Verse 16

For behold, I will raise up a shepherd in the land who will not care for those who are cut off, nor seek the young, nor heal the broken, nor feed what stands still. But he will eat the flesh of the fat, and tear their hooves in pieces.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  For se, jeg vil oppreise en hyrde i landet som ikke bryr seg om de fortapte, ikke søker de unge, ikke helbreder de skadete, eller gir liv til de friske, men som spiser kjøttet til de fete og river av dem hovene.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  For se, jeg vil reise opp en hyrde i landet, som ikke vil bry seg om de som er tapt, ikke søke den unge, ikke helbrede den skadde, og ikke fø de som står stille, men han skal spise det fete kjøttet og rive klørne av dyrene.

• Norsk King James

  For se, jeg vil reise opp en gjeter i landet som ikke skal lete etter de avskårne, ikke søke de unge, ikke helbrede de som er ødelagt, eller beite de som står stille; han skal i stedet spise det fete kjøttet og rive dem i stykker.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  For se, jeg skal reise opp en hyrde i landet som ikke besøker de døende, ikke leter etter de unge, ikke helbreder de skadede, og ikke gir mat til de som står. Han skal spise kjøttet av de fete og rive av deres hover.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  For se, jeg vil oppreise en hyrde i landet som ikke bryr seg om de tapte, ikke søker etter dem, ikke leger de sårede og ikke iakttar de friske, men som vil spise kjøttet av de fete og rive av deres klover.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  For se, jeg skal oppreise en hyrde i landet, som ikke skal sørge for dem som er borte, eller søke det unge, eller helbrede det som er brukket, eller gi næring til det som står stille; men han skal spise kjøttet av det fete, og rive i stykker deres klør.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  For se, jeg vil reise en hyrde i landet som verken vil besøke den som er fjernet, eller søke den unge, helbrede den sårede eller stelle den som står stille, men han vil spise kjøttet av det fete og rive deres klør i stykker.

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

  For se, jeg skal oppreise en hyrde i landet, som ikke skal sørge for dem som er borte, eller søke det unge, eller helbrede det som er brukket, eller gi næring til det som står stille; men han skal spise kjøttet av det fete, og rive i stykker deres klør.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  For se, jeg reiser opp en hyrde i landet som ikke skal ta seg av dem som holder på å gå til grunne, som ikke skal lete etter de unge, helbrede de skadde eller gi de sunne næring. Men han skal ete de fete og rive sønder deres hover.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  For behold, I am raising up a shepherd in the land who will not care for those being destroyed, seek the young, heal the injured, or feed the healthy, but will eat the meat of the fat sheep and tear off their hooves.'

