Verse 6

And you, son of man, do not be afraid of them, nor be afraid of their words, though briers and thorns are with you, and you dwell among scorpions: do not be afraid of their words, nor be dismayed at their looks, though they are a rebellious house.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Og du, Menneskesønnen, vær ikke redd for dem og frykt ikke for deres ord, selv om de er stikkende planter og torner rundt deg, og du bor blant farlige skapninger. Frykt ikke for hva de sier, og bli ikke skremt av deres ansikter, for de er et opprørsk folk.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Og du, menneskesønn, vær ikke redd for dem, og vær ikke redd for deres ord, om det skulle være torner og tistler blant deg, og selv om du bor blant skorpioner. Vær ikke redd for deres ord, la deg ikke skremme av deres ansikter, for de er et opprørsk hus.

• Norsk King James

  Og du, menneskesønn, vær ikke redd for dem, og vær ikke redd for ordene deres, selv om det er torner rundt deg, og du bor blant skorpioner: vær ikke redd for ordene deres, og la deg ikke skremme av blikkene deres, selv om de er et opprørsk hus.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og du menneskesønn, vær ikke redd for dem eller for deres ord. Selv om du er blant tornete mennesker og skorpioner, skal du ikke frykte deres ord eller bli skremt av deres ansikt, for de er et gjenstridig folk.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Men du, menneskesønn, frykt ikke for dem og frykt ikke for deres ord, selv om de er som tornete busker og som skorpioner rundt deg. Frykt ikke for deres ord og bli ikke skremt av deres ansikter, for de er et opprørsk hus.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Og du, menneskesønn, vær ikke redd for dem, frykt ikke for deres ord, selv om torner og tistler er med deg, og du bor blant skorpioner; vær ikke redd for deres ord, eller bli motløs av deres blikk, selv om de er et opprørsk hus.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Og du, menneskesønn, skal ikke frykte dem, heller ikke deres ord, selv om du befinner deg blant tornebusker og giftige skorpioner. Frykt ikke deres ord, og la deg ikke skremme av deres utseende, selv om de er et opprørsk folk.

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

  Og du, menneskesønn, vær ikke redd for dem, frykt ikke for deres ord, selv om torner og tistler er med deg, og du bor blant skorpioner; vær ikke redd for deres ord, eller bli motløs av deres blikk, selv om de er et opprørsk hus.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Men du, menneskesønn, vær ikke redd for dem eller for deres ord. Selv om torner og tistler omgir deg, og du bor blant skorpioner, vær ikke redd for deres ord eller forferdet over deres ansikter, for de er et opprørsk hus."

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  You, son of man, do not be afraid of them or their words. Do not fear though briars, thorns, or scorpions are around you. Do not be afraid of their words or terrified by their presence, for they are a rebellious house.

