Verse 6

The voice said, Cry out. And he said, What shall I cry? All flesh is grass, and all its beauty is like the flower of the field:

Other Translations

  • GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

    En røst sier: Rop! Og en annen spør: Hva skal jeg rope? Alt kjød er som gress, og all dens prakts glans er som blomstene i marken.

  • Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

    En røst sier: «Rop!» Og han sa: «Hva skal jeg rope?» Alt kjød er som gress, og all dets skjønnhet er som markens blomst.

  • Norsk King James

    Røsten sa: Rop. Og han sa: Hva skal jeg rope? Alt kjød er gress, og all dens skjønnhet er som blomstene på marken.

  • Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

    En røst sier: «Rop!» Og han svarer: «Hva skal jeg rope?» Alle mennesker er som gress, og all deres troskap er som blomstene på marken.

  • Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

    En røst sier: Rop! Og det ble sagt: Hva skal jeg rope? Alt kjøtt er som gress, og all dets godhet som blomsten på marken.

  • Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

    En røst sa: Rop! Og han sa: Hva skal jeg rope? Alle mennesker er som gress, og all deres herlighet som markens blomst.

  • o3-mini KJV Norsk

    Stemme ropte: «Rop!» Og han svarte: «Hva skal jeg rope? Alle mennesker er som gress, og deres prakt er som markens blomster.»

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

    En røst sa: Rop! Og han sa: Hva skal jeg rope? Alle mennesker er som gress, og all deres herlighet som markens blomst.

  • Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

    En stemme sier: Rop ut! Og jeg svarer: Hva skal jeg rope? Alt kjøtt er som gress, og all dets prakt som blomstene på marken.

  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    A voice says, 'Cry out.' And I said, 'What shall I cry?' All people are like grass, and all their faithfulness is like the flowers of the field.

  • biblecontext

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  • GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

    En røst sier: Rop! Og han svarte: Hva skal jeg rope? Alt kjøtt er som gress, og all dets herlighet er som markens blomst.

  • Original Norsk Bibel 1866

    (Der er hans) Røst, som siger: Raab! og han sagde: Hvad skal jeg raabe? Alt Kjød er Hø, og al dets Fromhed er som et Blomster paa Marken.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    The voice said, Cry. And he said, What shall I cry? All flesh is grass, and all the goodliness thereof is as the flower of the field:

  • KJV 1769 norsk

    En røst sa: Rop! Og han svarte: Hva skal jeg rope? Alt kjøtt er som gress, og all dens skjønnhet er som markens blomst.

  • Norsk oversettelse av Webster

    En røst sier, rop. Noen spurte, hvad skal jeg rope? All menneskelig herlighet er som blomsten på marken.

  • Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

    En røst sier: Rop! Og jeg sa: Hva skal jeg rope? Alle mennesker er som gress, og all deres herlighet som markens blomst.

  • Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

    En røst sier: Rop! Og en annen sier: Hva skal jeg rope? Alt kjød er gress, og all dens prakt er som blomstene på marken.

  • Norsk oversettelse av BBE

    En røst sier: Rop ut! Og jeg svarte: Hva skal jeg rope? Alt kjød er gress, og all dets styrke er som blomsten på marken.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    The same voyce spake: Now crie. And I sayde: what shal I crie? Then spake it: that, all flesh is grasse, and that all the bewtie therof, is as the floure of the felde.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    A voyce saide, Crie; he saide, What shall I crie? All flesh is grasse, and all the grace thereof is as the floure of the fielde.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    The same voyce spake: Nowe crye. And the prophete aunswered, What shall I crye? That all fleshe is grasse, and that all the goodlinesse therof is as the floure of the fielde.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    The voice said, Cry. And he said, What shall I cry? All flesh [is] grass, and all the goodliness thereof [is] as the flower of the field:

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    The voice of one saying, Cry. One said, What shall I cry? All flesh is grass, and all the glory of it is as the flower of the field.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    A voice is saying, `Call,' And he said, `What do I call?' All flesh `is' grass, and all its goodliness `is' As a flower of the field:

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    The voice of one saying, Cry. And one said, What shall I cry? All flesh is grass, and all the goodliness thereof is as the flower of the field.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    A voice of one saying, Give a cry! And I said, What is my cry to be? All flesh is grass, and all its strength like the flower of the field.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    The voice of one saying, "Cry!" One said, "What shall I cry?" "All flesh is like grass, and all its glory is like the flower of the field.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    A voice says,“Cry out!” Another asks,“What should I cry out?” The first voice responds:“All people are like grass, and all their promises are like the flowers in the field.

Referenced Verses

  • Ps 102:11 : 11 My days are like a shadow that declines, and I am withered like grass.
  • Ps 103:15-16 : 15 As for man, his days are like grass: as a flower of the field, so he flourishes. 16 For the wind passes over it, and it is gone; and its place remembers it no more.
  • Job 14:2 : 2 He comes forth like a flower and is cut down; he flees also as a shadow and does not continue.
  • Jas 1:10-11 : 10 But the rich in that he is made low, because as the flower of the grass he will pass away. 11 For the sun rises with a burning heat, and it withers the grass, and its flower falls, and the beauty of its appearance perishes: so also will the rich man fade away in his pursuits.
  • 1 Pet 1:24-25 : 24 Because "All flesh is as grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of the grass. The grass withers, and its flower falls away, 25 But the word of the Lord endures forever." Now this is the word which by the gospel was preached to you.
  • Ps 90:5-6 : 5 You carry them away like a flood; they are like a sleep: in the morning they are like grass which grows up. 6 In the morning it flourishes and grows up; in the evening it is cut down and withers.
  • Ps 92:7 : 7 When the wicked spring up like the grass, and when all the workers of iniquity flourish, it is so they may be destroyed forever.
  • Isa 58:1 : 1 Cry aloud, do not hold back; lift up your voice like a trumpet, and show my people their transgression, and the house of Jacob their sins.
  • Isa 61:1-2 : 1 The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me, because the Lord has anointed me to preach good tidings to the meek; He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to those who are bound; 2 To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all who mourn;
  • Jer 2:2 : 2 Go and proclaim in the ears of Jerusalem, saying, Thus says the LORD; I remember you, the kindness of your youth, the love of your engagements, when you went after me in the wilderness, in a land that was not sown.
  • Jer 31:6 : 6 For there shall be a day when the watchmen on Mount Ephraim shall cry, Arise, and let us go up to Zion to the LORD our God.
  • Hos 5:8 : 8 Blow the horn in Gibeah, and the trumpet in Ramah: cry aloud at Bethaven, after you, O Benjamin.
  • Isa 12:6 : 6 Cry out and shout, inhabitant of Zion: for great is the Holy One of Israel in the midst of you.
  • Isa 37:27 : 27 Therefore their inhabitants were of small power, they were dismayed and confounded: they were as the grass of the field, and as the green herb, as the grass on the housetops, and as grain blighted before it is grown up.
  • Isa 40:3 : 3 The voice of one crying in the wilderness: Prepare the way of the LORD, make straight in the desert a highway for our God.