Verse 23

Instead, you have exalted yourself against the Lord of heaven. You had the vessels from His house brought to you, and you and your nobles, your wives, and your concubines drank wine from them. You praised gods of silver, gold, bronze, iron, wood, and stone, which cannot see, hear, or understand. But the God who holds your breath in His hand and controls all your ways, you have not glorified.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  'Du har reist deg mot himmelens Herre. De karene fra hans hus er brakt hit, og du og dine stormenn, dine hustruer og dine medhustruer har drukket vin av dem. Dere har lovprist guder av sølv og gull, bronse, jern, tre og stein, guder som verken ser eller hører eller forstår. Men den Gud i hvis hånd ditt liv og alle dine veier er, har du ikke æret.'

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  men du har opphøyet deg mot himmelens Herre. Karene fra hans hus ble hentet for deg, og du og dine fyrster, dine hustruer og medhustruer drakk vin av dem. Du lovpriste gudene av sølv og gull, kobber, jern, tre og stein, som verken ser eller hører eller vet noe. Men Gud, i hvis hånd din ånde er, og alle dine veier tilhører, har du ikke æret.

• Norsk King James

  Men du har hevet deg mot Herren i himmelen; og de har brakt karene fra hans hus foran deg, og du, og dine ledere, konene og medhustruene dine har drukket vin av dem; og du har lovprist gudene av sølv, gull, bronse, jern, tre og stein, som verken ser, hører eller vet; og Gud, i hvis hånd din pust er, og hvis alle dine veier tilhører, har du ikke æret.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Men du har opphøyet deg selv mot himmelens Herre, og hans huskar ble hentet fram for deg, og du og dine mektige menn, dine koner og medhustruer drakk vin av dem. Du priste guder av sølv og gull, bronse, jern, tre og stein, som verken ser, hører eller forstår, mens Gud, i hvis hånd livet ditt er, og ham du skylder alt, har du ikke æret.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Men du har opphøyd deg mot himmelens Herre, og karene fra hans hus ble brakt foran deg, og du og dine stormenn, dine hustruer og dine medhustruer drakk vin av dem. Og du priste gudene av sølv og gull, bronse, jern, tre og stein, som hverken ser, hører eller forstår. Men Gud, som har din ånde og alle dine veier i sin hånd, har du ikke æret.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Men du har opphøyet deg mot himmelens Herre, og karene fra hans hus ble brakt fram for deg, og du og dine stormenn, dine hustruer og dine medhustruer har drukket vin i dem; og du har lovpriset gudene av sølv og gull, av bronse, jern, tre og stein, som verken ser, hører eller vet; men den Gud i hvis hånd din livsånde er, og som alle dine veier tilhører, har du ikke æret.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  «Du har derimot gjort opprør mot himmelens Herre. Du lot de hellige kar fra hans hus bli brakt inn for deg, og du, dine herrer, dine hustruer og elskerinner, har drukket av dem, samtidig som du lovpriste gudene av sølv, gull, messing, jern, tre og stein – som verken ser, hører eller vet noe. Og den Gud i hvis hånd ditt liv er, og som har kontroll over alle dine veier, har du ikke æret.»

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

  Men du har opphøyet deg mot himmelens Herre, og karene fra hans hus ble brakt fram for deg, og du og dine stormenn, dine hustruer og dine medhustruer har drukket vin i dem; og du har lovpriset gudene av sølv og gull, av bronse, jern, tre og stein, som verken ser, hører eller vet; men den Gud i hvis hånd din livsånde er, og som alle dine veier tilhører, har du ikke æret.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Du har opphøyd deg selv mot himmelens Herre. Karene fra hans hus er blitt brakt til deg, og du og dine stormenn, dine hustruer og medhustruer drakk vin av dem. Du lovpriste gudene av sølv og gull, bronse, jern, tre og stein, som verken ser, hører eller forstår. Men den Gud som har din livsånde i sin hånd, og som styrer alle dine veier, har du ikke æret.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Du har løftet deg opp mot himmelens Herre, og karene fra Hans hus har de brakt inn for deg, og du og dine stormenn, dine hustruer og medhustruer drikker vin av dem. Du har lovprist gudeav gull og sølv, bronse og jern, tre og stein, som verken ser eller hører eller forstår. Men den Gud i hvis hånd din ånd er, og som rår over alle dine veier, Ham har du ikke æret.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Men du haver ophøiet dig over Himmelens Herre, og man frembar hans Huses Kar for dig, og du og dine Vældige, dine Hustruer og dine Medhustruer drak Viin af dem, og du prisede Guder af Sølv og Guld, Kobber, Jern, Træ og Steen, som ikke see og ei høre og ei forstaae; men den Gud, i hvis Haand din Aande er, og hos hvilken al din Vei er, haver du ikke æret.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  But hast lifted up thyself against the Lord of heaven; and they have brought the vessels of his house before thee, and thou, and thy lords, thy wives, and thy concubines, have drunk wine in them; and thou hast praised the gods of silver, and gold, of brass, iron, wood, and stone, which see not, nor hear, nor know: and the God in whose hand thy breath is, and whose are all thy ways, hast thou not glorified:

