Verse 8

He who made the Pleiades and Orion, who turns deep darkness into morning and darkens day into night, who calls for the waters of the sea and pours them out on the surface of the earth—the Lord is his name.

Other Translations

  • GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

    Han som skapte Stjernen og Orion, som gjør mørket til dag og natten til mørke, som kaller på havets vann og øser dem ut over jorden – Herren er hans navn.

  • Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

    Søk ham som skapte Sjustjernene og Orion, som forvandler dødsskyggen til morgen og gjør dagen mørk som natt; han som kaller havets vann og heller dem ut over jordens overflate: Herren er hans navn.

  • Norsk King James

    Søk han som skaper de syv stjerner og Orion, som forvandler dødens skygge til morgen og gjør dagen mørk som natt; han som kaller på havets vann og utøser dem over jordens overflate; Herren er hans navn.

  • Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

    Han som skapte Sjustjernen og Orion, han som forvandler dødens skygge til morgen og gjør dagen mørk som natten, han som kaller på havets vann og utøser det over jorden — Herren er hans navn.

  • Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

    Han som skaper stjernebildene Kimah og Kesil og forvandler dødsskygge til morgen og gjør dagen til nattmørke, som kaller vannene i havet og heller dem ut over jorden - Herren er hans navn.

  • Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

    Søk ham som skapte de syv stjerner og Orion, som forvandler dødens skygge til morgen og gjør dagen mørk som natt; som kaller frem vannene i havet og heller dem ut over jordens flate: Herren er hans navn.

  • o3-mini KJV Norsk

    Søk ham som skaper de syv stjernene og Orion, som forvandler dødsens skygge til morgengry og gjør dagen mørk med natten; han som tilkaller havets vann og øser dem ut over jordens overflate – hans navn er Herren.

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

    Søk ham som skapte de syv stjerner og Orion, som forvandler dødens skygge til morgen og gjør dagen mørk som natt; som kaller frem vannene i havet og heller dem ut over jordens flate: Herren er hans navn.

  • Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

    Det er han som gjorde Pleiadene og Orion, som forvandler dødsskyggen til morgen og gjør dagen til natt, han som kaller vannene i havet og heller dem ut over jorden, Herren er hans navn.

  • GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

    Han som laget stjernebildene Plejadene og Orion, og som forvandler dødsskygge til morgen og gjør dagen mørk som natten, han kaller vannene i havet og heller dem ut over jordens overflate, Herren er hans navn.

  • Original Norsk Bibel 1866

    Den, som gjør Syvstjernen og Orion, og omvender Dødens Skygge til Morgenen, og gjør Dagen, at den bliver mørk som Natten, den, som kalder ad Havets Vande og udøser dem ovenpaa Jorden, — Herren er hans Navn,

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    Seek him that maketh the seven stars and Orion, and turneth the shadow of death into the morning, and maketh the day dark with night: that calleth for the waters of the sea, and poureth them out upon the face of the earth: The LORD is his ne:

  • KJV 1769 norsk

    Søk han som skapte stjernebildene Sjustjerner og Orion, som forvandler dødens skygge til morgen og som gjør dagen mørk som natt. Han som kaller på havets vann og heller dem ut over jordens overflate. Herren er hans navn.

  • KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

    Seek him that makes the seven stars and Orion, and turns the shadow of death into the morning, and makes the day dark with night; that calls for the waters of the sea and pours them out upon the face of the earth: The LORD is his name:

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    Seek him that maketh the seven stars and Orion, and turneth the shadow of death into the morning, and maketh the day dark with night: that calleth for the waters of the sea, and poureth them out upon the face of the earth: The LORD is his name:

  • Norsk oversettelse av Webster

    Søk ham som skapte Pleiadene og Orion, Som gjør skyggen av død til morgen, Og gjør dagen mørk med natt; Som kaller på havets vann, Og heller det ut over jorden, Herren er hans navn,

  • Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

    Han som skapte stjernebildene Kimah og Kesil, og som gjør nattemørket til morgen, og dagen mørk som natt, som kaller havets vann og lar det strømme over jordens overflate—Jehova er hans navn.

  • Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

    søk ham som skapte pleiadene og Orion, som forvandler dødsskygge til morgen og gjør dagen mørk som natt; som kaller vannene fra havet og lar dem strømme over jorden – Herren er hans navn.

  • Norsk oversettelse av BBE

    Søk han som skapte Orion og Pleiadene, han som gjør dypet til morgen, og som gjør dag til natt; hans røst går ut til havets vann, og han sender dem ut over jordens flate: Herren er hans navn;

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    The LORDE maketh the vij. starres and the Oryons, he turneth the night in to daye, and off the daye he maketh darcknesse. He calleth ye waters of the see, and poureth them out vpon the playne grounde: the LORDE is his name.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    He maketh Pleiades, and Orion, and he turneth the shadowe of death into the morning, and he maketh the day darke as night: he calleth the waters of the sea, and powreth them out vpon the open earth: the Lord is his Name.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    He maketh the seuen starres and Orion, and he turneth the shadowe of death into the morning, and he maketh the day darke as night: he calleth the waters of the sea, and powreth them out vpon the open earth, the Lorde is his name.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    [Seek him] that maketh the seven stars and Orion, and turneth the shadow of death into the morning, and maketh the day dark with night: that calleth for the waters of the sea, and poureth them out upon the face of the earth: The LORD [is] his name:

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    Seek him who made the Pleiades and Orion, And turns the shadow of death into the morning, And makes the day dark with night; Who calls for the waters of the sea, And pours them out on the surface of the earth, Yahweh is his name,

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    The maker of Kimah and Kesil, And the turner to morning of death-shade, And day `as' night He hath made dark, Who is calling to the waters of the sea, And poureth them on the face of the earth, Jehovah `is' His name;

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    [ seek him] that maketh the Pleiades and Orion, and turneth the shadow of death into the morning, and maketh the day dark with night; that calleth for the waters of the sea, and poureth them out upon the face of the earth (Jehovah is his name);

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    Go for help to him who makes Orion and the Pleiades, by whom the deep dark is turned into morning, who makes the day black with night; whose voice goes out to the waters of the sea, sending them out over the face of the earth: the Lord is his name;

  • World English Bible (2000)

    seek him who made the Pleiades and Orion, and turns the shadow of death into the morning, and makes the day dark with night; who calls for the waters of the sea, and pours them out on the surface of the earth, Yahweh is his name,

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    (But there is one who made the constellations Pleiades and Orion; he can turn the darkness into morning and daylight into night. He summons the water of the seas and pours it out on the earth’s surface. The LORD is his name!

