Verse 17

But your eyes and your heart are set only on your covetousness, and on shedding innocent blood, and on oppression, and on violence, to do it.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Men dine øyne og ditt hjerte er bare ute etter urettferdige vinninger, etter å utgyte uskyldig blod og etter undertrykkelse og vold.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Men dine øyne og ditt hjerte er bare rettet mot ditt begjær, og for å utøse uskyldig blod, og for undertrykkelse og vold, for å gjøre det.

• Norsk King James

  Men dine øyne og ditt hjerte er bare for din grådighet, og for å utgyte uskyldig blod, og for undertrykkelse og vold, for å gjøre det.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Men dine øyne og ditt hjerte er bare opptatt av egen vinning, å utøse uskyldig blod og å drive undertrykkelse og vold.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Men dine øyne og ditt hjerte er bare rettet mot urett fortjeneste, mot å utøse uskyldig blod, på undertrykkelse og vold.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Men dine øyne og ditt hjerte er bare opptatt av dine begjær, av å utøse uskyldig blod, av undertrykkelse og vold for å utføre det.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Men dine øyne og ditt hjerte er kun opptatt av grådighet, av å utgyte uskyldig blod, av undertrykkelse og vold.

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

  Men dine øyne og ditt hjerte er bare opptatt av dine begjær, av å utøse uskyldig blod, av undertrykkelse og vold for å utføre det.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Men dine øyne og ditt hjerte er bare på urett fortjeneste, på å utøse uskyldig blod og på undertrykkelse og vold for å gjennomføre det.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  But your eyes and heart are set only on your dishonest gain, on shedding innocent blood, and on oppression and violence.

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Men dine øyne og ditt hjerte er bare rettet mot din egen vinning, og mot å utøse uskyldig blod, mot undertrykkelse og voldshandlinger.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Men dine Øine og dit Hjerte ere ikke uden til din Gjerrighed, og til at udøse uskyldigt Blod, og til at øve Fortrykkelse og Forknuselse.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  But thine eyes and thine heart are not but for thy covetousness, and for to shed innocent blood, and for oppression, and for violence, to do it.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Men dine øyne og ditt hjerte er bare ute etter begjær, for å utøse uskyldig blod, og for undertrykkelse og vold, for å gjøre det.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Men dine øyne og ditt hjerte er ikke annet enn for din grådighet, for å utøse uskyldig blod, for undertrykkelse og for vold for å gjøre det.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Men dine øyne og ditt hjerte er bare opptatt av din uærlige vinning, av å utøse uskyldig blod, og av undertrykkelse og vold.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Men dine øyne og ditt hjerte streber etter griskhet, for å utøse uskyldig blod, for undertrykkelse og vold, for å gjøre det.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Men dine øyne og ditt hjerte er bare opptatt av egen vinning, å forårsake død for den som ikke har gjort noe galt, og å utføre voldelige og grusomme handlinger.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Neuertheles, as for thine eyes and thine herte, they loke vpon covetousnesse, to shed innocent bloude, to do wronge and violence.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  But thine eyes and thine heart are but only for thy couetousnesse, and for to sheade innocent blood, and for oppression, and for destruction, euen to doe this.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Neuerthelesse, as for thyne eyes and thyne heart they loke vpon couetousnesse, to shed innocent blood, to do wrong and violence.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  But thine eyes and thine heart [are] not but for thy covetousness, and for to shed innocent blood, and for oppression, and for violence, to do [it].

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  But your eyes and your heart are not but for your covetousness, and for shedding innocent blood, and for oppression, and for violence, to do it.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  But thine eyes and thy heart are not, Except on thy dishonest gain, And on shedding of innocent blood, And on oppression, and on doing of violence.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  But thine eyes and thy heart are not but for thy covetousness, and for shedding innocent blood, and for oppression, and for violence, to do it.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  But your eyes and your heart are fixed only on profit for yourself, on causing the death of him who has done no wrong, and on violent and cruel acts.

• World English Bible (2000)

  But your eyes and your heart are not but for your covetousness, and for shedding innocent blood, and for oppression, and for violence, to do it.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  But you are always thinking and looking for ways to increase your wealth by dishonest means. Your eyes and your heart are set on killing some innocent person and committing fraud and oppression.