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Du har opphøyd deg mot himmelens Herre. Du har latt karene fra hans hus bli båret inn for deg, og du og dine stormenn, dine koner og dine medhustruer har drukket vin av dem. Du har lovprist guder av sølv og gull, av kobber, jern, tre og stein, som verken ser eller hører eller vet, men Gud, i hvis hånd din pust er, og i hvis hånd alle dine veier er, har du ikke æret.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  But you have lifted yourself up against the Lord of heaven. They have brought the vessels of His house before you, and you and your lords, your wives, and your concubines have drunk wine from them, and you have praised the gods of silver, and gold, brass, iron, wood, and stone, which do not see or hear or know; and the God who holds your breath in His hand and owns all your ways, you have not glorified.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  But hast lifted up thyself against the Lord of heaven; and they have brought the vessels of his house before thee, and thou, and thy lords, thy wives, and thy concubines, have drunk wine in them; and thou hast praised the gods of silver, and gold, of brass, iron, wood, and stone, which see not, nor hear, nor know: and the God in whose hand thy breath is, and whose are all thy ways, hast thou not glorified:

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  men du har løftet deg opp mot himmelens Herre; og karene fra hans hus ble brakt foran deg, og du og dine stormenn, dine hustruer og dine medhustruer har drukket vin av dem; og du har prist guder av sølv og gull, av kobber, jern, tre og stein, som verken ser, hører eller vet; men Gud, i hvis hånd din ånde er, og alle dine veier tilhører, har du ikke æret.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Du har løftet deg opp mot himmelens Herre. Du lot bringe karene fra hans hus for deg, og du, dine stormenn, dine koner og dine medhustruer drikker vin av dem. Du lovpriser guder av sølv, gull, bronse, jern, tre og stein, som verken ser, hører eller forstår. Men Gud, i hvis hånd ditt liv og alle dine veier er, har du ikke æret.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  men du har løftet deg selv mot himmelens Herre. Beholderne fra hans hus har blitt brakt foran deg, og du og dine stormenn, dine hustruer og dine medhustruer har drukket vin av dem. Du har hyllet sølv-, gull-, bronse-, jern-, tre- og steingudene, som verken ser, hører eller vet, men Gud som har din ånde i sin hånd og alle dine veier, har du ikke æret.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  «I stedet har du løftet deg selv opp mot himmelens Herre, og karene fra hans hus har de brakt fram for deg, og du og dine stormenn, hustruer og medhustruer har drukket vin av dem, mens dere har priset guder av sølv og gull, bronse, jern, tre og stein, som verken ser eller hører eller vet. Men Gud, i hvis hånd ditt liv er, og som styrer alle dine veier, har du ikke æret.»

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  but hast magnified thy selff aboue the LORDE off heauen, so that the vessels off his house were brought before the: that thou, and thy lordes, with thy quene and concubynes, might drynke wyne therout: And hast praysed the Idols of syluer and golde, copper and yron, off wodde & stone: As for the God, in whose honde consisteth thy breth ad all thy wayes: thou hast not loaued him.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  But hast lift thy selfe vp against the Lorde of heauen, and they haue brought the vessels of his House before thee, and thou and thy princes, thy wiues and thy concubines haue drunke wine in them, and thou hast praysed the gods of siluer and golde, of brasse, yron, wood and stone, which neither see, neither heare, nor vnderstand: and the God in whose hand thy breath is and all thy wayes, him hast thou not glorified.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  But hast lift vp thy selfe against the Lorde of heauen, so that the vessels of his house were brought before thee, that thou and thy princes, with thy wyues and concubines, might drinke wine thereout: and thou hast praysed the gods of siluer and golde, of brasse and iron, of wood and stone, which neither see, heare, nor vnderstand: As for the God in whose hande consisteth thy breath and all thy wayes, thou hast not glorified him.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  But hast lifted up thyself against the Lord of heaven; and they have brought the vessels of his house before thee, and thou, and thy lords, thy wives, and thy concubines, have drunk wine in them; and thou hast praised the gods of silver, and gold, of brass, iron, wood, and stone, which see not, nor hear, nor know: and the God in whose hand thy breath [is], and whose [are] all thy ways, hast thou not glorified:

