Verse 16

His mischief shall return upon his own head, and his violent dealing shall come down upon his own crown.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Han har gravd en grop og gjort den dyp, men han faller selv i den gropen han har gravd.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Hans onde gjerning skal komme tilbake på hans eget hode, og hans vold skal falle ned på hans egen isse.

• Norsk King James

  Hans ondskap skal vende tilbake over hans eget hode, og hans voldelige handlinger skal ramme ham selv.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Han graver en grav og gjør den dyp, men faller selv i gropen han har laget.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Han har gravd en grop og gjort den dyp, men han faller selv i den gropen han har laget.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Hans ondskap skal falle tilbake over hans eget hode, og hans voldelige handling skal komme ned over hans egen isse.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Hans onde handlinger vil vende tilbake på ham, og hans vold vil ramme hans eget hode.

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

  Hans ondskap skal falle tilbake over hans eget hode, og hans voldelige handling skal komme ned over hans egen isse.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Han graver en grav og skuffer den ut, men faller selv i sitt eget gropverk.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  They dig a pit and hollow it out, only to fall into the hole they have made.

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Han graver en grav og gjør den dyp, og faller selv i gropen han har laget.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Han haver gravet en Grav og opkastet den; men han skal falde i Graven, som han gjør.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  His mischief shall return upon his own head, and his violent dealing shall come down upon his own pate.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Hans ondskap skal komme tilbake på hans eget hode, og hans voldsverk skal komme ned over hans egen skalle.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Den skade han volder, skal vende tilbake til hans eget hode. Hans vold skal falle på hans eget hodes krone.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Hans ondskap faller tilbake over hans eget hode, og hans vold kommer tilbake på hans egen hjelm.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Hans ondskap vil komme tilbake på hans eget hode, og hans vold skal ramme hans egen iss.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Hans ondskap vil komme tilbake til ham, og hans vold vil falle på hans eget hode.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  For his vnhappynes shall come vpon his owne heade, & his wickednes shall fall vpon his owne pate.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  His mischiefe shall returne vpon his owne head, & his crueltie shall fall vpon his owne pate.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  For his labour shall come vpon his owne head: and his wickednesse shall fall vpon his owne pate.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  His mischief shall return upon his own head, and his violent dealing shall come down upon his own pate.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  The trouble he causes shall return to his own head. His violence shall come down on the crown of his own head.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  Return doth his perverseness on his head, And on his crown his violence cometh down.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  His mischief shall return upon his own head, And his violence shall come down upon his own pate.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  His wrongdoing will come back to him, and his violent behaviour will come down on his head.

• World English Bible (2000)

  The trouble he causes shall return to his own head. His violence shall come down on the crown of his own head.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  He becomes the victim of his own destructive plans and the violence he intended for others falls on his own head.

Referenced Verses

• Esth 9:25 : 25 But when Esther came before the king, he commanded by letters that his wicked device, which he had devised against the Jews, should return upon his own head, and that he and his sons should be hanged on the gallows.
• 1 Kgs 2:32 : 32 And the Lord will return his blood upon his own head, who struck down two men more righteous and better than he, and killed them with the sword, my father David not knowing of it: namely, Abner the son of Ner, captain of the army of Israel, and Amasa the son of Jether, captain of the army of Judah.
• Ps 36:4 : 4 He devises mischief upon his bed; he sets himself in a way that is not good; he does not abhor evil.
• Ps 36:12 : 12 There the workers of iniquity are fallen: they are cast down, and shall not be able to rise.
• Ps 37:12-13 : 12 The wicked plot against the just and gnash at him with their teeth. 13 The Lord shall laugh at him, for he sees that his day is coming.
• Mal 2:3-5 : 3 Behold, I will corrupt your seed, and spread dung on your faces, even the dung of your solemn feasts; and one shall take you away with it. 4 And you shall know that I have sent this commandment to you, that my covenant might be with Levi, says the LORD of hosts. 5 My covenant was with him of life and peace; and I gave them to him for the fear with which he feared me and was afraid before my name.
• 1 Sam 23:9 : 9 And David knew that Saul secretly planned mischief against him; and he said to Abiathar the priest, Bring here the ephod.
• 1 Sam 24:12-13 : 12 The LORD judge between me and you, and the LORD avenge me of you; but my hand shall not be upon you. 13 As says the proverb of the ancients, Wickedness comes from the wicked: but my hand shall not be upon you.
• 1 Sam 26:10 : 10 David said furthermore, "As the LORD lives, the LORD will strike him, or his day will come to die, or he shall go down into battle and perish."
• 1 Sam 28:19 : 19 Moreover, the LORD will also deliver Israel with you into the hand of the Philistines. Tomorrow you and your sons shall be with me: the LORD will also deliver the army of Israel into the hand of the Philistines.
• 1 Sam 31:3-4 : 3 The battle went sore against Saul, and the archers hit him; and he was critically wounded by the archers. 4 Then Saul said to his armor-bearer, "Draw your sword, and thrust me through with it, lest these uncircumcised come and thrust me through, and abuse me." But his armor-bearer would not, for he was greatly afraid. Therefore Saul took a sword and fell upon it.