Verse 20

And he will snatch on the right hand and be hungry; and he will eat on the left hand and not be satisfied; they will eat every man the flesh of his own arm.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Manasse mot Efraim, og Efraim mot Manasse; sammen går de mot Juda. Til tross for alt dette vender hans vrede ikke tilbake, men hans hånd er fortsatt utstrakt.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Og han skal gripe på høyre side, og være sulten; og han skal spise på venstre side, og de skal ikke bli mette: de skal spise hver mann sitt eget kjøtt.

• Norsk King James

  Og han skal rive med høyre hånd, og være sulten; og han skal spise med venstre hånd, og de skal ikke bli tilfreds: hver mann skal spise sitt eget kjøtt.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  De skal skjære mot høyre og være sultne, spise mot venstre og ikke bli mette; hver skal ete kjøttet på sin egen arm.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Manasse mot Efraim, og Efraim mot Manasse, de er sammen mot Juda. Til tross for alt dette har hans vrede ennå ikke vendt seg bort, og hans hånd er fortsatt utstrakt.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Mannen skal rykke til høyre hånd, men være sulten; og han skal spise til venstre hånd, men ikke bli mettet; hver mann skal ete kjøttet av sin egen arm:

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Han vil gripe til med høyre hånd og forbli sulten, og med venstre hånd spise, men de vil ikke bli mette; hver mann skal fortære kjøttet fra sin egen arm.

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

  Mannen skal rykke til høyre hånd, men være sulten; og han skal spise til venstre hånd, men ikke bli mettet; hver mann skal ete kjøttet av sin egen arm:

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Manasse mot Efraim, og Efraim mot Manasse; sammen står de mot Juda. Med alt dette har hans vrede ikke vendt seg bort, og hans hånd er fortsatt rakt ut.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Manasseh devours Ephraim, and Ephraim devours Manasseh; together they turn against Judah. Yet for all this, His anger is not turned away; His hand is still stretched out.

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Manasse mot Efra'im, og Efra'im mot Manasse, de sammen mot Juda. Ved alt dette har hans vrede ikke vendt seg bort, men hans hånd er fremdeles utstrakt.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og der skal man skjære (i Stykker) paa den høire Side, og (dog) hungre, og der skal man æde paa den venstre Side, men de skulle (dog) ikke mættes; de skulle æde, hver sin Arms Kjød,

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And he shall snatch on the right hand, and be hungry; and he shall eat on the left hand, and they shall not be satisfied: they shall eat every man the flesh of his own arm:

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Man skal ta fra sin høyre side, men er sulten; spise fra sin venstre side, men ikke bli mett; de skal spise hver manns kjøtt av sin egen arm.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  De snapper til seg på høyre hånd, men er fortsatt sultne; de eter på venstre hånd, men blir ikke mette; hver eter sitt eget kjøds arm.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Den ene hogger ned på høyre side, men er sulten, den andre spiser på venstre side, men blir ikke mett; de fortærer hverandres kjøtt.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Man griper i høyre hånd, men er fortsatt sulten; man eter i venstre hånd, men blir ikke mett; hver spiser kjøttet av sin egen arm.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Til høyre skar en av biter og var fortsatt i nød; til venstre tok en måltid men hadde ikke nok; ingen hadde medlidenhet med sin bror; hver mann spiste kjøttet av sin nabo.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Yf a man do turne him to the right honde, he shal famesh, or to the lefte hande to eat, he shal not haue ynough. Euery man shal eate the flesh of his owne arme:

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And he shall snatch at the right hand, and be hungrie: and he shall eate on the left hand, and shall not be satisfied: euery one shall eate ye flesh of his owne arme.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  But he robbeth on the right hande, and doth famishe, he eateth on the left hande, and he shall not haue inough: euery man shall eate the fleshe of his owne arme.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And he shall snatch on the right hand, and be hungry; and he shall eat on the left hand, and they shall not be satisfied: they shall eat every man the flesh of his own arm:

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  One shall snatch on the right hand, and be hungry; and he shall eat on the left hand, and they shall not be satisfied: they shall eat every man the flesh of his own arm:

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And cutteth down on the right, and hath been hungry, And he devoureth on the left, And they have not been satisfied, Each the flesh of his own arm they devour.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And one shall snatch on the right hand, and be hungry; and he shall eat on the left hand, and they shall not be satisfied: they shall eat every man the flesh of his own arm:

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  On the right a man was cutting off bits and was still in need; on the left a man took a meal but had not enough; no man had pity on his brother; every man was making a meal of the flesh of his neighbour.

• World English Bible (2000)

  One will devour on the right hand, and be hungry; and he will eat on the left hand, and they will not be satisfied. Everyone will eat the flesh of his own arm:

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  They devoured on the right, but were still hungry, they ate on the left, but were not satisfied. People even ate the flesh of their own arm!

Referenced Verses

• Isa 49:26 : 26 And I will feed them that oppress you with their own flesh; and they shall be drunk with their own blood, as with sweet wine: and all flesh shall know that I the LORD am your Savior and your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.
• Jer 19:9 : 9 And I will cause them to eat the flesh of their sons and the flesh of their daughters, and they shall eat every one the flesh of his friend during the siege and distress, with which their enemies, and those who seek their lives, shall distress them.
• Lam 4:10 : 10 The hands of the compassionate women have cooked their own children; they were their food in the destruction of the daughter of my people.
• Lev 26:26-29 : 26 And when I have broken the staff of your bread, ten women shall bake your bread in one oven, and they shall deliver you your bread again by weight: and you shall eat, and not be satisfied. 27 And if you will not for all this listen to me, but walk contrary to me; 28 Then I will walk contrary to you also in fury; and I, even I, will chastise you seven times for your sins. 29 And you shall eat the flesh of your sons, and the flesh of your daughters shall you eat.
• Isa 8:21 : 21 And they shall pass through it, hard-pressed and hungry: and it shall come to pass, that when they shall be hungry, they shall fret themselves, and curse their king and their God, and look upward.