Verse 3

I will consume man and beast; I will consume the birds of the sky, and the fish of the sea, and the stumbling blocks along with the wicked; and I will cut off man from the land, says the LORD.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Jeg vil utrydde mennesker og dyr, fugler og fisker, og de onde vil bli fjernet fra jorden.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Jeg vil utrydde mennesker og dyr; jeg vil utrydde himmelens fugler og havets fisker, og snublesteinene sammen med de onde; og jeg vil utslette menneskeheten fra landets overflate, sier Herren.

• Norsk King James

  Jeg vil utslette mennesker og dyr; jeg vil utrydde fuglene under himmelen, og fiskene i havet, samt fallgruvene og de onde; og jeg vil kutte menneskene av fra landet, sier Herren.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Jeg vil fjerne mennesker og dyr, fjerne fuglene under himmelen og fiskene i havet, og utslette de som ønsker ondt sammen med de ugudelige; ja, jeg vil utrydde menneskene fra jorden, sier Herren.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  "Jeg vil utrydde mennesker og dyr, jeg vil utrydde himmelens fugler og havets fisker, og de vil sammen med de skyldige bli ryddet bort. Jeg vil utrydde menneskene fra jordens overflate," sier Herren.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Jeg vil utslette mennesker og dyr; jeg vil utslette fuglene under himmelen og fiskene i havet, og alt som får de urettferdige til å snuble; og jeg vil utrydde menneskene fra jorden, sier Herren.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  «Jeg vil fortære både menneske og dyr, himmelens fugler og havets fisk, og de som tilrettelegger fall for de onde; og jeg vil utrydde mennesket fra landet,» sier HERREN.

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

  Jeg vil utslette mennesker og dyr; jeg vil utslette fuglene under himmelen og fiskene i havet, og alt som får de urettferdige til å snuble; og jeg vil utrydde menneskene fra jorden, sier Herren.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Jeg vil samle mennesker og dyr, jeg vil samle himmelens fugler og havets fisker, jeg vil tilintetgjøre de onde, og jeg vil utrydde menneskene fra jordens overflate, sier Herren.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  I will sweep away man and beast; I will sweep away the birds of the sky and the fish of the sea, along with the ruins and the wicked. I will remove mankind from the face of the earth—this is the Lord’s declaration.

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Jeg vil samle bort mennesker og dyr; jeg vil samle bort fuglene under himmelen og fiskene i havet og alt som snubler dem onde. Jeg vil utrydde menneskene fra jordens overflate, sier Herren.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Jeg vil borttage Menneskene og Dyrene, borttage Fuglene under Himmelen og Fiskene i Havet, og alt Anstød tillige med de Ugudelige; ja, jeg vil udrydde Menneskene af Landet, siger Herren.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  I will consume man and beast; I will consume the fowls of the heaven, and the fishes of the sea, and the stumblingblocks with the wicked; and I will cut off man from off the land, saith the LORD.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Jeg vil utrydde menneske og dyr; jeg vil utrydde fuglene under himmelen og fiskene i havet, og stumlingene sammen med de onde; og jeg vil skjære bort mennesket fra jorden, sier Herren.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Jeg vil feie bort mennesker og dyr. Jeg vil feie bort fuglene under himmelen, fiskene i havet, og ruinene sammen med de onde. Jeg vil utrydde menneskene fra jordens overflate, sier Herren.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Jeg vil utslette mennesker og dyr, jeg vil utslette himmelens fugler og havets fisker, både snublesteinene og de onde. Jeg vil utrydde mennesket fra jordens overflate, sier Herren.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Jeg vil utslette mennesker og dyr; jeg vil utslette himmelens fugler og havets fisker, og anstøtene sammen med de ugudelige; og jeg vil utrydde menneskene fra jordens overflate, sier Herren.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Jeg vil fjerne menneske og dyr; jeg vil fjerne himmelens fugler og havets fisker; de onde vil falle, og mennesket vil bli utryddet fra jordens overflate, sier Herren.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  I wil gather vp man and beest: I wil gather vp the foules in the ayre, and the fysh in the see (to the greate decaye of the wicked) & wil vtterly destroye the men out of the londe, saieth the LORDE.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  I will destroy man and beast: I wil destroy the foules of the heauen, and the fishes of the sea, and ruines shalbe to the wicked, and I will cut off man from off the land, saith the Lord.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  I will destroy man and beast, I will destroy the foules in the ayre, and the fishe in the sea, and great ruine shall fall on the wicked, and I wil vtterly destroy the men out of the land, sayth the Lorde.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  I will consume man and beast; I will consume the fowls of the heaven, and the fishes of the sea, and the stumblingblocks with the wicked; and I will cut off man from off the land, saith the LORD.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  I will sweep away man and animal. I will sweep away the birds of the sky, the fish of the sea, and the heaps of rubble with the wicked. I will cut off man from the surface of the earth, says Yahweh.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  I consume man and beast, I consume fowl of the heavens, and fishes of the sea, And the stumbling-blocks -- the wicked, And I have cut off man from the face of the ground, An affirmation of Jehovah,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  I will consume man and beast; I will consume the birds of the heavens, and the fishes of the sea, and the stumblingblocks with the wicked; and I will cut off man from off the face of the ground, saith Jehovah.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  I will take away man and beast; I will take away the birds of the heaven and the fishes of the sea; causing the downfall of the evil-doers, and cutting man off from the face of the earth, says the Lord.

