Verse 5

For He has brought down those who dwell on high, the lofty city; He lays it low, to the ground, to the dust.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  For han har bøyd de som bor i høyden ned, den stolte byen. Han legger den i støvet, ja, han kaster den ned til jorden.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  For han bringer ned dem som bor i høyden; den stolte byen legger han lavt, han legger den lavt, ned til bakken, han bringer den helt ned til støvet.

• Norsk King James

  For han lar de som bor i høyden falle; han bringer de stolte ned, han legger dem helt ned i støvet.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  For han vil bøye ned dem som bor i høyden, den opphøyde byen; han skal ydmyke den, dra den ned til jorden, helt ned til støvet.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  For han har bøyd dem som bor i høyden, den opphøyde byen; han legger den ned, legger den ned til jorden, gjør den jevn med støvet.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  For han senker dem som bor høyt oppe; den stolte byen, han legger den lavt; helt ned til bakken, han bringer den i støvet.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  For han kaster ned dem som bor på høye steder; den stolte by senker han ned, helt til jorden, han fører den ned til støvet.

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

  For han senker dem som bor høyt oppe; den stolte byen, han legger den lavt; helt ned til bakken, han bringer den i støvet.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  For han har bøyd de som bor i høyden, den opphøyde byen; han senker den, han kaster den til jorden, lar den nå støvet.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  For Han har ydmyket de som bodde i det høye, den opphøyde byen har Han lagt lav, Han har lagt den lav til jorden, kastet den ned i støvet.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Thi han skal nedbøie dem, som boe i det Høie, den ophøiede Stad; han skal fornedre den, han skal fornedre den til Jorden, han skal drage den ned indtil Støvet.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  For he bringeth down them that dwell on high; the lofty city, he layeth it low; he layeth it low, even to the ground; he bringeth it even to the dust.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  For han fører ned dem som bor i høyden; den stolte byen legger han lavt; han legger den helt ned til jorden, han bringer den ned i støvet.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  For He brings down those who dwell on high; the lofty city, He lays it low; He lays it low, even to the ground; He brings it even to the dust.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  For he bringeth down them that dwell on high; the lofty city, he layeth it low; he layeth it low, even to the ground; he bringeth it even to the dust.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  For han har brakt ned de som bor i høyden, den stolte by: han legger den lav, legger den lav helt til jorden; han bringer den til støvet.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  For han bøyer de som bor høyt, en høysett by gjør han lav, han jevner den med jorden, han lar den falle i støvet.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  For han har stanset dem som bor i høyden, den stolte byen: han legger den lav, han legger den lav helt til jorden; han bringer den ned til støvet.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  For han har gjort de stolte lave, alle menneskene i stolthetens by: Han legger den lavt, knuser den til jorden; han legger den lavt i støvet.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  For why, it is he, yt bringeth lowe the hie mynded citesyns, & casteth downe the proude cities. He casteth the to the groude, yee eue in to ye myre, yt they maye be trode

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  For hee will bring downe them that dwell on hie: the hie citie he will abase: euen vnto the ground wil he cast it downe, & bring it vnto dust.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  For he hath brought downe the high minded citizens: as for the proude citie he hath brought it lowe, euen to the ground shall he cast it downe, and bring it vnto dust.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ For he bringeth down them that dwell on high; the lofty city, he layeth it low; he layeth it low, [even] to the ground; he bringeth it [even] to the dust.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  For he has brought down those who dwell on high, the lofty city: he lays it low, he lays it low even to the ground; he brings it even to the dust.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  For He bowed down the dwellers on high, A city set on high He maketh low, He maketh it low unto the earth, He causeth it to come unto the dust,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  For he hath brought down them that dwell on high, the lofty city: he layeth it low, he layeth it low even to the ground; he bringeth it even to the dust.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  For he has made low those who are lifted up, all the people of the town of pride: he makes it low, crushing it down to the earth; he makes it low in the dust.

• World English Bible (2000)

  For he has brought down those who dwell on high, the lofty city. He lays it low. He lays it low even to the ground. He brings it even to the dust.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Indeed, the LORD knocks down those who live in a high place, he brings down an elevated town; he brings it down to the ground, he throws it down to the dust.

Referenced Verses

• Job 40:11-13 : 11 Scatter the outbursts of your anger, and look at every proud one and bring him low. 12 Look at every proud person and humble him, and crush the wicked where they stand. 13 Bury them together in the dust; bind their faces in the hidden place.
• 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.
• 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.
• Isa 14:13 : 13 You said in your heart, 'I will ascend to the heavens; I will raise my throne above the stars of God. I will sit enthroned on the mount of assembly, on the utmost heights of the north.'
• Isa 25:11-12 : 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. 12 He will demolish the high fortress of your walls, bring it down to the ground, to the very dust.
• Isa 32:19 : 19 But hail will level the forest, and the city will be laid low in humiliation.
• Isa 47:1 : 1 Come down and sit in the dust, O virgin daughter of Babylon. Sit on the ground without a throne, O daughter of the Chaldeans, for you will no longer be called tender and delicate.
• 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 51:25-26 : 25 Behold, I am against you, the destroying mountain, declares the Lord, you who destroy the whole earth. I will stretch out My hand against you, roll you off the cliffs, and make you a burned-out mountain. 26 No stone will be taken from you for a cornerstone or foundation, for you will be desolate forever, declares the Lord.
• Jer 51:37 : 37 Babylon will become a heap of ruins, a haunt for jackals, a horror and an object of scorn, without inhabitant.
• Jer 51:64 : 64 Then you shall say, 'This is how Babylon will sink and never rise again because of the disaster I will bring upon her. Her people will grow weary.' This is the end of Jeremiah's words.
• Rev 18:2 : 2 He cried out with a mighty voice, saying, 'Fallen, fallen is Babylon the Great! She has become a dwelling place for demons, a prison for every unclean spirit, and a cage for every unclean and detested bird.'