Verse 19

O LORD, my strength and my fortress, and my refuge in the day of affliction, the Gentiles shall come to you from the ends of the earth and shall say, Surely our fathers have inherited lies, vanity, and things in which there is no profit.

Other Translations

  • GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

    Herre, min kraft og mitt vern, min tilflukt i nødens dag, til deg skal folkene komme fra jordens ender og si: 'Våre fedre arvet bare løgner, tomme avguder som ikke kan gi noen hjelp.'

  • Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

    Herre, min styrke, min festning, og min tilflukt på trengselens dag, folkeslag skal komme til deg fra jordens ender og si: Våre fedre har arvet bare løgner, tomhet, og ting uten verdi.

  • Norsk King James

    Å Herre, min styrke, min festning, mitt tilfluktssted i trengselens dag, folkeslagene skal komme til deg fra jordens ender og si: Sannelig, våre fedre har arvet løgner, tomhet og ting som ikke gir noe utbytte.

  • Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

    Herre, min styrke og mitt festningsverk, min tilflukt på nødens dag! Folkene skal komme til deg fra jordens ender og si: 'Våre fedre hadde bare falske guder, det var tomhet og ubrukelig.'

  • Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

    Herre, min styrke og min festning, min tilflukt på trengselens dag, til deg skal folkene komme fra jordens ender og si: Våre fedre arvet bare løgn, tomhet og verdiløse ting.

  • Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

    Å Herre, min styrke, min festning, og min tilflukt på nødens dag, hedningene skal komme til deg fra jordens ender og si: Sannelig, våre fedre har arvet løgner, tomhet, og slike ting som ikke gir noen nytte.

  • o3-mini KJV Norsk

    O Herre, min styrke, min festning og min tilflukt på nødens dag! Fra jordens fjerneste ender skal hedningene komme til deg og si: «Våre fedre har etterlatt oss løgner, tomhet og ting som ikke gir noe utbytte.»

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

    Å Herre, min styrke, min festning, og min tilflukt på nødens dag, hedningene skal komme til deg fra jordens ender og si: Sannelig, våre fedre har arvet løgner, tomhet, og slike ting som ikke gir noen nytte.

  • Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

    Herre, min styrke og min festerborg, min tilflukt på nødens dag, til deg skal folkeslagene komme fra jordens ender og si: 'Våre fedre har arvet bare løgn, tomhet, og det som ikke kan hjelpe.'

  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    LORD, my strength and my fortress, my refuge in the day of trouble! Nations will come to You from the ends of the earth and say, 'Our ancestors inherited nothing but lies, worthless idols that do not profit at all.'

  • biblecontext

    { "verseID": "Jeremiah.16.19", "source": "יְהוָ֞ה עֻזִּ֧י וּמָעֻזִּ֛י וּמְנוּסִ֖י בְּי֣וֹם צָרָ֑ה אֵלֶ֗יךָ גּוֹיִ֤ם יָבֹ֙אוּ֙ מֵֽאַפְסֵי־אָ֔רֶץ וְיֹאמְר֗וּ אַךְ־שֶׁ֙קֶר֙ נָחֲל֣וּ אֲבוֹתֵ֔ינוּ הֶ֖בֶל וְאֵֽין־בָּ֥ם מוֹעִֽיל׃", "text": "*YHWH* *ʿuzzî* and-*māʿuzzî* and-*mənûsî* in-*yôm* *ṣārāh* to-you *gôyim* *yāḇōʾû* from-*ʾap̄sê*-*ʾāreṣ* and-*yōʾmərû* surely-*šeqer* *nāḥălû* *ʾăḇôṯênû* *heḇel* and-nothing-in-them *môʿîl*", "grammar": { "*YHWH*": "divine name - LORD/Yahweh", "*ʿuzzî*": "masculine singular noun + 1st person singular suffix - my strength", "*māʿuzzî*": "masculine singular noun + 1st person singular suffix - my fortress", "*mənûsî*": "masculine singular noun + 1st person singular suffix - my refuge", "*yôm*": "masculine singular construct - day of", "*ṣārāh*": "feminine singular noun - distress/trouble", "*gôyim*": "masculine plural noun - nations/peoples", "*yāḇōʾû*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - they shall come", "*ʾap̄sê*": "masculine plural construct - ends of", "*ʾāreṣ*": "feminine singular noun - earth/land", "*yōʾmərû*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - they shall say", "*šeqer*": "masculine singular noun - falsehood/lie", "*nāḥălû*": "qal perfect, 3rd common plural - they inherited", "*ʾăḇôṯênû*": "masculine plural noun + 1st common plural suffix - our fathers", "*heḇel*": "masculine singular noun - vanity/emptiness", "*môʿîl*": "hiphil participle, masculine singular - profiting/benefiting" }, "variants": { "*ʿōz*": "strength/might/power", "*māʿôz*": "fortress/stronghold/refuge", "*mānôs*": "refuge/escape/flight", "*ṣārāh*": "distress/trouble/affliction", "*šeqer*": "falsehood/lie/deception", "*heḇel*": "vanity/emptiness/futility", "*môʿîl*": "benefiting/profiting/useful" } }

  • GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

    Herre, min styrke og min festning, min tilflukt på trengselens dag! Til Deg skal folkeslagene komme fra jordens ender og si: ‘Våre fedre arvet bare løgn, verdiløse avguder som ikke kan hjelpe.’

  • Original Norsk Bibel 1866

    Herre! min Styrke og min Befæstning og min Tilflugt paa Nøds Dag! Hedningerne skulle komme til dig fra Jordens Ender og sige: Vore Fædre eiede dog Falskhed, (ja) Forfængelighed, og det kunde intet gavne dem.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    O LORD, my strength, and my fortress, and my refuge in the day of affliction, the Gentiles shall come unto thee from the ends of the earth, and shall say, Surely our fathers have inherited lies, vanity, and things wherein there is no profit.

  • KJV 1769 norsk

    Å Herre, min styrke, min borg og min tilflukt på trengselens dag, folkeslagene skal komme til deg fra verdens ender og si: Sannelig, våre fedre har arvet løgn, tomhet, og det som er uten verdi.

  • Norsk oversettelse av Webster

    Yahweh, min styrke og min borg, min tilflukt på trengselens dag, til deg skal nasjonene komme fra jordens ender og si: Våre fedre har arvet bare løgner, tomhetsverk som ikke gagner.

  • Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

    Å Herre, min styrke og min borg, og min tilflukt på nødens dag, folkeslag kommer til deg fra jordens ender og sier: 'Våre fedre har arvet bare løgner, tomhet, og ingen goder finnes blant dem.'

  • Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

    Herre, min styrke, min festning og min tilflukt på trengselens dag, til deg skal folkeslagene komme fra verdens ender og si: Våre fedre har arvet bare løgner, fånyttes ting som ikke er til nytte.

  • Norsk oversettelse av BBE

    Å Herre, min styrke og mitt sterke tårn, min trygge plass på nødens dag, nasjonene vil komme til deg fra jordens ender, og si: Våre fedres arv er ikke annet enn bedrageri, til og med falske ting som ikke har noen nytte.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    O LORDE, my strength, my power, and refuge in tyme off trouble. The Gentiles shall come vnto the from the endes off the worlde, and saye: Verely oure fathers haue cleued vnto lies, their Idols are but vayne and vnprofitable.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    O Lord, thou art my force, & my strength & my refuge in the day of affliction: the Gentiles shal come vnto thee from the ends of the world, & shal say, Surely our fathers haue inherited lies, and vanitie, wherein was no profite.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    O Lorde my strength, my power and refuge in tyme of trouble: the gentiles shall come vnto thee from the endes of the worlde, and say, Ueryly our fathers haue cleaued vnto lyes, their idols are but vayne and vnprofitable.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    O LORD, my strength, and my fortress, and my refuge in the day of affliction, the Gentiles shall come unto thee from the ends of the earth, and shall say, Surely our fathers have inherited lies, vanity, and [things] wherein [there is] no profit.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    Yahweh, my strength, and my stronghold, and my refuge in the day of affliction, to you shall the nations come from the ends of the earth, and shall say, Our fathers have inherited nothing but lies, [even] vanity and things in which there is no profit.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    O Jehovah, my strength, and my fortress, And my refuge in a day of adversity, Unto Thee nations do come from the ends of earth, And say, Only falsehood did our fathers inherit, Vanity, and none among them is profitable.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    O Jehovah, my strength, and my stronghold, and my refuge in the day of affliction, unto thee shall the nations come from the ends of the earth, and shall say, Our fathers have inherited nought but lies, [even] vanity and things wherein there is no profit.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    O Lord, my strength and my strong tower, my safe place in the day of trouble, the nations will come to you from the ends of the earth, and say, The heritage of our fathers is nothing but deceit, even false things in which there is no profit.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    Yahweh, my strength, and my stronghold, and my refuge in the day of affliction, to you shall the nations come from the ends of the earth, and shall say, Our fathers have inherited nothing but lies, [even] vanity and things in which there is no profit.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    Then I said,“LORD, you give me strength and protect me. You are the one I can run to for safety when I am in trouble. Nations from all over the earth will come to you and say,‘Our ancestors had nothing but false gods– worthless idols that could not help them at all.