• World English Bible (2000)

  I will sweep away man and animal. I will sweep away the birds of the sky, the fish of the sea, and the heaps of rubble with the wicked. I will cut off man from the surface of the earth, says Yahweh.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  “I will destroy people and animals; I will destroy the birds in the sky and the fish in the sea.(The idolatrous images of these creatures will be destroyed along with evil people.) I will remove humanity from the face of the earth,” says the LORD.

Referenced Verses

• Ezek 7:19 : 19 They shall cast their silver in the streets, and their gold shall be removed; their silver and their gold shall not be able to deliver them in the day of the wrath of the LORD; they shall not satisfy their souls, nor fill their stomachs, because it is the stumbling block of their iniquity.
• Hos 4:3 : 3 Therefore the land shall mourn, and everyone that dwells therein shall languish, with the beasts of the field and the birds of heaven; yes, the fish of the sea also shall be taken away.
• Hos 14:3 : 3 Assyria will not save us; we will not ride on horses: neither will we say anymore to the work of our hands, You are our gods: for in you the orphan finds mercy.
• Hos 14:8 : 8 Ephraim shall say, What have I to do anymore with idols? I have heard him, and observed him: I am like a green cypress tree. From me your fruit is found.
• Mic 5:11-14 : 11 And I will cut off the cities of your land and throw down all your strongholds. 12 And I will cut off sorceries out of your hand, and you shall have no more soothsayers. 13 Your carved images also will I cut off, and your sacred pillars from the midst of you; and you shall no more worship the work of your hands. 14 And I will uproot your wooden images from the midst of you; so will I destroy your cities.
• Zech 13:2 : 2 And it shall come to pass in that day, says the LORD of hosts, that I will cut off the names of the idols out of the land, and they shall no longer be remembered; and also, I will cause the prophets and the unclean spirit to depart out of the land.
• Matt 23:39 : 39 For I say to you, You shall not see me again until you say, Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.
• Rev 2:14 : 14 But I have a few things against you, because you have there those who hold the doctrine of Balaam, who taught Balak to put a stumbling block before the children of Israel, to eat things sacrificed to idols, and to commit sexual immorality.
• Ezek 14:3-7 : 3 Son of man, these men have set up their idols in their hearts, and put the stumbling block of their iniquity before their faces: should I be inquired of at all by them? 4 Therefore speak to them and say to them, Thus says the Lord GOD: Every man of the house of Israel who sets up his idols in his heart and puts the stumbling block of his iniquity before his face, and comes to the prophet; I the LORD will answer him who comes according to the multitude of his idols; 5 That I may seize the house of Israel in their own hearts because they are all estranged from me through their idols. 6 Therefore say to the house of Israel, Thus says the Lord GOD: Repent, and turn from your idols and turn away your faces from all your abominations. 7 For every one of the house of Israel, or of the stranger who sojourns in Israel, who separates himself from me and sets up his idols in his heart and puts the stumbling block of his iniquity before his face, and comes to a prophet to inquire of him concerning me; I the LORD will answer him by myself:
