Verse 7

And afterward, says the LORD, I will deliver Zedekiah king of Judah, and his servants, and the people, and those who are left in this city from the pestilence, from the sword, and from the famine, into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and into the hand of their enemies, and into the hand of those that seek their lives, and he shall strike them with the edge of the sword; he shall not spare them, nor have pity, nor have mercy.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Og etter dette, sier Herren, vil jeg overgi kong Sidkia av Juda, hans tjenere og folket, som er igjen i denne byen etter sult, sverd og pest, til Nebukadnesar, kongen av Babylon, og hans fiender; han skal slå dem med sverdet uten å vise dem noen nåde.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Og deretter, sier Herren, vil jeg overgi Sidkia, kongen av Juda, hans tjenere og folket, de som blir til overs i denne byen etter pesten, sverdet og hungeren, i hendene på Nebukadnessar, kongen av Babylon, i hendene på deres fiender og i hendene på dem som ønsker å ta deres liv. Han skal slå dem med sverdets egg; han vil ikke skåne dem, ikke ha medfølelse og ikke vise barmhjertighet.

• Norsk King James

  Og etterpå, sier Herren, vil jeg overgi Zedekiah, kongen av Juda, og hans tjenere, samt de som er igjen i denne byen fra pesten, sverdet og hungersnøden, til Nebukadnesar, kongen av Babylon, og deres fiender som ønsker deres liv. Han skal slå dem med sverdet; han vil ikke spare dem eller vise medynk.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Deretter, sier Herren, vil jeg gi Judas konge Sidkia, hans tjenere, og folket, de som er igjen i denne byen etter pest, sverd og sult, i hånden til Nebukadnesar, kongen av Babylon, i hånden til deres fiender og de som jakter på deres liv; han skal slå dem med sverd, han skal ikke spare dem, ikke skåne dem, og ikke vise barmhjertighet.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Etter dette, sier Herren, vil jeg overgi Sidkia, kongen av Juda, hans tjenere og folket som blir igjen i denne byen etter pesten, sverdet og hungeren, i hendene på Nebukadnesar, kongen av Babylon, og i hendene på deres fiender og dem som søker deres liv. Han skal slå dem med sverd; han vil ikke spare dem, vise dem nåde eller medlidenhet.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Og deretter, sier Herren, vil jeg overgi Sidkia, kongen av Juda, hans tjenere og folket, de som er igjen i denne byen etter pesten, sverdet og hungersnøden, i hendene på Nebukadnesar, kongen av Babylon, i hendene på deres fiender og i hendene på dem som søker deres liv. Han skal slå dem med sverdets egg; han skal ikke spare dem, ikke ha medynk og ikke vise nåde.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Og etterpå, sier HERREN, vil jeg overgi Sedekias, kongen av Juda, hans tjenere, folket og de som er igjen i denne byen etter pest, sverd og hungersnød, til Nebukadnesar, kongen av Babylon, til deres fiender og til dem som søker å ta livet av dem; han skal slå dem med sverdet – han skal ikke vise dem skånsel, barmhjertighet eller nåde.

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

  Og deretter, sier Herren, vil jeg overgi Sidkia, kongen av Juda, hans tjenere og folket, de som er igjen i denne byen etter pesten, sverdet og hungersnøden, i hendene på Nebukadnesar, kongen av Babylon, i hendene på deres fiender og i hendene på dem som søker deres liv. Han skal slå dem med sverdets egg; han skal ikke spare dem, ikke ha medynk og ikke vise nåde.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Og etter dette, sier Herren, vil jeg overgi Sidkia, kongen av Juda, hans tjenere og folket, de som overlever pesten, sverdet og hungersnøden, i hendene på Nebukadnesar, kongen av Babylon, på deres fiender og på dem som søker deres liv; og han skal slå dem ned med sverd, uten skånsel, barmhjertighet eller medfølelse.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Afterward, declares the LORD, I will hand over Zedekiah king of Judah, his officials, the people, and those remaining in this city from the plague, the sword, and the famine, into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, into the hand of their enemies, and into the hand of those seeking their lives. He will strike them down with the edge of the sword without pity, without sparing, and without mercy.

