Verse 13

Know for certain that the LORD your God will no longer drive out any of these nations from before you; but they shall be snares and traps to you, and scourges in your sides, and thorns in your eyes, until you perish from off this good land which the LORD your God has given you.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  da skal dere vite med sikkerhet at Herren deres Gud ikke lenger vil drive ut disse nasjonene for deres skyld. De skal bli en snare for dere, en felle, torner i øynene deres, til dere går til grunne i dette gode landet som Herren deres Gud har gitt dere.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  da skal dere vite med sikkerhet at Herren deres Gud ikke lenger vil drive disse folkeslagene ut foran dere. De vil bli en felle og en snare for dere, en pisksnert og torner i øynene deres, inntil dere blir utryddet fra dette gode landet som Herren deres Gud har gitt dere.

• Norsk King James

  Vær viss på at HERREN deres Gud ikke lenger vil drive ut noen av disse nasjonene foran dere; men de vil bli snarer og feller for dere, og pisker i deres sider, og torner i deres øyne, inntil dere går til grunne fra dette gode landet som HERREN deres Gud har gitt dere.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  da skal dere vite at Herren deres Gud ikke lenger vil drive bort disse folkene fra deres ansikt; de skal bli en felle og en snare for dere, en svøpe i siden og torner i øynene, til dere går til grunne fra dette gode landet Herren deres Gud har gitt dere.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  så skal dere vite med sikkerhet at Herren deres Gud ikke lenger vil drive disse folkene bort for dere. Men de skal bli en felle og en snare for dere, en svøpe for deres side og torner i deres øyne, inntil dere går til grunne fra det gode land Herren deres Gud har gitt dere.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Da skal dere vite med sikkerhet at Herren deres Gud ikke lenger vil drive ut noen av disse nasjoner fra dere, men de skal bli snarer og feller for dere, piskeslag i deres side og torner i deres øyne, inntil dere går til grunne fra dette gode landet som Herren deres Gud har gitt dere.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  vær da sikker på at HERREN deres Gud ikke lenger vil drive ut disse folkene fra for dere; de vil bli snarer og feller, plager ved deres side og torner i deres øyne, helt til dere går under i dette gode landet som HERREN deres Gud har gitt dere.

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

  Da skal dere vite med sikkerhet at Herren deres Gud ikke lenger vil drive ut noen av disse nasjoner fra dere, men de skal bli snarer og feller for dere, piskeslag i deres side og torner i deres øyne, inntil dere går til grunne fra dette gode landet som Herren deres Gud har gitt dere.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  så skal dere vite for sikkert at Herren deres Gud ikke lenger vil drive disse nasjonene bort fra dere. De skal bli en snare og en felle for dere, og en svøpe på deres side og torner i deres øyne, inntil dere går til grunne fra dette gode landet som Herren deres Gud har gitt dere.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  then you can be certain that the LORD your God will no longer drive out these nations before you. Instead, they will become snares and traps for you, whips on your sides and thorns in your eyes, until you perish from this good land the LORD your God has given you.

