Verse 18

The house of Jacob shall be a fire, and the house of Joseph a flame, and the house of Esau stubble; they shall kindle them and devour them, and there shall not be any remaining of the house of Esau, for the LORD has spoken.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Jakobs hus skal bli en ild, og Josefs hus en flamme, men Esaus hus skal bli som halm. De skal brenne dem og fortære dem, og ingen skal overleve fra Esaus hus, for Herren har talt.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Jakobs hus skal være en ild, og Josefs hus en flamme, og Esaus hus til halm, og de skal tenne på dem og fortære dem; ingen skal være igjen av Esaus hus, for Herren har talt det.

• Norsk King James

  Og Jakobs hus skal bli som en ild, og Josefs hus som en flamme, og Esaus hus til halm; og de skal tenne i dem og fortære dem; og ingen av Esaus hus skal bli igjen; for Herren har talt det.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Jakobs hus skal være en ild, og Josefs hus en flamme, mens Esaus hus skal være som strå; de skal sette dem i flammer og fortære dem. Ingen overlevende skal være igjen av Esaus hus, for Herren har talt.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Jakobs hus skal være en ild og Josefs hus en flamme, men Esaus hus skal være stubb; de skal brenne dem opp og fortære dem, og ingen overlevende skal være igjen av Esaus hus, for Herren har talt.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Og Jakobs hus skal være en ild, og Josefs hus en flamme, og Esaus hus skal være som halm. De skal antenne dem og fortære dem; det skal ikke være noen igjen av Esaus hus, for Herren har talt.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Jakobs hus skal bli til ild, og Josefs hus til en flamme, men Esaus hus blir som strå – de vil antenne det og fortære det, og det skal ikke bli noe igjen av Esaus hus, for dette har Herren talt.

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

  Og Jakobs hus skal være en ild, og Josefs hus en flamme, og Esaus hus skal være som halm. De skal antenne dem og fortære dem; det skal ikke være noen igjen av Esaus hus, for Herren har talt.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Jakobs hus skal være ild og Josefs hus en flamme, og Esaus hus skal være halm; de skal brenne dem og fortære dem, og det skal ikke være noen overlevende i Esaus hus, for Herren har talt.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  The house of Jacob will be a fire and the house of Joseph a flame; the house of Esau will be stubble. They will set it on fire and consume it. There will be no survivors from the house of Esau, for the LORD has spoken.

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Jakobs hus skal være en ild, og Josefs hus en flamme. Esaus hus skal være halm. De skal brenne dem opp, og fortære dem. Ingen overlevende skal være tilbake av Esaus hus, for Herren har talt.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og Jakobs Huus skal være en Ild, og Josephs Huus en Lue, men Esaus Huus (skal være) Halm, og de skulle brænde dem og fortære dem, og der skal ingen Overbleven være for Esaus Huus, thi Herren haver talet det.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And the house of Jac shall be a fire, and the house of Joseph a flame, and the house of Esau for stubble, and they shall kindle in them, and devour them; and there shall not be any remaining of the house of Esau; for the LORD hath spoken it.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Og Jakobs hus skal være en ild, og Josefs hus en flamme, og Esaus hus skal være til halm, og de skal brenne dem og fortære dem; det skal ikke være noen igjen av Esaus hus, for Herren har talt.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Jakobs hus skal være en ild, Josefs hus en flamme, og Esaus hus for halm. De skal brenne blant dem og fortære dem. Det vil ikke være noen igjen av Esaus hus." Sannelig, Yahweh har talt.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Jakobs hus skal være en ild, Josefs hus en flamme, og Esaus hus som halm. De skal brenne og fortære dem, så Esau ikke har noen overlevende, for Herren har talt.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Og Jakobs hus skal være en ild, og Josefs hus en flamme, og Esaus hus som halm; de skal brenne blant dem og fortære dem, og ingen skal overleve i Esaus hus; for Herren har talt det.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Og Jakobs hus skal være en ild og Josefs hus en flamme, og Esaus barn tørrstrå, som de brenner til alt er borte: og det skal ikke være noen overlevende av Esaus hus, for Herren har talt det.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Morouer, the house of Iacob shalbe a fyre, the house of Ioseph a flame, & the house of Esau shalbe the strawe: which they shal kyndle and cosume, so that nothinge shalbe left of the house of Esau, for the LORDE himfelf hath sayde it.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And the house of Iaakob shalbe a fire, & the house of Ioseph a flame, and the house of Esau as stubble, and they shall kindle in them and deuoure them: and there shall bee no remnant of the house of Esau for the Lord hath spoken it.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And the house of Iacob shalbe a fire, and the house of Ioseph a flambe, and the house of Esau as stubble, and they shall kindle in them and deuoure them, and there shalbe no remnaunt of the house of Esau: for the Lorde hath spoken it.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And the house of Jacob shall be a fire, and the house of Joseph a flame, and the house of Esau for stubble, and they shall kindle in them, and devour them; and there shall not be [any] remaining of the house of Esau; for the LORD hath spoken [it].

