Verse 30

The mighty men of Babylon have ceased to fight, they have remained in their strongholds; their might has failed; they became like women; they have burned her dwelling places; her bars are broken.

Other Translations

  • GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

    Babylons mektige har sluttet å kjempe, de sitter stille i sine festninger. Deres styrke er borte; de har blitt som kvinner. Hennes boliger er satt i brann, hennes porter er brutt ned.

  • Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

    Babylons sterke menn har opphørt å kjempe, de har sittet i sine forter; deres makt er borte; de har blitt som kvinner. De har brent deres hus; hennes porter er knust.

  • Norsk King James

    Babylons mektige menn har oppgitt å kjempe, de har blitt i sine festninger; deres mot har sviktet; de har blitt som kvinner; de har brent hennes boliger; hennes jernporter er ødelagt.

  • Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

    De sterke menn i Babel har sluttet å kjempe, de holder seg i festningene, deres styrke har sviktet, de har blitt som kvinner; dens boliger er brent, dens stolper er brutt.

  • Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

    Babylons helter har sluttet å kjempe, de tar tilflukt i sine festninger. Deres styrke visner bort, de blir som kvinner. Boligene brennes, bommene brytes opp.

  • Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

    De sterke mennene i Babylon har avholdt seg fra å kjempe, de har blitt i sine fort; deres styrke har sviktet; de er blitt som kvinner: de har brent hennes boliger; hennes bommer er brutt.

  • o3-mini KJV Norsk

    Babylons mektige menn har unnlatt å kjempe og holdt seg tilbake; deres styrke har sviktet – de har handlet som kvinner, satt fyr på hennes boliger, og murene hennes er brutt ned.

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

    De sterke mennene i Babylon har avholdt seg fra å kjempe, de har blitt i sine fort; deres styrke har sviktet; de er blitt som kvinner: de har brent hennes boliger; hennes bommer er brutt.

  • Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

    Babels helter har sluttet å kjempe, de sitter i sine festninger. Deres styrke har visnet bort; de har blitt som kvinner. Deres boliger er satt i brann, portene brutt ned.

  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    The warriors of Babylon have stopped fighting; they remain in their strongholds. Their strength has failed; they have become like women. Her dwellings are set on fire; the bars of her gates are broken.

  • biblecontext

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  • GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

    Babels krigere har sluttet å kjempe, de blir sittende i sine festninger, deres styrke er borte, de er blitt som kvinner, hennes hus blir satt i brann, hennes bommer er ødelagt.

  • Original Norsk Bibel 1866

    De Vældige i Babel lode af at stride, de bleve i Befæstningerne, deres Styrke er forsmægtet, de ere blevne til Qvinder; man har opbrændt dens Boliger, dens Stænger ere sønderbrudte.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    The mighty men of Babylon have forborn to fight, they have remained in their holds: their might hath failed; they became as women: they have burned her dwellingplaces; her bars are broken.

  • KJV 1769 norsk

    Babylons tapre menn har sluttet å kjempe, de har blitt værende i sine festninger; deres styrke er utarmet; de har blitt som kvinner; de har satt ild på hennes boliger, hennes jernstenger er brutt.

  • Norsk oversettelse av Webster

    Babylons mektige menn har latt være å kjempe, de blir i sine festningsverk; deres styrke har sviktet; de er blitt som kvinner: hennes bosteder er satt i brann; hennes bommer er brutt.

  • Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

    Babylons mektige menn har sluttet å kjempe, de har blitt værende i sine festninger, deres styrke har sviktet, de har blitt som kvinner. Hennes boliger er brent, hennes porter er brutt.

  • Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

    Babels krigere nekter å kjempe, de forblir i sine befestninger; deres styrke har sviktet; de er blitt som kvinner: hennes bosteder er stukket i brann, hennes porter er brutt opp.