Referenced Verses

• 2 Kgs 24:4 : 4 And also for the innocent blood that he shed, for he filled Jerusalem with innocent blood, which the LORD would not pardon.
• Jer 22:3 : 3 Thus says the LORD; Execute judgment and righteousness, and deliver the plundered out of the hand of the oppressor: and do no wrong, do no violence to the stranger, the fatherless, nor the widow, neither shed innocent blood in this place.
• Ezek 19:6 : 6 And he went up and down among the lions, he became a young lion, and learned to catch prey, and devoured men.
• 2 Pet 2:14 : 14 Having eyes full of adultery and unable to cease from sin, enticing unstable souls. They have a heart trained in covetous practices and are accursed children.
• Ezek 33:31 : 31 And they come to you as people come, and they sit before you as my people, and they hear your words, but they will not do them: for with their mouth they show much love, but their heart goes after their covetousness.
• Ps 10:3 : 3 For the wicked boasts of his heart's desire, and blesses the greedy, whom the LORD abhors.
• Ps 119:36-37 : 36 Incline my heart to Your testimonies, and not to covetousness. 37 Turn away my eyes from looking at worthless things, and revive me in Your way.
• Jer 26:22-24 : 22 And Jehoiakim the king sent men into Egypt, namely, Elnathan the son of Achbor, and certain men with him into Egypt. 23 And they brought Urijah out of Egypt and brought him to Jehoiakim the king, who killed him with the sword and cast his dead body into the tombs of the common people. 24 Nevertheless, the hand of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, was with Jeremiah, so they should not give him into the hand of the people to put him to death.
• 2 Chr 36:8 : 8 Now the rest of the acts of Jehoiakim, and his abominations which he did, and what was found against him, behold, they are written in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah: and Jehoiachin his son reigned in his place.
• Job 31:7 : 7 If my step has turned out of the way, and my heart walked after my eyes, and if any stain has cleaved to my hands;
• Exod 18:21 : 21 Moreover, you shall select from all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness; and place them over them to be rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens.
• Josh 7:21 : 21 When I saw among the spoils a beautiful Babylonian garment, and two hundred shekels of silver, and a wedge of gold of fifty shekels weight, then I coveted them, and took them; and, behold, they are hidden in the earth in the midst of my tent, and the silver under it.
• 1 Kgs 21:19 : 19 And you shall speak to him, saying, Thus says the LORD, Have you killed, and also taken possession? And you shall speak to him, saying, Thus says the LORD, In the place where dogs licked the blood of Naboth shall dogs lick your blood, even yours.
• Zeph 3:3 : 3 Her princes within her are roaring lions; her judges are evening wolves; they do not gnaw the bones until the morning.
• Mark 7:21-22 : 21 For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders, 22 Thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lewdness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness:
• Luke 12:15-21 : 15 And he said to them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man's life does not consist in the abundance of the things which he possesses. 16 And he spoke a parable to them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully. 17 And he thought within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have no room to store my crops? 18 And he said, This is what I will do: I will pull down my barns, and build larger ones; and there I will store all my crops and my goods. 19 And I will say to my soul, Soul, you have much goods laid up for many years; take your rest, eat, drink, and be merry. 20 But God said to him, You fool, this night your soul shall be required of you; then whose shall those things be, which you have provided? 21 So is he that lays up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.
• Luke 16:13-14 : 13 No servant can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. You cannot serve God and wealth. 14 And the Pharisees also, who were covetous, heard all these things: and they ridiculed him.
• Rom 1:29 : 29 Being filled with all unrighteousness, sexual immorality, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, evil-mindedness; they are whisperers,
• 1 Cor 6:10 : 10 Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.
• Eph 5:3-5 : 3 But sexual immorality, and all impurity, or greed, let it not even be mentioned among you, as is proper for saints; 4 Neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor coarse joking, which are not fitting: but rather giving of thanks. 5 For this you know, that no sexually immoral, unclean, or greedy person, who is an idolater, has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and God.
• Col 3:5 : 5 Therefore, put to death your members which are upon the earth: fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry.
• 1 Tim 6:9-9 : 9 But those who desire to be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and harmful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition. 10 For the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil: which while some coveted after, they have strayed from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.
• Jas 1:14-15 : 14 But each one is tempted when he is drawn away by his own lust and enticed. 15 Then when lust has conceived, it gives birth to sin: and sin, when it is full-grown, brings forth death.
• 2 Pet 2:3 : 3 And through covetousness they will exploit you with deceptive words; their judgment is long overdue, and their destruction does not slumber.
• 1 John 2:15-16 : 15 Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. 16 For all that is in the world—the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life—is not of the Father, but is of the world.