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Etter dette, sier Herren, vil jeg gi Sidkia, kongen av Juda, hans tjenere og folket som er igjen i denne byen etter pesten, sverdet og hungeren, i Nebukadnesar, kongen av Babylon, og deres fienders hånd, og i hånden til dem som søker deres liv. Han skal slå dem med sverd uten nåde, uten skånsel og uten barmhjertighet.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og derefter, siger Herren, vil jeg give Zedekias, Judæ Konge, og hans Tjenere og Folket og dem, som i denne Stad ere overblevne fra Pestilentsen, fra Sværdet og fra Hungeren, i Nebucadnezars, Kongen af Babels, Haand, og i deres Fjenders Haand, og i deres Haand, som søge efter deres Liv; og han skal slaae dem med skarpe Sværd, han skal ikke spare dem og ei skaane og ei forbarme sig.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And afterward, saith the LORD, I will deliver Zedekiah king of Judah, and his servants, and the people, and such as are left in this city from the pestilence, from the sword, and from the famine, into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, and into the hand of their enemies, and into the hand of those that seek their life: and he shall smite them with the edge of the sword; he shall not spare them, neither have pity, nor have mercy.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Etterpå, sier Herren, vil jeg overgi Sidkia, kongen av Juda, og hans tjenere og folket, de som blir igjen i denne byen fra pesten, sverdet og hungersnøden, i hendene på Nebukadnesar, kongen av Babylon, og i hendene på deres fiender, og i hendene på dem som søker deres liv. Han skal slå dem med sverdets egg; han skal ikke spare dem eller ha medfølelse, heller ikke vise barmhjertighet.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Etterpå, sier Herren, vil jeg overgi Sidkia, kongen av Juda, og hans tjenere og resten av folket i denne byen fra pesten, sverdet og hungersnøden, til Nebukadnesar, kongen av Babylon, fienden som søker deres liv. Han skal slå dem med sverdet uten skånsel, uten barmhjertighet.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Og etter dette – sier Herren – skal jeg gi Sidkia, kongen av Juda, hans tjenere og folket, de som er igjen i denne byen, fra pesten, fra sverdet og fra hungeren, i hendene på Nebukadnesar, kongen av Babylon, og i hendene på deres fiender, og i hendene på dem som ønsker deres liv. Han skal slå dem med sverdets egg uten å skåne eller vise barmhjertighet.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Og deretter, sier Herren, vil jeg overgi Sidkia, kongen av Juda, hans tjenere og folket, de som er igjen i denne byen fra pesten, fra sverdet og fra hungersnøden, til Nebukadressar, kongen av Babylon, og til deres fiender, og til de som søker deres liv: og han skal slå dem med sverdets egg; han skal ikke spare dem, heller ikke ha medlidenhet eller nåde.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Og etter dette, sier Herren, vil jeg gi Sidkia, Juda konge, hans tjenere og hans folk, ja, de som er igjen i byen og ikke har omkommet ved sykdom, sverd eller hunger, i hendene på Nebukadnesar, kongen av Babylon, og i hendene på deres fiender, i hendene på dem som søker deres død: han vil slå dem med sverdet; han vil ikke skåne noen, han vil ikke ha noen medfølelse eller nåde.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And after this (saieth the LORDE) I shall delyuer Sedechias the kinge of Iuda, & his seruauntes, his people (and soch as are escaped in the cite, from the pestilence, swearde, and honger) into the power of Nabuchodonosor kinge of Babilon: yee in to the hodes of their enemies, in to the hodes of those yt folowe vpon their lyues, which shall smyte them with ye swerde: they shal not pite the, they shal not spare them, they shall haue no mercy vpon them.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And after this, sayeth the Lorde, I will deliuer Zedekiah the King of Iudah, and his seruants, and the people, and such as are left in this citie, from the pestilence, from the sworde and from the famine into the hande of Nebuchad-nezzar King of Babel, and into the hande of their enemies, and into the hande of those that seeke their liues, and he shall smite them with the edge of the sworde: he shall not spare them, neither haue pitie nor compassion.