Verse 17

Therefore thus says the LORD: You have not listened to me in proclaiming liberty, every one to his brother, and every man to his neighbor; behold, I proclaim a liberty for you, says the LORD, to the sword, to the pestilence, and to the famine; and I will make you to be a horror to all the kingdoms of the earth.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Derfor sier Herren: Dere har ikke hørt på meg og har ikke latt deres brødre eller naboer gå fri. Se, jeg forkynner frihet for dere, sier Herren, til sverdet, pesten og hungersnøden. Jeg vil gjøre dere til skrekk for alle jordens riker.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Derfor sier Herren: Fordi dere ikke har hørt meg for å utrope frihet, hver mann for sin bror og sin neste, så utroper jeg frihet for dere, sier Herren, til sverdet, til pest, og til hungersnød; og jeg vil gjøre dere til en redselsvisshet blant alle rikene på jorden.

• Norsk King James

  Derfor sier Herren: Dere har ikke hørt på meg ved å erklære frihet for hver sin bror og hver sin nabo. Se, jeg proklamerer en frihet for dere, sier Herren, som fører til sverd, pest og hungersnød. Jeg vil gjøre dere til flyktninger i alle rikene på jorden.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Derfor sier Herren så: Dere lyttet ikke til meg, så dere kunne proklamere frihet hver for sin bror og hver for sin neste. Se, jeg proklamerer frihet for dere, sier Herren, til sverdet, til pest og til hungersnød, og jeg skal spre dere blant alle kongerikene på jorden.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Derfor sier Herren: Dere adlød ikke meg ved å proklamere frihet for hver mann sin bror og for hver mann sin nestemann. Se, jeg proklamerer frihet for dere til sverdet, til pesten og til hungersnøden, sier Herren. Jeg vil gjøre dere til en skrekk for alle kongerikene på jorden.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Derfor sier Herren: Dere har ikke lyttet til meg når det gjelder å erklære frihet, hver for sin bror og hver for sin neste. Se, jeg erklærer en frihet for dere, sier Herren, frihet for sverdet, pesten og hungersnøden; og jeg vil gjøre at dere blir spredt til alle jordens riker.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Derfor sier HERREN: Dere har ikke lyttet til meg ved å forkynne frihet for hver mann til sin bror og til sin neste. Se, jeg forkynner for dere en annen frihet – jeg sender sverd, pest og hungersnød over dere, og jeg vil frakte dere bort til alle jordens riker.

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

  Derfor sier Herren: Dere har ikke lyttet til meg når det gjelder å erklære frihet, hver for sin bror og hver for sin neste. Se, jeg erklærer en frihet for dere, sier Herren, frihet for sverdet, pesten og hungersnøden; og jeg vil gjøre at dere blir spredt til alle jordens riker.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Derfor sier Herren: Dere har ikke lyttet til meg ved å proklamere frihet for hver sin bror og sin neste. Se, jeg proklamerer frihet for dere, sier Herren, til sverdet, pesten og hungeren, og jeg vil gjøre dere til en avsky blant alle jordens riker.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Therefore, this is what the Lord says: You have not obeyed me by proclaiming freedom, each one to his brother and to his neighbor. So now, I proclaim freedom for you, declares the Lord—freedom to the sword, to plague, and to famine. I will make you a horror to all the kingdoms of the earth.