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Men du, menneskesønn, vær ikke redd for dem, eller for deres ord. Selv om du er omgitt av tornebusker og sitter blant skorpioner, vær ikke redd deres ord og vær ikke motløs av deres ansikt, for de er et opprørsk hus.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og du Menneskesøn! du skal ikke frygte for dem, og ei frygte for deres Ord; thi (de ere vel) gjenstridige og Torne hos dig, og du boer hos Skorpioner; (men) du skal ikke frygte for deres Ord og ei forskrækkes for deres Ansigt, endskjøndt de ere et gjenstridigt Huus.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And thou, son of man, be not afraid of them, neither be afraid of their words, though briers and thorns be with thee, and thou dost dwell among scorpions: be not afraid of their words, nor be dismayed at their looks, though they be a rebellious house.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Og du, menneskesønn, frykt ikke for dem, vær ikke redd for deres ord, selv om det er som tornekratt og torner rundt deg, og du bor blant skorpioner: Frykt ikke for deres ord, og bli ikke skremt av deres blikk, selv om de er et opprørsk folk.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Du, menneskesønn, frykt dem ikke og frykt ikke deres ord, selv om torner og tistler er med deg, og du bor blant skorpioner. Frykt ikke deres ord og bli ikke forferdet av deres utseende, for de er et opprørsk folk.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Og du, menneskesønn, vær ikke redd for dem, og vær ikke redd for deres ord, for du omgis av torner og bor blant skorpioner; vær ikke redd for deres ord, og frykt ikke deres ansikter, for de er et opprørsk hus.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Og du, menneskesønn, vær ikke redd for dem, og frykt ikke deres ord, selv om det er torner og tistler med deg, og du bor blant skorpioner; vær ikke redd for deres ord, og bli ikke skremt av deres blikk, selv om de er et opprørsk hus.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Og du, menneskesønn, frykt ikke dem eller deres ord, selv om tornekratt omgir deg og du bor blant skorpioner; frykt ikke deres ord og bli ikke skremt av deres blikk, for de er et opprørsk folk.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Therfore (thou sonne off man) feare the not, nether be afrayed off their wordes: for they shall rebell agaynst the, and despise ye. Yee thou shalt dwell amonge scorpions: but feare not their wordes, be not abashed at their lokes, for it is a frauwerde housholde.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And thou sonne of man, feare them not, neither be afraide of their wordes, although rebels, and thornes be with thee, and thou remainest with scorpions: feare not their wordes, nor be afrayde at their lookes, for they are a rebellious house.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And thou sonne of man feare them not, neither be afraide of their wordes, for bryers and thornes are with thee, and thou doest dwell among scorpions: feare not their wordes, nor be abashed at their lookes, for they are a rebellious house.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ And thou, son of man, be not afraid of them, neither be afraid of their words, though briers and thorns [be] with thee, and thou dost dwell among scorpions: be not afraid of their words, nor be dismayed at their looks, though they [be] a rebellious house.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  You, son of man, don't be afraid of them, neither be afraid of their words, though briers and thorns are with you, and you do dwell among scorpions: don't be afraid of their words, nor be dismayed at their looks, though they are a rebellious house.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  `And thou, son of man, thou art not afraid of them, yea, of their words thou art not afraid, for briers and thorns are with thee, and near scorpions thou art dwelling, of their words thou art not afraid, and of their faces thou art not affrighted, for they `are' a rebellious house,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And thou, son of man, be not afraid of them, neither be afraid of their words, though briers and thorns are with thee, and thou dost dwell among scorpions: be not afraid of their words, nor be dismayed at their looks, though they are a rebellious house.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And you, son of man, have no fear of them or of their words, even if sharp thorns are round you and you are living among scorpions: have no fear of their words and do not be overcome by their looks, for they are an uncontrolled people.

• World English Bible (2000)

  You, son of man, don't be afraid of them, neither be afraid of their words, though briers and thorns are with you, and you do dwell among scorpions: don't be afraid of their words, nor be dismayed at their looks, though they are a rebellious house.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  But you, son of man, do not fear them, and do not fear their words– even though briers and thorns surround you and you live among scorpions– do not fear their words and do not be terrified of the looks they give you, for they are a rebellious house!

