Verse 11

They will spread out their hands in it, as a swimmer spreads out his hands to swim. But God will bring down their pride despite the skill of their hands.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Han skal strekke ut hendene midt i den, som en svømmer som strekker ut armene for å svømme, men Herren skal ydmyke hans stolthet til tross for hans listige bevegelser.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Han skal bre sine hender midt i det, som en svømmer brer hendene for å svømme, og han skal styrte deres stolthet sammen med deres henders redskaper.

• Norsk King James

  Og han skal spre hendene sine midt iblant dem, som en svømmer sprer armene sine når han svømmer; og han skal bryte ned deres stolthet sammen med byttet de har i hendene.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Han skal spre sine hender midt iblant dem, som en svømmer strekker dem ut for å svømme. Og han skal ydmyke deres stolthet til tross for hendene de har brukt.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Han vil strekke ut sine hender over det, som en svømmer strekker ut hendene for å svømme, og han vil ydmyke dets stolthet på grunn av de hendene han strekker ut.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Og han skal utbre sine hender midt iblant dem, som en som svømmer utbreder sine hender til å svømme, og han skal bringe deres stolthet ned sammen med byttet fra deres hender.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Og han skal strekke ut sine hender midt blant dem, som den som svømmer og strekker ut hendene for å ro; han skal rive ned deres hovmod sammen med byttet de har tatt med sine hender.

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

  Og han skal utbre sine hender midt iblant dem, som en som svømmer utbreder sine hender til å svømme, og han skal bringe deres stolthet ned sammen med byttet fra deres hender.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Han skal strekke ut sine hender midt i det, som en svømmer strekker ut sine hender for å svømme, men han vil ydmyke deres stolthet til tross for deres dyktighet.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Når han strekker ut sine hender midt i det, som en svømmer strekker ut sine hender for å svømme, vil han ydmyke deres stolthet på grunn av sine flåtende hender.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og han skal udbrede sine Hænder midt derudi, saasom En, der svømmer, udbreder (dem) til at svømme; og han skal nedtrykte hans Hovmod med hans Hænders List.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And he shall spread forth his hands in the midst of them, as he that swimmeth spreadeth forth his hands to swim: and he shall bring down their pride together with the spoils of their hands.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Og han skal bre ut hendene sine midt blant dem, som svømmeren brer ut hendene for å svømme, og han skal ydmyke deres stolthet sammen med det de har røvet med sine hender.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  And He will stretch forth His hands in their midst, as he who swims spreads his hands to swim; and He will bring down their pride together with the spoils of their hands.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And he shall spread forth his hands in the midst of them, as he that swimmeth spreadeth forth his hands to swim: and he shall bring down their pride together with the spoils of their hands.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Han skal strekke ut sine hender midt i det, slik som en som svømmer strekker ut [hendene] for å svømme, men [Herren] vil legge hans stolthet lavt sammen med hendene som han arbeidet med.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Og han rekker ut hendene i sitt midte, slik en svømmer strekker ut hendene for å svømme, og han undertrykker hans stolthet med hans henders knep.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Og han skal strekke ut sine hender der vel som en som svømmer strekker ut hendene for å svømme; men Herren skal legge ned hans stolthet sammen med hans henders list.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Hvis han strekker ut hendene, som en mann som svømmer, vil Herren senke hans stolthet, uansett hvor dyktige hans planer er.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  For he shal stretch out his hodes vpon him, like as a swimmer doth to swymme. And wt the power of his hondes shal he cast downe his hie pompe.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And he shall stretche out his hande in the middes of them (as he that swimmeth, stretcheth them out to swimme) and with the strength of his handes shall he bring downe their pride.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And he shall stretche out his hande in the middes of them, as he that swimmeth casteth out his hands to swimme: and with the strength of his handes shall he bring downe their pryde.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And he shall spread forth his hands in the midst of them, as he that swimmeth spreadeth forth [his hands] to swim: and he shall bring down their pride together with the spoils of their hands.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  He shall spread forth his hands in the midst of it, as he who swims spreads forth [his hands] to swim; but [Yahweh] will lay low his pride together with the craft of his hands.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And he spread out his hands in its midst, As spread out doth the swimmer to swim; And He hath humbled his excellency With the machinations of his hands.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And he shall spread forth his hands in the midst thereof, as he that swimmeth spreadeth forth [his hands] to swim; but [Jehovah] will lay low his pride [ together with the craft of his hands.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And if he puts out his hands, like a man stretching out his hands in swimming, the Lord will make low his pride, however expert his designs.

• World English Bible (2000)

  He will spread out his hands in its midst, like one who swims spreads out hands to swim, but his pride will be humbled together with the craft of his hands.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Moab will spread out its hands in the middle of it, just as a swimmer spreads his hands to swim; the LORD will bring down Moab’s pride as it spreads its hands.

