Jeremiah 5:16
14 Therefore this is what the LORD God of Hosts says: “Because you have spoken this word, I will make My words a fire in your mouth and this people the wood it consumes.
15 Behold, I am bringing a distant nation against you, O house of Israel,” declares the LORD. “It is an established nation, an ancient nation, a nation whose language you do not know and whose speech you do not understand.
Their quivers are like open graves; they are all mighty men.
17 They will devour your harvest and food; they will consume your sons and daughters; they will eat up your flocks and herds; they will feed on your vines and fig trees. With the sword they will destroy the fortified cities in which you trust.”
18 “Yet even in those days,” declares the LORD, “I will not make a full end of you.
Dette ble sagt til Israel i en bestemt tid, så det er lurt å lese det sammen med teksten rundt. Les gjerne versene rundt også, for sammenhengen gir ofte mer enn ett vers alene.
Sammenlign
- ÅB
- Deres kogger er som en åpen grav, de er alle sammen kjemper.
- OTB
- Deres kogger er som en dyp grop; alle er modige krigere.
- B1930
- Deres kogger er som en åpen grav, de er alle sammen kjemper.
- BSB
- Their quivers are like open graves; they are all mighty men.
- KJV
- Their quiver is as an open sepulchre, they are all mighty men.
- WEB
- Their quiver is an open tomb. They are all mighty men.
- ASV
- Their quiver is an open sepulchre, they are all mighty men.
- DARBY
- Their quiver is as an open sepulchre; they are all mighty men.
- BLB
- Its quiver is kept open like a grave, all of them [are] mighty [men].
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Isaiah 5:28
Their arrows are sharpened, and all their bows are strung. The hooves of their horses are like flint; their chariot wheels are like a whirlwind.
Les i sammenhengPsalms 5:9
For not a word they speak can be trusted; destruction lies within them. Their throats are open graves; their tongues practice deceit.
Les i sammenhengRomans 3:13
“Their throats are open graves; their tongues practice deceit.” “The venom of vipers is on their lips.”
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