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Derfor sier Herren: Dere hørte ikke på meg og utlyste ikke frihet for hverandre. Så se, jeg utlyser frihet for dere, sier Herren – til sverdet, til pesten og til hungeren, og jeg vil gjøre dere til en gru for alle riker på jorden.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Derfor sagde Herren saaledes: I hørte mig ikke, saa I udraabte Frihed, hver for sin Broder, og hver for sin Næste; see, jeg udraaber eder Frihed, siger Herren, til Sværdet, til Pestilentsen og til Hungeren, og vil give eder hen i Ustadighed i alle Riger paa Jorden.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Therefore thus saith the LORD; Ye have not hearkened unto me, in proclaiming liberty, every one to his brother, and every man to his neighbour: behold, I proclaim a liberty for you, saith the LORD, to the sword, to the pestilence, and to the famine; and I will make you to be removed into all the kingdoms of the earth.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Derfor sier Herren: Dere har ikke lyttet til meg, ved å proklamere frihet for hver mann til sin bror og hver mann til sin neste. Se, jeg proklamerer en frihet for dere, sier Herren, til sverdet, til pest og til hungersnød; og jeg vil gjøre dere til et skue for alle jordens riker.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Derfor sier Herren: dere har ikke lyttet til meg, for å proklamere frihet, hver mann til sin bror og hver mann til sin neste: se, jeg proklamerer for dere en frihet, sier Herren, til sverdet, til pesten, og til hungeren; og jeg skal la dere bli kastet fram og tilbake blant alle rikene på jorden.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Derfor, så sier Herren: Dere har ikke hørt på meg og erklært frihet, hver for sin bror og sin neste. Se, jeg erklærer frihet for dere, sier Herren – frihet til sverdet, pest og hungersnød, og jeg gjør dere til en skrekk for alle kongedømmene på jorden.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Derfor sier Herren følgende: Dere har ikke lyttet til meg for å proklamere frihet, hver for sin bror og hver for sin nabo. Se, jeg erklærer en frihet for dere, sier Herren, til sverdet, til pest, og til hungersnød; og jeg vil kaste dere omkring blant alle jordens riker.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Og så har Herren sagt: Dere har ikke lyttet til meg og forpliktet dere offentlig, hver mann til å slippe løs sin landsmann og sin neste: Se, jeg forplikter meg til å slippe løs sverd, sykdom og hungersnød mot dere; og jeg vil sende dere på vandring blant alle jordens riker.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And therfore thus saieth the LORDE: Ye haue not obeyed me, euery man to proclame fredome vnto his brother and neghbor: wherfore, I will call you vnto a fredome, saieth the LORDE: euen vnto the swearde, to the pestilence, and to honger, and will make you to be plaged in all the kyngdomes of the earth.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Therefore thus saith the Lord, Ye haue not obeyed mee, in proclayming freedome euery man to his brother, and euery man to his neighbour: beholde, I proclaime a libertie for you, saith the Lorde, to the sworde, to the pestilence, and to the famine, and I will make you a terrour to all the kingdomes of the earth.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And therfore thus saith the Lord: Ye haue not obayed me, euery man to proclaime freedome vnto his brother and neighbour: wherefore I wyll call you vnto freedome, saith the Lorde, euen vnto the sworde, to the pestilence, and to hunger, and will make you to be plagued in all kyngdomes of the earth.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Therefore thus saith the LORD; Ye have not hearkened unto me, in proclaiming liberty, every one to his brother, and every man to his neighbour: behold, I proclaim a liberty for you, saith the LORD, to the sword, to the pestilence, and to the famine; and I will make you to be removed into all the kingdoms of the earth.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Therefore thus says Yahweh: you have not listened to me, to proclaim liberty, every man to his brother, and every man to his neighbor: behold, I proclaim to you a liberty, says Yahweh, to the sword, to the pestilence, and to the famine; and I will make you to be tossed back and forth among all the kingdoms of the earth.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  `Therefore, thus said Jehovah: Ye have not hearkened unto Me to proclaim freedom, each to his brother, and each to his neighbour; lo, I am proclaiming to you liberty -- an affirmation of Jehovah -- unto the sword, unto the pestilence, and unto the famine, and I have given you for a trembling to all kingdoms of the earth.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Therefore thus saith Jehovah: ye have not hearkened unto me, to proclaim liberty, every man to his brother, and every man to his neighbor: behold, I proclaim unto you a liberty, saith Jehovah, to the sword, to the pestilence, and to the famine; and I will make you to be tossed to and fro among all the kingdoms of the earth.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And so the Lord has said, You have not given ear to me and undertaken publicly, every man to let loose his countryman and his neighbour: see, I undertake to let loose against you the sword and disease and need of food; and I will send you wandering among all the kingdoms of the earth.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Therefore thus says Yahweh: you have not listened to me, to proclaim liberty, every man to his brother, and every man to his neighbor: behold, I proclaim to you a liberty, says Yahweh, to the sword, to the pestilence, and to the famine; and I will make you to be tossed back and forth among all the kingdoms of the earth.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  So I, the LORD, say:“You have not really obeyed me and granted freedom to your neighbor and fellow countryman. Therefore, I will grant you freedom, the freedom to die in war, or by starvation or disease. I, the LORD, affirm it! I will make all the kingdoms of the earth horrified at what happens to you.

