Verse 23

They shall hold the bow and spear; they are cruel and have no mercy; their voice roars like the sea; and they ride upon horses, set in array as men for war against you, O daughter of Zion.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  De holder buer og spyd. De er grusomme og viser ingen nåde. Lyden av dem er som bruset fra havet; de rir på hester, oppstilte som en horde til krig mot deg, datter Sion.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  De griper bue og spyd; de er grusomme og har ingen nåde; deres rop bruser som havet; de rir på hester, klare som krigsmenn mot deg, Sions datter.

• Norsk King James

  De skal gripe fatt i bue og spyd; de er grusomme og har ingen barmhjertighet; deres stemme brøler som havet; og de rir på hester, oppstilt som menn i krig mot deg, O Sion.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  De tar bue og sverd, det er en nådeløs folkemengde, og de skal ikke vise nåde, deres stemme skal bruse som havet, og de skal ri på hester, rustet som krigere mot deg, du Sions datter!

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  De griper bue og lanse; de er grusomme og viser ingen nåde. Lyden av dem er som havets brøl, og de rir på hester, stilt opp som menn til krig mot deg, datter av Sion.»

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  De tar bue og spyd, de er grusomme og viser ingen nåde. Deres stemme brøler som havet. De rir på hester, rustet til krig mot deg, Sions datter.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  De skal ta tak i bue og spyd; de er grusomme og viser ingen barmhjertighet; lyden deres brøler som havet, og de rir på hester, oppstilt som krigsførende menn mot deg, Sions datter.

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

  De tar bue og spyd, de er grusomme og viser ingen nåde. Deres stemme brøler som havet. De rir på hester, rustet til krig mot deg, Sions datter.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  De holder buer og spyd, er grusomme og viser ingen nåde; deres lyd er som havet som bruser, og de rir på hester. Ryddet som en mann til krig er de mot deg, Sions datter.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  They grasp bow and spear; they are cruel and show no mercy. Their sound roars like the sea, and they ride on horses, arrayed as men for battle against you, Daughter Zion.'

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  De holder bue og spyd, de er grusomme og viser ingen nåde. Deres røst brøler som havet, og de rir på hester, arrayed som en mann for krig mot deg, datter Zion.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  De skulle tage fat paa Bue og Glavind; (det er) et grumt (Folk), og de skulle ikke forbarme sig, deres Røst skal bruse som Havet, og de skulle ride paa Heste, rustede som en Mand til Krig, imod dig, du Zions Datter!

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  They shall lay hold on bow and spear; they are cruel, and have no mercy; their voice roareth like the sea; and they ride upon horses, set in array as men for war against thee, O daughter of Zion.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  De skal gripe bue og spyd; de er grusomme, og har ingen nåde; deres stemme brøler som havet; og de rir på hester, stilt opp som menn til krig mot deg, datter av Sion.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  De griper bue og spyd; de er grusomme og uten nåde; deres stemme brøler som havet, og de rir på hester, klare til kamp som en mann mot deg, Sions datter.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  De griper bue og spyd, de er villige og viser ingen barmhjertighet, deres røst er som havets bølger, de rir på hester, rustet som en kriger mot deg, Sions datter.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  De griper bue og spyd; de er grusomme og viser ingen nåde; deres stemme brøler som havet, de rir på hester, hver og en er klar til kamp, mot deg, Sions datter.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Buer og spyd er i deres hender; de er grusomme og har ingen nåde; deres stemme er som torden fra havet, og de rir på hester, hver på sin plass som menn som går til kamp, mot deg, Sions datter.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  wt bowes & wt dartes shal they be weapened: It is a rough & fearce people, an vnmerciful people: their voyce roareth like the see, they ride vpo horses wel apointed to ye batell agaynst the, o doughter Sion.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  With bowe and shield shal they be weaponed: they are cruell and will haue no compassion: their voyce roareth like the sea, and they ride vpon horses, well appointed, like men of warre against thee, O daughter Zion.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  With bowes and with dartes shall they be weaponed, it is a rough and fearce people, & an vnmercifull people: their voyce roareth like the sea, thei ride vpon horses well appointed to the battaile against thee O daughter Sion.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  They shall lay hold on bow and spear; they [are] cruel, and have no mercy; their voice roareth like the sea; and they ride upon horses, set in array as men for war against thee, O daughter of Zion.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  They lay hold on bow and spear; they are cruel, and have no mercy; their voice roars like the sea, and they ride on horses, everyone set in array, as a man to the battle, against you, daughter of Zion.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  Bow and javelin they take hold of, Fierce it `is', and they have no mercy, Their voice as a sea doth sound, And on horses they ride, set in array as a man of war, Against thee, O daughter of Zion.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  They lay hold on bow and spear; they are cruel, and have no mercy; their voice roareth like the sea, and they ride upon horses, every one set in array, as a man to the battle, against thee, O daughter of Zion.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Bows and spears are in their hands; they are cruel and have no mercy; their voice is like the thunder of the sea, and they go on horses; everyone in his place like men going to the fight, against you, O daughter of Zion.