  • Norsk oversettelse av BBE

    Babylons krigere har holdt seg tilbake fra kampen, ventende i sine sterke plasser; deres styrke har smuldret, de har blitt som kvinner: hennes hus er satt i brann, hennes låser er brutt.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    The Worthies of Babilon shal leaue the batell, & kepe themselues in stronge holdes, their strength hath fayled them, they shalbe like women. Their dwellinge places shal be brent vp, their barres shalbe broken.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    The strong men of Babel haue ceased to fight: they haue remayned in their holdes: their strength hath fayled, and they were like women: they haue burnt her dwelling places, and her barres are broken.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    The worthyes of Babylon shall leaue the battayle and kepe them selues in strong holdes, their strength hath failed them, they shalbe lyke women, their dwellyng places shalbe burnt vp, their barres shalbe broken.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    The mighty men of Babylon have forborn to fight, they have remained in [their] holds: their might hath failed; they became as women: they have burned her dwellingplaces; her bars are broken.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    The mighty men of Babylon have forborne to fight, they remain in their strongholds; their might has failed; they are become as women: her dwelling-places are set on fire; her bars are broken.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    Ceased have the mighty of Babylon to fight, They have remained in strongholds, Failed hath their might, they have become woman, They have burnt her tabernacles, Broken have been her bars.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    The mighty men of Babylon have forborne to fight, they remain in their strongholds; their might hath failed; they are become as women: her dwelling-places are set on fire; her bars are broken.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    Babylon's men of war have kept back from the fight, waiting in their strong places; their strength has given way, they have become like women: her houses have been put on fire, her locks are broken.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    The mighty men of Babylon have forborne to fight, they remain in their strongholds; their might has failed; they are become as women: her dwelling places are set on fire; her bars are broken.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    The soldiers of Babylonia will stop fighting. They will remain in their fortified cities. They will lose their strength to do battle. They will be as frightened as women. The houses in her cities will be set on fire. The gates of her cities will be broken down.

Referenced Verses

  • Nah 3:13 : 13 Behold, your people in your midst are women: the gates of your land shall be set wide open to your enemies: the fire shall devour your bars.
  • Lam 2:9 : 9 Her gates have sunk into the ground; He has destroyed and broken her bars: her king and her princes are among the Gentiles: the law is no more; her prophets also find no vision from the Lord.
  • Isa 13:7-8 : 7 Therefore all hands will be feeble, and every man's heart will melt: 8 And they will be afraid: pangs and sorrows will take hold of them; they will be in pain as a woman in labor: they will be amazed at one another; their faces will be like flames.
  • 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.
  • Jer 50:36-37 : 36 A sword is upon the liars; and they shall turn foolish: a sword is upon her mighty men; and they shall be dismayed. 37 A sword is upon their horses, and upon their chariots, and upon all the mixed people that are in the midst of her; and they shall become like women: a sword is upon her treasures; and they shall be robbed.
  • Ps 76:5 : 5 The stouthearted have been plundered, they have slept their sleep; and none of the mighty men have found their hands.
  • Isa 45:1-2 : 1 Thus says the LORD to His anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have held, to subdue nations before him; and I will loose the loins of kings, to open before him the double doors; and the gates shall not be shut. 2 I will go before you, and make the crooked places straight: I will break in pieces the gates of bronze, and cut through the bars of iron.
  • Amos 1:5 : 5 I will also break the bar of Damascus, and cut off the inhabitant from the plain of Aven, and him who holds the scepter from the house of Eden; and the people of Syria shall go into captivity to Kir, says the LORD.
  • Rev 18:10 : 10 Standing far off for fear of her torment, saying, Alas, alas, that great city Babylon, that mighty city! for in one hour your judgment has come.
  • Jer 48:41 : 41 Kerioth is taken, and the strongholds are surprised, and the mighty men's hearts in Moab in that day shall be like the heart of a woman in her pangs.
  • Ps 107:16 : 16 For he has broken the gates of bronze, and cut the bars of iron apart.
  • Ps 147:13 : 13 For he has strengthened the bars of your gates; he has blessed your children within you.
  • Jer 51:32 : 32 And that the passages are blocked, the reeds they have burned with fire, and the men of war are terrified.
  • Jer 51:57 : 57 I will make her princes, wise men, captains, rulers, and mighty men drunk, and they shall sleep a perpetual sleep, and not wake, says the King, whose name is the LORD of hosts.