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  But after this (saith the Lorde) I shall deliuer Zedekias kyng of Iuda, and his seruauntes, his people, and such as are escaped in the citie from the pestilence, sworde, and hunger, into the power of Nabuchodonozor kyng of Babylon, yea into the handes of their enemies, into the handes of those that folowe vpon their liues, whiche shall smite them with the sworde, they shall not pitie them, they shal not spare them, they shall haue no mercy vpon them.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And afterward, saith the LORD, I will deliver Zedekiah king of Judah, and his servants, and the people, and such as are left in this city from the pestilence, from the sword, and from the famine, into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, and into the hand of their enemies, and into the hand of those that seek their life: and he shall smite them with the edge of the sword; he shall not spare them, neither have pity, nor have mercy.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Afterward, says Yahweh, I will deliver Zedekiah king of Judah, and his servants, and the people, even such as are left in this city from the pestilence, from the sword, and from the famine, into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, and into the hand of their enemies, and into the hand of those who seek their life: and he shall strike them with the edge of the sword; he shall not spare them, neither have pity, nor have mercy.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And after this -- an affirmation of Jehovah, I give Zedekiah king of Judah, And his servants, and the people, And those left in this city, From the pestilence, from the sword, and from the famine, Into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, And into the hand of their enemies, And into the hand of those seeking their life, And he hath smitten them by the mouth of the sword, He hath no pity on them, Nor doth he spare, nor hath he mercy.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And afterward, saith Jehovah, I will deliver Zedekiah king of Judah, and his servants, and the people, even such as are left in this city from the pestilence, from the sword, and from the famine, into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, and into the hand of their enemies, and into the hand of those that seek their life: and he shall smite them with the edge of the sword; he shall not spare them, neither have pity, nor have mercy.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And after that, says the Lord, I will give up Zedekiah, king of Judah, and his servants and his people, even those in the town who have not come to their end from the disease and the sword and from need of food, into the hands of Nebuchadrezzar, king of Babylon, and into the hands of their haters, and into the hands of those desiring their death: he will put them to the sword; he will not let anyone get away, he will have no pity or mercy.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Afterward, says Yahweh, I will deliver Zedekiah king of Judah, and his servants, and the people, even such as are left in this city from the pestilence, from the sword, and from the famine, into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and into the hand of their enemies, and into the hand of those who seek their life: and he shall strike them with the edge of the sword; he shall not spare them, neither have pity, nor have mercy.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Then I, the LORD, promise that I will hand over King Zedekiah of Judah, his officials, and any of the people who survive the war, starvation, and disease. I will hand them over to King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon and to their enemies who want to kill them. He will slaughter them with the sword. He will not show them any mercy, compassion, or pity.’

Referenced Verses

• Jer 37:17 : 17 Then Zedekiah the king sent, and took him out; and the king asked him secretly in his house, and said, 'Is there any word from the LORD?' And Jeremiah said, 'There is, for, said he, you shall be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon.'
• 2 Kgs 25:5-7 : 5 And the army of the Chaldeans pursued after the king and overtook him in the plains of Jericho: and all his army scattered from him. 6 So they took the king and brought him up to the king of Babylon at Riblah; and they pronounced judgment on him. 7 And they killed the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes, and put out the eyes of Zedekiah, and bound him with bronze shackles, and took him to Babylon.