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  For se, jeg skal sette en hyrde i landet som verken skal oppsøke de som er fortapt, eller lete etter de unge, eller helbrede de skadde, eller gi næring til de sunne, men han skal fortære kjøttet til de fete og rive av deres hover.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Thi see, jeg opreiser en Hyrde i Landet, han skal ikke besøge det, som udslettes, ikke søge det Unge og ikke læge det Sønderbrudte, han skal ikke opholde det, som staaer, men æde de Fedes Kjød og afrive deres Kløver.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  For, lo, I will raise up a shepherd in the land, which shall not visit those that be cut off, neither shall seek the young one, nor heal that that is broken, nor feed that that standeth still: but he shall eat the flesh of the fat, and tear their claws in pieces.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  For se, jeg vil oppreise en hyrde i landet som ikke bryr seg om de som er borte, ikke søker etter de unge, ikke helbreder de som er såret og ikke gir føde til de friske. Men han skal spise kjøttet av de fete og rive deres klover i stykker.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  For se, jeg vil oppreise en hyrde i landet, som ikke vil oppsøke de som er avskåret, heller ikke vil søke de som er spredt, eller helbrede det som er brukket, eller fôre det som er sunt; men han vil ete kjøttet av de fete sauene, og rive dem i stykkers klør.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  For se, jeg reiser opp en hyrde i landet; de bortkomne vil han ikke søke, de forvillende vil han ikke oppsøke, de skadede vil han ikke helbrede, de som står vil han ikke støtte, men kjøttet av de fete vil han spise, og deres hover vil han bryte av.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  For se, jeg vil reise opp en hyrde i landet som ikke vil besøke de som er skåret av, ikke vil søke de som er forvillet, ikke vil helbrede det som er brutt, ikke vil gi føde til det som er friskt; men han vil spise fettet av sauene og rive deres hover i stykker.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  For se, jeg vil sette en hyrde over landet som ikke bryr seg om det som er mistet, og han vil ikke søke de bortkomne, helbrede de skadede, eller gi mat til de syke. Han vil spise de fetes kjøtt og bryte deres klover.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  for lo, I will rayse vp a shepherde in the londe, which shall not seke after the thinges that be lost, ner care for soch as go astraye: he shall not heale the wounded, he shal not norish the thinge that is whole: but he shall eate the flesh off soch as be fat, and teare their clawes in peces.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  For loe, I will rayse vp a shepheard in the land, which shall not looke for the thing, that is lost, nor seeke the tender lambes, nor heale that that is hurt, nor feede that that standeth vp: but he shall eate the flesh of the fat, and teare their clawes in pieces.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  For lo, I wyll rayse vp a shepheard in the lande, which shal not seeke after the thinges that be lost, nor seeke the tender lambes, he shal not heale the wounded, he shal not nourish the thinges that are whole: but he shal eate the fleshe of such as be fat, and teare their clawes in peeces.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  For, lo, I will raise up a shepherd in the land, [which] shall not visit those that be cut off, neither shall seek the young one, nor heal that that is broken, nor feed that that standeth still: but he shall eat the flesh of the fat, and tear their claws in pieces.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  For, behold, I will raise up a shepherd in the land, who will not visit those who are cut off, neither will seek those who are scattered, nor heal that which is broken, nor feed that which is sound; but he will eat the flesh of the fat sheep, and will tear their hoofs in pieces.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  For lo, I am raising up a shepherd in the land, The cut off he doth not inspect, The shaken off he doth not seek, And the broken he doth not heal, The standing he doth not sustain, And the flesh of the fat he doth eat, And their hoofs he doth break off.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  For, lo, I will raise up a shepherd in the land, who will not visit those that are cut off, neither will seek those that are scattered, nor heal that which is broken, nor feed that which is sound; but he will eat the flesh of the fat [sheep], and will tear their hoofs in pieces.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  For see, I will put a sheep-keeper over the land, who will have no care for that which is cut off, and will not go in search of the wanderers, or make well what is broken, and he will not give food to that which is ill, but he will take for his food the flesh of the fat, and let their feet be broken.

• World English Bible (2000)

  For, behold, I will raise up a shepherd in the land, who will not visit those who are cut off, neither will seek those who are scattered, nor heal that which is broken, nor feed that which is sound; but he will eat the flesh of the fat sheep, and will tear their hoofs in pieces.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Indeed, I am about to raise up a shepherd in the land who will not take heed to the sheep headed to slaughter, will not seek the scattered, and will not heal the injured. Moreover, he will not nourish the one that is healthy but instead will eat the meat of the fat sheep and tear off their hooves.

