Verse 20

The womb shall forget him; the worm shall feed sweetly on him; he shall be remembered no more; and wickedness shall be broken like a tree.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Morslivet glemmer ham, og jorden sørger over tapet av hans liv; han blir ikke lenger husket. Urettferdigheten knuses som et tre.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Moren skal glemme ham; ormen skal glede seg over ham. Han skal ikke mer bli husket; ondskapen skal bli brutt som et tre.

• Norsk King James

  Livmoren vil glemme ham; ormen skal ete ham; han vil ikke bli husket lenger; ugudeligheten vil brekke som et tre.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Jordens skjød vil få dem glemt, de skal spise ormene; de skal ikke minnes mer, og urettferdighet skal brytes ned som et tre.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Livets mors liv glemmer dem, ormen nyter deres sødme; de blir ikke husket mer, og ondskapen brytes som et tre.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Moren skal glemme ham; ormen skal glede seg over ham; han skal ikke minnes mer, og ondskapen skal bli brutt som et tre.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Mors liv skal glemme ham; ormen vil spise ham med behag; han skal ikke lenger bli husket, og ondskapen skal knuses som et tre.

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

  Moren skal glemme ham; ormen skal glede seg over ham; han skal ikke minnes mer, og ondskapen skal bli brutt som et tre.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Livmoren glemmer ham, marken spiser ham søtlig, han huskes ikke mer, og ondskapen brytes som et tre.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  The womb forgets them; worms feast upon them; they are no longer remembered. Wickedness is broken like a tree.

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Moren glemmer dem, makkeren vil spise dem sønder, ingen vil huske dem lenger, og uretten vil bryte sammen som et tre.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  (Jordens) Bug skal gjøre, at han glemmes, han skal smage Ormene vel; han skal ikke ydermere ihukommes, og Uretfærdighed skal sønderbrydes som et Træ.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  The womb shall forget him; the worm shall feed sweetly on him; he shall be no more remembered; and wickedness shall be broken as a tree.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Livmoren skal glemme ham; ormen skal nyte ham; han skal ikke mer bli husket, og ondskapen skal brytes som et tre.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Livmoren skal glemme ham. Ormen skal stille sin appetitt på ham. Han skal ikke mer bli husket. Urettferdighet skal brytes som et tre.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Livmoren glemmer ham, ormen gleder seg over ham, han huskes ikke mer, og ondskapen er brutt som et tre.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Moren skal glemme ham; ormen skal næres søtt på ham; han skal ikke mer minnes; og urettferdighet skal brytes som et tre.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Byens offentlige sted har ikke mer kunnskap om ham, og hans navn har gått ut av menneskers minne: han er rykket opp som et dødt tre.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  O yt all copassion vpon the were forgotte: yt their daynties were wormes: that they were clene put out of remembraunce, & vtterly hewe downe like an vnfrutefull tre.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  The pitifull man shall forget him: the worme shal feele his sweetenes: he shalbe no more remebred, & the wicked shalbe broke like a tree.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  The pitifull man shall forget hym, he shalbe sweete to the wormes, he shalbe no more remembred, & his wickednesse shalbe broken as a tree.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  The womb shall forget him; the worm shall feed sweetly on him; he shall be no more remembered; and wickedness shall be broken as a tree.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  The womb shall forget him. The worm shall feed sweetly on him. He shall be no more remembered. Unrighteousness shall be broken as a tree.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  Forget him doth the womb, Sweeten `on' him doth the worm, No more is he remembered, And broken as a tree is wickedness.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  The womb shall forget him; The worm shall feed sweetly on him; He shall be no more remembered; And unrighteousness shall be broken as a tree.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  The public place of his town has no more knowledge of him, and his name has gone from the memory of men: he is rooted up like a dead tree.

• World English Bible (2000)

  The womb shall forget him. The worm shall feed sweetly on him. He shall be no more remembered. Unrighteousness shall be broken as a tree.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  The womb forgets him, the worm feasts on him, no longer will he be remembered. Like a tree, wickedness will be broken down.

Referenced Verses

• Prov 10:7 : 7 The memory of the just is blessed, but the name of the wicked shall rot.
• Dan 4:14 : 14 He cried aloud, and said this, 'Cut down the tree, and cut off its branches, shake off its leaves, and scatter its fruit; let the beasts get away from under it, and the birds from its branches.
• Job 18:16-17 : 16 His roots shall be dried up below, and above his branch shall be cut off. 17 His memory shall perish from the earth, and he shall have no name in the street.
• Job 19:26 : 26 And though after my skin, worms destroy this body, yet in my flesh I shall see God,
• Job 14:7-9 : 7 For there is hope for a tree, if it is cut down, that it will sprout again, and that its tender branch will not cease. 8 Though its root grows old in the earth, and its stump dies in the ground; 9 Yet through the scent of water it will bud and bring forth branches like a plant. 10 But man dies and wastes away; yes, man gives up the spirit, and where is he?
• Job 17:14 : 14 I have said to corruption, 'You are my father'; to the worm, 'You are my mother, and my sister.'
• Matt 3:10 : 10 And now also the axe is laid to the root of the trees: therefore every tree which does not bring forth good fruit is cut down and cast into the fire.
• Eccl 8:10 : 10 Then I saw the wicked buried, who had come and gone from the place of the holy, and they were forgotten in the city where they had done so. This also is vanity.
• Isa 26:14 : 14 They are dead, they shall not live; they are deceased, they shall not rise; therefore, You have visited and destroyed them and made all their memory to perish.