• World English Bible (2000)

  They take hold of bow and spear. They are cruel, and have no mercy. Their voice roars like the sea, and they ride on horses, everyone set in array, as a man to the battle, against you, daughter of Zion."

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Its soldiers are armed with bows and spears. They are cruel and show no mercy. They sound like the roaring sea as they ride forth on their horses. Lined up in formation like men going into battle to attack you, Daughter Zion.’”

Referenced Verses

• Isa 13:18 : 18 Their bows will dash the young men to pieces; and they will have no pity on the fruit of the womb; their eye will not spare children.
• Jer 50:42 : 42 They shall hold the bow and the spear: they are cruel, and will show no mercy: their voice shall roar like the sea, and they shall ride upon horses, every one set in order, like a man to the battle, against you, O daughter of Babylon.
• Ezek 23:22-25 : 22 Therefore, O Aholibah, thus says the Lord GOD; Behold, I will raise up your lovers against you, from whom your mind is alienated, and I will bring them against you on every side; 23 The Babylonians, and all the Chaldeans, Pekod, Shoa, and Koa, and all the Assyrians with them: all of them desirable young men, captains and rulers, great lords and renowned, all of them riding upon horses. 24 And they shall come against you with chariots, wagons, and wheels, and with an assembly of people, which shall set against you buckler and shield and helmet all around: and I will set judgment before them, and they shall judge you according to their judgments. 25 And I will set my jealousy against you, and they shall deal furiously with you: they shall take away your nose and your ears; and your remnant shall fall by the sword: they shall take your sons and your daughters; and your residue shall be devoured by the fire.
• Hab 1:6-9 : 6 For indeed I am raising up the Chaldeans, that bitter and hasty nation which marches through the breadth of the earth, to possess dwellingplaces that are not theirs. 7 They are terrible and dreadful; their judgment and their dignity proceed from themselves. 8 Their horses are swifter than leopards, fiercer than evening wolves; their horsemen spread themselves, and their horsemen shall come from afar; they fly as the eagle that hastens to eat. 9 They all come for violence; their faces are set like the east wind, and they gather captives like sand. 10 They scoff at kings, and the princes are scorned by them; they deride every stronghold, for they heap up dust and take it.
• Luke 21:25-26 : 25 And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and on the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring; 26 Men's hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken.
• Isa 19:4 : 4 I will give the Egyptians into the hand of a cruel lord, and a fierce king shall rule over them, says the Lord, the LORD of hosts.
• Jer 4:13 : 13 Behold, he shall come up like clouds, and his chariots shall be like a whirlwind: his horses are swifter than eagles. Woe to us! for we are ruined.
• Jer 4:29 : 29 The whole city shall flee for the noise of the horsemen and bowmen; they shall go into thickets, and climb up upon the rocks: every city shall be forsaken, and not a man dwell in it.
• Jer 5:16 : 16 Their quiver is like an open sepulchre, they are all mighty men.
• Jer 30:14 : 14 All your lovers have forgotten you; they do not seek you; for I have wounded you with the wound of an enemy, with the chastisement of a cruel one, for the multitude of your iniquity; because your sins have increased.
• Isa 5:26-30 : 26 And he will lift up a banner to the nations from far, and will hiss to them from the end of the earth: and, behold, they shall come with speed swiftly: 27 None shall be weary nor stumble among them; none shall slumber nor sleep; neither shall the belt of their waists be loosed, nor the strap of their shoes be broken: 28 Whose arrows are sharp, and all their bows bent, their horses' hooves shall be counted like flint, and their wheels like a whirlwind: 29 Their roaring shall be like a lion, they shall roar like young lions: yes, they shall roar, and seize the prey, and shall carry it away safely, and none shall deliver it. 30 And in that day they shall roar against them like the roaring of the sea: and if one looks to the land, behold darkness and sorrow, and the light is darkened by the clouds of the heavens.