Verse 4

How long will the land mourn and the herbs of every field wither, because of the wickedness of those who dwell in it? The beasts and the birds are consumed, because they said, 'He will not see our final end.'

Other Translations

  • GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

    Hvor lenge vil landet lide, og gresset på markene tørke bort? Ødeleggelsene av landet rammer både dyr og fugler, for de sier: 'Han bryr seg ikke om vår fremtid.'

  • Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

    Hvor lenge skal landet sørge, og gresset på alle markene visne på grunn av ondskapen til dem som bor der? Dyrene og fuglene er utslettet, fordi de sa: 'Han skal ikke se vår siste ende.'

  • Norsk King James

    Hvor lenge skal landet sørge, og urtene i markene visne, på grunn av ondskapen til dem som bor der? Dyrene og fuglene utryddes; fordi de sier: 'Han vil ikke se vår skjebne.'

  • Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

    Hvor lenge skal landet sørge, og plantene på hele marken tørke? På grunn av ondskapen til dem som bor der, har både dyr og fugler gått til grunne; for de sier: Han kan ikke se enden på oss.

  • Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

    Hvor lenge skal landet sørge, og gresset på alle markene bli vissent? På grunn av innbyggernes ondskap dør dyrene og fuglene, for de sier: 'Han kan ikke se vår fremtid.'

  • Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

    Hvor lenge skal landet sørge, og plantene på alle marker visne, på grunn av ondskapen til dem som bor der? Dyrene og fuglene forsvinner, fordi de sa: Han vil ikke se vår ende.

  • o3-mini KJV Norsk

    Hvor lenge skal landet sørge, og hver markens urter visne på grunn av ondskapen til dem som bor der? Dyrene blir fortært, og også fuglene, fordi de sier: «Han vil ikke få se vår undergang.»

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

    Hvor lenge skal landet sørge, og plantene på alle marker visne, på grunn av ondskapen til dem som bor der? Dyrene og fuglene forsvinner, fordi de sa: Han vil ikke se vår ende.

  • Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

    Hvor lenge skal landet sørge, og plantene i hver åker visne? Ondskapen fra de som bor i det har gjort at dyr og fugler er borte, for de sier: 'Han ser ikke vår fremtid.'

  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    How long will the land mourn and the grass in the fields wither? Because of the wickedness of those who dwell in it, the beasts and the birds are swept away. For they said, 'He will not see our end.'

  • biblecontext

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  • GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

    Hvor lenge skal landet sørge, og gresset på alle markene visne? På grunn av ondskapen hos dem som bor der, går både dyr og fugler til grunne, for de sier: ‘Han ser ikke vår fremtid.’

  • Original Norsk Bibel 1866

    Hvorlænge skal Landet sørge, og Urter paa al Marken tørres? For deres Ondskabs Skyld, som boe derudi, ere (baade) Dyr og Fugle omkomne; thi de sagde: Han kan ikke see det Sidste af os.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    How long shall the land mourn, and the herbs of every field wither, for the wickedness of them that dwell therein? the beasts are consumed, and the birds; because they said, He shall not see our last end.

  • KJV 1769 norsk

    Hvor lenge skal landet sørge, og alle markens planter visne, på grunn av ondskapen til dem som bor der? Dyrene blir fortært, og fuglene også; fordi de sa: Han skal ikke se vår ende.

  • Norsk oversettelse av Webster

    Hvor lenge skal landet sørge, og markens gress tørke? For ondskapen til dem som bor der blir dyrene utryddet, og fuglene; fordi de sier, Han skal ikke se vår siste ende.

  • Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

    Hvor lenge skal jorden sørge, og alt gress på marken visne? På grunn av ondskapen i dem som bor der, er både dyr og fugler utryddet, fordi de sier: 'Han ser ikke vår ende.'

  • Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

    Hvor lenge skal landet sørge, og alle markens urter visne? På grunn av ondskapen til dem som bor der, er dyrene og fuglene fortært; fordi de sier: Han skal ikke se vår ende.

  • Norsk oversettelse av BBE

    Hvor lenge skal landet sørge, og alle markens planter tørke bort? På grunn av ondskapen til folket som bor der, er dyrene og fuglene ødelagt; for de sier, Gud ser ikke våre veier.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    How longe shall the londe mourne, and all the herbes off the felde perish, for the wickednes off them that dwell therin? The catell and the byrdes are gone, yet saye they: tush, God will not destroye vs vtterly.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Howe long shall the lande mourne, and the herbes of euery fielde wither, for the wickednesse of them that dwell therein? the beastes are consumed and the birdes, because they sayd, He wil not see our last ende.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    Howe long shall the lande mourne, and all the hearbes of the fielde perishe for the wickednesse of them that dwell therin? The cattell and the birdes are gone, yet say they, tushe, God wyll not destroy vs vtterly.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    How long shall the land mourn, and the herbs of every field wither, for the wickedness of them that dwell therein? the beasts are consumed, and the birds; because they said, He shall not see our last end.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    How long shall the land mourn, and the herbs of the whole country wither? for the wickedness of those who dwell therein, the animals are consumed, and the birds; because they said, He shall not see our latter end.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    Till when doth the earth mourn, And the herb of the whole field wither? For the wickedness of those dwelling in it, Consumed have been beast and fowl, Because they said, `He doth not see our latter end.'

