Verse 18

I will open rivers on the barren heights and springs within the valleys. I will turn the desert into pools of water and the parched ground into flowing springs.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Jeg vil åpne elver på høyder og kilder midt i dalene; jeg vil gjøre ørkenen til en vannrik innsjø, og det tørre landet til vannets kilder.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Jeg vil åpne elver på høye steder, og kilder midt i dalene: jeg vil gjøre ørkenen til en vannsamling og det tørre land til vannkilder.

• Norsk King James

  Jeg vil åpne elver på høye steder, og kilder i dalene: jeg vil gjøre ørkenen til vannkilder, og det tørre landet til kilder.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Jeg vil åpne elver på de høyeste steder og kilder midt i dalene. Jeg vil gjøre ørkenen til en innsjø og det tørre land til vannstrømmer.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Jeg skal åpne elver på høye topper og fontener midt i dalene. Jeg gjør ørkenen til en innsjø og det tørre landet til vannkilder.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Jeg vil åpne elver på høydene, og kilder midt i dalene; jeg vil gjøre ørkenen til en vannrik dam, og det tørre landet til vannkilder.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Jeg vil åpne elver i høye steder og kilder midt i dalene. Jeg vil gjøre ørkenen om til en vannpøl og den tørre bakken til kilder.

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

  Jeg vil åpne elver på høydene, og kilder midt i dalene; jeg vil gjøre ørkenen til en vannrik dam, og det tørre landet til vannkilder.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Jeg vil åpne elver på karrige høyder og kilder midt i daler. Jeg vil gjøre ørkenen til vannrike og det tørre land til vannkilder.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Jeg vil åpne elver på de bare høydene og kilder midt i dalene; jeg vil gjøre ørken til vannrik dom og det tørre land til vannkilder.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Jeg vil aabne Floder paa de høie (Stæder), og Kilder midt i Dalene; jeg vil gjøre Ørken til Vandsø, og det tørre Land til Vandløb.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  I will open rivers in high places, and fountains in the midst of the valleys: I will make the wilderness a pool of water, and the dry land springs of water.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Jeg vil åpne elver på høye steder og kilder midt i dalene. Jeg vil gjøre ørkenen til en vannrik dam, og det tørre land til vannkilder.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  I will open rivers in high places, and fountains in the midst of the valleys: I will make the wilderness a pool of water, and the dry land springs of water.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  I will open rivers in high places, and fountains in the midst of the valleys: I will make the wilderness a pool of water, and the dry land springs of water.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Jeg vil åpne elver på bare høyder, og kilder midt i dalene; jeg vil gjøre ørkenen til vannbasseng, og det tørre landet til kilder av vann.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Jeg åpner elver på høydene og i dalene kilder, jeg gjør ørkenen til en vannpytt, og tørr land blir til kilder.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Jeg vil åpne elver på nakne høyder, og kilder midt i dalene; jeg vil gjøre ørkenen til en vannpytt, og det tørre land til vannkilder.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Jeg vil la elver flyte over tørre fjelltopper, og kilder i dalene: jeg vil gjøre det øde landet til et vannbasseng, og det tørre land til vannkilder.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  I bringe forth floudes in the hilles, & welles in the playne feldes. I turne ye wildernes to ryuers, and the drie londe to condytes of water.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  I will open riuers in the toppes of the hils, and fountaines in the middes of the valleis: I will make the wildernesse as a poole of water, and the waste land as springs of water.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  I bryng foorth fluddes in the hilles, and welles in the playne fieldes: I turne the wildernesse to riuers, and the drye lande to conduites of water.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  I will open rivers in high places, and fountains in the midst of the valleys: I will make the wilderness a pool of water, and the dry land springs of water.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  I will open rivers on the bare heights, and springs in the midst of the valleys; I will make the wilderness a pool of water, and the dry land springs of water.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  I open on high places rivers, And in midst of valleys fountains, I make a wilderness become a pond of water, And a dry land become springs of water.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  I will open rivers on the bare heights, and fountains in the midst of the valleys; I will make the wilderness a pool of water, and the dry land springs of water.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  I will make rivers on the dry mountain-tops, and fountains in the valleys: I will make the waste land a pool of water, and the dry land springs of water.

