Verse 4

Behold, it is cast into the fire for fuel; the fire consumes both ends of it, and the middle of it is burned. Is it fit for any work?

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Nei, når det er kastet på ilden for å brennes, og flammene har fortært begge endene, kan det da brukes til noe?

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Se, det blir kastet i ilden som brensel; ilden fortærer begge endene av det, og midten er brent. Er det egnet til noe arbeid?

• Norsk King James

  Se, det kastes i ilden som brensel; ilden fortærer begge endene, og midten er brent. Kan det brukes til noe?

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Se, det blir gitt til ilden for å brennes; når ilden har fortært begge ender av det, og midten er blitt brent, duger det da til noe?

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Se, det er blitt kastet i ilden for å brennes. Begge endene er allerede fortært av ilden, og midten er svidd. Er det fortsatt brukbart til noe?

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Se, det kastes i ilden som brensel; ilden fortærer begge endene av det, og midtstykket er brent opp. Er det brukelig til noe arbeid?

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Se, det er kastet inn i ilden for å brukes som brensel; ilden fortærer både endene, og midten er brent. Er det da egnet til noe arbeid?

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

  Se, det kastes i ilden som brensel; ilden fortærer begge endene av det, og midtstykket er brent opp. Er det brukelig til noe arbeid?

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Se, det blir gitt til ilden for å brennes. Når ilden har fortært begge endene av det, og midten er svidd, vil det da være brukbart til noe arbeid?

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Look, it is put into the fire for fuel. The fire consumes both ends of it, and its middle is charred. Is it useful for anything?

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Se, det blir gitt til ilden for å bli fortært. Begge endene er fortært av ilden, og midten er forkullet; duger det da til noe nyttig?

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  See, det er givet til Ilden, til at fortære; (naar da) Ilden fortærer begge Ender derpaa, og det Midterste deraf brændes, mon det skulde due til (nogen) Gjerning?

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Behold, it is cast into the fire for fuel; the fire devoureth both the ends of it, and the midst of it is burned. Is it meet for any work?

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Se, det blir kastet i ilden som brensel; ilden fortærer begge endene av det, og midten av det blir brent. Er det egnet til noe arbeid?

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Se, det kastes på bålet som brensel; ilden har fortært begge endene av det, og det er brent opp i midten: er det da godt for noe arbeid?

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Se, til ilden er den gitt som brensel, dens to ender har ilden fortært, og midten er svidd. Er den nyttig for arbeid?

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Se, det er kastet i ilden for brensel; ilden har fortært begge endene av det, og midten er brent: er det nyttig for noe arbeid?

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Se, det blir kastet på ilden for å brenne: Ilden har fortæret begge endene, og midten er brent; egner det seg til noe arbeid?

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Beholde, it is cast in the fyre to be brent, the fyre consumeth both the endes of it, the myddest is brent to a?shes. Is it mete then for eny worke? No.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Behold, it is cast in the fire to be consumed: the fire consumeth both the endes of it, and the middes of it is burnt. Is it meete for any worke?

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Behold, it is cast in the fire to be brent, the fire consumeth both the endes of it, the middes of it is brent: is it meete then for any worke?

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Behold, it is cast into the fire for fuel; the fire devoureth both the ends of it, and the midst of it is burned. Is it meet for [any] work?

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Behold, it is cast into the fire for fuel; the fire has devoured both the ends of it, and the midst of it is burned: is it profitable for any work?

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  Lo, to the fire it hath been given for fuel, Its two ends hath the fire eaten, And its midst hath been scorched! Is it profitable for work?

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Behold, it is cast into the fire for fuel; the fire hath devoured both the ends of it, and the midst of it is burned: is it profitable for any work?

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  See, it is put into the fire for burning: the fire has made a meal of its two ends and the middle part of it is burned; is it good for any work?

• World English Bible (2000)

  Behold, it is cast into the fire for fuel; the fire has devoured both its ends, and its midst is burned: is it profitable for any work?

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  No! It is thrown in the fire for fuel; when the fire has burned up both ends of it and it is charred in the middle, will it be useful for anything?

Referenced Verses

• John 15:6 : 6 If anyone does not abide in me, he is cast forth as a branch and is withered; and men gather them and cast them into the fire, and they are burned.
• Isa 27:11 : 11 When its boughs are withered, they shall be broken off: the women come and set them on fire; for it is a people of no understanding: therefore He who made them will not have mercy on them, and He who formed them will show them no favor.
• Ezek 19:14 : 14 And fire has gone out from a rod of her branches, which has devoured her fruit, so that she has no strong rod to be a scepter to rule. This is a lamentation, and shall be for a lamentation.
• 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.
• Mal 4:1 : 1 For behold, the day comes that shall burn like an oven, and all the proud, yes, and all that do wickedly, shall be stubble; and the day that comes shall burn them up, says the LORD of hosts, so that it will leave them neither root nor branch.
• Matt 3:12 : 12 His winnowing fan is in his hand, and he will thoroughly purge his floor, and gather his wheat into the barn; but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.
• Heb 6:8 : 8 But that which bears thorns and thistles is rejected, and is near to being cursed, its end is to be burned.
• Heb 12:29 : 29 For our God is a consuming fire.
• Ps 80:16 : 16 It is burned with fire, it is cut down; they perish at the rebuke of your countenance.
• Isa 1:31 : 31 And the strong shall be as tow, and the maker of it as a spark, and they shall both burn together, and none shall quench them.