Verse 14

And flocks shall lie down in the midst of her, all the beasts of the nations: both the cormorant and the bittern shall lodge in the upper lintels of it; their voice shall sing in the windows; desolation shall be at the thresholds: for he shall uncover the cedar work.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Horder av ville dyr skal ligge i ruinene, og pelikaner og pinnsvin skal ta over. Fuglesang skal høres fra vinduene, og ruinhauger vil samle seg ved terskelen, for syprestrærne er ribbet.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Flokker skal ligge midt iblant henne, alle slags villdyr; både pelikaner og pinnsvin skal bo i hennes søylekapiteler. Deres lyd skal synge i vinduene; øde skal være i dørtreskelen, for han har avdekket sedertreværket.

• Norsk King James

  Og flokker skal legge seg midt i henne, alle nasjoners dyr: både skarv og hegre skal hvile i hennes øverste karm; deres stemmer skal høres i vinduene; ødeleggelse skal være i tersklene; for han skal avdekke sedertreverket.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Dyrehorder skal ligge midt i byen, alle slags ville dyr; både pelikaner og pinnsvin skal overnatte på søylene dens. Lyder skal synge i vinduet, ruiner skal være på dørstokken, for sedertreet er avslørt.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Horder av dyr skal hvile der, alle slags ville dyr i flokk. Ugle og pinnsvin skal rede der, deres rop skal lyde fra vinduene. Ruinenes dørterskel blir naken, for sedertreet er revet av.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Fårene skal hvile midt i byen, alle slag av dyr fra nasjonene: både fiskeørnen og hegren skal overnatte på de øvre dellene; deres stemmer skal synge i vinduene; ødeleggelse skal være på terskelen, for han skal avdekke sedertreet.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Flokkene skal legge seg ned midt i byen, og alle nasjoners dyr skal hvile der; både kormoran og bittern skal finne tilhold i de øvre bjelkene, og deres rop skal klinge gjennom vinduene; på tersklene vil ødeleggelse herske, for han skal rive ned sedertreverket.

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

  Fårene skal hvile midt i byen, alle slag av dyr fra nasjonene: både fiskeørnen og hegren skal overnatte på de øvre dellene; deres stemmer skal synge i vinduene; ødeleggelse skal være på terskelen, for han skal avdekke sedertreet.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Og flokker skal legge seg ned der, alle slags ville dyr. Også pelikaner og pinnsvin skal overnatte på kapitlene. Fuglesang skal høres i vinduene. Øde skal dørtersklene ligge, for han har avdekket sidetlokkene.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Flocks and all kinds of wild animals will lie down in her midst; even the pelican and the hedgehog will lodge on her columns. Their voices will echo through the windows, rubble will fill the thresholds, for her cedar paneling has been laid bare.

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Fjellene og kystløvene skal hvile der. Ugler og pinnsvin skal hekke på dens søyler. Fuglekvitter skal høres i vinduene. Ødeleggelse på terskelen, for dens sedertreverk er avdekket.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og Hjorde skulle ligge midt derudi, (ja) alle (Slags vilde) Dyr iblandt Hedningerne; baade Rørdrummen og Pindsvinet skulle blive om Natten paa dens Knappe; (deres) Lyd skal synge i Vinduet, Ødelæggelse (skal være) paa Dørtærskelen, thi (dens) Cedertræ er blottet.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And flocks shall lie down in the midst of her, all the beasts of the nations: both the cormorant and the bittern shall lodge in the upper lintels of it; their voice shall sing in the windows; desolation shall be in the thresholds: for he shall uncover the cedar work.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Dyrene i nasjonene skal hvile der, alle slags dyr; både skarv og hegre skal bo på dens søyler, deres stemme skal synge i vinduene, øde skal det være i dørterskelenes fotspor: for han skal avdekke sedertrelningen.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Herdedyr skal legge seg midt i henne, alle dyrene i nasjonene. Både pelikaner og piggsvin skal bo i hennes gesimser. Deres rop skal lyde fra vinduene. Ødeleggelse vil være i dørstokkene, for han har blottlagt sedertreverkene.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Blant henne skal dyrehorder legge seg, hver slags dyr fra nasjonene, både pelikan og piggsvin skal hvile i hennes søyler, en stemme synger ved vinduet, 'Ødeleggelse er ved terskelen, for sedertreverket er blottet.'

