LORD, saying, For he is good; for his mercy endures forever: that the house was filled with a cloud, the house of the LORD; 14 So that the priests could not stand to minister because of the cloud: for the glory of the LORD had filled the house of God. 1 Then Solomon said, The LORD has said that he would dwell in thick darkness.
• 2 Chr 7:1-3 : 1 Now when Solomon had finished praying, fire came down from heaven and consumed the burnt offering and the sacrifices; and the glory of the LORD filled the house. 2 And the priests could not enter into the house of the LORD, because the glory of the LORD had filled the LORD's house. 3 And when all the children of Israel saw how the fire came down, and the glory of the LORD upon the house, they bowed with their faces to the ground on the pavement, and worshiped and praised the LORD, saying, For He is good; for His mercy endures forever.
• Ps 18:11-13 : 11 He made darkness his secret place; his pavilion around him were dark waters and thick clouds of the skies. 12 At the brightness before him his thick clouds passed, hailstones and coals of fire. 13 The LORD also thundered in the heavens, and the Highest gave his voice; hailstones and coals of fire.
• Ps 50:3 : 3 Our God shall come, and shall not keep silent: a fire shall devour before Him, and it shall be very stormy around Him.
• Ps 97:2-3 : 2 Clouds and darkness surround him: righteousness and judgment are the foundation of his throne. 3 A fire goes before him and burns up his enemies all around.
• Ps 104:3-4 : 3 Who lays the beams of His chambers in the waters: who makes the clouds His chariot: who walks upon the wings of the wind: 4 Who makes His angels spirits; His ministers a flaming fire:
• Isa 19:1 : 1 The burden of Egypt. Behold, the LORD rides upon a swift cloud and shall come into Egypt. The idols of Egypt shall be moved at His presence, and the heart of Egypt shall melt in its midst.