Verse 18

For this is what the LORD says—He who created the heavens, He is God, He who formed the earth and made it, He established it, He did not create it to be empty but formed it to be inhabited—He says: 'I am the LORD, and there is no other.'

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  For så sier Herren, som skapte himmelen, han som er Gud, som formet og laget jorden, han som grunnfestet den; han skapte den ikke for å ligge øde, men formet den for å være bebodd: 'Jeg er Herren, og det finnes ingen annen.'

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  For slik sier Herren som skapte himmelen; Gud selv som formet jorden og laget den; han grunnfestet den, han skapte den ikke til intet, han formet den for å bo på den: Jeg er Herren, og det er ingen annen.

• Norsk King James

  For så sier Herren som skapte himmelene; Gud selv som dannet jorden og gjorde den; han har grunnlagt den, han skapte den ikke forgjeves, han formet den til å bli bebodd: Jeg er Herren; og det finnes ingen annen.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  For så sier Herren, han som skapte himmelen, den Gud som dannet og gjorde jorden; han som grunnla den, han skapte den ikke for å være øde, men formet den for å bo der: Jeg er Herren, og det finnes ingen annen.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  For så sier Herren, himmelens skaper, han er Gud, som formet jorden og gjorde den, som grunnfestet den, ikke for tomhet skapte han den, men formet den til å beboes: Jeg er Herren, og det finnes ingen annen.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  For så sier Herren, som skapte himmelen, Gud selv, som dannet jorden og laget den, han har grunnfestet den; han skapte den ikke til intet, men formet den for å befolkes: Jeg er Herren, og ingen annen er til.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  For slik sier HERREN, den som skapte himmelen; Gud selv, som formet jorden og gjorde den, har etablert den – han skapte den ikke forgjeves, men for at den skal være bebodd: Jeg er HERREN, og det finnes ingen andre.

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

  For så sier Herren, som skapte himmelen, Gud selv, som dannet jorden og laget den, han har grunnfestet den; han skapte den ikke til intet, men formet den for å befolkes: Jeg er Herren, og ingen annen er til.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  For så sier Herren, som skapte himmelen: Han er Gud. Han formet jorden og gjorde den, han grunnfestet den. Han skapte den ikke til tomhet, men formet den for å bo på. Jeg er Herren, og det er ingen annen.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  For så sier Herren, som skapte himmelen. Han er Gud, som dannet jorden og skapte den; han grunnfestet den og skapte den ikke til tomhet, men formet den for å bebos: Jeg er Herren, og det er ingen annen.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Thi saa sagde Herren, som skabte Himmelen, han, den Gud, som dannede Jorden, som gjorde den, beredte den, skabte den ikke øde, men dannede den til at boe udi: Jeg er Herren, og der er Ingen ydermere.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  For thus saith the LORD that created the heavens; God himself that formed the earth and made it; he hath established it, he created it not in vain, he formed it to be inhabited: I am the LORD; and there is none else.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  For så sier Herren, som skapte himlene; Gud selv som formet jorden og laget den; han har grunnfestet den, han skapte den ikke tom, han formet den for å bli bebodd: Jeg er Herren, og det er ingen annen.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  For thus says the LORD who created the heavens; God Himself who formed the earth and made it; He has established it, He did not create it in vain, He formed it to be inhabited: I am the LORD, and there is no other.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  For thus saith the LORD that created the heavens; God himself that formed the earth and made it; he hath established it, he created it not in vain, he formed it to be inhabited: I am the LORD; and there is none else.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  For slik sier Herren, som skapte himlene, Gud som formet jorden og laget den, som etablerte den og ikke skapte den til ødemark, som formet den til å være bebodd: Jeg er Herren; og det finnes ingen annen.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  For slik sier Herren, himmelens skaper, han er Gud. Han formet jorden og gjorde den, han har grunnlagt den. Ikke til tomhet skapte han den, til beboelse formet han den: Jeg er Herren, og det er ingen annen.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  For slik sier Herren, som skapte himmelen, den Gud som formet jorden og laget den, som grunnfestet den og ikke skapte den til å være øde, men dannet den til å være bebodd: Jeg er Herren, og det er ingen annen.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  For dette er Herrens ord som skapte himlene; han er Gud; skaperen og designeren av jorden; som ikke skapte den for å være øde, men som et bosted for mennesket: Jeg er Herren, og det er ingen annen.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  For thus sayeth the LORDE: euen he that created heauen, the God yt made the earth, that fashioned it, and set it forth: I haue not made it for naught, but I made it to be enhabited: Euen I the LORDE, without whom there is none other.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  For thus saith the Lorde (that created heauen, God himselfe, that formed the earth, & made it: he that prepared it, he created it not in vaine: he formed it to be inhabited) I am the Lord, and there is none other.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  For thus saith the Lorde, Euen he that created heauen, the God that made the earth & fassioned it, and set it foorth, he dyd not make it for naught, but to be inhabited, euen I the Lorde, without whom there is none other.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  For thus saith the LORD that created the heavens; God himself that formed the earth and made it; he hath established it, he created it not in vain, he formed it to be inhabited: I [am] the LORD; and [there is] none else.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  For thus says Yahweh who created the heavens, the God who formed the earth and made it, who established it and didn't create it a waste, who formed it to be inhabited: I am Yahweh; and there is no one else.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  For thus said Jehovah, Creator of heaven, He is God, Former of earth, and its Maker, He established it -- not empty He prepared it, For inhabiting He formed it: `I `am' Jehovah, and there is none else.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  For thus saith Jehovah that created the heavens, the God that formed the earth and made it, that established it and created it not a waste, that formed it to be inhabited: I am Jehovah; and there is none else.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  For this is the word of the Lord who made the heavens; he is God; the maker and designer of the earth; who made it not to be a waste, but as a living-place for man: I am the Lord, and there is no other.

