Verse 12

And it shall come to pass at that time, that I will search Jerusalem with lamps, and punish the men who are settled in complacency: that say in their heart, 'The LORD will not do good, nor will He do evil.'

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  På den tiden vil jeg søke gjennom Jerusalem med lys og straffe menn som er hardnakkede og sier: 'Herren verken gjør godt eller ondt.'

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Og det skal skje på den tiden, at jeg vil søke Jerusalem med lys, og straffe mennene som hviler på sine vinrester: de som sier i sitt hjerte, 'Herren vil ikke gjøre godt, og heller ikke gjøre ondt.'

• Norsk King James

  Og det skal skje på den tiden at jeg vil gjennomsøke Jerusalem med lys, og straffe mennene som er trygge: de som sier i sitt hjerte, Herren vil verken gjøre godt eller ondt.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  På den tiden vil jeg søke gjennom Jerusalem med fakler, og jeg vil straffe de som hviler på sine dregger, de som sier i sitt hjerte: Herren vil ikke gjøre godt og ikke gjøre ondt.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  På den tiden vil jeg søke gjennom Jerusalem med lys, og jeg vil straffe mennene som ligger stille på sin bunnfall, de som sier i sitt hjerte: 'Herren vil verken gjøre godt eller ondt.'

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Og det skal skje på den tid at jeg vil søke gjennom Jerusalem med lys og straffe de menn som rolig sitter på sin bunnfall og sier i sine hjerter: 'Herren vil hverken gjøre godt eller ondt.'

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  «I den tiden vil jeg søke gjennom Jerusalem med lys, og straffe de menn som har slått seg til ro blant restene – de som i sitt hjerte sier: 'HERREN vil verken gjøre godt eller ondt.'»

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

  Og det skal skje på den tid at jeg vil søke gjennom Jerusalem med lys og straffe de menn som rolig sitter på sin bunnfall og sier i sine hjerter: 'Herren vil hverken gjøre godt eller ondt.'

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  På den tiden vil jeg lete gjennom Jerusalem med lys og straffe mennene som hviler på sine dregs, de som sier i sine hjerter: 'Herren vil hverken gjøre godt eller ondt.'

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  At that time, I will search Jerusalem with lamps and punish those who are complacent, who settle like wine on its dregs, and say to themselves, 'The Lord will do neither good nor harm.'

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  På den tiden vil jeg søke gjennom Jerusalem med lamper og straffe de menn som sitter fast i sin sløve tillit, de som sier i sitt hjerte: Herren gjør verken godt eller ondt.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og det skal skee paa den samme Tid, da vil jeg randsage Jerusalem med Lygterne, og jeg vil hjemsøge de Folk, som ligge paa deres Bærme, dem, som sige i deres Hjerte: Herren skal ikke gjøre Godt, og ei gjøre Ondt.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And it shall come to pass at that time, that I will search Jerusalem with candles, and punish the men that are settled on their lees: that say in their heart, The LORD will not do good, neither will he do evil.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Og det skal skje på den tiden, at jeg vil gå gjennom Jerusalem med lys, og straffe mennene som slår seg til ro på sine bunnfall: de som sier i sine hjerter, Herren vil ikke gjøre godt, heller ikke vil han gjøre ondt.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  På den tiden vil jeg gjennomsøke Jerusalem med lamper, og jeg vil straffe mennene som har slått seg til ro i sin likegyldighet, de som sier i sitt hjerte, "Herren vil ikke gjøre godt, heller ikke vil han gjøre ondt."

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Og det skal skje på den tiden at jeg skal gjennomsøke Jerusalem med lamper, og straffe mennene som sitter trygt på sine dregger, som sier i sitt hjerte: Herren gjør verken godt eller ondt.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Og på den tiden vil jeg gjennomsøke Jerusalem med lamper; og jeg vil straffe de menn som er likegyldige, de som sier i sitt hjerte: Herren vil verken gjøre godt eller ondt.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Og på den tiden vil jeg gå gjennom Jerusalem med lys; og jeg vil straffe mennene som har blitt som vin som har stått for lenge, de som sier til seg selv, Herren vil ikke gjøre verken godt eller ondt.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  At the same tyme wil I seke thorow Ierusalem with lanternes, and vyset them that contynue in their dregges, and saye in their hertes: Tush, the LORDE wil do nether good ner euell.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And at that time will I searche Ierusalem with lightes, and visite the men that are frosen in their dregges, & say in their heartes, The Lord will neither doe good nor doe euill.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  At the same time will I searche Hierusalem with lanternes, and visite them that continue in their dregges, and say in their heartes, Tush, the Lorde will do neither good nor euyll.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And it shall come to pass at that time, [that] I will search Jerusalem with candles, and punish the men that are settled on their lees: that say in their heart, The LORD will not do good, neither will he do evil.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  It will happen at that time, that I will search Jerusalem with lamps, and I will punish the men who are settled on their dregs, who say in their heart, "Yahweh will not do good, neither will he do evil."