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  but have lifted up yourself against the Lord of heaven; and they have brought the vessels of his house before you, and you and your lords, your wives and your concubines, have drunk wine from them; and you have praised the gods of silver and gold, of brass, iron, wood, and stone, which don't see, nor hear, nor know; and the God in whose hand your breath is, and whose are all your ways, you have not glorified.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and against the Lord of the heavens thou hast lifted up thyself; and the vessels of His house they have brought in before thee, and thou, and thy great men, thy wives, and thy concubines, are drinking wine with them, and gods of silver, and of gold, of brass, of iron, of wood, and of stone, that are not seeing, nor hearing, nor knowing, thou hast praised: and the God in whose hand `is' thy breath, and all thy ways, Him thou hast not honoured.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  but hast lifted up thyself against the Lord of heaven; and they have brought the vessels of his house before thee, and thou and thy lords, thy wives and thy concubines, have drunk wine from them; and thou hast praised the gods of silver and gold, of brass, iron, wood, and stone, which see not, nor hear, nor know; and the God in whose hand thy breath is, and whose are all thy ways, hast thou not glorified.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  But you have been lifting yourself up against the Lord of heaven, and they have put the vessels of his house before you, and you and your lords, your wives and your women, have taken wine in them; and you have given praise to gods of silver and gold, of brass and iron and wood and stone, who are without the power of seeing or hearing, and without knowledge: and to the God in whose hand your breath is, and whose are all your ways, you have not given glory;

• World English Bible (2000)

  but have lifted up yourself against the Lord of heaven; and they have brought the vessels of his house before you, and you and your lords, your wives and your concubines, have drunk wine from them; and you have praised the gods of silver and gold, of brass, iron, wood, and stone, which don't see, nor hear, nor know; and the God in whose hand your breath is, and whose are all your ways, you have not glorified.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Instead, you have exalted yourself against the Lord of heaven. You brought before you the vessels from his temple, and you and your nobles, together with your wives and concubines, drank wine from them. You praised the gods of silver, gold, bronze, iron, wood, and stone– gods that cannot see or hear or comprehend! But you have not glorified the God who has in his control your very breath and all your ways!