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    How long shall the land mourn, and the herbs of the whole country wither? for the wickedness of them that dwell therein, the beasts are consumed, and the birds; because they said, He shall not see our latter end.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    How long will the land have grief, and the plants of all the land be dry? because of the sins of the people living in it, destruction has overtaken the beasts and the birds; because they said, God does not see our ways.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    How long shall the land mourn, and the herbs of the whole country wither? for the wickedness of those who dwell therein, the animals are consumed, and the birds; because they said, He shall not see our latter end.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    How long must the land be parched and the grass in every field be withered? How long must the animals and the birds die because of the wickedness of the people who live in this land? For these people boast,“God will not see what happens to us.”

Referenced Verses

  • Jer 9:10 : 10 For the mountains I will take up a weeping and wailing, and for the habitations of the wilderness a lamentation, because they are burned up, so that none can pass through them; neither can men hear the voice of the cattle; both the birds of the heavens and the beasts have fled; they are gone.
  • Jer 4:25 : 25 I beheld, and, lo, there was no one, and all the birds of the heavens had fled.
  • Ps 107:34 : 34 A fruitful land into barrenness, for the wickedness of those who dwell therein.
  • Jer 7:20 : 20 Therefore thus says the Lord GOD; Behold, my anger and my fury will be poured out upon this place, upon man, and upon beast, and upon the trees of the field, and upon the fruit of the ground; and it will burn, and will not be quenched.
  • Hos 4:3 : 3 Therefore the land shall mourn, and everyone that dwells therein shall languish, with the beasts of the field and the birds of heaven; yes, the fish of the sea also shall be taken away.
  • Jer 23:10 : 10 For the land is full of adulterers; for because of swearing the land mourns; the pleasant places of the wilderness are dried up, and their course is evil, and their power is not right.
  • Joel 1:10-17 : 10 The field is wasted, the land mourns; for the grain is wasted: the new wine is dried up, the oil languishes. 11 Be ashamed, you farmers; howl, you vinedressers, for the wheat and the barley; because the harvest of the field has perished. 12 The vine is dried up, and the fig tree languishes; the pomegranate tree, the palm tree also, and the apple tree, all the trees of the field, are withered: because joy has withered away from the sons of men. 13 Gird yourselves, and lament, you priests: howl, you ministers of the altar: come, lie all night in sackcloth, you ministers of my God: for the grain offering and the drink offering are withheld from the house of your God. 14 Sanctify a fast, call a solemn assembly, gather the elders and all the inhabitants of the land into the house of the LORD your God, and cry unto the LORD, 15 Alas for the day! for the day of the LORD is at hand, and as destruction from the Almighty it shall come. 16 Is not the food cut off before our eyes, yes, joy and gladness from the house of our God? 17 The seed shrivels under their clods, the storehouses are desolate, the barns are broken down; for the grain is withered.
  • Hab 3:17 : 17 Though the fig tree shall not blossom, nor fruit be on the vines; the labor of the olive shall fail, and the fields shall yield no food; the flock shall be cut off from the fold, and there shall be no herd in the stalls.
  • Rom 8:22 : 22 For we know that the whole creation groans and labors with birth pangs together until now.
  • Jer 5:31 : 31 The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests bear rule by their means; and my people love to have it so: and what will you do in the end thereof?
  • Jer 14:2 : 2 Judah mourns, and its gates languish; they are in mourning on the ground; and the cry of Jerusalem has gone up.
  • Ps 50:21 : 21 These things you have done, and I kept silence; you thought that I was altogether like you: but I will reprove you, and set them in order before your eyes.
  • Jer 4:28 : 28 For this the earth shall mourn, and the heavens above be black: because I have spoken it, I have purposed it, and will not relent, nor will I turn back from it.
  • Jer 5:13 : 13 And the prophets shall become wind, and the word is not in them: thus shall it be done unto them.
  • Ezek 7:2-9 : 2 Also, you son of man, thus says the Lord GOD to the land of Israel: An end, the end has come upon the four corners of the land. 3 Now the end has come upon you, and I will send my anger upon you, and will judge you according to your ways, and will repay you for all your abominations. 4 And my eye will not spare you, nor will I have pity: but I will repay your ways upon you, and your abominations shall be in the midst of you; and you shall know that I am the LORD. 5 Thus says the Lord GOD: An evil, a singular evil, behold, has come. 6 An end has come, the end has come; it watches for you; behold, it has come. 7 The morning has come upon you, O you that dwell in the land; the time has come, the day of trouble is near, and not the joyful shouting from the mountains. 8 Now I will shortly pour out my fury upon you, and accomplish my anger upon you; and I will judge you according to your ways, and will repay you for all your abominations. 9 And my eye will not spare, nor will I have pity; I will repay you according to your ways and your abominations that are in the midst of you; and you shall know that I am the LORD who strikes. 10 Behold the day, behold, it has come; the morning has gone forth, the rod has blossomed, pride has budded. 11 Violence has risen up into a rod of wickedness; none of them shall remain, not of their multitude, nor of any of theirs; neither shall there be wailing for them. 12 The time has come, the day draws near; let not the buyer rejoice, nor the seller mourn, for wrath is upon all the multitude thereof. 13 For the seller shall not return to that which is sold, though they are yet alive; for the vision concerns the whole multitude thereof, which shall not return; neither shall any strengthen himself in the iniquity of his life.