Verse 20

Is Ephraim my dear son? is he a pleasant child? for since I spoke against him, I earnestly remember him still: therefore my heart yearns for him; I will surely have mercy upon him, says the LORD.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Er ikke Efraim min elskede sønn, mitt kjære barn? For hver gang jeg nevner ham, husker jeg ham mer og mer. Derfor bruser mitt hjerte for ham. Jeg vil vise barmhjertighet mot ham, sier Herren.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Er Efraim min kjære sønn? Er han et yndet barn? For når jeg taler om ham, minnes jeg ham fortsatt; derfor er mitt hjerte beveget for ham; jeg vil sannelig ha barmhjertighet med ham, sier Herren.

• Norsk King James

  Er Efraim min kjære sønn? Er han et behagelig barn? For siden jeg talte imot ham, husker jeg ham fremdeles: derfor er jeg beveget av medfølelse for ham; jeg vil helt sikkert ha barmhjertighet med ham, sier Herren.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Er ikke Efraim min dyrebare sønn, det barnet som jeg har glede i? For etter at jeg har talt til ham, husker jeg ham fremdeles, og derfor brøler mitt hjerte for ham; jeg vil vise ham nåde, sier Herren.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Er Efraim en dyrebar sønn for meg, et barn av fryd? For så ofte jeg taler mot ham, husker jeg fortsatt på ham. Derfor er mitt hjerte urolig for ham, jeg vil forbarme meg over ham, sier Herren.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Er Efraim min kjære sønn? Er han et gledens barn? For siden jeg talte mot ham, minnes jeg ham inderlig; derfor trekkes mine følelser mot ham. Jeg vil sannelig ha barmhjertighet med ham, sier Herren.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Er Efraim min kjære sønn? Er han et kjærkomment barn? For selv om jeg talte imot ham, har jeg likevel dypt i mitt hjerte eid ham. Derfor er mitt indre uroet for ham, og jeg vil utvilsomt vise ham nåde, sier HERREN.

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

  Er Efraim min kjære sønn? Er han et gledens barn? For siden jeg talte mot ham, minnes jeg ham inderlig; derfor trekkes mine følelser mot ham. Jeg vil sannelig ha barmhjertighet med ham, sier Herren.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Er ikke Efraim min kjære sønn, mitt elskede barn? For så ofte jeg taler mot ham, minnes jeg ham likevel med glede. Derfor fylles mitt hjerte med medlidenhet for ham. Jeg vil visselig vise ham barmhjertighet, sier Herren.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Is Ephraim my dear son, my precious child? For as often as I speak against him, I still remember him. Therefore, my heart yearns for him; I will surely have mercy on him, declares the LORD.

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Er Efraim min kjære sønn, mitt yndlingsbarn? For hver gang jeg taler om ham, husker jeg ham inderlig. Derfor sukker mitt hjerte for ham, og jeg vil visselig ha medlidenhet med ham, sier Herren. Sela

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Mon (ikke) Ephraim være mig en dyrebar Søn? mon han (ikke) være et Barn, (hvem jeg haver havt) megen Forlystelse af? thi efterat jeg haver talet til ham, kommer jeg ham endnu flitteligen ihu; derfor lyde mine Indvolde for hans Skyld, jeg vil visselig forbarme mig over ham, siger Herren.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Is Ephraim my dear son? is he a pleasant child? for since I spake against him, I do earnestly remember him still: therefore my bowels are troubled for him; I will surely have mercy upon him, saith the LORD.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Er Efraim min kjære sønn? Er han et behagelig barn? For siden jeg talte imot ham, minnes jeg ham fortsatt ivrig: derfor er mitt indre fylt av omsorg for ham; Jeg vil sannelig ha barmhjertighet med ham, sier Herren.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Er Efraim min kjære sønn? er han et yndig barn? For så ofte jeg taler mot ham, husker jeg ham inderlig: derfor lengter mitt hjerte etter ham; jeg vil sikkert ha barmhjertighet med ham, sier Herren.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Er ikke Efraim min kjære sønn, mitt yndlingsbarn? For selv om jeg ofte talte imot ham, vil jeg ikke glemme ham likevel. Derfor er mitt hjerte urolig for ham. Jeg viser ham stor kjærlighet, sier Herren.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Er ikke Efraim min kjære sønn? er han ikke et yndet barn? for så ofte jeg taler imot ham, husker jeg ham ivrig; derfor lengter mitt hjerte etter ham; jeg vil sikkert ha barmhjertighet med ham, sier Herren.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Er Efraim min kjære sønn? er han barnet jeg har glede av? for når jeg taler mot ham, holder jeg ham fortsatt i minnet: så mitt hjerte er bekymret for ham; jeg vil visselig ha barmhjertighet med ham, sier Herren.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Vpon this complaynte, I thought thus by myself: is not Ephraim my deare sonne? Is he not the childe, with whom I haue had all myrth and pastyme? For sence the tyme that I first comoned with him, I haue him euer in remembraunce: therfore my very herte dryueth me vnto him: gladly and louyngly will I haue mercy vpon him, saieth the LORDE.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Is Ephraim my deare sonne or pleasant childe? yet since I spake vnto him, I still remembred him: therefore my bowels are troubled for him: I wil surely haue compassion vpon him, saith the Lorde.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Upon this complaynt I thought thus by my selfe: Is not Ephraim my deare sonne? Is he not the childe with whom I haue had all my mirth and pastime? For since the tyme that I first comuned with hym, I haue hym euer in remembraunce: therfore my heart driueth me vnto hym, gladly and louyngly wyll I haue mercie vpon him, saith the Lorde.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  [Is] Ephraim my dear son? [is he] a pleasant child? for since I spake against him, I do earnestly remember him still: therefore my bowels are troubled for him; I will surely have mercy upon him, saith the LORD.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Is Ephraim my dear son? is he a darling child? for as often as I speak against him, I do earnestly remember him still: therefore my heart yearns for him; I will surely have mercy on him, says Yahweh.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  A precious son is Ephraim to Me? A child of delights? For since My speaking against him, I do thoroughly remember him still, Therefore have My bowels been moved for him, I do greatly love him, An affirmation of Jehovah.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Is Ephraim my dear son? is he a darling child? for as often as I speak against him, I do earnestly remember him still: therefore my heart yearneth for him; I will surely have mercy upon him, saith Jehovah.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Is Ephraim my dear son? is he the child of my delight? for whenever I say things against him, I still keep him in my memory: so my heart is troubled for him; I will certainly have mercy on him, says the Lord.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Is Ephraim my dear son? is he a darling child? for as often as I speak against him, I do earnestly remember him still: therefore my heart yearns for him; I will surely have mercy on him, says Yahweh.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Indeed, the people of Israel are my dear children. They are the children I take delight in. For even though I must often rebuke them, I still remember them with fondness. So I am deeply moved with pity for them and will surely have compassion on them. I, the LORD, affirm it!

