Verse 16

The nations shall see and be confounded at all their might; they shall lay their hand upon their mouth, their ears shall be deaf.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Folkeslag skal se det og bli til skamme, til tross for all deres makt. De skal legge sin hånd på munnen; deres ører skal bli døve.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Hedningene skal se og bli forvirrede over all deres makt: de skal legge hånden på munnen, deres ører skal bli døve.

• Norsk King James

  Folkeslagene skal se og bli forvirret over all sin styrke; de skal dekke til munnen med hånden, deres ører skal være døve.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Folkeslagene skal se det og skamme seg over all sin styrke, de skal legge hånd på munn, deres ører skal bli døve.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Folkeslagene skal se og bli til skamme over all sin makt. De skal legge hendene over munnen, ørene deres skal bli døve.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Folkene skal se og bli forvirrede over all deres makt: de skal legge hånden på munnen, deres ører skal være døve.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Nasjonene skal se og bli forbløffet over all deres makt; de skal legge hånden over munnen, og ørene deres skal bli døve.

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

  Folkene skal se og bli forvirrede over all deres makt: de skal legge hånden på munnen, deres ører skal være døve.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Folkeslagene skal se og skamme seg over all sin makt; de skal legge hånd på munn, deres ører vil bli døve.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  The nations will see and be ashamed of all their might. They will put their hands over their mouths, and their ears will become deaf.

• biblecontext

  { "verseID": "Micah.7.16", "source": "יִרְא֤וּ גוֹיִם֙ וְיֵבֹ֔שׁוּ מִכֹּ֖ל גְּבֽוּרָתָ֑ם יָשִׂ֤ימוּ יָד֙ עַל־פֶּ֔ה אָזְנֵיהֶ֖ם תֶּחֱרַֽשְׁנָה׃", "text": "They will *yirʾû* *gôyim* and *yēbōšû* from-all their *gəbûrātām*; they will *yāśîmû* *yād* upon-*peh*, their *ʾoznêhem* *teḥĕrašnāh*.", "grammar": { "*yirʾû*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - they will see", "*gôyim*": "masculine plural noun - nations", "*wə*": "conjunction - and", "*yēbōšû*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - they will be ashamed", "*mi-kōl*": "preposition + masculine singular construct - from all of", "*gəbûrātām*": "feminine singular noun with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their might/strength", "*yāśîmû*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - they will put/place", "*yād*": "feminine singular noun - hand", "*ʿal*": "preposition - upon", "*peh*": "masculine singular noun - mouth", "*ʾoznêhem*": "feminine dual noun with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their ears", "*teḥĕrašnāh*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd person feminine plural - they will be deaf/silent" }, "variants": { "*yirʾû*": "they will see/perceive/observe", "*gôyim*": "nations/gentiles/peoples", "*yēbōšû*": "they will be ashamed/disgraced/embarrassed", "*gəbûrātām*": "their might/strength/power", "*yāśîmû yād ʿal-peh*": "they will put hand over mouth/be silenced/be speechless", "*teḥĕrašnāh*": "will be deaf/become silent/be speechless" } }

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Folkeslagene skal se det og skamme seg over all sin makt; de skal legge hånden på munnen, deres ører skal bli døve.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Hedningerne skulle see det og beskjæmmes for al deres Styrke, de skulle lægge Haand paa Mund, deres Øren skulle blive døve.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  The nations shall see and be confounded at all their might: they shall lay their hand upon their mouth, their ears shall be deaf.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Folkene skal se og bli beskjemmet over all sin makt; de skal legge hånden på munnen, deres ører skal bli døve.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Folkeslagene skal se og skamme seg over alt sitt makt. De skal legge hånden på munnen. Deres ører skal bli døve.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Folkeslagene ser det og skammer seg over all sin makt, de legger hånden på munnen, ørene deres blir døve.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Folkene skal se og skamme seg over all sin makt; de skal legge hånden på munnen; deres ører skal være døve.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Folkene vil se og bli dekket av skam over all sin styrke; de vil legge hendene over munnen, deres ører vil stoppes.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  This shal the Heithen se, and be a?shamed for all their power: so that they shal laye their honde vpon their mouth, and stoppe their eares.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  The nations shall see, and be confounded for all their power: they shall lay their hande vpon their mouth: their eares shall be deafe.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  This shall the heathen see, and be ashamed for all their power: so that they shall lay their hande vpon their mouth, and stoppe their eares.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  The nations shall see and be confounded at all their might: they shall lay [their] hand upon [their] mouth, their ears shall be deaf.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  The nations will see and be ashamed of all their might. They will lay their hand on their mouth. Their ears will be deaf.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  See do nations, and they are ashamed of all their might, They lay a hand on the mouth, their ears are deaf.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  The nations shall see and be ashamed of all their might; they shall lay their hand upon their mouth; their ears shall be deaf.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  The nations will see and be shamed because of all their strength; they will put their hands on their mouths, their ears will be stopped.