Referenced Verses

• Ezek 34:2-6 : 2 Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel, prophesy, and say to them, Thus says the Lord GOD to the shepherds; Woe to the shepherds of Israel who feed themselves! Should not the shepherds feed the flocks? 3 You eat the fat, and clothe yourselves with the wool, you kill them that are fed: but you do not feed the flock. 4 The diseased you have not strengthened, nor have you healed that which was sick, nor have you bound up that which was broken, nor have you brought back that which was driven away, nor have you sought that which was lost; but with force and with cruelty you have ruled them. 5 And they were scattered, because there is no shepherd: and they became food for all the beasts of the field, when they were scattered. 6 My sheep wandered through all the mountains, and upon every high hill: yes, my flock was scattered upon all the face of the earth, and none searched or sought after them.
• Jer 23:2 : 2 Therefore, thus says the LORD God of Israel against the shepherds who feed my people: You have scattered my flock, and driven them away, and have not attended to them. Behold, I will attend to you for the evil of your deeds, says the LORD.
• Jer 23:22 : 22 But if they had stood in my counsel, and had caused my people to hear my words, then they should have turned them from their evil way and from the evil of their deeds.
• Gen 31:38 : 38 These twenty years have I been with you; your ewes and your she goats have not miscarried, and the rams of your flock have I not eaten.
• Gen 33:13 : 13 And he said to him, My lord knows that the children are tender, and the flocks and herds with young are with me; and if men should overdrive them one day, all the flock will die.
• 1 Sam 17:34-35 : 34 David said to Saul, Your servant kept his father's sheep, and when a lion or a bear came and took a lamb from the flock, 35 I went after it, struck it, and rescued the lamb from its mouth. When it rose against me, I caught it by its beard, struck it, and killed it.
• Isa 40:11 : 11 He shall feed his flock like a shepherd; he shall gather the lambs with his arm and carry them in his bosom, and shall gently lead those that are with young.
• Ezek 34:10 : 10 Thus says the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against the shepherds; and I will require my flock at their hand, and cause them to cease from feeding the flock; nor shall the shepherds feed themselves any more; for I will deliver my flock from their mouth, that they may not be food for them.
• Ezek 34:16 : 16 I will seek that which was lost, and bring back that which was driven away, and will bind up that which was broken, and will strengthen that which was sick: but I will destroy the fat and the strong; I will feed them with judgment.
• Ezek 34:21 : 21 Because you have pushed with side and with shoulder, and pushed all the diseased with your horns, till you have scattered them abroad;
• Matt 23:2-4 : 2 saying, The scribes and the Pharisees sit in Moses' seat: 3 Therefore, whatever they ask you to observe, that observe and do; but do not do according to their works: for they say and do not. 4 For they bind heavy burdens, hard to bear, and lay them on men's shoulders; but they themselves will not move them with one of their fingers.
• Matt 23:13-29 : 13 But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for you shut up the kingdom of heaven against men: for you neither go in yourselves, nor allow those who are entering to go in. 14 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for you devour widows' houses, and for a pretense make long prayers: therefore you shall receive greater condemnation. 15 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for you travel land and sea to make one proselyte, and when he is made, you make him twice as much a child of hell as yourselves. 16 Woe to you, blind guides, who say, Whoever swears by the temple, it is nothing; but whoever swears by the gold of the temple, he is obligated! 17 Fools and blind: for which is greater, the gold, or the temple that sanctifies the gold? 18 And, Whoever swears by the altar, it is nothing; but whoever swears by the gift that is on it, he is guilty. 19 Fools and blind: for which is greater, the gift, or the altar that sanctifies the gift? 20 Therefore, whoever swears by the altar, swears by it and by all things on it. 21 And whoever swears by the temple, swears by it and by him that dwells in it. 22 And he who swears by heaven, swears by the throne of God and by him who sits on it. 23 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for you pay tithe of mint and anise and cumin, and have omitted the weightier matters of the law, justice, mercy, and faith: these you ought to have done, without leaving the others undone. 24 Blind guides, who strain out a gnat and swallow a camel. 25 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for you make clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of extortion and excess. 26 Blind Pharisee, cleanse first the inside of the cup and dish, that the outside of them may be clean also. 27 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for you are like whitewashed tombs, which indeed appear beautiful outwardly, but inside are full of dead men's bones and all uncleanness. 28 Even so you also outwardly appear righteous to men, but inside you are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness. 29 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because you build the tombs of the prophets and adorn the monuments of the righteous,
• Luke 12:45-46 : 45 But if that servant says in his heart, My lord delays his coming; and begins to beat the menservants and maidens, and to eat and drink, and be drunk; 46 The lord of that servant will come in a day when he does not expect him, and at an hour when he is not aware, and will cut him in two, and will appoint him his portion with the unbelievers.
• John 10:1 : 1 Truly, truly, I say to you, he who does not enter by the door into the sheepfold, but climbs up some other way, is a thief and a robber.
• John 10:12-13 : 12 But the hired hand, who is not the shepherd and does not own the sheep, sees the wolf coming and leaves the sheep and flees, and the wolf snatches them and scatters them. 13 The hired hand flees because he is a hired hand and does not care for the sheep.