Referenced Verses

  • Amos 4:13 : 13 For behold, He who forms the mountains and creates the wind, who reveals His thoughts to mankind, who turns dawn to darkness and treads on the heights of the earth—the LORD God of Hosts is His name.
  • Job 9:9 : 9 He made the Bear, Orion, the Pleiades, and the chambers of the south.
  • Amos 8:9 : 9 'On that day,' declares the Lord God, 'I will make the sun go down at noon and darken the earth in broad daylight.'
  • Amos 9:6 : 6 He builds His chambers in the heavens and establishes His vault upon the earth. He summons the waters of the sea and pours them out on the face of the earth—the Lord is His name.
  • Ps 104:20 : 20 You bring darkness, and it becomes night, when all the animals of the forest come out.
  • Job 12:22 : 22 He reveals the deep things from darkness and brings deep shadows into the light.
  • Job 38:31-32 : 31 Can you bind the chains of the Pleiades or loosen the cords of Orion? 32 Can you bring out the constellations in their seasons or lead out the Great Bear with its cubs?
  • Job 38:34 : 34 Can you raise your voice to the clouds and cover yourself with a flood of water?
  • Ps 104:6-9 : 6 You covered it with the deep like a garment; the waters stood above the mountains. 7 At Your rebuke they fled; at the sound of Your thunder they hurried away. 8 The mountains rose, the valleys went down to the place You established for them. 9 You set a boundary they cannot cross; they will never again cover the earth.
  • Job 37:13 : 13 Whether for correction, or for His land, or for His mercy, He causes it to happen.
  • Job 38:12-13 : 12 Have you ever commanded the morning or shown the dawn its place, 13 that it might take hold of the edges of the earth and shake the wicked out of it?
  • Gen 7:11-20 : 11 In the six hundredth year of Noah’s life, in the second month, on the seventeenth day of the month, on that day all the fountains of the great deep burst open, and the windows of the heavens were opened. 12 And the rain fell on the earth for forty days and forty nights. 13 On that very day, Noah and his sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth, along with Noah's wife and the three wives of his sons, entered the ark. 14 They, and every wild animal according to its kind, all the livestock according to their kinds, every crawling thing that crawls on the ground according to its kind, and every bird according to its kind—all winged creatures—came. 15 They came to Noah and entered the ark, two by two of all flesh in which there was the breath of life. 16 Those entering, male and female of all flesh, went in as God had commanded him, and the Lord shut him in. 17 The flood continued on the earth for forty days. The waters rose and lifted the ark, and it was raised high above the earth. 18 The waters prevailed and increased greatly upon the earth, and the ark floated on the surface of the waters. 19 The waters prevailed greatly on the earth, covering all the high mountains under the entire sky. 20 The waters rose to a height of fifteen cubits above the mountains, covering them completely.
  • Exod 10:21-23 : 21 Then the LORD said to Moses, "Stretch out your hand toward the sky so that darkness may spread over Egypt—a darkness that can be felt." 22 So Moses stretched out his hand toward the sky, and thick darkness covered all Egypt for three days. 23 No one could see anyone else or move from their place for three days. But all the Israelites had light where they lived.
  • Exod 14:24-28 : 24 During the last watch of the night, the LORD looked down on the Egyptian army from the pillar of fire and cloud and threw it into confusion. 25 He caused the wheels of their chariots to come off so that they moved with difficulty. The Egyptians said, 'Let’s get away from Israel! The LORD is fighting for them against Egypt.' 26 Then the LORD said to Moses, 'Stretch out your hand over the sea so that the waters may flow back over the Egyptians, their chariots, and their horsemen.' 27 Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and at daybreak, the sea returned to its normal state. The Egyptians were fleeing toward it, but the LORD swept them into the sea. 28 The waters flowed back and covered the chariots and horsemen—the entire army of Pharaoh that had chased the Israelites into the sea. Not one of them survived.
  • 1 Kgs 18:44-45 : 44 On the seventh time, the servant reported, "Behold, a small cloud, as small as a man’s hand, is rising from the sea." So Elijah said, "Go and tell Ahab, 'Prepare your chariot and go down before the rain stops you.'" 45 In a short while, the sky grew dark with clouds and wind, and a heavy rain began to fall. Ahab mounted his chariot and rode to Jezreel.
  • Ps 105:28 : 28 He sent darkness and made it dark, and they did not rebel against his words.
  • Ps 107:10-14 : 10 Some sat in darkness and in the shadow of death, prisoners in misery and chains. 11 For they had rebelled against the words of God and despised the counsel of the Most High. 12 So He humbled their hearts with labor; they stumbled, and there was no one to help. 13 Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and He saved them from their distress. 14 He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death and broke their chains apart.
  • Isa 42:16 : 16 I will lead the blind by a way they did not know; along unfamiliar paths, I will guide them. I will turn darkness before them into light and make the rough places level. These are the things I will do, and I will not abandon them.
  • Isa 59:10 : 10 We grope along the wall like the blind; we grope as if we had no eyes. At midday, we stumble as if it were twilight; among the strong, we are like the dead.
  • Matt 4:16 : 16 The people who sat in darkness have seen a great light, and for those who were sitting in the region and shadow of death, light has dawned upon them.
  • Luke 1:79 : 79 to shine on those who live in darkness and the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.