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  The house of Jacob will be a fire, the house of Joseph a flame, and the house of Esau for stubble. They will burn among them, and devour them. There will not be any remaining to the house of Esau." Indeed, Yahweh has spoken.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And the house of Jacob hath been a fire, And the house of Joseph a flame, And the house of Esau for stubble, And they have burned among them, And they have consumed them, And there is not a remnant to the house of Esau, For Jehovah hath spoken.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And the house of Jacob shall be a fire, and the house of Joseph a flame, and the house of Esau for stubble, and they shall burn among them, and devour them; and there shall not be any remaining to the house of Esau; for Jehovah hath spoken it.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And the children of Jacob will be a fire and those of Joseph a flame, and the children of Esau dry stems of grass, burned up by them till all is gone: and there will be no people living in Esau; for the Lord has said it.

• World English Bible (2000)

  The house of Jacob will be a fire, the house of Joseph a flame, and the house of Esau for stubble. They will burn among them, and devour them. There will not be any remaining to the house of Esau." Indeed, Yahweh has spoken.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  The descendants of Jacob will be a fire, and the descendants of Joseph a flame. The descendants of Esau will be like stubble. They will burn them up and devour them. There will not be a single survivor of the descendants of Esau!” Indeed, the LORD has spoken it.

Referenced Verses

• Zech 12:6 : 6 In that day I will make the governors of Judah like a hearth of fire among wood, and like a torch of fire in a sheaf; and they shall devour all the people around about, on the right hand and on the left: and Jerusalem shall be inhabited again in her own place, even in Jerusalem.
• Isa 10:17 : 17 And the light of Israel shall be for a fire, and his Holy One for a flame: and it shall burn and devour his thorns and his briers in one day;
• Joel 2:5 : 5 Like the noise of chariots on the tops of mountains they shall leap, like the noise of a flame of fire that devours the stubble, like a strong people arrayed for battle.
• Isa 5:24 : 24 Therefore as the fire devours the stubble, and the flame consumes the chaff, so their root shall be as rottenness, and their blossom shall go up as dust: because they have cast away the law of the LORD of hosts, and despised the word of the Holy One of Israel.
• 1 Cor 3:12 : 12 Now if anyone builds on this foundation with gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, straw;
• 2 Sam 19:20 : 20 For your servant knows that I have sinned; therefore, behold, I am the first this day of all the house of Joseph to go down to meet my lord the king.
• Ps 83:6-9 : 6 The tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites; of Moab, and the Hagrites; 7 Gebal, and Ammon, and Amalek; the Philistines with the inhabitants of Tyre; 8 Assyria also has joined with them: they have helped the children of Lot. Selah. 9 Do to them as to the Midianites; as to Sisera, as to Jabin, at the brook of Kishon: 10 Who perished at Endor: they became as dung for the ground. 11 Make their nobles like Oreb, and like Zeeb: yes, all their princes as Zebah and as Zalmunna: 12 Who said, Let us take for ourselves the houses of God in possession. 13 O my God, make them like a wheel; as the stubble before the wind. 14 As the fire burns a forest, and as the flame sets the mountains on fire; 15 So pursue them with your tempest, and make them afraid with your storm.
• Amos 5:15 : 15 Hate evil, and love good, and establish judgment in the gate: it may be that the LORD God of hosts will be gracious to the remnant of Joseph.
• Amos 6:6 : 6 Who drink wine in bowls, and anoint themselves with the finest ointments: but are not grieved for the affliction of Joseph.
• Obad 1:9-9 : 9 And your mighty men, O Teman, shall be dismayed, so that everyone from the mountain of Esau may be cut off by slaughter. 10 For your violence against your brother Jacob, shame shall cover you, and you shall be cut off forever.
• Obad 1:16 : 16 For as you have drunk on My holy mountain, so shall all the nations drink continually; yes, they shall drink, and swallow, and they shall be as though they had never been.
• 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.
• Nah 1:10 : 10 For while they are entangled like thorns and while they are drunken like drunkards, they shall be devoured as fully dry stubble.
• Isa 31:9 : 9 And he shall pass over to his stronghold for fear, and his princes shall be afraid of the banner, says the LORD, whose fire is in Zion, and His furnace in Jerusalem.
• Isa 47:14 : 14 Behold, they shall be as stubble; the fire shall burn them. They shall not deliver themselves from the power of the flame; there shall not be a coal to warm by, nor a fire to sit before.
• Ezek 37:16 : 16 Moreover, son of man, take one stick, and write upon it, For Judah, and for the children of Israel his companions: then take another stick, and write upon it, For Joseph, the stick of Ephraim, and for all the house of Israel his companions:
• Ezek 37:19 : 19 Say to them, Thus says the Lord GOD; Behold, I will take the stick of Joseph, which is in the hand of Ephraim, and the tribes of Israel his fellows, and will put them with him, even with the stick of Judah, and make them one stick, and they shall be one in my hand.