Verse 13

Behold the land of the Chaldeans; this people was not till the Assyrian founded it for those who dwell in the wilderness: they set up its towers, they raised up its palaces; and he brought it to ruin.

Other Translations

  • GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

    Se på Kaldeernes land – dette folket som ikke lenger eksisterer; Assyrerne bygde det som et hjem for ørkenens dyr. De reiste beleiringer, rev ned palassene, og gjorde stedet til en ruin.

  • Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

    Se på kaldeernes land, folket som ikke var til. Assyria grunnla det for dem som bor i ørkenen; de reiste dens tårn, de oppførte dens palasser og førte det til ruin.

  • Norsk King James

    Se på kaldéernes land; dette folket eksisterte ikke, før assyrerne bygde det for dem som bor i ørkenen: de satte opp tårn der, de bygde palasser der; han brakte det til ruiner.

  • Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

    Se, om kaldeernes land, dette folket har ikke vært til lenge, Assur grunnla det for ørkenens innbyggere; de reiste vakttårn der, bygde palasser der, men han gjorde det til en ruinhaug.

  • Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

    Se på landet kaldeerne – dette folket er blitt intet; Assur har gjort det til et hjem for villdyr. De har reist sine tårn, revet ned palassene og gjort det til en ruin.

  • Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

    Se Kaldeernes land; dette folket var ikke, før assyreren grunnla det for dem som bor i ørkenen: de reiste tårnene der, satte opp palassene der; og han brakte det til ruin.

  • o3-mini KJV Norsk

    Se, landet til kaldeerne – dette folk fantes ikke før assyrerne reiste det for dem som bodde i ødemarken; de hevet tårnene og reiste palassene, men førte det så til ruin.

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

    Se Kaldeernes land; dette folket var ikke, før assyreren grunnla det for dem som bor i ørkenen: de reiste tårnene der, satte opp palassene der; og han brakte det til ruin.

  • Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

    Se, Kaldeernes land, det folk som ikke var der; Assyria grunnla det for ørkendwellere, de reiste opp vakttårn, reiste opp palassene hennes og gjorde det til ruiner.

  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    Behold the land of the Chaldeans—this is the people that was not; Assyria established it as a refuge for wild creatures. They set up its siege towers, stripped its palaces bare, and made it a ruin.

  • biblecontext

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  • GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

    Se på landet kaldeerne: dette er folket som ikke lenger finnes. Assyria har grunnlagt det for ørkenens dyr, de har reist opp tårnene deres, de har reist opp slott. Det er blitt til en ruin.

  • Original Norsk Bibel 1866

    See, (anlangende) de Chaldæers Land, (saa) haver dette Folk ikke (længe) været til, Assur haver grundfæstet det af Ørkens Indbyggere; de have opreist Vagttaarne deri, opført Paladser deri, (men) han gjorde det til en forfalden (Steenhob).

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    Behold the land of the Chaldeans; this people was not, till the Assyrian founded it for them that dwell in the wilderness: they set up the towers thereof, they raised up the palaces thereof; and he brought it to ruin.

  • KJV 1769 norsk

    Se på kaldeernes land; dette folket var ikke før assyrerne grunnla det for dem som bor i ørkenen: de satte opp tårnene der, de reiste palassene der; og han la det i ruiner.

  • Norsk oversettelse av Webster

    Se, kaldeernes land: dette folket var ikke; assyrerne grunnla det for dem som bor i ørkenen; de reiste sine tårn; de overmannet dens palasser; de gjorde det til en ruin.

  • Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

    Se, kaldeernes land - dette folket fantes ikke, Assur grunnla det for ziim, de reiste sine vakttårn, de bygde opp hennes palasser, han har bestemt henne til ruiner!

  • Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

    Se, kaldeernes land: dette folket fantes ikke; assyreren grunnla det for dem som bor i ødemarken; de satte opp sine tårn, de styrtet palassene der, de gjorde det til en ruin.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Beholde (for thyne ensample:) The Caldees were soch a people, that no man was like them, Assur buylded them: he set vp his castels & palaces, and broke them downe agayne.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Behold the lande of the Caldeans: this was no people: Asshur founded it by the inhabitantes of the wildernesse: they set vp the towers thereof: they raised the palaces thereof and hee brought it to ruine.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    Beholde, this people came not of the Chaldees, but Assur made them strong with great shippes: They set vp the strong holdes therof, and destroyed his palaces: and he brought it in decay.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    Behold the land of the Chaldeans; this people was not, [till] the Assyrian founded it for them that dwell in the wilderness: they set up the towers thereof, they raised up the palaces thereof; [and] he brought it to ruin.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    Behold, the land of the Chaldeans: this people was not; the Assyrian founded it for those who dwell in the wilderness; they set up their towers; they overthrew the palaces of it; they made it a ruin.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    Lo, the land of the Chaldeans -- this people was not, Asshur founded it for the Ziim, They raised its watch-towers, They lifted up her palaces, -- He hath appointed her for a ruin!

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Behold, the land of the Chaldeans: this people was not; the Assyrian founded it for them that dwell in the wilderness; they set up their towers; they overthrew the palaces thereof; they made it a ruin.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

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  • World English Bible (2000)

    Behold, the land of the Chaldeans. This people was not. The Assyrians founded it for those who dwell in the wilderness. They set up their towers. They overthrew its palaces. They made it a ruin.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    Look at the land of the Chaldeans, these people who have lost their identity! The Assyrians have made it a home for wild animals. They erected their siege towers, demolished its fortresses, and turned it into a heap of ruins.