Referenced Verses

• Job 12:10 : 10 "In His hand is the life of every living thing and the breath of all mankind."
• Jer 10:23 : 23 I know, Lord, that a person's way is not their own; it is not for them to direct their steps.
• Jer 50:29 : 29 Summon archers against Babylon, all who draw the bow. Encamp around her on every side, and let no one escape. Repay her according to her deeds; do to her as she has done. For she has defied the LORD, the Holy One of Israel.
• Job 31:4 : 4 Does He not see my ways and count all my steps?
• Ps 115:4-8 : 4 Their idols are silver and gold, the work of human hands. 5 They have mouths but cannot speak, eyes but cannot see. 6 They have ears but cannot hear, noses but cannot smell. 7 They have hands but cannot touch, feet but cannot walk, nor can they make a sound with their throats. 8 Those who make them become like them, as do all who trust in them.
• Ps 139:3 : 3 You discern my going out and my lying down; You are familiar with all my ways.
• Isa 37:19 : 19 They have thrown their gods into the fire and destroyed them, for they were not gods but the work of human hands—wood and stone. So they have destroyed them.
• Isa 37:23 : 23 Whom have you reproached and blasphemed? Against whom have you raised your voice and lifted your eyes in pride? Against the Holy One of Israel!
• Hab 2:18-19 : 18 What profit is an idol when its maker has carved it, or a cast image that teaches falsehood? For its maker trusts in his own creation to make worthless idols that cannot speak. 19 Woe to him who says to wood, 'Awake!' or to silent stone, 'Arise!' Can it teach? Look, it is overlaid with gold and silver, yet there is no breath at all within it.
• Prov 20:24 : 24 A person's steps are directed by the Lord; how then can anyone understand their own way?
• Isa 2:12 : 12 For the day of the Lord of hosts will come against all who are proud and arrogant, against all who are exalted—they will be humbled.
• 2 Kgs 14:10 : 10 You have indeed defeated Edom, and now you are arrogant. Be content with your glory and stay at home. Why bring disaster on yourself and Judah as well?'
• Isa 33:10 : 10 "Now I will arise," says the LORD. "Now I will be exalted; now I will lift myself up."
• Acts 17:25 : 25 Nor is he served by human hands as if he needed anything, since he himself gives everyone life, breath, and everything else.
• Acts 17:28-29 : 28 For in him we live and move and have our being, as some of your own poets have said, 'For we are also his offspring.' 29 Therefore, since we are God's offspring, we should not think that the divine being is like gold, silver, or stone—an image formed by human skill and imagination.
• Rom 1:21-23 : 21 For although they knew God, they did not glorify Him as God or give thanks to Him, but they became futile in their thinking, and their foolish hearts were darkened. 22 Claiming to be wise, they became fools. 23 And they exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images resembling mortal man, birds, animals, and creeping things.
• 1 Cor 8:4 : 4 So then, concerning eating food sacrificed to idols: we know that an idol is nothing in the world, and there is no God but one.
• 1 Tim 3:6 : 6 He must not be a recent convert, so that he does not become conceited and fall into the judgment of the devil.
• Heb 4:13 : 13 Nothing in all creation is hidden from His sight. Everything is uncovered and laid bare before the eyes of Him to whom we must give an account.
• Rev 13:5-6 : 5 The beast was given a mouth to speak arrogant words and blasphemies, and it was given authority to act for forty-two months. 6 It opened its mouth to blaspheme against God, to slander His name, His dwelling, and those who dwell in heaven.
• Ezek 28:2 : 2 Son of man, say to the ruler of Tyre, 'This is what the Lord GOD says: Because your heart has grown proud, and you have said, “I am a god; I sit in the seat of gods, in the heart of the seas,” but you are a man and not a god, though you have set your heart as if it were the heart of a god—
• Ezek 28:5 : 5 By your great skill in trading, you have increased your wealth, and your heart has grown proud because of your wealth.
• Ezek 28:17 : 17 Your heart became proud because of your beauty; you corrupted your wisdom on account of your splendor. So I threw you to the earth; I made you a spectacle before kings.
• Ezek 31:10 : 10 Therefore, this is what the Lord GOD says: Because it grew tall, lifting its top among the clouds, and its heart became arrogant because of its height,
• Dan 5:2-4 : 2 Under the influence of the wine, Belshazzar commanded that the gold and silver vessels his father Nebuchadnezzar had taken from the temple in Jerusalem be brought in, so that the king, his nobles, his wives, and his concubines could drink from them. 3 So the gold vessels taken from the temple of God in Jerusalem were brought in, and the king, his nobles, his wives, and his concubines drank from them. 4 They drank the wine and praised the gods of gold, silver, bronze, iron, wood, and stone.
• Hab 2:4 : 4 Look! The proud person—his soul is not upright within him, but the righteous one will live by his faith.
• Isa 42:5 : 5 Thus says God, the LORD, who created the heavens and stretched them out, who spread out the earth and all its offspring, who gives breath to the people upon it and spirit to those who walk in it:
• Isa 46:6-7 : 6 They pour out gold from their purses and weigh silver on a scale. They hire a craftsman to make it into a god, and they bow down and even worship it. 7 They lift it on their shoulders and carry it; they set it in its place, and there it stays. It does not move from its spot. If someone cries to it, it cannot answer or save them from their troubles.
• Ps 146:4 : 4 When their breath departs, they return to the earth; on that very day their plans perish.
• Ps 115:16 : 16 The heavens belong to the Lord, but He has given the earth to the children of man.
• Ps 135:15-17 : 15 The idols of the nations are silver and gold, the work of human hands. 16 They have mouths but cannot speak, eyes but cannot see. 17 They have ears but cannot hear; there is no breath in their mouths.
• Job 34:14-15 : 14 If He were to set His heart to it and gather to Himself His spirit and breath, 15 all flesh would perish together, and mankind would return to dust.
• Ps 104:29 : 29 When You hide Your face, they are terrified; when You take away their breath, they die and return to the dust.
• Gen 2:7 : 7 Then the LORD God formed the man from the dust of the ground, breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being.
• Gen 14:19 : 19 He blessed Abram and said, 'Blessed be Abram by God Most High, Creator of heaven and earth.
• Judg 16:23 : 23 The rulers of the Philistines assembled to offer a great sacrifice to Dagon their god and to celebrate, saying, 'Our god has delivered Samson, our enemy, into our hands.'
• 1 Sam 5:1-9 : 1 The Philistines took the Ark of God and brought it from Ebenezer to Ashdod. 2 The Philistines took the Ark of God and carried it into the temple of Dagon, placing it beside Dagon. 3 When the people of Ashdod woke early the next morning, they found Dagon fallen face down on the ground before the Ark of the LORD. They picked up Dagon and returned it to its place. 4 But when they awoke early the next morning, they found Dagon fallen face down on the ground before the Ark of the LORD again. This time, Dagon’s head and the palms of his hands were broken off, lying on the threshold; only the trunk of Dagon remained. 5 For this reason, to this day, neither the priests of Dagon nor anyone who enters Dagon’s temple in Ashdod step on the threshold. 6 The LORD’s hand was heavy upon the people of Ashdod. He devastated them and afflicted them with tumors, both in Ashdod and its surrounding territory. 7 When the people of Ashdod saw what was happening, they said, “The Ark of the God of Israel cannot stay with us, for His hand is harsh against us and our god Dagon.” 8 So they gathered all the rulers of the Philistines and said, “What should we do with the Ark of the God of Israel?” They answered, “Let the Ark of the God of Israel be moved to Gath.” So they moved the Ark of the God of Israel. 9 But after they had moved it, the hand of the LORD came against the city of Gath, causing great panic. He afflicted the people of the city, from the youngest to the oldest, with tumors.