Verse 4

Therefore I said, Surely these are poor; they are foolish: for they do not know the way of the LORD, nor the judgment of their God.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Jeg tenkte, 'Det er bare de fattige; de er åndelig blinde, for de kjenner ikke Herren vei, deres Guds rettferdighet.'

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Derfor sa jeg: Det må være fordi de er fattige; de er uvettige, for de kjenner ikke Herrens vei, deres Guds lov.

• Norsk King James

  Derfor sa jeg, sannelig, dette folket er fattig; de kjenner ikke veien til Herren eller dommen fra sin Gud.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Men jeg sa: De er bare fattige, de handler tåpelig, for de kjenner ikke Herrens vei, deres Guds rett.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Jeg tenkte: 'Dette er bare de fattige. De er uvitende, for de kjenner ikke Herrens vei eller sin Guds rett.'

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Derfor sa jeg: Sikkert er disse fattige; de er tåpelige, for de kjenner ikke Herrens vei, sin Guds dom.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Derfor sa jeg: Sannelig, disse er stakkars og tåpelige, for de kjenner ikke Herrens vei, ei heller sin Guds dom.

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

  Derfor sa jeg: Sikkert er disse fattige; de er tåpelige, for de kjenner ikke Herrens vei, sin Guds dom.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Jeg sa: 'Dette er bare de fattige, de er uvitende, for de kjenner ikke Herrens vei, deres Guds rett.'

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Then I thought, 'These are only the poor; they are foolish because they do not know the way of the Lord, the justice of their God.'

• biblecontext

  { "verseID": "Jeremiah.5.4", "source": "וַאֲנִ֣י אָמַ֔רְתִּי אַךְ־דַּלִּ֖ים הֵ֑ם נוֹאֲל֕וּ כִּ֣י לֹ֤א יָדְעוּ֙ דֶּ֣רֶךְ יְהוָ֔ה מִשְׁפַּ֖ט אֱלֹהֵיהֶֽם׃", "text": "And *'ănî* *'āmartî*, surely-*dallîm* they are; they *nô'ălû* because not they *yādə'û* *derek* *YHWH*, *mišpaṭ* their *'ĕlōhîm*.", "grammar": { "*wa*": "conjunction - and", "*'ănî*": "pronoun, 1st singular - I", "*'āmartî*": "perfect, 1st singular - I said", "*'ak*": "adverb - surely/only/indeed", "*dallîm*": "adjective, masculine plural - poor/low/weak", "*hēm*": "pronoun, 3rd masculine plural - they", "*nô'ălû*": "perfect, 3rd plural, niphal - they became foolish", "*kî*": "conjunction - because/for", "*lō'*": "negative particle - not", "*yādə'û*": "perfect, 3rd plural - they knew", "*derek*": "noun, masculine singular construct - way/road/manner", "*YHWH*": "divine name - Yahweh", "*mišpaṭ*": "noun, masculine singular construct - judgment/justice", "*'ĕlōhîm*": "noun, masculine plural + 3rd masculine plural suffix - their God" }, "variants": { "*dallîm*": "poor/weak/insignificant/low", "*nô'ălû*": "they became foolish/were senseless/acted foolishly", "*derek*": "way/road/path/manner/conduct", "*mišpaṭ*": "judgment/justice/ordinance/custom" } }

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Jeg tenkte: 'Dette er bare de fattige, de er uforstandige, for de kjenner ikke Herrens vei, sin Guds rettferd.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Men jeg, jeg sagde: Sandeligen, disse ere de Ringe, de handle daarligen; thi de kjende ikke Herrens Vei, deres Guds Ret.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Therefore I said, Surely these are poor; they are foolish: for they know not the way of the LORD, nor the judgment of their God.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Derfor sa jeg: Sannelig, disse er fattige og uforstandige; for de kjenner ikke Herrens vei eller deres Guds dom.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Da sa jeg: 'Sannelig, dette er fattige og uforstandige; de kjenner ikke Herrens vei eller sin Guds lov.'

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Da sa jeg: 'Sannelig, disse er fattige, de har vært ukloke, for de har ikke kjent Herrens vei, sin Guds rettferdighet.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Da sa jeg: Sannelig, disse er fattige; de er uforstandige; for de kjenner ikke Herrens vei eller deres Guds lov.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Da sa jeg, Men dette er de fattige: de er uforsiktige, for de har ingen kunnskap om Herrens vei eller om den adferden deres Gud ønsker.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Therfore I thought in my self: peraduenture they are so symple and folish, that they vnderstonde nothinge of the LORDES waye, and iudgmentes of oure God.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Therefore I saide, Surely they are poore, they are foolish, for they know not the way of the Lord, nor the iudgement of their God.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Therfore I thought in my selfe: peraduenture they are so simple & foolishe that they vnderstande nothyng of the Lordes way, and iudgementes of their God.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Therefore I said, Surely these [are] poor; they are foolish: for they know not the way of the LORD, [nor] the judgment of their God.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Then I said, Surely these are poor; they are foolish; for they don't know the way of Yahweh, nor the law of their God:

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And I -- I said, `Surely these `are' poor, They have been foolish, For they have not known the way of Jehovah, The judgment of their God.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Then I said, Surely these are poor; they are foolish; for they know not the way of Jehovah, nor the law of their God:

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Then I said, But these are the poor: they are foolish, for they have no knowledge of the way of the Lord or of the behaviour desired by their God.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Then I said, "Surely these are poor. They are foolish; for they don't know the way of Yahweh, nor the law of their God.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  I thought,“Surely it is only the ignorant poor who act this way. They act like fools because they do not know what the LORD demands. They do not know what their God requires of them.

Referenced Verses

• Jer 8:7 : 7 Yes, the stork in the heaven knows her appointed times; and the turtle dove, the crane, and the swallow observe the time of their coming; but my people do not know the judgment of the LORD.
• Hos 4:6 : 6 My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because you have rejected knowledge, I will also reject you from being a priest to me; seeing you have forgotten the law of your God, I will also forget your children.
• Matt 11:5 : 5 The blind receive their sight, and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have the gospel preached to them.
• Isa 27:11 : 11 When its boughs are withered, they shall be broken off: the women come and set them on fire; for it is a people of no understanding: therefore He who made them will not have mercy on them, and He who formed them will show them no favor.
• Isa 28:9-9 : 9 Whom shall he teach knowledge? and whom shall he make to understand doctrine? those who are weaned from the milk, and drawn from the breasts. 10 For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little: 11 For with stammering lips and another tongue will he speak to this people. 12 To whom he said, This is the rest with which you may cause the weary to rest; and this is the refreshing: yet they would not hear. 13 But the word of the LORD was to them precept upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little; that they might go, and fall backward, and be broken, and snared, and taken.
• Jer 4:22 : 22 For my people are foolish, they have not known me; they are senseless children, and they have no understanding: they are wise to do evil, but to do good they have no knowledge.
• Jer 7:8 : 8 Behold, you trust in deceptive words that cannot profit.
• John 7:48-49 : 48 Have any of the rulers or the Pharisees believed in him? 49 But this crowd that does not know the law is accursed.