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And it hath come to pass, at that time, I search Jerusalem with lights, And I have laid a charge on the men Who are hardened on their preserved things, Who are saying in their heart: Jehovah doth no good, nor doth He evil.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And it shall come to pass at that time, that I will search Jerusalem with lamps; and I will punish the men that are settled on their lees, that say in their heart, Jehovah will not do good, neither will he do evil.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And it will come about at that time, that I will go searching through Jerusalem with lights; and I will send punishment on the men who have become like wine stored over-long, who say to themselves, The Lord will not do good and will not do evil.

• World English Bible (2000)

  It will happen at that time, that I will search Jerusalem with lamps, and I will punish the men who are settled on their dregs, who say in their heart, "Yahweh will not do good, neither will he do evil."

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  At that time I will search through Jerusalem with lamps. I will punish the people who are entrenched in their sin, those who think to themselves,‘The LORD neither rewards nor punishes.’

Referenced Verses

• Jer 48:11 : 11 Moab has been at ease from his youth, and he has settled on his lees, and has not been emptied from vessel to vessel, nor has he gone into captivity; therefore his taste remained in him, and his scent is unchanged.
• Ezek 8:12 : 12 Then he said to me, Son of man, have you seen what the elders of the house of Israel do in the dark, every man in the chambers of his imagery? for they say, The LORD does not see us; the LORD has forsaken the earth.
• 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!
• Ezek 9:9 : 9 Then he said to me, The iniquity of the house of Israel and Judah is exceedingly great, and the land is full of blood, and the city full of perverseness: for they say, The LORD has forsaken the earth, and the LORD does not see.
• Amos 9:1-3 : 1 I saw the Lord standing upon the altar, and he said, Strike the lintel of the door, that the posts may shake; and cut them in the head, all of them. I will slay the last of them with the sword; he who flees from them shall not flee away, and he who escapes of them shall not be delivered. 2 Though they dig into hell, from there my hand will take them; though they climb up to heaven, from there I will bring them down. 3 And though they hide themselves on the top of Carmel, I will search and take them out from there; and though they hide from my sight at the bottom of the sea, from there I will command the serpent, and it shall bite them.
• Ps 94:7 : 7 Yet they say, The LORD shall not see, neither shall the God of Jacob regard it.
• Mal 3:14-15 : 14 You have said, 'It is vain to serve God: and what profit is it that we have kept his ordinance, and that we have walked mournfully before the LORD of hosts?'. 15 And now we call the proud blessed; yes, those who do wickedness are raised up; yes, those who test God go free.
• Jer 16:16-17 : 16 Behold, I will send for many fishermen, says the LORD, and they shall fish them; and afterward I will send for many hunters, and they shall hunt them from every mountain and from every hill, and out of the holes of the rocks. 17 For my eyes are on all their ways; they are not hidden from my face, nor is their iniquity hidden from my eyes.
• 2 Pet 3:4 : 4 And saying, Where is the promise of his coming? For since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation.
• Rev 2:23 : 23 I will kill her children with death, and all the churches shall know that I am he who searches the minds and hearts. And I will give to each one of you according to your works.
• Isa 5:19 : 19 Who say, Let him make speed, and hasten his work, that we may see it: and let the counsel of the Holy One of Israel draw near and come, that we may know it!
• Jer 10:5 : 5 They stand upright like a palm tree, but do not speak: they must be carried, because they cannot go. Do not be afraid of them; for they cannot do evil, neither is it in them to do good.
• Job 21:15 : 15 Who is the Almighty that we should serve Him? And what profit do we have if we pray to Him?
• Ps 10:11-13 : 11 He has said in his heart, God has forgotten; He hides His face; He will never see it. 12 Arise, O LORD; O God, lift up Your hand; do not forget the humble. 13 Why does the wicked despise God? He has said in his heart, You will not require it.
• Ps 14:1 : 1 The fool has said in his heart, "There is no God." They are corrupt, they have done abominable deeds, there is none who does good.
• Obad 1:6 : 6 How Esau's things are searched out! How his hidden treasures are sought after!