Referenced Verses

  • Ps 18:1-2 : 1 I will love you, O LORD, my strength. 2 The LORD is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my shield, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower.
  • Isa 44:10 : 10 Who has formed a god, or cast a carved image that is profitable for nothing?
  • Isa 49:6 : 6 And he said, It is a light thing that you should be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the preserved of Israel: I will also give you as a light to the Gentiles, that you may be my salvation to the end of the earth.
  • Isa 25:4 : 4 For You have been a strength to the poor, a strength to the needy in his distress, a refuge from the storm, a shade from the heat, when the blast of the terrible ones is like a storm against the wall.
  • Jer 10:14-15 : 14 Every man is brutish in his knowledge: every founder is humiliated by the graven image: for his molten image is falsehood, and there is no breath in them. 15 They are vanity, and the work of errors: in the time of their visitation, they shall perish.
  • Nah 1:7 : 7 The LORD is good, a stronghold in the day of trouble; and he knows those who trust in him.
  • Jer 17:17 : 17 Do not be a terror to me: you are my hope in the day of evil.
  • Zech 2:11 : 11 And many nations shall be joined to the LORD in that day, and they shall be My people: and I will dwell in your midst, and you shall know that the LORD of hosts has sent me to you.
  • Zech 8:20-23 : 20 Thus says the LORD of hosts; It shall yet come to pass, that there shall come people, and the inhabitants of many cities: 21 And the inhabitants of one city shall go to another, saying, Let us go quickly to pray before the LORD, and to seek the LORD of hosts: I will go also. 22 Yes, many people and strong nations shall come to seek the LORD of hosts in Jerusalem, and to pray before the LORD. 23 Thus says the LORD of hosts; In those days it shall come to pass, that ten men shall take hold out of all languages of the nations, even shall take hold of the garment of him that is a Jew, saying, We will go with you: for we have heard that God is with you.
  • Mal 1:11 : 11 For from the rising of the sun even to its going down my name shall be great among the nations; and in every place incense shall be offered to my name, and a pure offering: for my name shall be great among the heathen, says the LORD of hosts.
  • Jer 3:16-17 : 16 And it shall come to pass, when you are multiplied and increased in the land, in those days, says the LORD, they shall no longer say, The ark of the covenant of the LORD: neither shall it come to mind: neither shall they remember it; neither shall they visit it; neither shall that be done anymore. 17 At that time they shall call Jerusalem the throne of the LORD; and all the nations shall be gathered to it, to the name of the LORD, to Jerusalem: neither shall they walk anymore after the imagination of their evil heart.
  • Isa 60:1-3 : 1 Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the LORD has risen upon you. 2 For behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, and thick darkness the people; but the LORD shall arise upon you, and His glory shall be seen upon you. 3 And the Gentiles shall come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your rising.
  • Isa 2:2-3 : 2 And it shall come to pass in the last days, that the mountain of the LORD'S house shall be established on the top of the mountains and shall be exalted above the hills; and all nations shall flow unto it. 3 And many people shall go and say, Come, and let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, to the house of the God of Jacob; and He will teach us His ways, and we will walk in His paths: for out of Zion shall go forth the law and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem.
  • Ps 86:9 : 9 All nations whom You have made shall come and worship before You, O Lord, and shall glorify Your name.
  • Ps 22:27-30 : 27 All the ends of the world shall remember and turn to the LORD, and all the families of the nations shall worship before You. 28 For the kingdom is the LORD’s, and He is the governor among the nations. 29 All the prosperous of the earth shall eat and worship; all who go down to the dust shall bow before Him, even he who cannot keep himself alive. 30 A posterity shall serve Him; it will be recounted to the Lord for a generation.
  • Mic 4:1-2 : 1 But in the last days it shall come to pass that the mountain of the house of the LORD shall be established on the top of the mountains, and it shall be exalted above the hills, and people shall flow to it. 2 And many nations shall come and say, 'Come, and let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, and to the house of the God of Jacob; and He will teach us His ways, and we will walk in His paths.' For out of Zion shall go forth the law, and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem.
  • Ps 27:5 : 5 For in the time of trouble He shall hide me in His pavilion; in the secret of His tabernacle He shall hide me; He shall set me high upon a rock.
