Verse 23

They shall cut down her forest, says the LORD, though it cannot be comprehended; because they are more numerous than the grasshoppers, and are innumerable.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  De skal hugge ned skogen hennes, sier Herren; for den er uoverskuelig. De er flere enn gresshopper, uten tall.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  De skal hogge ned hennes skog, sier Herren, selv om den ikke kan måles, fordi de er flere enn gresshopper, og de er uten tall.

• Norsk King James

  De skal hogge ned hennes skog, sier Herren, selv om den ikke kan bli undersøkt; for de er mer enn gresshoppa, og er talløse.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  De skal hugge ned hennes skog, sier Herren, selv om den er uinntakelig, for de er flere enn gresshopper, uten tall.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  De har hogget ned hennes skog, sier Herren, for den er uutforskelig. De er flere enn gresshopper, og det er ingen å telle.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  De skal hogge ned hennes skog, sier Herren, selv om den ikke kan bli gjennomsøkt, for de er flere enn gresshoppene og uten tall.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  De skal felle hennes skog, sier Herren, selv om den er umulig å telle, for de er mer tallrike enn gresshopper.

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

  De skal hogge ned hennes skog, sier Herren, selv om den ikke kan bli gjennomsøkt, for de er flere enn gresshoppene og uten tall.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  De feller hennes skog, sier Herren, som er ugjennemtrengelig; for de er flere enn gresshopper, og de har ingen tall.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  They will cut down her forest, declares the Lord, though it is dense. They are more numerous than locusts; they cannot be counted.

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  De skal hogge ned hennes skog, sier Herren, selv om den er ugjennomtrengelig, for de er mer tallrike enn gresshoppene, de kan ikke telles.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  De skulle udrydde dens Skov, siger Herren, dog den kan ikke randsages; thi de ere flere end Græshopper, og der er ikke Tal paa dem.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  They shall cut down her forest, saith the LORD, though it cannot be searched; because they are more than the grasshoppers, and are innumerable.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  De skal hogge ned hennes skog, sier Herren, selv om den er uutforskelig, for de er mer enn gresshopper og uten tall.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  De skal hugge hennes skog, sier Herren, selv om den ikke kan gjennomsøkes; fordi de er flere enn gresshopper, og er utallige.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  De har hugget ned hennes skog, sier Herren, for den kan ikke gjennomsøkes, og de er flere enn gresshopper, uten tall.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  De skal hugge ned skogen hennes, sier Herren, selv om den ikke kan bli søkt gjennom; fordi de er flere enn gresshopper, og er utallige.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  De vil hugge ned hennes skoger, for de kan ikke gjennomsøkes; fordi de er som gresshopper, mer enn kan telles.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And they shall cut downe hir wod (saieth the LORDE) with out eny discrecion. For they shal be mo in nobre then the greshoppers, so that no man shalbe able to tell the.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  They shall cut downe her forest, saith the Lord: for they cannot be counted, because they are moe then ye grashoppers, & are innumerable.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And they shall cut downe her wood saith the Lorde, they shalbe innumerable: for they shalbe mo in number then the grashoppers, so that no man shalbe able to tell them.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  They shall cut down her forest, saith the LORD, though it cannot be searched; because they are more than the grasshoppers, and [are] innumerable.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  They shall cut down her forest, says Yahweh, though it can't be searched; because they are more than the locusts, and are innumerable.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  They have cut down her forest, An affirmation of Jehovah -- for it is not searched, For they have been more than the grasshopper, And they have no numbering.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  They shall cut down her forest, saith Jehovah, though it cannot be searched; because they are more than the locusts, and are innumerable.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  They will be cutting down her woods, for they may not be searched out; because they are like locusts, more than may be numbered.

• World English Bible (2000)

  They shall cut down her forest, says Yahweh, though it can't be searched; because they are more than the locusts, and are innumerable.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  The population of Egypt is like a vast, impenetrable forest. But I, the LORD, affirm that the enemy will cut them down. For those who chop them down will be more numerous than locusts. They will be too numerous to count.

Referenced Verses

• Judg 7:12 : 12 And the Midianites and the Amalekites and all the children of the east lay in the valley as numerous as locusts, and their camels were without number, as the sand by the seashore for multitude.
• Judg 6:5 : 5 For they came up with their cattle and their tents, and they came as locusts in multitude; for both they and their camels were without number, and they entered into the land to destroy it.
• Joel 2:25 : 25 And I will restore to you the years that the locust has eaten, the cankerworm, and the caterpillar, and the palmerworm, my great army which I sent among you.
• Rev 9:2-9 : 2 And he opened the bottomless pit, and smoke arose from the pit, like the smoke of a great furnace, and the sun and the air were darkened because of the smoke of the pit. 3 And out of the smoke came locusts upon the earth, and to them was given power, like the scorpions of the earth have power. 4 And it was commanded them that they should not harm the grass of the earth, nor any green thing, nor any tree, but only those men who do not have the seal of God on their foreheads. 5 And to them it was given that they should not kill them, but that they should be tormented for five months; and their torment was like the torment of a scorpion when it strikes a man. 6 And in those days men will seek death and will not find it, and will desire to die, and death will flee from them. 7 The shapes of the locusts were like horses prepared for battle, and on their heads were crowns like gold, and their faces were like the faces of men. 8 They had hair like the hair of women, and their teeth were like the teeth of lions. 9 They had breastplates like breastplates of iron, and the sound of their wings was like the sound of chariots with many horses running to battle. 10 They had tails like scorpions, and there were stings in their tails; and their power was to harm men for five months.
• Isa 10:18 : 18 And shall consume the glory of his forest and of his fruitful field, both soul and body: and they shall be as when a standard-bearer faints.
• Ezek 20:46 : 46 Son of man, set your face toward the south, and speak toward the south, and prophesy against the forest of the south field;