Referenced Verses

• Matt 7:2 : 2 For with the same judgment you judge, you will be judged; and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you again.
• Gal 6:7 : 7 Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatever a man sows, that shall he also reap.
• Jer 29:18 : 18 And I will pursue them with the sword, famine, and pestilence, and will deliver them to be moved to all the kingdoms of the earth, to be a curse, and an astonishment, a hissing, and a reproach, among all the nations where I have driven them.
• Deut 28:25 : 25 The LORD shall cause you to be smitten before your enemies: you shall go out one way against them, and flee seven ways before them: and shall be removed into all the kingdoms of the earth.
• Deut 28:64 : 64 And the LORD shall scatter you among all people, from the one end of the earth even unto the other; and there you shall serve other gods, which neither you nor your fathers have known, even wood and stone.
• Lev 26:34-35 : 34 Then shall the land enjoy its Sabbaths, as long as it lies desolate, and you are in your enemies' land; even then shall the land rest, and enjoy its Sabbaths. 35 As long as it lies desolate it shall rest; because it did not rest in your Sabbaths, when you dwelt upon it.
• Esth 7:10 : 10 So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai. Then the king's anger subsided.
• Jer 15:4 : 4 And I will cause them to be removed into all kingdoms of the earth, because of Manasseh the son of Hezekiah king of Judah, for what he did in Jerusalem.
• Jer 32:24 : 24 Behold the siege ramps, they have come unto the city to take it; and the city is given into the hand of the Chaldeans, that fight against it, because of the sword, and of the famine, and of the pestilence: and what you have spoken is come to pass; and, behold, you see it.
• Jas 2:13 : 13 For judgment is without mercy to the one who has shown no mercy; mercy triumphs over judgment.
• Dan 6:24 : 24 And the king commanded, and they brought those men who had accused Daniel, and they cast them into the den of lions, them, their children, and their wives; and the lions overpowered them and broke all their bones in pieces before they came to the bottom of the den.
• Rev 16:6 : 6 For they have shed the blood of saints and prophets, and you have given them blood to drink; for they are worthy.
• Luke 6:37-38 : 37 Judge not, and you shall not be judged: condemn not, and you shall not be condemned: forgive, and you shall be forgiven: 38 Give, and it shall be given to you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that you measure, it shall be measured back to you.
• Jer 32:36 : 36 And now therefore thus says the LORD, the God of Israel, concerning this city, of which you say, It shall be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon by the sword, and by the famine, and by the pestilence;
• Jer 47:6-7 : 6 O sword of the LORD, how long until you be quiet? Put yourself into your scabbard, rest, and be still. 7 How can it be quiet, seeing the LORD has given it a charge against Ashkelon, and against the seashore? There He has appointed it.
• Lam 1:8 : 8 Jerusalem has grievously sinned; therefore she is removed: all that honored her despise her, because they have seen her nakedness: yes, she sighs, and turns backward.
• Ezek 14:17-21 : 17 Or if I bring a sword upon that land and say, Sword, pass through the land; so that I cut off man and beast from it: 18 Though these three men were in it, as I live, says the Lord GOD, they shall deliver neither sons nor daughters, but they only shall be delivered themselves. 19 Or if I send a pestilence into that land and pour out my fury upon it in blood, to cut off from it man and beast: 20 Though Noah, Daniel, and Job, were in it, as I live, says the Lord GOD, they shall deliver neither son nor daughter; they shall only deliver their own souls by their righteousness. 21 For thus says the Lord GOD; How much more when I send my four severe judgments upon Jerusalem, the sword, and the famine, and the wild beasts, and the pestilence, to cut off from it man and beast?
• Jer 21:7 : 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.
• Jer 24:9-9 : 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 15:2 : 2 And it shall come to pass, if they say to you, Where shall we go forth? then you shall tell them, Thus says the LORD; Those for death, to death; and those for the sword, to the sword; and those for the famine, to the famine; and those for the captivity, to the captivity.
• Deut 19:19 : 19 Then you shall do to him as he thought to have done to his brother; so you shall put away the evil from among you.
• Judg 1:6-7 : 6 But Adonibezek fled, and they pursued after him, and caught him, and cut off his thumbs and big toes. 7 And Adonibezek said, Seventy kings, having their thumbs and big toes cut off, gathered their meat under my table; as I have done, so God has repaid me. And they brought him to Jerusalem, and there he died.