Verse 20

But the eyes of the wicked shall fail, and they shall not escape, and their hope shall be as the giving up of the ghost.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Men de ondes øyne vil bli blindet; deres tilfluktssteder vil bli ødelagt, og deres håp vil svinne hen.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Men de onde øynene skal mislykkes, og de skal ikke unnslippe, og deres håp skal være som å gi opp ånden.

• Norsk King James

  Men de ondes øyne skal svinne; og de skal ikke unnslippe, og deres håp skal være som å gi opp åndene.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Men de ugudeliges øyne skal svinne bort, deres tilflukt skal gå fra dem, og deres håp skal være som ånden som går ut.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  men de ondes øyne vil briste; de vil miste deres fluktvei, og deres håp vil være å gi opp ånden.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Men de ugudeliges øyne skal svikte, de skal ikke unnslippe, og deres håp skal være som å gi opp ånden.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Men de onde øynene vil svikte, og de skal ikke unnslippe, og deres håp skal være som å gi opp sin ånd.

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

  Men de ugudeliges øyne skal svikte, de skal ikke unnslippe, og deres håp skal være som å gi opp ånden.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Men de ondes øyne vil svinne bort, deres tilflukt vil være borte, og deres håp vil være en utånding av sjelen.»

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  But the eyes of the wicked will fail, and escape will vanish from them; their only hope is the exhalation of life.

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Men de ondes øyne vil slukne; deres tilflukt vil forsvinne, og deres håp vil være å ånde ut siste gang.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Men de Ugudeliges Øine skulle fortæres, og (deres) Tilflugt skal forgaae fra dem, og deres Haab skal være, som naar En udgiver Aanden.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  But the eyes of the wicked shall fail, and they shall not escape, and their hope shall be as the giving up of the ghost.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Men de ondes øyne skal svikte, og de skal ikke unnslippe, og deres håp skal være som å gi opp ånden.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Men de ondes øyne skal svikte, de skal ikke ha noen utvei å flykte; deres håp skal være å gi opp ånden."

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Men de onde har sluknede øyne, ly forsvinner fra dem, og deres håp er en utånding av sjelen!

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Men de ondes øyne skal feile, og de skal ingen vei ha å unnslippe; og deres håp skal være å utånde.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Men de ondes øyne vil svinne hen; deres fluktrute er borte, og deres eneste håp er deres siste åndedrag.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  As for the eyes of the vngodly, they shal be consumed, and not escape: their hope shalbe misery and sorow of mynde.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  But the eyes of the wicked shall faile, and their refuge shall perish, and their hope shalbe sorow of minde.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  As for the eyes of the vngodly they shall faile, and they shal not escape: and their hope shalbe sorowe of minde.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  But the eyes of the wicked shall fail, and they shall not escape, and their hope [shall be as] the giving up of the ghost.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  But the eyes of the wicked shall fail, They shall have no way to flee; Their hope shall be the giving up of the spirit."

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And the eyes of the wicked are consumed, And refuge hath perished from them, And their hope `is' a breathing out of soul!

• American Standard Version (1901)

  But the eyes of the wicked shall fail, And they shall have no way to flee; And their hope shall be the giving up of the ghost.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  But the eyes of the evil-doers will be wasting away; their way of flight is gone, and their only hope is the taking of their last breath.

• World English Bible (2000)

  But the eyes of the wicked shall fail. They shall have no way to flee. Their hope shall be the giving up of the spirit."

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  But the eyes of the wicked fail, and escape eludes them; their one hope is to breathe their last.”

Referenced Verses

• Deut 28:65 : 65 And among these nations shall you find no ease, neither shall the sole of your foot have rest: but the LORD shall give you there a trembling heart, and failing of eyes, and sorrow of mind:
• Job 17:5 : 5 He that speaks flattery to his friends, even the eyes of his children shall fail.
• Job 31:16 : 16 If I have withheld the poor from their desire, or caused the eyes of the widow to fail;
• Job 34:22 : 22 There is no darkness nor shadow of death where the workers of iniquity may hide themselves.
• Ps 69:3 : 3 I am weary of my crying; my throat is dry; my eyes fail while I wait for my God.
• Prov 10:24 : 24 The fear of the wicked, it shall come upon him, but the desire of the righteous shall be granted.
• Prov 20:20 : 20 Whoever curses his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in deep darkness.
• Lam 4:17 : 17 As for us, our eyes failed as we watched for a nation that could not save us.
• Amos 2:14 : 14 Therefore flight shall perish from the swift, and the strong shall not reinforce his strength, neither shall the mighty save himself:
• Amos 5:19-20 : 19 As if a man fled from a lion, and a bear met him; or went into the house, and leaned his hand on the wall, and a serpent bit him. 20 Shall not the day of the LORD be darkness, and not light? even very dark, with no brightness in it?
• Amos 9:1-3 : 1 I saw the Lord standing upon the altar, and he said, Strike the lintel of the door, that the posts may shake; and cut them in the head, all of them. I will slay the last of them with the sword; he who flees from them shall not flee away, and he who escapes of them shall not be delivered. 2 Though they dig into hell, from there my hand will take them; though they climb up to heaven, from there I will bring them down. 3 And though they hide themselves on the top of Carmel, I will search and take them out from there; and though they hide from my sight at the bottom of the sea, from there I will command the serpent, and it shall bite them.
• Luke 16:23-26 : 23 And in hell he lifted up his eyes, being in torments, and saw Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom. 24 And he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame. 25 But Abraham said, Son, remember that you in your lifetime received your good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things: but now he is comforted, and you are tormented. 26 And besides all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed, so that those who would pass from here to you cannot; neither can they pass to us who would come from there.
• Heb 2:3 : 3 How shall we escape if we neglect such a great salvation, which at the first began to be spoken by the Lord, and was confirmed to us by those that heard him;
• Job 18:14 : 14 His confidence shall be uprooted from his dwelling, and it shall bring him to the king of terrors.
• Job 27:8 : 8 For what is the hope of the hypocrite, though he has gained, when God takes away his soul?
• Job 27:22 : 22 For God will hurl upon him, and not spare; he would gladly flee out of His hand.
• Job 8:13-14 : 13 So are the paths of all that forget God; the hypocrite's hope shall perish: 14 Whose hope will be cut off, and whose trust is a spider's web.
• Lev 26:16 : 16 I also will do this unto you; I will even appoint over you terror, consumption, and the burning fever, that shall consume the eyes, and cause sorrow of heart: and you shall sow your seed in vain, for your enemies shall eat it.