• World English Bible (2000)

  I will open rivers on the bare heights, and springs in the midst of the valleys. I will make the wilderness a pool of water, and the dry land springs of water.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  I will make streams flow down the slopes and produce springs in the middle of the valleys. I will turn the wilderness into a pool of water and the arid land into springs.

Referenced Verses

• Isa 35:6-7 : 6 Then the lame will leap like a deer, and the tongue of the mute will sing for joy. For waters will break forth in the wilderness and streams in the desert. 7 The burning sand will become a pool, and the thirsty ground springs of water. In the habitation of jackals, where they lie, grass will grow with reeds and rushes.
• Isa 30:25 : 25 On every high mountain and every lofty hill there will be streams of water flowing, in the day of great slaughter when the towers fall.
• Ps 107:35 : 35 He turns the desert into pools of water, and a dry land into flowing springs.
• Isa 58:11 : 11 The Lord will guide you continually, and he will satisfy your soul in parched places and strengthen your bones. You will be like a well-watered garden, like a spring whose waters never fail.
• Ezek 47:1-8 : 1 He brought me back to the entrance of the temple, and I saw water flowing out from under the threshold of the temple toward the east, for the temple faced east. The water was flowing down from under the south side of the temple, south of the altar. 2 Then he brought me out through the north gate and led me around the outside to the outer gate facing east, and I saw water trickling from the south side. 3 As the man went eastward with a measuring line in his hand, he measured off a thousand cubits and led me through the water, which was ankle-deep. 4 He measured off another thousand cubits and led me through the water, which was knee-deep. He measured off another thousand and led me through the water, which was waist-deep. 5 He measured off another thousand, but now it was a river that I could not cross, because the water had risen and was deep enough to swim in—a river that could not be crossed. 6 He asked me, 'Son of man, do you see this?' Then he led me back to the bank of the river. 7 When I returned, I saw many trees on both sides of the river. 8 He said to me, 'This water flows toward the eastern region and goes down into the Arabah, where it enters the Dead Sea. When it flows into the sea, the water there becomes fresh.'
• Joel 3:18 : 18 In that day, the mountains will drip with sweet wine, the hills will flow with milk, and all the streams of Judah will run with water. A fountain will flow out of the house of the LORD and water the Valley of Acacias.
• Zech 14:8 : 8 On that day, living waters will flow out from Jerusalem, half of them toward the eastern sea and half toward the western sea. It will continue in both summer and winter.
• Rev 7:17 : 17 For the Lamb at the center of the throne will shepherd them. He will lead them to springs of living water, and God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.
• Rev 22:1 : 1 Then the angel showed me a pure river of the water of life, clear as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb.
• Isa 48:21 : 21 They did not thirst when He led them through the deserts; He made water flow from the rock for them; He split open the rock, and water gushed out.
• Isa 49:9-9 : 9 To say to the captives, 'Come out,' and to those in darkness, 'Show yourselves.' They will feed along the roads and find pasture on every barren hill. 10 They will neither hunger nor thirst, nor will the scorching heat or sun strike them down. For He who has compassion on them will guide them, and He will lead them beside springs of water.
• Isa 12:3 : 3 With joy, you will draw water from the wells of salvation.
• Ps 46:4 : 4 Though its waters roar and foam, though the mountains quake with their surging. Selah.
• Ps 78:15-16 : 15 He split the rocks in the wilderness and gave them water as abundant as the depths. 16 He brought streams out of the rock and made water flow down like rivers.
• Ps 105:41 : 41 He opened the rock, and water gushed out; it flowed like a river in the desert.
• Isa 32:2 : 2 Each man will be like a shelter from the wind and a refuge from the storm, like streams of water in a dry land, like the shade of a great rock in a weary land.
• Isa 43:19-20 : 19 Behold, I am doing a new thing; now it springs forth—do you not perceive it? I will make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert. 20 The animals of the field will honor Me— jackals and ostriches—because I provide water in the wilderness and rivers in the desert, to give drink to My chosen people,
• Isa 44:3 : 3 For I will pour water on the thirsty land and streams on the dry ground; I will pour out my Spirit on your descendants and my blessing on your offspring.