Verse 11

But the cormorant and the bittern shall possess it; the owl and the raven shall dwell in it: and He shall stretch out upon it the line of confusion, and the stones of emptiness.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Pelikaner og skadere skal ta det i eie; ugler og ravner skal bo der. Herren skal trekke ut målesnoren for ødeleggelse og vaterbrettet for intet.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Men skarven og hegre skal eie det; uglen og ravnen skal bo i det: og han skal strekke ut over det forvirringens målesnor, og tomhetens steiner.

• Norsk King James

  Men hegrene og cormoranten skal eie det; uglen og ravnen skal også bo der: og han skal stryke ut over det linjen for ødeleggelse, og steinene for tomhet.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Men pelikanen og pinnsvinet skal eie det, uglen og ravnen skal bo der; han skal strekke ut en målesnor over det, til det blir øde, og et lodd for tomhet.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Skogens fugler og piggsvin skal eie det; uglen og ravnen skal bo der. Han skal strekke ut ødeleggelsens målebånd over det og fordervelsens lodd.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Men skarven og hegren skal ta den i eie; uglen og ravnen skal bo der: han skal strekke ut målesnoren for forvirring og loddsnoren for tomhet over den.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Men skarven og bitternen skal bo der; uglen og ravnen skal også slå seg til ro der. Han skal strekke ut forvirringens linje over den og legge tomhetens steiner.

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

  Men skarven og hegren skal ta den i eie; uglen og ravnen skal bo der: han skal strekke ut målesnoren for forvirring og loddsnoren for tomhet over den.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Pelikan og pinnsvin skal eie det, nattugle og ravn skal bo der. Han skal strekke over det en målesnor av kaos og en loddsnor av tomhet.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  The pelican and the hedgehog will possess it, the owl and the raven will dwell there. He will stretch over it a measuring line of chaos and stones of emptiness.

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Pelikanen og pinnsvinet skal arve det, uglen og ravnen skal bo i det. Gud skal strekke ut forvirringens målesnor over det og tomhetens steiner.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Men Rørdrummen og Pindsvinet skulle eie den, og Hornuglen og Ravnen skulle boe i den; thi han skal udstrække en Maalesnor over den, (at den skal blive) øde, og et Rettelod, at den skal blive tom.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  But the cormorant and the bittern shall possess it; the owl also and the raven shall dwell in it: and he shall stretch out upon it the line of confusion, and the stones of emptiness.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Men skarven og rørdrummen skal ta det i besittelse; uglen og ravnen skal bo der: og han skal strekke ut over det forvirringens mål, og tomhetens steiner.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Men pelikanen og pinnsvinet skal eie den; uglen og ravnen skal bo der: og han vil strekke over den forvirringens linje, og tomhetens lodd.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Og pelikanen og pinnsvinet skal bo der, Og uglen og ravnen bor i henne, Og han har strukket ut over henne En linje av tomhet, og steiner av tomhet.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Men pelikanen og pinnsvinet skal bo der; uglen og ravnen skal holde til der: Og han skal strekke over det forvirringens linje, og tomhetens målesnor.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Men ørkenfuglene vil ha sitt sted der; det vil være en arv for rørdrummen og ravnen: og det vil måles opp med snor og vekt som et øde land.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  But Pellicanes, Storkes, great Oules, and Rauens shall haue it in possession, & dwell therein. For God shal sprede out the lyne of desolacion vpon it, & weye it with the stones of emptynes.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  But the pelicane and the hedgehog shall possesse it, and the great owle, and the rauen shall dwel in it, and he shall stretch out vpon it the line of vanitie, and the stones of emptinesse.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  But Pellicanes, Storkes, great Owles, and Rauens shall haue it in possession and dwell therin: for God shall spreade out the line of desolation vpon it, and the stones of emptinesse.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  But the cormorant and the bittern shall possess it; the owl also and the raven shall dwell in it: and he shall stretch out upon it the line of confusion, and the stones of emptiness.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  But the pelican and the porcupine shall possess it; and the owl and the raven shall dwell therein: and he will stretch over it the line of confusion, and the plummet of emptiness.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And possess her do pelican and hedge-hog, And owl and raven dwell in her, And He hath stretched out over her A line of vacancy, and stones of emptiness.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  But the pelican and the porcupine shall possess it; and the owl and the raven shall dwell therein: and he will stretch over it the line of confusion, and the plummet of emptiness.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  But the birds of the waste land will have their place there; it will be a heritage for the bittern and the raven: and it will be measured out with line and weight as a waste land.

• World English Bible (2000)

  But the pelican and the porcupine will possess it. The owl and the raven will dwell in it. He will stretch the line of confusion over it, and the plumb line of emptiness.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Owls and wild animals will live there, all kinds of wild birds will settle in it. The LORD will stretch out over her the measuring line of ruin and the plumb line of destruction.

Referenced Verses

• 2 Kgs 21:13 : 13 And I will stretch over Jerusalem the measuring line of Samaria and the plummet of the house of Ahab: and I will wipe Jerusalem as one wipes a dish, wiping it and turning it upside down.
• Lam 2:8 : 8 The Lord has purposed to destroy the wall of the daughter of Zion: He has stretched out a line, He has not withdrawn His hand from destroying: therefore He made the rampart and the wall to lament; they languished together.
• Zeph 2:14 : 14 And flocks shall lie down in the midst of her, all the beasts of the nations: both the cormorant and the bittern shall lodge in the upper lintels of it; their voice shall sing in the windows; desolation shall be at the thresholds: for he shall uncover the cedar work.
• Rev 18:2 : 2 And he cried out mightily with a strong voice, saying, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and has become the dwelling of demons, and the prison of every foul spirit, and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird.
• Isa 14:23 : 23 I will also make it a possession for the porcupine, and pools of water: and I will sweep it with the broom of destruction, says the LORD of hosts.
• Isa 24:10 : 10 The city of confusion is broken down; every house is shut up, that no one may come in.
• Isa 13:20-22 : 20 It will never be inhabited, nor will it be dwelt in from generation to generation: nor will the Arabian pitch tent there; nor will the shepherds make their fold there. 21 But wild beasts of the desert will lie there; and their houses will be full of doleful creatures; and owls will dwell there, and satyrs will dance there. 22 And the wild beasts of the islands will cry in their desolate houses, and dragons in their pleasant palaces: her time is near to come, and her days will not be prolonged.
• Rev 18:21-23 : 21 And a mighty angel took up a stone like a great millstone, and cast it into the sea, saying, Thus with violence shall that great city Babylon be thrown down, and shall be found no more at all. 22 And the sound of harpists, and musicians, and flutists, and trumpeters, shall be heard no more at all in you; and no craftsman, of any craft, shall be found any more in you; and the sound of a millstone shall be heard no more at all in you; 23 And the light of a lamp shall shine no more at all in you; and the voice of the bridegroom and of the bride shall be heard no more at all in you: for your merchants were the great men of the earth; for by your sorceries were all nations deceived.
• Mal 1:3-4 : 3 And I hated Esau, and laid his mountains and his heritage waste for the jackals of the wilderness. 4 Though Edom says, We are impoverished, but we will return and build the desolate places; thus says the LORD of hosts, They shall build, but I will throw down; and they shall call them, The border of wickedness, and, The people against whom the LORD has indignation forever.
• 2 Sam 8:2 : 2 And he defeated Moab and measured them with a line, casting them down to the ground; with two lines he measured to put to death, and with one full line to keep alive. And so the Moabites became David's servants and brought gifts.