Verse 5

Why have I seen them dismayed and turned back? Their mighty ones are beaten down, and have fled quickly, and do not look back: for fear is all around, says the LORD.

Other Translations

  • GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

    Hva ser jeg? De er redde og trekker seg tilbake! Deres tapre menn faller, de flykter i panikk uten å se seg tilbake. Frykt hersker overalt, sier Herren.

  • Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

    Hvorfor ser jeg dem vettskremte, vende om og trekke seg tilbake? Deres mektige er blitt slått og flykter uten å vende seg: frykt omringer dem, sier Herren.

  • Norsk King James

    Hvorfor har jeg sett dem skremte og snudd seg bort? For deres mektige har blitt slått ned; de har flyktet i stor fart og ser ikke tilbake; frykt omgir dem, sier Herren.

  • Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

    Hvorfor ser jeg det? De er forskrekket, de vender tilbake, og deres sterke menn er knust. De flykter uten å se seg tilbake, det er frykt på alle kanter, sier Herren.

  • Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

    Hvorfor har jeg sett de redde? De trekker seg tilbake. Deres helter er slått, de har flyktet, uten å snu seg. Overalt er fryktens terror, sier Herren.

  • Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

    Hvorfor ser jeg dem forskremte og vende tilbake? Og deres sterke menn er slått ned og har flyktet raskt uten å se seg tilbake, for frykt er rundt dem, sier Herren.

  • o3-mini KJV Norsk

    Derfor har jeg sett dem forbløffe seg og vende om; deres sterke menn er blitt nedkjempet, de har flyktet i all hast uten å se seg tilbake, for frykten har omringet dem, sier Herren.

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

    Hvorfor ser jeg dem forskremte og vende tilbake? Og deres sterke menn er slått ned og har flyktet raskt uten å se seg tilbake, for frykt er rundt dem, sier Herren.

  • Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

    Hvorfor ser jeg dem skrekkslagne og flyktende tilbake? Deres krigere er slått, de flykter uten å snu seg. Det er frykt på alle kanter, sier Herren.

  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    Why do I see them terrified, retreating? Their warriors are beaten down; they flee in haste without looking back—terror is all around! declares the Lord.

  • biblecontext

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  • GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

    Hvorfor ser jeg dem skrekkslagne? De trekker seg tilbake, deres kjemper blir slått ned. De flykter i panikk uten å snu seg. Frykt er rundt dem, sier Herren.

  • Original Norsk Bibel 1866

    Hvorfor saae jeg (det)? de ere forskrækkede, de have vendt sig tilbage, og deres Vældige ere sønderknuste og flyede fast og saae ikke tilbage, (der var) Rædsel trindt omkring, siger Herren.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    Wherefore have I seen them dismayed and turned away back? and their mighty ones are beaten down, and are fled apace, and look not back: for fear was round about, saith the LORD.

  • KJV 1769 norsk

    Hvorfor ser jeg dem overrasket og snu ryggen? Deres modige menn har falt, de flykter uten å se seg tilbake, for over alt er det frykt, sier Herren.

  • Norsk oversettelse av Webster

    Hvorfor har jeg sett dette? De er forvirrede, de trekker seg tilbake; de modige er slått ned, de har flyktet raskt og ser ikke tilbake: skrekk er overalt, sier Herren.

  • Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

    Hvorfor ser jeg dem redde? De trekker seg tilbake, deres mektige er slått ned. De flykter til tilfluktssteder uten å snu seg. Frykt er omkring dem, sier Herren.

  • Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

    Hvorfor har jeg sett det? De er forvirret og har vendt seg tilbake; deres sterke menn er slått ned og har flyktet og ser ikke tilbake: redselen er overalt, sier Herren.

