Verse 2

Howl, fir tree, for the cedar has fallen; because the mighty are destroyed. Howl, O oaks of Bashan, for the forest of the vintage has come down.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Sypress, klag høyt, for sedertreet har falt. De storslåtte trærne er blitt ødelagt, og eiketrærne i Basan Jamrer, for den tette skogen er lagt øde.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Hyl, sypress, for sedertreet har falt; de mektige er ødelagt. Hyl, Basans eiker, for den tette skogen er falt.

• Norsk King James

  Klag, furutrær; for sedertreet er falt; fordi de sterke er blitt ødelagt: klag, O dere eiker i Bashan; for skogen er knust.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Klag, sypress, for sedertreet har falt, de majestetiske trær er ødelagt. Rop, Basans eiketrær, for den tette skogen har falt.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Gråt, sypress, for sedertreet har falt, og de mektige er ødelagt. Gråt, Basans eiketrær, for den sterke skogen har blitt felt.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Klag, du sypress; for sedertreet er falt; de mektige er ødelagt: klag, dere eiker fra Basan; for skogen av det ypperste er falt.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Skrik, furutre; for sederen har falt, ettersom de mektiges herredømme har blitt ødelagt. Skrik, o eiketrær i Basan; for vinmarkens skog har lagt seg.

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

  Klag, du sypress; for sedertreet er falt; de mektige er ødelagt: klag, dere eiker fra Basan; for skogen av det ypperste er falt.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Klag, dere sypresser, for sederen er falt, de mektige er ødelagt. Klag, dere eiker fra Basan, for den ugjennomtrengelige skogen er felt.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Wail, O cypress, for the cedar has fallen, because the majestic trees are destroyed! Wail, oaks of Bashan, for the dense forest has come down!

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Klag, du sypress, for sedertreet har falt; de mektige trærne er ødelagt. Klag, dere eiker fra Basan, for den tette skogen er felt.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Hyl, Fyr! thi Cederen er falden, thi de herlige (Træer) ere ødelagte; hyler, Basans Ege! thi den faste Skov er nedfalden.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Howl, fir tree; for the cedar is fallen; because the mighty are spoiled: howl, O ye oaks of Bashan; for the forest of the vintage is come down.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Klag, grantre, for sedertreet er falt; de mektige er ødelagt. Klag, Basans eiker, for skogen som var deres stolthet er falt.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Klag, sypress, for sedrene har falt, fordi de staselige er ødelagt. Klag, dere eikene i Basan, for den sterke skogen er lagt ned.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Jamre deg, gran, for sedertreet har falt, de staselige er blitt ødelagt, jamre dere, Bashans eiker, for den befestede skogen har kommet ned.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Klag, du furutre, for sederen er falt, de edle er ødelagt; klag, dere eiker i Basan, for den sterke skogen er felt.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Klag, du sypress, over de falne seder, for de mektige er blitt lave; klag, dere eiker i Basan, for den sterke skogen er felt.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Howle ye Fyrre trees, for the Cedre is falle, yee all ye proude are waisted awaye Howle (o ye oke trees of Baasan) for ye mightie stronge wod is cut downe.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Houle, firre trees: for the cedar is fallen, because all the mightie are destroyed: houle ye, O okes of Bashan, for ye defesed forest is cut downe.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Howle ye firre trees, for the Cedar is fallen, yea all the proude are wasted away: Howle O ye Oke trees of Basan, for the mightie strong wood is cut downe.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Howl, fir tree; for the cedar is fallen; because the mighty are spoiled: howl, O ye oaks of Bashan; for the forest of the vintage is come down.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Wail, fir tree, for the cedar has fallen, Because the stately ones are destroyed. Wail, you oaks of Bashan, For the strong forest has come down.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  Howl, O fir, for fallen hath the cedar, For their honourable ones were destroyed, Howl, ye oaks of Bashan, For come down hath the fenced forest,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Wail, O fir-tree, for the cedar is fallen, because the goodly ones are destroyed: wail, O ye oaks of Bashan, for the strong forest is come down.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Give a cry of grief, O fir-tree, for the fall of the cedar, because the great ones have been made low: give cries of grief, O you oaks of Bashan, for the strong trees of the wood have come down.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Wail, fir tree, for the cedar has fallen, because the stately ones are destroyed. Wail, you oaks of Bashan, for the strong forest has come down.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Howl, fir tree, because the cedar has fallen; the majestic trees have been destroyed. Howl, oaks of Bashan, because the impenetrable forest has fallen.