Referenced Verses

• Isa 14:26 : 26 This is the plan determined for the whole earth, and this is the hand stretched out over all the nations.
• Isa 5:25 : 25 Therefore the LORD’s anger burns against His people. He has stretched out His hand against them and struck them down. The mountains quaked, and their corpses lay like refuse in the streets. Yet for all this, His anger has not turned away; His hand is still stretched out.
• Isa 2:11 : 11 The haughty eyes of mankind will be brought low, and humanity's pride will be humbled. The Lord alone will be exalted on that day.
• Isa 16:6 : 6 We have heard of Moab’s pride—how exceedingly proud and arrogant he is, full of pride, fury, and empty boasts.
• Isa 16:14 : 14 But now the LORD has spoken, saying: In three years, as precisely as the years of a hired worker, the glory of Moab, along with its great multitude, will be brought into contempt. Only a small and insignificant remnant will remain, not mighty at all.
• Isa 25:5 : 5 Like heat in a dry land, you subdue the uproar of foreigners; as heat is subdued by the shade of a cloud, so the song of the ruthless is silenced.
• Isa 53:12 : 12 Therefore I will give him a portion among the great, and he will divide the spoils with the strong, because he poured out his life unto death and was numbered with the transgressors. He bore the sin of many and made intercession for the transgressors.
• Isa 65:2 : 2 All day long I have stretched out my hands to a rebellious people, who walk in a way that is not good, following their own thoughts.
• Jer 48:29 : 29 We have heard of Moab's pride—so very proud—his arrogance, pride, conceit, and the haughtiness of his heart.
• Jer 48:42 : 42 Moab will be destroyed as a people, because he exalted himself against the LORD.
• Jer 50:31-32 : 31 Behold, I am against you, O arrogant one, declares the Sovereign LORD of Hosts, for your day has come, the time for Me to punish you. 32 The arrogant one will stumble and fall, and no one will help him up. I will set fire to his cities, and it will devour all around him.
• Jer 51:44 : 44 'I will punish Bel in Babylon and make him spew out what he has swallowed. The nations will no longer stream to him, and even the wall of Babylon will fall.
• Col 2:15 : 15 He disarmed the rulers and authorities, and he publicly exposed them, triumphing over them in him.
• Jas 4:6 : 6 But he gives us more grace. That is why Scripture says: 'God opposes the proud but shows favor to the humble.'
• Rev 18:6-8 : 6 Repay her as she herself has repaid others, and pay her back double according to her deeds; in the cup she has mixed, mix a double portion for her. 7 As much as she glorified herself and lived luxuriously, give her that much torment and grief, because in her heart she says, 'I sit as a queen, I am no widow, and I will never see grief.' 8 Because of this, her plagues will come in a single day: death, mourning, and famine. She will be consumed by fire, for the mighty Lord God is the one who judges her.
• Rev 19:18-20 : 18 'that you may eat the flesh of kings, the flesh of generals, the flesh of mighty men, the flesh of horses and their riders, and the flesh of all people, free and slave, small and great.' 19 Then I saw the beast and the kings of the earth and their armies gathered together to make war against the rider on the horse and His army. 20 But the beast was captured, and with him the false prophet who had performed the signs on his behalf. By these signs he had deceived those who had received the mark of the beast and worshiped its image. The two of them were thrown alive into the lake of fire burning with sulfur.
• Isa 10:33 : 33 Behold, the Lord, the LORD of Hosts, will lop off the branches with terrifying power. The tall trees will be cut down, and the lofty ones will be humbled.
• Isa 13:11 : 11 I will punish the world for its evil, the wicked for their sins. I will put an end to the arrogance of the proud and humble the pride of the ruthless.
• Ps 2:5 : 5 Then He speaks to them in His anger and terrifies them in His wrath:
• Ps 2:8-9 : 8 Ask of Me, and I will make the nations Your inheritance and the ends of the earth Your possession. 9 You will break them with an iron rod; You will shatter them like a potter's vessel. 10 Now therefore, O kings, be wise; be warned, O rulers of the earth. 11 Serve the Lord with fear, and rejoice with trembling. 12 Kiss the Son, lest He be angry and you perish in your way, for His wrath can flare up quickly. Blessed are all who take refuge in Him.
• Ps 110:1-7 : 1 The Lord said to my lord: "Sit at my right hand until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet." 2 The Lord will send out the scepter of your strength from Zion, saying, "Rule in the midst of your enemies." 3 Your people will offer themselves willingly on the day of your power; in holy splendor, from the womb of the dawn, your youth are like the dew. 4 The Lord has sworn and will not change His mind: "You are a priest forever after the order of Melchizedek." 5 The Lord is at your right hand; He will crush kings on the day of His wrath. 6 He will judge among the nations, filling the lands with corpses; He will crush the heads of many over the wide earth. 7 He will drink from a brook along the way; therefore He will lift up His head.