Verse 47

And say to the forest of the south, Hear the word of the LORD; Thus says the Lord GOD; Behold, I will kindle a fire in you, and it shall devour every green tree in you, and every dry tree: the flaming flame shall not be quenched, and all faces from the south to the north shall be burned in it.

Other Translations

• Norsk King James

  Og si til sørskogen: Hør Herrens ord; Så sier Herren Gud: Se, jeg vil tenne en ild i deg, og den skal fortære hvert grønt tre i deg, og hvert tørt tre. Den flammende flammen skal ikke slukkes, og alle ansikt fra sør til nord skal bli brent i den.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Si til skogen i sør: Hør Herrens ord! Så sier Herren Gud: Se, jeg vil tenne en ild i deg, og den skal fortære hvert grønt tre og hvert tørt tre i deg. Den flammende lue skal ikke slokkes, og alle ansikter fra sør til nord skal bli brent av den.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Og si til skogen i sør, Hør Herrens ord; Så sier Herren Gud; Se, jeg vil tenne en ild i deg, og den skal fortære hvert grønt tre i deg, og hvert tørt tre: den flammende flammen skal ikke slukkes, og alle ansiktene fra sør til nord skal brenne i den.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Og si til Sørmarkens skog: Hør Herrens ord! Slik sier Herren Gud: Se, jeg vil tenne en ild i deg som skal fortære hvert grønt tre og hvert tørt tre; den flammende ilden skal ikke slukkes, og alle land fra sør til nord skal brennes i den.

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

  Og si til skogen i sør, Hør Herrens ord; Så sier Herren Gud; Se, jeg vil tenne en ild i deg, og den skal fortære hvert grønt tre i deg, og hvert tørt tre: den flammende flammen skal ikke slukkes, og alle ansiktene fra sør til nord skal brenne i den.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og du skal sige til Skoven imod Sønden: Hør Herrens Ord: Saa sagde den Herre Herre: See, jeg vil antænde en Ild i dig, og den skal fortære alle grønne Træer og alle tørre Træer i dig, den heftige Lue skal ikke udslukkes, men alle Ansigter fra Sønden til Norden skulle blive forbrændte ved den.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And say to the forest of the south, Hear the word of the LORD; Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will kindle a fire in thee, and it shall devour every green tree in thee, and every dry tree: the flaming flame shall not be quenched, and all faces from the south to the north shall be burned therein.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Og si til skogen i sør: Hør Herrens ord; Så sier Herren Gud: Se, jeg vil tenne en ild i deg, og den skal fortære hvert grønt tre i deg og hvert tørt tre: den flammende ilden skal ikke slukkes, og alle ansikter fra sør til nord skal brenne i den.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  og si til skogen i sør: Hør Herrens ord: Så sier Herren Gud, Se, jeg vil sette opp en ild i deg, og den skal fortære hvert grønt tre i deg, og hvert tørt tre: den flammete flammen skal ikke bli slukket, og alle ansikter fra sør til nord skal brennes av den.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Og si til sørskogen: Hør Herrens ord! Så sier Herren Gud: Se, jeg vil tenne en ild i deg, og den skal fortære hvert grønt tre og hvert tørt tre i deg. Den brennende flammen skal ikke slukkes, og alt kjøtt fra sør til nord skal bli brent av den.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  og si til sørens skog: Hør Herrens ord: Så sier Herren Gud, Se, jeg vil tenne en ild i deg, og den skal fortære alle grønne trær i deg og alle tørre trær; den brennende flammen skal ikke slokkes, og alle ansikter fra sør til nord skal bli brent av den.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Og si til sørens skog: Hør Herrens ord: dette sier Herren: Se, jeg vil tenne en ild i deg til ødeleggelse av hvert grønt tre i deg og hvert tørt tre: den flamrende flammen vil ikke slukkes, og alle ansikter fra sør til nord vil bli brent av den.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  and saye to the wodde towarde the souht: Heare the worde of the LORDE, thus saieth the LORDE God: Beholde, I wil kyndle a fyre in the, yt shal cosume the grene trees wt the drye. No man shal be able to quench his flame, but all that loketh from the south to the north, shal be brent therin:

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And say to the forest of the South, Heare the worde of the Lord: thus saith the Lord God, Beholde, I will kindle a fire in thee, and it shall deuoure all the greene wood in thee, and all the drie wood: the continuall flame shall not bee quenched, and euery face from the South to the North shall be burnt therein.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And say to the forest of the south, Heare the worde of the Lord, thus saith the Lorde God, Beholde I wyll kindle a fire in thee, that shall consume all the greene trees, with all the dry: the continuall flambe shall not be quenched, and euery face from the south to the north shalbe burnt therin.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And say to the forest of the south, Hear the word of the LORD; Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will kindle a fire in thee, and it shall devour every green tree in thee, and every dry tree: the flaming flame shall not be quenched, and all faces from the south to the north shall be burned therein.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  and tell the forest of the South, Hear the word of Yahweh: Thus says the Lord Yahweh, Behold, I will kindle a fire in you, and it shall devour every green tree in you, and every dry tree: the flaming flame shall not be quenched, and all faces from the south to the north shall be burnt thereby.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and thou hast said to the forest of the south: Hear a word of Jehovah: Thus said the Lord Jehovah: Lo, I am kindling in thee a fire, And it hath devoured in thee every moist tree, and every dry tree, Not quenched is the glowing flames, And burnt by it have been all faces from south to north.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  and say to the forest of the South, Hear the word of Jehovah: Thus saith the Lord Jehovah, Behold, I will kindle a fire in thee, and it shall devour every green tree in thee, and every dry tree: the flaming flame shall not be quenched, and all faces from the south to the north shall be burnt thereby.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And say to the woodland of the South, Give ear to the words of the Lord: this is what the Lord has said: See, I will have a fire lighted in you, for the destruction of every green tree in you and every dry tree: the flaming flame will not be put out, and all faces from the south to the north will be burned by it.

