Verse 1

Woe to the bloody city! It is all full of lies and robbery; the prey does not depart;

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Ve, byen full av blod, preget av urett og rov; blodbadet er enormt.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Ve over den blodige byen! Den er full av løgn og plyndring; byttet forsvinner ikke.

• Norsk King James

  Ve over den blodige byen! Den er helt full av løgner og ran; byttet forlater ikke stedet.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Ve den blodige byen, full av løgn og vold! Plyndringen tar aldri slutt.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Ve deg, blodby, full av løgner og plyndring, aldri opphører volden.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Ve over den blodige byen! Den er full av løgn og ran; byttet tas ikke bort.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Ve den blodige byen! Den er full av løgner og røveri; byttet forlater den ikke.

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

  Ve over den blodige byen! Den er full av løgn og ran; byttet tas ikke bort.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Ve byen full av blod, helt gjennomtrukket av løgn, fylt av plyndring, byttet tar aldri slutt.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Woe to the city of blood, full of lies, packed with plunder, never without prey.

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Ve deg, du blodige by! Hele den er full av løgner og plyndring, aldri slutter dens rov.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Vee en blodskyldig Stad, som er aldeles fuld af Løgn (og) af Vold! Rov vil ikke lade af.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Woe to the bloody city! it is all full of lies and robbery; the prey departeth not;

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Ve over den blodige byen! Den er full av løgn og røveri; byttet flyttes aldri bort.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Ve den blodige byen! Den er full av løgn og tyveri. Byttet forsvinner ikke.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Ve over blodbyen, hun er full av løgn, tyveri og bytte tar aldri slutt.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Ve den blodige byen! Den er full av løgner og plyndring; byttet forsvinner ikke.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  En forbannelse er over blodbyen; den er full av svik og vold, og det er ingen ende på drapene.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Wo to that bloudthursty cite, which is all full of lyes and robbery, & wil not leaue of from rauy?shinge.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  O bloodie citie, it is all full of lyes, and robberie: the pray departeth not:

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  O bloody citie, stuffed throughout with falsehood, with extreme dealing, nor wilbe brought from spoyling.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ Woe to the bloody city! it [is] all full of lies [and] robbery; the prey departeth not;

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Woe to the bloody city! It is all full of lies and robbery. The prey doesn't depart.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  Wo `to' the city of blood, She is all with lies -- burglary -- full, Prey doth not depart.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Woe to the bloody city! it is all full of lies and rapine; the prey departeth not.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  A curse is on the town of blood; it is full of deceit and violent acts; and there is no end to the taking of life.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Woe to the bloody city! It is all full of lies and robbery. The prey doesn't depart.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Reason for Judgment: Sins of Nineveh Woe to the city guilty of bloodshed! She is full of lies; she is filled with plunder; she has hoarded her spoil!

Referenced Verses

• Ezek 24:6-9 : 6 Therefore thus says the Lord GOD; Woe to the bloody city, to the pot whose scum is in it, and whose scum has not gone out! bring it out piece by piece; let no lot fall upon it. 7 For her blood is in the midst of her; she set it on the top of a rock; she did not pour it on the ground, to cover it with dust; 8 That it might cause fury to come up and take vengeance; I have set her blood upon the top of a rock, that it should not be covered. 9 Therefore thus says the Lord GOD; Woe to the bloody city! I will even make the pyre large.
• Nah 2:12 : 12 The lion tore in pieces enough for his cubs, and strangled for his lionesses, and filled his caves with prey, and his dens with plunder.
• Hab 2:12 : 12 Woe to him who builds a town with blood, and establishes a city by iniquity!
• Zeph 3:1-3 : 1 Woe to her that is filthy and polluted, to the oppressing city! 2 She did not obey the voice; she did not receive correction; she did not trust in the LORD; she did not draw near to her God. 3 Her princes within her are roaring lions; her judges are evening wolves; they do not gnaw the bones until the morning.
• Ezek 22:2-3 : 2 Now, you son of man, will you judge, will you judge the bloody city? Yes, you shall show her all her abominations. 3 Then say, Thus says the Lord GOD, The city sheds blood in its midst, that her time may come, and makes idols against herself to defile herself.
• Hos 4:2 : 2 By swearing, and lying, and killing, and stealing, and committing adultery, they break out, and bloodshed follows bloodshed.
• Isa 17:14 : 14 And behold, at eveningtide trouble; and before the morning he is not. This is the portion of those who spoil us, and the lot of those who rob us.
• Isa 24:9 : 9 They shall not drink wine with a song; strong drink shall be bitter to those who drink it.
• Isa 42:24 : 24 Who gave Jacob for a plunder, and Israel to the robbers? did not the LORD, he against whom we have sinned? for they would not walk in his ways, neither were they obedient unto his law.