• World English Bible (2000)

  For thus says Yahweh who created the heavens, the God who formed the earth and made it, who established it and didn't create it a waste, who formed it to be inhabited: "I am Yahweh; and there is no other.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  For this is what the LORD says, the one who created the sky– he is the true God, the one who formed the earth and made it; he established it, he did not create it without order, he formed it to be inhabited–“I am the LORD, I have no peer.

Referenced Verses

• 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:
• Gen 1:2 : 2 Now the earth was formless and empty, and darkness covered the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the waters.
• Ps 115:16 : 16 The heavens belong to the Lord, but He has given the earth to the children of man.
• Ezek 36:10-12 : 10 I will multiply people upon you—the entire house of Israel in its entirety. The cities will be inhabited and the ruins rebuilt. 11 I will increase the number of people and animals on you, and they will be fruitful and multiply. I will make you inhabited as you were in the past and will do even better for you than at the beginning. Then you will know that I am the LORD. 12 I will bring people, my people Israel, to live on you. They will possess you, and you will be their inheritance, and you will no longer bereave them of children.
• Gen 1:26 : 26 Then God said, 'Let us make mankind in our image, after our likeness, so that they may rule over the fish of the sea, the birds of the sky, the livestock, all the earth, and all the creatures that move along the ground.'
• Gen 1:28 : 28 God blessed them and said to them, 'Be fruitful and multiply, fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish in the sea, the birds in the sky, and every living creature that moves on the ground.'
• Isa 45:12 : 12 I made the earth and created mankind upon it. My own hands stretched out the heavens, and I commanded their hosts.
• Jer 10:12 : 12 God made the earth by His power; He established the world by His wisdom and stretched out the heavens by His understanding.
• Jer 51:15 : 15 He made the earth by His power, established the world by His wisdom, and stretched out the heavens by His understanding.
• Gen 9:1 : 1 God blessed Noah and his sons, saying to them, 'Be fruitful, multiply, and fill the earth.'
• Isa 45:5-6 : 5 I am the LORD, and there is no other; apart from me there is no God. I will strengthen you, though you do not acknowledge me. 6 So that from the rising of the sun to its setting, people may know there is none besides me. I am the LORD, and there is no other.