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Så skal dere vite sikkert at Herren deres Gud ikke lenger vil drive disse folkene bort foran dere, men de vil bli en snare og en felle for dere, en svøpe på siden deres og torner i øynene deres, til dere blir utryddet fra dette gode landet som Herren deres Gud har gitt dere.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  da skulle I visseligen vide, at Herren eders Gud skal ikke ydermere fordrive disse Folk fra at være for eders Ansigt; men de skulle blive eder til en Strikke og til en Snare, og til en Svøbe paa eders Sider, og til Braadde i eders Øine, indtil I omkomme af dette gode Land, som Herren eders Gud har givet eder.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Know for a certainty that the LORD your God will no more drive out any of these nations from before you; but they shall be snares and traps unto you, and scourges in your sides, and thorns in your eyes, until ye perish from off this good land which the LORD your God hath given you.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  så skal dere vite for visst at HERREN deres Gud ikke lenger vil drive ut noen av disse nasjonene foran dere; men de skal bli som feller og snarer for dere, piskeslag i deres sider og torner i deres øyne, inntil dere går til grunne fra dette gode landet som HERREN deres Gud har gitt dere.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  da skal dere vite med sikkerhet at Herren deres Gud ikke mer vil drive disse nasjonene bort fra deres syn; men de skal bli en snare og en felle for dere, en svøpe i deres sider og torner i deres øyne, inntil dere går til grunne fra dette gode landet som Herren deres Gud har gitt dere.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  da vet helt sikkert at Herren deres Gud ikke lenger vil drive bort disse folkene for dere. De vil bli som en felle og en snare, en svøpe i deres side og torner i deres øyne, til dere går til grunne fra dette gode landet som Herren deres Gud har gitt dere.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  da skal dere vite for visst at Herren deres Gud ikke lenger vil drive bort disse nasjonene for dere. De skal bli en snare og felle for dere, en pisk i siden og torner i øynene, inntil dere går til grunne fra dette gode landet Herren deres Gud har gitt dere.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  så kan dere være sikre på at Herren deres Gud ikke vil fortsette å drive disse nasjonene bort for dere, men de vil bli en fare og en grunn til synd for dere, en pisk for deres sider og torner i deres øyne, til dere blir revet bort fra dette gode landet som Herren deres Gud har gitt dere.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  be ye sure then, that the LORDE youre God shall nomore dryue out all these nacions before you, but they shall be vnto you a snare and net, and prickes in youre sydes, and thornes in youre eyes, vntyll he haue destroyed you from the good lode, which the LORDE youre God hath geuen you.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Knowe ye for certaine, that the Lord your God will cast out no more of these nations from before you: but they shall be a snare and destruction vnto you, and a whip on your sides, and thornes in your eyes, vntill ye perish out of this good land, which ye Lord your God hath giue you.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Be ye sure that the Lorde your God will no more cast out all these nations from before you: but they shalbe snares and trappes vnto you, and scourges in your sides, & thornes in your eyes, vntill ye perishe from of this good land whiche the Lorde your God hath geuen you.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Know for a certainty that the LORD your God will no more drive out [any of] these nations from before you; but they shall be snares and traps unto you, and scourges in your sides, and thorns in your eyes, until ye perish from off this good land which the LORD your God hath given you.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  know for a certainty that Yahweh your God will no more drive these nations from out of your sight; but they shall be a snare and a trap to you, and a scourge in your sides, and thorns in your eyes, until you perish from off this good land which Yahweh your God has given you.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  know certainly that Jehovah your God is not continuing to dispossess these nations from before you, and they have been to you for a gin, and for a snare, and for a scourge, in your sides, and for thorns in your eyes, till ye perish from off this good ground which Jehovah your God hath given to you.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  know for a certainty that Jehovah your God will no more drive these nations from out of your sight; but they shall be a snare and a trap unto you, and a scourge in your sides, and thorns in your eyes, until ye perish from off this good land which Jehovah your God hath given you.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Then you may be certain that the Lord your God will not go on driving these nations out from before you; but they will become a danger and a cause of sin to you, a whip for your sides and thorns in your eyes, till you are cut off from this good land which the Lord your God has given you.

• World English Bible (2000)

  know for a certainty that Yahweh your God will no longer drive these nations from out of your sight; but they shall be a snare and a trap to you, a scourge in your sides, and thorns in your eyes, until you perish from off this good land which Yahweh your God has given you.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  know for certain that the LORD our God will no longer drive out these nations from before you. They will trap and ensnare you; they will be a whip that tears your sides and thorns that blind your eyes until you disappear from this good land the LORD your God gave you.