  • Ps 46:1 : 1 God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.
  • Ps 46:7 : 7 The LORD of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah.
  • Ps 46:11 : 11 The LORD of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah.
  • Ps 62:2 : 2 He only is my rock and my salvation; He is my defense; I shall not be greatly moved.
  • Ps 62:7 : 7 In God is my salvation and my glory; the rock of my strength, and my refuge, is in God.
  • Ps 67:2-7 : 2 That Your way may be known on earth, Your salvation among all nations. 3 Let the people praise You, O God; let all the people praise You. 4 O let the nations be glad and sing for joy: for You shall judge the people righteously, and govern the nations on earth. Selah. 5 Let the people praise You, O God; let all the people praise You. 6 Then shall the earth yield her increase; and God, even our own God, shall bless us. 7 God shall bless us; and all the ends of the earth shall fear Him.
  • Ps 68:31 : 31 Princes shall come out of Egypt; Ethiopia shall soon stretch out her hands unto God.
  • Ps 72:8-9 : 8 He shall have dominion also from sea to sea, and from the river to the ends of the earth. 9 Those who dwell in the wilderness shall bow before him, and his enemies shall lick the dust. 10 The kings of Tarshish and of the isles shall bring presents; the kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts. 11 Yes, all kings shall fall down before him; all nations shall serve him. 12 For he shall deliver the needy when he cries, the poor also, and him who has no helper.
  • Ps 91:1-2 : 1 He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. 2 I will say of the LORD, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God, in whom I will trust.
  • Ps 144:1-2 : 1 Blessed be the LORD my strength, who teaches my hands to war, and my fingers to fight: 2 My goodness, and my fortress; my high tower, and my deliverer; my shield, and he in whom I trust; who subdues my people under me.
  • Prov 18:10 : 10 The name of the LORD is a strong tower: the righteous run into it, and are safe.
  • Isa 11:9-9 : 9 They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain: for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea. 10 And in that day there shall be a root of Jesse, which shall stand as a sign for the people; to it the Gentiles shall seek: and his rest shall be glorious.
  • Ps 19:14 : 14 Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in your sight, O LORD, my strength and my redeemer.
  • Isa 62:2 : 2 And the nations shall see your righteousness, and all kings your glory: and you shall be called by a new name, which the mouth of the LORD shall designate.
  • Jer 2:11 : 11 Has a nation changed their gods, which are not gods? but my people have changed their glory for that which does not profit.
  • Jer 3:23 : 23 Truly, in vain is salvation hoped for from the hills and from the multitude of mountains: truly, in the LORD our God is the salvation of Israel.
  • Jer 10:5 : 5 They stand upright like a palm tree, but do not speak: they must be carried, because they cannot go. Do not be afraid of them; for they cannot do evil, neither is it in them to do good.
  • Isa 32:2 : 2 And a man shall be like a shelter from the wind, and a refuge from the storm; like rivers of water in a dry place, like the shadow of a great rock in a weary land.
  • 1 Pet 1:18 : 18 Knowing that you were not redeemed with corruptible things, like silver or gold, from your aimless conduct received by tradition from your fathers,
  • Rev 7:9-9 : 9 After this I looked, and behold, a great multitude, which no one could number, of all nations, and tribes, and peoples, and languages, stood before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palm branches in their hands; 10 And cried with a loud voice, saying, Salvation belongs to our God who sits upon the throne, and to the Lamb. 11 And all the angels stood around the throne, and around the elders and the four living creatures, and fell before the throne on their faces, and worshiped God,
  • Rev 11:15 : 15 And the seventh angel sounded, and there were loud voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world have become the kingdoms of our Lord and of His Christ, and He shall reign forever and ever.
  • Ezek 11:16 : 16 Therefore say, Thus says the Lord GOD; Although I have cast them far off among the nations, and although I have scattered them among the countries, yet will I be to them as a little sanctuary in the countries where they shall come.
  • Hab 2:18-19 : 18 What profit is the carved image that its maker has carved it; the molded image, and a teacher of lies, that the maker of his work trusts in it, to make mute idols? 19 Woe to him who says to the wood, Awake; to the mute stone, Arise, it shall teach! Behold, it is overlaid with gold and silver, and there is no breath at all in its midst.
  • Hab 3:19 : 19 The LORD God is my strength, and He will make my feet like deer's feet, and He will make me walk on my high places. To the chief musician, on my stringed instruments.