Referenced Verses

• Isa 2:12-17 : 12 For the day of the LORD of hosts shall be upon everyone that is proud and lofty, and upon everyone that is lifted up, and he shall be brought low: 13 And upon all the cedars of Lebanon, that are high and lifted up, and upon all the oaks of Bashan, 14 And upon all the high mountains, and upon all the hills that are lifted up, 15 And upon every high tower, and upon every fortified wall, 16 And upon all the ships of Tarshish, and upon all pleasant pictures. 17 And the loftiness of man shall be bowed down, and the haughtiness of men shall be made low; and the LORD alone shall be exalted in that day.
• Isa 10:33-34 : 33 Behold, the Lord, the LORD of hosts, shall lop the bough with terror: and the high ones of stature shall be cut down, and the haughty shall be humbled. 34 And he shall cut down the thickets of the forest with iron, and Lebanon shall fall by the Mighty One.
• Isa 32:15-19 : 15 Until the spirit is poured upon us from on high, and the wilderness becomes a fruitful field, and the fruitful field is considered a forest. 16 Then justice shall dwell in the wilderness, and righteousness remain in the fruitful field. 17 And the work of righteousness shall be peace; and the effect of righteousness, quietness and assurance forever. 18 And my people shall dwell in a peaceful habitation, in secure dwellings, and in quiet resting places; 19 Though hail comes down on the forest, and the city is brought low in humiliation.
• Ezek 20:46 : 46 Son of man, set your face toward the south, and speak toward the south, and prophesy against the forest of the south field;
• Ezek 31:2-3 : 2 Son of man, speak to Pharaoh king of Egypt, and to his multitude; Who are you like in your greatness? 3 Behold, the Assyrian was a cedar in Lebanon with beautiful branches, and with a sheltering canopy, and of high stature; and its top was among the thick boughs.
• Ezek 31:17 : 17 They also went down into hell with it to those who are slain with the sword; and those who were its arm, who dwelt under its shadow in the midst of the nations.
• Amos 6:1 : 1 Woe to those who are at ease in Zion, and trust in the mountain of Samaria, who are named chief of the nations, to whom the house of Israel came!
• Nah 3:8-9 : 8 Are you better than populous No, that was situated among the rivers, that had the waters around it, whose rampart was the sea, whose wall was from the sea? 9 Ethiopia and Egypt were her strength, and it was boundless; Put and Lubim were your helpers. 10 Yet she was carried away, she went into captivity: her young children also were dashed in pieces at the top of all the streets: they cast lots for her honorable men, and all her great men were bound in chains. 11 You also shall be drunk: you shall be hidden, you also shall seek strength because of the enemy. 12 All your strongholds shall be like fig trees with the first-ripe figs: if they are shaken, they shall even fall into the mouth of the eater. 13 Behold, your people in your midst are women: the gates of your land shall be set wide open to your enemies: the fire shall devour your bars. 14 Draw water for the siege, fortify your strongholds: go into clay and tread the mortar, make strong the brick kiln. 15 There the fire shall devour you; the sword shall cut you off, it shall eat you up like the locust: make yourself many like the locust, make yourself many like the swarming locusts. 16 You have multiplied your merchants more than the stars of heaven: the locust spoils, and flies away. 17 Your crowned are as the locusts, and your captains as the great grasshoppers, which camp in the hedges in the cold day, but when the sun arises they flee away, and their place is not known where they are. 18 Your shepherds slumber, O king of Assyria: your nobles shall dwell in the dust: your people are scattered upon the mountains, and no one gathers them. 19 There is no healing for your bruise; your wound is grievous: all that hear the report of you shall clap their hands over you: for upon whom has not your wickedness passed continually?
• Luke 23:31 : 31 For if they do these things in the green wood, what will be done in the dry?