Referenced Verses

• Isa 63:15 : 15 Look down from heaven, and behold from the habitation of your holiness and of your glory: where is your zeal and your strength, the yearning of your heart and your mercies toward me? Are they restrained?
• Isa 55:7 : 7 Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts; let him return to the LORD, and he will have mercy on him, and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.
• Hos 14:4 : 4 I will heal their backsliding, I will love them freely: for my anger is turned away from him.
• Judg 10:16 : 16 And they put away the foreign gods from among them and served the LORD; and His soul was grieved for the misery of Israel.
• Song 5:4 : 4 My beloved put in his hand by the hole of the door, and my heart was moved for him.
• Isa 16:11 : 11 Therefore my heart shall sound like a harp for Moab, and my inward parts for Kirharesh.
• Gen 43:30 : 30 And Joseph hurried out; for his heart yearned for his brother: and he sought somewhere to weep; and he entered his chamber and wept there.
• Deut 32:36 : 36 For the LORD shall judge his people, and repent himself for his servants, when he sees that their power is gone, and there is none shut up, or left.
• 1 Kgs 3:26 : 26 Then the woman whose the living child was, spoke to the king, for her heart yearned for her son, and she said, O my lord, give her the living child, and do not kill it. But the other said, Let it be neither mine nor yours, but divide it.
• Ps 103:13 : 13 As a father pities his children, so the LORD pities those who fear Him.
• Prov 3:12 : 12 For whom the LORD loves he corrects; even as a father the son in whom he delights.
• Mic 7:18-19 : 18 Who is a God like you, that pardons iniquity, and passes by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? He does not retain his anger forever, because he delights in mercy. 19 He will turn again, he will have compassion upon us; he will subdue our iniquities; and you will cast all their sins into the depths of the sea.
• Luke 15:24 : 24 For this my son was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found. And they began to be merry.
• Jer 3:19 : 19 But I said, How shall I put you among the children and give you a pleasant land, a goodly heritage of the hosts of nations? And I said, You shall call me, My Father; and shall not turn away from me.
• Jer 31:9 : 9 They shall come with weeping, and with supplications I will lead them: I will cause them to walk by the rivers of waters in a straight way, in which they shall not stumble: for I am a father to Israel, and Ephraim is my firstborn.
• Jer 48:36 : 36 Therefore my heart shall sound for Moab like pipes, and my heart shall sound like pipes for the men of Kirheres, because the riches he has acquired are perished.
• Lam 3:31-32 : 31 For the Lord will not cast off forever: 32 But though He causes grief, yet He will show compassion according to the multitude of His mercies.
• Hos 11:8-9 : 8 How can I give you up, Ephraim? How can I deliver you, Israel? How can I make you like Admah? How can I set you like Zeboim? My heart is turned within me, my compassion is kindled together. 9 I will not execute the fierceness of my anger, I will not return to destroy Ephraim, for I am God, and not a man; the Holy One among you, and I will not enter the city.
• Isa 57:16-18 : 16 For I will not contend forever, neither will I be always angry; for the spirit should fail before me, and the souls which I have made. 17 For the iniquity of his covetousness I was angry and struck him; I hid myself and was angry, and he went on stubbornly in the way of his heart. 18 I have seen his ways and will heal him; I will lead him also and restore comforts to him and to his mourners.
• Phil 1:8 : 8 For God is my witness, how greatly I long for you all with the affection of Jesus Christ.
• Luke 15:32 : 32 It was right that we should make merry and be glad: for this your brother was dead and is alive again; and was lost and is found.