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Og flokker skal ligge midt i den, alle folkets dyr; både pelikanen og pinnsvinet skal overnatte på dens kapitéler; deres stemme skal synge i vinduene; ødeleggelse skal være på terskelen: for han har blottet cederen.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Flokker vil hvile midt i det, alle dyrene i dalen: pelikanen og pinnsvinet vil lage sine bosteder på toppen av dets søyler; uglen vil rope i vinduene; ravnen vil bli sett på dørstokken.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  The flockes and all the beastes of the people shall lye in the myddest of it, pellicanes and storckes shall abyde in the vpper postes of it, foules shal synge in the wyndowes, and rauens shal syt vpon the balckes, for the bordes of Cedre shalbe ryue downe.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And flockes shall lie in the middes of her, and all the beastes of the nations, and the pelicane, and the owle shall abide in the vpper postes of it: the voyce of birdes shall sing in the windowes, and desolations shalbe vpon the postes: for the cedars are vncouered.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  The flockes and all the beastes of the people shall lye in the middest of it, pellicanes and owles shal abide in the vpper postes of it, foules shall sing in the wyndowes, and desolation shalbe vpon the postes, for the Cedars are vncouered.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And flocks shall lie down in the midst of her, all the beasts of the nations: both the cormorant and the bittern shall lodge in the upper lintels of it; [their] voice shall sing in the windows; desolation [shall be] in the thresholds: for he shall uncover the cedar work.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Herds will lie down in the midst of her, all the animals of the nations. Both the pelican and the porcupine will lodge in its capitals. Their calls will echo through the windows. Desolation will be in the thresholds, for he has laid bare the cedar beams.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And crouched in her midst have droves, Every beast of the nation, Both pelican and hedge-hog in her knobs lodge, A voice doth sing at the window, `Destruction `is' at the threshold, For the cedar-work is exposed.'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And herds shall lie down in the midst of her, all the beasts of the nations: both the pelican and the porcupine shall lodge in the capitals thereof; [their] voice shall sing in the windows; desolation shall be in the thresholds: for he hath laid bare the cedar-work.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And herds will take their rest in the middle of her, all the beasts of the valley: the pelican and the porcupine will make their living-places on the tops of its pillars; the owl will be crying in the window; the raven will be seen on the doorstep.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Herds will lie down in the midst of her, all the animals of the nations. Both the pelican and the porcupine will lodge in its capitals. Their calls will echo through the windows. Desolation will be in the thresholds, for he has laid bare the cedar beams.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Flocks and herds will lie down in the middle of it, as well as every kind of wild animal. Owls will sleep in the tops of its support pillars; they will hoot through the windows. Rubble will cover the thresholds; even the cedar work will be exposed to the elements.

Referenced Verses

• Jer 22:14 : 14 Who says, I will build myself a wide house and large rooms, and cuts him out windows; and it is paneled with cedar, and painted with vermilion.
• Amos 9:1 : 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.
• Isa 13:19-22 : 19 And Babylon, the glory of kingdoms, the beauty of the Chaldeans' excellency, will be as when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah. 20 It will never be inhabited, nor will it be dwelt in from generation to generation: nor will the Arabian pitch tent there; nor will the shepherds make their fold there. 21 But wild beasts of the desert will lie there; and their houses will be full of doleful creatures; and owls will dwell there, and satyrs will dance there. 22 And the wild beasts of the islands will cry in their desolate houses, and dragons in their pleasant palaces: her time is near to come, and her days will not be prolonged.
• Isa 14:23 : 23 I will also make it a possession for the porcupine, and pools of water: and I will sweep it with the broom of destruction, says the LORD of hosts.
• Isa 34:11-17 : 11 But the cormorant and the bittern shall possess it; the owl and the raven shall dwell in it: and He shall stretch out upon it the line of confusion, and the stones of emptiness. 12 They shall call its nobles to the kingdom, but none shall be there, and all its princes shall be nothing. 13 And thorns shall come up in its palaces, nettles and brambles in its fortresses: and it shall be a habitation for dragons, and a court for owls. 14 The wild beasts of the desert shall also meet with the wild beasts of the island, and the satyr shall cry to his fellow; the screech owl also shall rest there, and find for herself a place of rest. 15 There shall the great owl make her nest, and lay, and hatch, and gather under her shadow: there shall the vultures also be gathered, every one with her mate. 16 Seek out of the book of the LORD, and read: no one of these shall fail, none shall lack her mate: for my mouth has commanded, and His Spirit has gathered them. 17 And He has cast the lot for them, and His hand has divided it unto them by line: they shall possess it forever, from generation to generation they shall dwell therein.
• Rev 18:2 : 2 And he cried out mightily with a strong voice, saying, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and has become the dwelling of demons, and the prison of every foul spirit, and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird.
• Zeph 2:6 : 6 And the seacoast shall be dwellings and cottages for shepherds, and folds for flocks.