Referenced Verses

  • Gen 2:14 : 14 And the name of the third river is Tigris: it is the one that flows east of Assyria. And the fourth river is Euphrates.
  • Gen 10:10-11 : 10 And the beginning of his kingdom was Babel, Erech, Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar. 11 Out of that land went Asshur and built Nineveh, and the city of Rehoboth, and Calah,
  • Gen 11:9 : 9 Therefore its name is called Babel, because the LORD confused the language of all the earth there, and from there the LORD scattered them abroad over the face of all the earth.
  • Gen 11:28 : 28 And Haran died before his father Terah in his native land, in Ur of the Chaldeans.
  • Gen 11:31 : 31 And Terah took Abram his son, and Lot the son of Haran, his grandson, and Sarai his daughter-in-law, his son Abram's wife, and they went forth with them from Ur of the Chaldeans to go to the land of Canaan; and they came to Haran and lived there.
  • 2 Kgs 17:24 : 24 The king of Assyria brought people from Babylon, Cuthah, Ava, Hamath, and Sepharvaim, and placed them in the cities of Samaria instead of the children of Israel; they possessed Samaria and lived in its cities.
  • 2 Kgs 20:12 : 12 At that time Berodach-Baladan, the son of Baladan, king of Babylon, sent letters and a present to Hezekiah, for he had heard that Hezekiah had been sick.
  • 2 Chr 33:11 : 11 Therefore the LORD brought upon them the captains of the army of the king of Assyria, who took Manasseh among the thorns, bound him with fetters, and carried him to Babylon.
  • Ezra 4:9-9 : 9 Then wrote Rehum the chancellor, and Shimshai the scribe, and the rest of their companions; the Dinaites, the Apharsathchites, the Tarpelites, the Apharsites, the Archevites, the Babylonians, the Susanchites, the Dehavites, and the Elamites, 10 And the rest of the nations whom the great and noble Asnappar brought over, and set in the cities of Samaria, and the rest that are on this side of the river, and at such a time.
  • Job 1:17 : 17 While he was still speaking, another also came and said, "The Chaldeans formed three bands, raided the camels, and carried them away, yes, and killed the servants with the edge of the sword; and I alone have escaped to tell you."
  • Ps 72:9 : 9 Those who dwell in the wilderness shall bow before him, and his enemies shall lick the dust.
  • Isa 10:5 : 5 O Assyrian, the rod of my anger, and the staff in their hand is my indignation.
  • Isa 10:7 : 7 Yet he does not mean so, neither does his heart think so; but it is in his heart to destroy and cut off not a few nations.
  • Isa 13:19 : 19 And Babylon, the glory of kingdoms, the beauty of the Chaldeans' excellency, will be as when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah.
  • Ezek 26:7-9 : 7 For thus says the Lord GOD: Behold, I will bring against Tyre Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, a king of kings, from the north, with horses, and with chariots, and with horsemen, and companies, and many people. 8 He shall slay with the sword your daughters in the field; and he shall build a fort against you, and cast a mound against you, and lift up a shield against you. 9 And he shall set up engines of war against your walls, and with his axes he shall break down your towers. 10 Because of the abundance of his horses, their dust shall cover you; your walls shall shake at the noise of the horsemen, and of the wheels, and of the chariots, when he enters into your gates, as men enter a city that has been breached. 11 With the hooves of his horses he shall tread down all your streets; he shall slay your people by the sword, and your strong garrisons shall fall to the ground. 12 And they shall make a spoil of your riches, and make a prey of your merchandise; and they shall break down your walls, and destroy your pleasant houses; and they shall lay your stones and your timber and your dust in the midst of the water. 13 And I will cause the noise of your songs to cease, and the sound of your harps shall be heard no more. 14 And I will make you like the top of a rock; you shall be a place to spread nets upon; you shall be built no more; for I the LORD have spoken it, says the Lord GOD. 15 Thus says the Lord GOD to Tyre: Shall not the isles shake at the sound of your fall, when the wounded cry, when the slaughter is made in your midst? 16 Then all the princes of the sea shall come down from their thrones, and lay aside their robes and put off their embroidered garments; they shall clothe themselves with trembling; they shall sit upon the ground and tremble every moment, and be astonished at you. 17 And they shall take up a lamentation for you, and say to you: 'How are you destroyed, that were inhabited by seafaring men, the renowned city, which was strong in the sea, she and her inhabitants, who caused their terror to be on all that haunt it!' 18 Now shall the isles tremble on the day of your fall; yes, the isles that are in the sea shall be troubled at your departure. 19 For thus says the Lord GOD: When I shall make you a desolate city, like the cities that are not inhabited, when I shall bring up the deep upon you, and great waters shall cover you, 20 when I shall bring you down with those who descend into the pit, with the people of old, and shall set you in the low parts of the earth, in places long desolate, with those who go down to the pit, so that you are not inhabited; and I will set beauty in the land of the living, 21 I will make you a terror, and you shall be no more; though you be sought for, you shall never be found again, says the Lord GOD.
  • Ezek 29:18 : 18 Son of man, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon caused his army to serve a great service against Tyre: every head was made bald, and every shoulder was rubbed raw: yet he had no wages, nor his army, from Tyre, for the service that he had served against it:
  • Dan 4:30 : 30 The king spoke, and said, Is not this great Babylon, that I have built for a royal residence, by the might of my power and for the honor of my majesty?
  • Hab 1:6 : 6 For indeed I am raising up the Chaldeans, that bitter and hasty nation which marches through the breadth of the earth, to possess dwellingplaces that are not theirs.
  • Acts 7:4 : 4 Then he came out of the land of the Chaldeans, and lived in Haran; and from there, when his father was dead, he moved him into this land, where you now dwell.