• Hab 1:6-9 : 6 For indeed I am raising up the Chaldeans, that bitter and hasty nation which marches through the breadth of the earth, to possess dwellingplaces that are not theirs. 7 They are terrible and dreadful; their judgment and their dignity proceed from themselves. 8 Their horses are swifter than leopards, fiercer than evening wolves; their horsemen spread themselves, and their horsemen shall come from afar; they fly as the eagle that hastens to eat. 9 They all come for violence; their faces are set like the east wind, and they gather captives like sand. 10 They scoff at kings, and the princes are scorned by them; they deride every stronghold, for they heap up dust and take it.
• Ezek 7:9 : 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.
• Ezek 17:20-21 : 20 And I will spread my net upon him, and he shall be taken in my snare, and I will bring him to Babylon, and will contend with him there for his trespass which he has trespassed against me. 21 And all his fugitives with all his bands shall fall by the sword, and those who remain shall be scattered toward all winds: and you shall know that I the LORD have spoken it.
• Jer 52:8-9 : 8 But the army of the Chaldeans pursued the king and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho; and all his army was scattered from him. 9 Then they captured the king and brought him up to the king of Babylon at Riblah in the land of Hamath, where he pronounced judgment upon him. 10 And the king of Babylon killed the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes; he also killed all the princes of Judah in Riblah. 11 Then he put out the eyes of Zedekiah, and the king of Babylon bound him in chains, and carried him to Babylon, and put him in prison until the day of his death.
• 2 Kgs 25:18-21 : 18 And the captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three doorkeepers: 19 And out of the city he took an officer who was in charge of the men of war, and five men of those who were in the king's presence, found in the city, and the principal scribe of the army, who mustered the people of the land, and sixty men of the people of the land found in the city: 20 And Nebuzaradan captain of the guard took these, and brought them to the king of Babylon at Riblah: 21 And the king of Babylon struck them and killed them at Riblah in the land of Hamath. So Judah was carried away out of their land.
• Jer 13:14 : 14 And I will dash them one against another, even the fathers and the sons together, says the LORD: I will have no pity, nor spare, nor have mercy, but destroy them.
• Deut 28:50 : 50 A nation of fierce countenance, which shall not regard the person of the old, nor show favor to the young:
• Jer 24:8-9 : 8 And as for the bad figs, which cannot be eaten, they are so bad; surely thus says the LORD, So will I give Zedekiah the king of Judah, and his princes, and the rest of Jerusalem, that remain in this land, and those who dwell in the land of Egypt: 9 And I will deliver them to be removed into all the kingdoms of the earth for their harm, to be a reproach and a proverb, a taunt and a curse, in all places where I shall drive them. 10 And I will send the sword, the famine, and the pestilence, among them, till they are consumed from the land that I gave to them and to their fathers.
• Jer 34:19-22 : 19 The princes of Judah, and the princes of Jerusalem, the eunuchs, and the priests, and all the people of the land, who passed between the parts of the calf; 20 I will give them into the hand of their enemies, and into the hand of those who seek their life; and their dead bodies shall be food for the birds of the sky, and to the beasts of the earth. 21 And Zedekiah king of Judah and his princes I will give into the hand of their enemies, and into the hand of those who seek their life, and into the hand of the king of Babylon's army, which have gone up from you. 22 Behold, I will command, says the LORD, and cause them to return to this city; and they shall fight against it, and take it, and burn it with fire; and I will make the cities of Judah a desolation without an inhabitant.
• Jer 38:21-23 : 21 But if you refuse to go forth, this is the word that the LORD has shown me: 22 And, behold, all the women who are left in the king of Judah's house shall be brought forth to the king of Babylon's princes, and those women shall say, Your friends have set you on and have prevailed against you; your feet are sunk in the mire, and they have turned away back. 23 So they shall bring out all your wives and your children to the Chaldeans; and you shall not escape from their hand, but shall be taken by the hand of the king of Babylon; and you shall cause this city to be burned with fire.