Referenced Verses

• Jer 1:8 : 8 Do not be afraid of their faces: for I am with you to deliver you, says the LORD.
• Jer 1:17 : 17 Therefore prepare yourself, and arise, and speak to them all that I command you: do not be dismayed at their faces, lest I confound you before them.
• Mic 7:4 : 4 The best of them is like a brier; the most upright is sharper than a thorn hedge: the day of your watchmen and your visitation comes; now shall be their perplexity.
• Isa 51:12 : 12 I, even I, am he who comforts you: who are you, that you should be afraid of a man who will die, and of the son of man who will be made like grass;
• 2 Sam 23:6-7 : 6 But the sons of Belial shall all be as thorns thrust away, because they cannot be taken with hands: 7 But the man who touches them must be armed with iron and the shaft of a spear; and they shall be utterly burned with fire in the same place.
• Isa 9:18 : 18 For wickedness burns like the fire; it will devour the briers and thorns and will kindle in the thickets of the forest, and they will mount up like the lifting up of smoke.
• Luke 10:19 : 19 Behold, I give you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you.
• Luke 12:4 : 4 And I say to you my friends, Do not be afraid of those who kill the body, and after that have nothing more that they can do.
• Acts 4:13 : 13 Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John and perceived that they were unlearned and ignorant men, they marveled; and they realized that they had been with Jesus.
• Acts 4:19 : 19 But Peter and John answered and said to them, Whether it is right in the sight of God to listen to you more than to God, you judge.
• Acts 4:29 : 29 And now, Lord, look on their threats, and grant to Your servants that with all boldness they may speak Your word,
• Eph 6:19 : 19 And for me, that utterance may be given to me, that I may open my mouth boldly to make known the mystery of the gospel,
• Phil 1:28 : 28 And not in any way terrified by your adversaries, which is to them a sign of perdition, but to you of salvation, and that from God.
• 2 Tim 1:7 : 7 For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.
• Heb 11:27 : 27 By faith he forsook Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king; for he endured as seeing Him who is invisible.
• 1 Pet 3:14 : 14 But even if you should suffer for righteousness' sake, you are blessed. Do not be afraid of their threats, nor be troubled;
• Rev 9:3-6 : 3 And out of the smoke came locusts upon the earth, and to them was given power, like the scorpions of the earth have power. 4 And it was commanded them that they should not harm the grass of the earth, nor any green thing, nor any tree, but only those men who do not have the seal of God on their foreheads. 5 And to them it was given that they should not kill them, but that they should be tormented for five months; and their torment was like the torment of a scorpion when it strikes a man. 6 And in those days men will seek death and will not find it, and will desire to die, and death will flee from them.
• Jer 6:28 : 28 They are all grievous rebels, walking with slanders; they are bronze and iron; they are all corrupters.
• Jer 18:18 : 18 Then said they, Come, and let us devise plans against Jeremiah; for the law shall not perish from the priest, nor counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophet. Come, and let us attack him with the tongue, and let us not give heed to any of his words.
• Ezek 3:8-9 : 8 Behold, I have made your face strong against their faces, and your forehead strong against their foreheads. 9 Like an adamant harder than flint have I made your forehead: do not fear them, nor be dismayed at their looks, though they be a rebellious house.
• Ezek 3:26-27 : 26 And I will make your tongue cleave to the roof of your mouth, so that you shall be mute, and shall not be to them a reprover: for they are a rebellious house. 27 But when I speak with you, I will open your mouth, and you shall say to them, Thus says the Lord GOD; He that hears, let him hear; and he that refuses, let him refuse: for they are a rebellious house.
• Ezek 28:24 : 24 And there shall be no more a pricking brier to the house of Israel, nor any grieving thorn of all that are round about them, that despised them; and they shall know that I am the Lord GOD.
• Amos 7:10-17 : 10 Then Amaziah the priest of Bethel sent to Jeroboam king of Israel, saying, Amos has conspired against you in the midst of the house of Israel: the land is not able to bear all his words. 11 For thus Amos says, Jeroboam shall die by the sword, and Israel shall surely be led away captive out of their own land. 12 Also Amaziah said to Amos, O seer, go, flee away into the land of Judah, and there eat bread, and prophesy there: 13 But do not prophesy again anymore at Bethel: for it is the king's sanctuary, and it is the royal house. 14 Then Amos answered, and said to Amaziah, I was no prophet, neither was I a prophet's son; but I was a herdsman, and a gatherer of sycamore fruit: 15 And the LORD took me as I followed the flock, and the LORD said to me, Go, prophesy to my people Israel. 16 Now therefore hear the word of the LORD: You say, Do not prophesy against Israel, and do not preach against the house of Isaac. 17 Therefore thus says the LORD; Your wife shall be a harlot in the city, and your sons and your daughters shall fall by the sword, and your land shall be divided by line; and you shall die in a polluted land: and Israel shall surely go into captivity from his land.
• Mic 3:8 : 8 But truly I am full of power by the spirit of the LORD, and of judgment, and of might, to declare to Jacob his transgression, and to Israel his sin.
• Isa 51:7 : 7 Listen to me, you who know righteousness, the people in whose heart is my law; do not fear the reproach of men, nor be afraid of their revilings.
• 2 Kgs 1:15 : 15 And the angel of the LORD said to Elijah, Go down with him; do not be afraid of him. So he arose and went down with him to the king.
• Prov 30:13-14 : 13 There is a generation, oh how lofty are their eyes, and their eyelids are lifted up. 14 There is a generation whose teeth are like swords, and whose jaws are like knives, to devour the poor from the earth, and the needy from among men.
• Matt 10:28 : 28 And do not fear those who kill the body, but cannot kill the soul: but rather fear him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.