  • Norsk oversettelse av BBE

    Hva har jeg sett? De er grepet av frykt og snur tilbake; deres krigere er brutt og i flukt, uten å se seg tilbake: frykt er på alle sider, sier Herren.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    But alas, how happeneth it, that I se you so afrayed? why shrecke ye backe? where fore are youre worthies slayne? Yee they runne so fast awaye, that none off them loketh behynde him. Fearfulnesse is fallen vpon euerychone off them, saieth the LORDE.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Wherefore haue I seene them afraid, and driuen backe? For their mighty men are smitten, and are fled away, and looke not backe: for feare was rounde about, sayeth the Lord.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    But alas, howe happeneth it that I see you so afraide? why shrinke ye backe? Their worthyes are slayne, yea they runne so fast away that none of them looketh behinde hym: fearefulnesse is fallen vpon euery one of them saith the Lorde.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    Wherefore have I seen them dismayed [and] turned away back? and their mighty ones are beaten down, and are fled apace, and look not back: [for] fear [was] round about, saith the LORD.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    Why have I seen it? they are dismayed and are turned backward; and their mighty ones are beaten down, and have fled apace, and don't look back: terror is on every side, says Yahweh.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    Wherefore have I seen them dismayed -- They are turned backward, And their mighty ones are beaten down, And `to' a refuge they have fled, and not turned the face? Fear `is' round about -- an affirmation of Jehovah.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Wherefore have I seen it? they are dismayed and are turned backward; and their mighty ones are beaten down, and are fled apace, and look not back: terror is on every side, saith Jehovah.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    What have I seen? they are overcome with fear and turned back; their men of war are broken and have gone in flight, not looking back: fear is on every side, says the Lord.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    Why have I seen it? they are dismayed and are turned backward; and their mighty ones are beaten down, and have fled apace, and don't look back: terror is on every side, says Yahweh.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    “What do I see! The soldiers are frightened. They are retreating. They are being scattered. They have fled for refuge without looking back. Terror is all around them,” says the LORD.

Referenced Verses

  • Jer 6:25 : 25 Do not go forth into the field, nor walk by the way; for the sword of the enemy and fear is on every side.
  • Jer 49:29 : 29 Their tents and their flocks they shall take away: they shall take for themselves their curtains, and all their vessels, and their camels; and they shall cry out to them, Fear is on every side.
  • Jer 46:21 : 21 Also her hired men are in the midst of her like fatted bullocks; for they also have turned back, and have fled away together: they did not stand, because the day of their calamity has come upon them, and the time of their visitation.
  • Gen 19:17 : 17 And it came to pass, when they had brought them out, that he said, Escape for your life; do not look behind you, nor stay anywhere in the plain; escape to the mountains, lest you be consumed.
  • 2 Kgs 7:6-7 : 6 For the Lord had made the host of the Syrians hear a noise of chariots, and a noise of horses, even the noise of a great host: and they said one to another, Lo, the king of Israel has hired against us the kings of the Hittites, and the kings of the Egyptians, to come upon us. 7 Therefore they arose and fled at twilight, and left their tents, and their horses, and their donkeys, even the camp as it was, and fled for their life.
  • Isa 19:16 : 16 In that day Egypt shall be like women, and it shall be afraid and fear because of the shaking of the hand of the LORD of hosts, which He shakes over it.
  • Ezek 32:10 : 10 Yes, I will make many people amazed at you, and their kings shall be horribly afraid for you, when I brandish my sword before them; and they shall tremble every moment, every man for his own life, in the day of your fall.
  • Nah 2:8 : 8 But Nineveh is of old like a pool of water: yet they shall flee away. Stand, stand, shall they cry; but none shall look back.
  • Rev 6:15-17 : 15 And the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and the chief captains, and the mighty men, and every bondman, and every free man, hid themselves in the dens and in the rocks of the mountains; 16 And said to the mountains and rocks, Fall on us, and hide us from the face of him who sits on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb: 17 For the great day of his wrath has come; and who shall be able to stand?
  • Jer 20:3-4 : 3 And it came to pass the next day, that Pashur brought forth Jeremiah out of the stocks. Then Jeremiah said to him, The LORD has not called your name Pashur, but Magor-missabib. 4 For thus says the LORD, Behold, I will make you a terror to yourself, and to all your friends: and they shall fall by the sword of their enemies, and your eyes shall behold it: and I will give all Judah into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall carry them captive into Babylon, and shall slay them with the sword.
  • Jer 20:10 : 10 For I heard the defaming of many, fear on every side. Report, they say, and we will report it. All my familiar friends watched for my faltering, saying, Perhaps he will be enticed, and we shall prevail against him, and we shall take our revenge on him.
  • Jer 46:15 : 15 Why are your valiant men swept away? They stood not, because the LORD drove them.