• World English Bible (2000)

  and tell the forest of the South, Hear the word of Yahweh: Thus says the Lord Yahweh, Behold, I will kindle a fire in you, and it shall devour every green tree in you, and every dry tree: the flaming flame shall not be quenched, and all faces from the south to the north shall be burnt thereby.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  and say to the scrub land of the Negev,‘Listen to the LORD’s message: This is what the Sovereign LORD has said: Look here, I am about to start a fire in you, and it will devour every green tree and every dry tree in you. The flaming fire will not be extinguished, and the whole surface of the ground from the Negev to the north will be scorched by it.

Referenced Verses

• Jer 21:14 : 14 But I will punish you according to the fruit of your deeds, says the LORD: and I will kindle a fire in its forest, and it shall devour all things around it.
• Isa 9:18-19 : 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. 19 Through the wrath of the LORD of hosts the land is burned and the people will be as fuel for the fire; no man will spare his brother.
• Ezek 17:24 : 24 And all the trees of the field shall know that I the LORD have brought down the high tree, have exalted the low tree, have dried up the green tree, and have made the dry tree flourish: I the LORD have spoken and have done it.
• Luke 23:31 : 31 For if they do these things in the green wood, what will be done in the dry?
• Deut 32:22 : 22 For a fire is kindled in my anger, and shall burn to the lowest hell, and shall consume the earth with her increase, and set on fire the foundations of the mountains.
• Ezek 15:6-7 : 6 Therefore thus says the Lord GOD; Like the vine tree among the trees of the forest, which I have given to the fire for fuel, so will I give the inhabitants of Jerusalem. 7 And I will set my face against them; they shall go out from one fire, and another fire shall devour them; and you shall know that I am the LORD, when I set my face against them.
• 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.
• Ezek 21:3-4 : 3 And say to the land of Israel, Thus says the LORD; Behold, I am against you, and will draw forth my sword out of its sheath, and will cut off from you the righteous and the wicked. 4 Seeing then that I will cut off from you the righteous and the wicked, therefore shall my sword go forth out of its sheath against all flesh from the south to the north:
• Ezek 22:20-21 : 20 As they gather silver, and brass, and iron, and lead, and tin, into the midst of the furnace, to blow the fire upon it, to melt it; so will I gather you in My anger and in My fury, and I will leave you there, and melt you. 21 Yes, I will gather you, and blow upon you in the fire of My wrath, and you shall be melted in its midst.
• Mark 9:43-49 : 43 And if your hand causes you to sin, cut it off; it is better for you to enter into life maimed, than having two hands to go to hell, into the fire that shall never be quenched; 44 Where their worm does not die, and the fire is not quenched. 45 And if your foot causes you to sin, cut it off; it is better for you to enter life lame, than having two feet to be cast into hell, into the fire that shall never be quenched; 46 Where their worm does not die, and the fire is not quenched. 47 And if your eye causes you to sin, pluck it out; it is better for you to enter the kingdom of God with one eye, than having two eyes to be cast into hell fire; 48 Where their worm does not die, and the fire is not quenched. 49 For everyone will be seasoned with fire, and every sacrifice will be seasoned with salt.
• Isa 13:8 : 8 And they will be afraid: pangs and sorrows will take hold of them; they will be in pain as a woman in labor: they will be amazed at one another; their faces will be like flames.
• Isa 24:1-6 : 1 Behold, the LORD makes the earth empty and makes it waste, turns it upside down, and scatters abroad its inhabitants. 2 And it shall be, as with the people, so with the priest; as with the servant, so with his master; as with the maid, so with her mistress; as with the buyer, so with the seller; as with the lender, so with the borrower; as with the taker of interest, so with the giver of interest to him. 3 The land shall be utterly emptied and utterly plundered, for the LORD has spoken this word. 4 The earth mourns and fades away, the world languishes and fades away, the proud people of the earth do languish. 5 The earth also is defiled under its inhabitants because they have transgressed the laws, changed the ordinance, broken the everlasting covenant. 6 Therefore the curse has devoured the earth, and those who dwell in it are desolate; therefore the inhabitants of the earth are burned, and few men left.
• Isa 30:33 : 33 For Tophet is ordained of old; yes, for the king it is prepared; he has made it deep and large: the pile thereof is fire and much wood; the breath of the LORD, like a stream of brimstone, kindles it.
• Isa 66:24 : 24 And they shall go forth, and look upon the corpses of the men that have transgressed against me: for their worm shall not die, nor shall their fire be quenched; and they shall be an abhorrence to all flesh.