Referenced Verses

• Deut 7:16 : 16 And you shall consume all the people which the LORD your God shall deliver to you; your eye shall have no pity on them: neither shall you serve their gods; for that will be a snare to you.
• Exod 23:33 : 33 They shall not dwell in your land, lest they make you sin against me; for if you serve their gods, it will surely be a snare to you.
• Num 33:55 : 55 But if you do not drive out the inhabitants of the land from before you, then those you let remain of them shall become irritants in your eyes and thorns in your sides, and shall trouble you in the land where you dwell.
• Deut 4:26 : 26 I call heaven and earth to witness against you this day, that you shall soon utterly perish from off the land where you go over Jordan to possess it; you shall not prolong your days upon it, but shall utterly be destroyed.
• Lev 26:31-35 : 31 And I will make your cities waste, and bring your sanctuaries to desolation, and I will not smell the savor of your sweet aromas. 32 And I will bring the land into desolation: and your enemies who dwell in it shall be astonished at it. 33 And I will scatter you among the nations, and will draw out a sword after you: and your land shall be desolate, and your cities waste. 34 Then shall the land enjoy its Sabbaths, as long as it lies desolate, and you are in your enemies' land; even then shall the land rest, and enjoy its Sabbaths. 35 As long as it lies desolate it shall rest; because it did not rest in your Sabbaths, when you dwelt upon it.
• Deut 28:63-68 : 63 And it shall come to pass, that as the LORD rejoiced over you to do you good, and to multiply you; so the LORD will rejoice over you to destroy you, and to bring you to nothing; and you shall be plucked from off the land where you go to possess it. 64 And the LORD shall scatter you among all people, from the one end of the earth even unto the other; and there you shall serve other gods, which neither you nor your fathers have known, even wood and stone. 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: 66 And your life shall hang in doubt before you; and you shall fear day and night, and shall have no assurance of your life: 67 In the morning you shall say, Would God it were evening! and at evening you shall say, Would God it were morning! for the fear of your heart with which you shall fear, and for the sight of your eyes which you shall see. 68 And the LORD shall bring you into Egypt again with ships, by the way whereof I spoke unto you, You shall see it no more again: and there you shall be sold unto your enemies for bondmen and bondwomen, and no man shall buy you.
• Deut 29:28 : 28 And the LORD rooted them out of their land in anger, and in wrath, and in great indignation, and cast them into another land, as it is this day.
• Deut 30:18 : 18 I announce to you this day, that you shall surely perish, and that you shall not prolong your days upon the land, where you pass over the Jordan to go to possess it.
• Judg 2:2-3 : 2 And you shall make no league with the inhabitants of this land; you shall tear down their altars: but you have not obeyed my voice: why have you done this? 3 Therefore I also said, I will not drive them out from before you; but they shall be as thorns in your sides, and their gods shall be a snare to you.
• 1 Kgs 11:4 : 4 For it came to pass, when Solomon was old, that his wives turned his heart after other gods, and his heart was not perfect with the LORD his God, as was the heart of David his father.
• 2 Kgs 17:22-23 : 22 The children of Israel walked in all the sins of Jeroboam which he did; they did not depart from them, 23 until the LORD removed Israel out of his sight, as he had said by all his servants the prophets. So Israel was carried away from their own land to Assyria, as it is to this day.
• 2 Kgs 25:21 : 21 And the king of Babylon struck them and killed them at Riblah in the land of Hamath. So Judah was carried away out of their land.
• 2 Kgs 25:26 : 26 And all the people, both small and great, and the captains of the armies, arose, and went to Egypt, for they were afraid of the Chaldeans.
• Ps 69:22 : 22 Let their table become a snare before them, and what should have been for their welfare, let it become a trap.
• Ps 106:35-39 : 35 But they were mingled among the heathen, and learned their works. 36 And they served their idols, which were a snare to them. 37 Yes, they sacrificed their sons and their daughters to demons, 38 And shed innocent blood, even the blood of their sons and daughters, whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan; and the land was polluted with blood. 39 Thus they were defiled with their own works, and played the harlot with their own inventions.
• Luke 21:24 : 24 And they shall fall by the edge of the sword, and shall be led away captive into all nations: and Jerusalem shall be trampled down by the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled.
• 2 Tim 2:26 : 26 and that they may come to their senses and escape the snare of the devil, having been taken captive by him to do his will.