• World English Bible (2000)

  The nations will see and be ashamed of all their might. They will lay their hand on their mouth. Their ears will be deaf.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Nations will see this and be disappointed by all their strength, they will put their hands over their mouths, and act as if they were deaf.

Referenced Verses

• Isa 26:11 : 11 LORD, when Your hand is lifted up, they will not see; but they will see and be ashamed for their envy of the people; yes, the fire of Your enemies shall devour them.
• Isa 52:15 : 15 So shall he sprinkle many nations; the kings shall shut their mouths at him: for what had not been told them shall they see; and what they had not heard shall they consider.
• Job 29:9-9 : 9 The princes refrained from speaking, and laid their hands on their mouths. 10 The nobles kept silence, and their tongues stuck to the roof of their mouths.
• Job 40:4 : 4 Behold, I am vile; what shall I answer you? I will lay my hand upon my mouth.
• Ps 126:2 : 2 Then our mouth was filled with laughter, and our tongue with singing: then they said among the nations, The LORD has done great things for them.
• Job 21:5 : 5 Look at me and be astonished, and place your hand over your mouth.
• Isa 66:18 : 18 For I know their works and their thoughts: it shall come, that I will gather all nations and tongues; and they shall come, and see my glory.
• Ezek 38:23 : 23 Thus will I magnify myself, and sanctify myself; and I will be known in the eyes of many nations, and they shall know that I am the LORD.
• Ezek 39:17-21 : 17 And you, son of man, thus says the Lord GOD: Speak to every kind of bird and to every beast of the field, Assemble yourselves, and come; gather yourselves from all sides to my sacrificial feast that I prepare for you, even a great sacrificial feast upon the mountains of Israel, that you may eat flesh and drink blood. 18 You shall eat the flesh of the mighty, and drink the blood of the princes of the earth, of rams, of lambs, and of goats, of bullocks, all of them fatlings of Bashan. 19 And you shall eat fat till you are full, and drink blood till you are drunk, at my sacrificial feast which I have prepared for you. 20 Thus you shall be filled at my table with horses and chariots, with mighty men, and with all men of war, says the Lord GOD. 21 And I will set my glory among the nations, and all the nations shall see my judgment that I have executed, and my hand that I have laid upon them.
• Mic 5:8 : 8 And the remnant of Jacob shall be among the Gentiles in the midst of many people like a lion among the beasts of the forest, like a young lion among the flocks of sheep: who, if he goes through, both treads down and tears in pieces, and none can deliver.
• Zech 8:20-23 : 20 Thus says the LORD of hosts; It shall yet come to pass, that there shall come people, and the inhabitants of many cities: 21 And the inhabitants of one city shall go to another, saying, Let us go quickly to pray before the LORD, and to seek the LORD of hosts: I will go also. 22 Yes, many people and strong nations shall come to seek the LORD of hosts in Jerusalem, and to pray before the LORD. 23 Thus says the LORD of hosts; In those days it shall come to pass, that ten men shall take hold out of all languages of the nations, even shall take hold of the garment of him that is a Jew, saying, We will go with you: for we have heard that God is with you.
• Zech 12:9 : 9 And it shall happen in that day, that I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.
• Rom 3:19 : 19 Now we know that whatever the law says, it says to those who are under the law: that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God.
• Rev 11:18 : 18 The nations were angry, and Your wrath has come, and the time of the dead, that they should be judged, and that You should reward Your servants the prophets and the saints, and those who fear Your name, small and great, and destroy those who destroy the earth.