• Ezek 14:13-21 : 13 Son of man, when the land sins against me by trespassing grievously, then will I stretch out my hand upon it and will break the staff of the bread thereof, and will send famine upon it, and will cut off man and beast from it; 14 Though these three men, Noah, Daniel, and Job, were in it, they would deliver only their own souls by their righteousness, says the Lord GOD. 15 If I cause wild beasts to pass through the land, and they ravage it, so that it is desolate, that no man may pass through because of the beasts: 16 Though these three men were in it, as I live, says the Lord GOD, they shall deliver neither sons nor daughters; they alone shall be delivered, but the land shall be desolate. 17 Or if I bring a sword upon that land and say, Sword, pass through the land; so that I cut off man and beast from it: 18 Though these three men were in it, as I live, says the Lord GOD, they shall deliver neither sons nor daughters, but they only shall be delivered themselves. 19 Or if I send a pestilence into that land and pour out my fury upon it in blood, to cut off from it man and beast: 20 Though Noah, Daniel, and Job, were in it, as I live, says the Lord GOD, they shall deliver neither son nor daughter; they shall only deliver their own souls by their righteousness. 21 For thus says the Lord GOD; How much more when I send my four severe judgments upon Jerusalem, the sword, and the famine, and the wild beasts, and the pestilence, to cut off from it man and beast?
• Ezek 15:6-8 : 6 Therefore thus says the Lord GOD; Like the vine tree among the trees of the forest, which I have given to the fire for fuel, so will I give the inhabitants of Jerusalem. 7 And I will set my face against them; they shall go out from one fire, and another fire shall devour them; and you shall know that I am the LORD, when I set my face against them. 8 And I will make the land desolate, because they have committed a trespass, says the Lord GOD.
• Isa 27:9 : 9 By this shall the iniquity of Jacob be purged; and this is all the fruit to take away his sin; when he makes all the stones of the altar as chalkstones that are beaten apart, the groves and images shall not stand up.
• Jer 4:23-29 : 23 I beheld the earth, and, lo, it was formless and empty; and the heavens, and they had no light. 24 I beheld the mountains, and, lo, they trembled, and all the hills moved lightly. 25 I beheld, and, lo, there was no one, and all the birds of the heavens had fled. 26 I beheld, and, lo, the fruitful place was a wilderness, and all its cities were broken down at the presence of the LORD, and by his fierce anger. 27 For thus says the LORD, The whole land shall be desolate; yet I will not make a complete end. 28 For this the earth shall mourn, and the heavens above be black: because I have spoken it, I have purposed it, and will not relent, nor will I turn back from it. 29 The whole city shall flee for the noise of the horsemen and bowmen; they shall go into thickets, and climb up upon the rocks: every city shall be forsaken, and not a man dwell in it.
• Jer 12:4 : 4 How long will the land mourn and the herbs of every field wither, because of the wickedness of those who dwell in it? The beasts and the birds are consumed, because they said, 'He will not see our final end.'
• Ezek 44:12 : 12 Because they ministered to them before their idols, and caused the house of Israel to fall into iniquity; therefore I have lifted up my hand against them, says the Lord GOD, and they shall bear their iniquity.