• Jer 39:4-7 : 4 And it happened that when Zedekiah, the king of Judah, saw them and all the men of war, they fled and went out of the city by night, by the way of the king’s garden, by the gate between the two walls; and he went out the way of the plain. 5 But the Chaldeans' army pursued them and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho; and when they had taken him, they brought him up to Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, to Riblah in the land of Hamath, where he gave judgment upon him. 6 Then the king of Babylon killed the sons of Zedekiah in Riblah before his eyes; also the king of Babylon killed all the nobles of Judah. 7 Moreover, he blinded Zedekiah’s eyes and bound him with chains to carry him to Babylon.
• 2 Chr 36:17-20 : 17 Therefore, he brought upon them the king of the Chaldeans, who killed their young men with the sword in the house of their sanctuary, and had no compassion on young man or young woman, old man, or aged; he gave them all into his hand. 18 And all the vessels of the house of God, great and small, and the treasures of the house of the LORD, and the treasures of the king and of his princes; all these he brought to Babylon. 19 And they burned the house of God, and tore down the wall of Jerusalem, and burned all its palaces with fire, and destroyed all its valuable articles. 20 And those who had escaped from the sword he carried away to Babylon, where they were servants to him and his sons until the reign of the kingdom of Persia,
• Isa 13:17-18 : 17 Behold, I will stir up the Medes against them, who will not regard silver; and as for gold, they will not delight in it. 18 Their bows will dash the young men to pieces; and they will have no pity on the fruit of the womb; their eye will not spare children.
• Isa 27:11 : 11 When its boughs are withered, they shall be broken off: the women come and set them on fire; for it is a people of no understanding: therefore He who made them will not have mercy on them, and He who formed them will show them no favor.
• Isa 47:6 : 6 I was angry with My people, I have defiled My inheritance and given them into your hand. You showed them no mercy; upon the elderly you have laid your yoke very heavily.
• Jer 52:24-27 : 24 And the captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of the door: 25 He took also out of the city an officer, who had the charge of the men of war; and seven men of those who were near the king's presence, who were found in the city; and the principal scribe of the army, who mustered the people of the land; and sixty men of the people of the land who were found in the midst of the city. 26 So Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard took them and brought them to the king of Babylon at Riblah. 27 And the king of Babylon struck them and put them to death in Riblah in the land of Hamath. Thus Judah was carried away captive from his own land.
• Ezek 21:25-26 : 25 And you, profane wicked prince of Israel, whose day is come, when iniquity shall have an end, 26 Thus says the Lord GOD; Remove the diadem, and take off the crown: this shall not be the same: exalt him that is low, and abase him that is high.
• Ezek 8:18 : 18 Therefore I will also deal in fury: my eye shall not spare, neither will I have pity: and though they cry in my ears with a loud voice, yet I will not hear them.
• Ezek 9:5-6 : 5 And to the others he said in my hearing, Go after him through the city and strike: let not your eye spare, neither have any pity: 6 Utterly slay old and young, both maidens, and little children, and women: but do not come near any man upon whom is the mark; and begin at my sanctuary. Then they began with the elders who were before the house.
• Ezek 9:10 : 10 And as for me also, my eye shall not spare, neither will I have pity, but I will recompense their way upon their head.
• Ezek 12:12-16 : 12 And the prince who is among them shall bear upon his shoulder in the twilight, and shall go forth: they shall dig through the wall to carry out through it: he shall cover his face, that he may not see the ground with his eyes. 13 My net also I will spread upon him, and he shall be taken in my snare: and I will bring him to Babylon to the land of the Chaldeans; yet he shall not see it, though he shall die there. 14 And I will scatter toward every wind all who are around him to help him, and all his bands; and I will draw out the sword after them. 15 And they shall know that I am the LORD, when I scatter them among the nations, and disperse them in the countries. 16 But I will leave a few men of them from the sword, from the famine, and from the pestilence; that they may declare all their abominations among the nations where they go; and they shall know that I am the LORD.