Verse 23

By myself I have sworn; my mouth has uttered in all integrity a word that will not be revoked: Before me every knee will bow, by me every tongue will swear.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Ved meg har jeg sverget; et sant ord har gått ut av min munn, det skal ikke vende tilbake: For meg skal hvert kne bøye seg, hver tunge sverge.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Jeg har sverget ved meg selv; ordet har gått ut fra min munn i rettferdighet og skal ikke vendes tilbake: at for meg skal hvert kne bøye seg, hver tunge skal sverge.

• Norsk King James

  Jeg har sverget ved meg selv; mitt ord har utgått fra min munn i rettferdighet, og skal ikke vende tilbake; at til meg skal hvert kne bøye seg, hver tunge skal sverge.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Jeg har sverget ved meg selv, ordene fra min munn er sanne og vil ikke vende tilbake: For meg skal hvert kne bøye seg, hver tunge skal sverge ed.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Jeg har sverget ved meg selv, rettferdighet har gått ut av min munn, et ord som ikke skal bli tatt tilbake: For meg skal hvert kne bøyes, hver tunge sverge til.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Jeg har sverget ved meg selv, et rettferdig ord har gått ut av min munn, og det skal ikke vende tilbake: For meg skal hvert kne bøyes, og hver tunge skal sverge.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Jeg har sverget ved meg selv; mitt ord, uttalt i rettferdighet, skal aldri vende tilbake: for hvert kne skal bøye seg for meg, og hver tunge skal bekjenne.

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

  Jeg har sverget ved meg selv, et rettferdig ord har gått ut av min munn, og det skal ikke vende tilbake: For meg skal hvert kne bøyes, og hver tunge skal sverge.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Jeg har sverget ved meg selv, rettferdighet har gått ut fra min munn, et ord som ikke skal tas tilbake: For meg skal hvert kne bøyes, hver tunge sverger.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Jeg har sverget ved meg selv, et rettferdig ord har gått ut av min munn som ikke skal falle bort. For meg skal hvert kne bøye seg, hver tunge skal sverge troskap.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Jeg haver svoret ved mig, Retfærdighedens Ord udgik af min Mund, og det skal ikke vende tilbage, at for mig skal bøies hvert Knæ, (ja) hver Tunge skal sværge.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  I have sworn by myself, the word is gone out of my mouth in righteousness, and shall not return, That unto me every knee shall bow, every tongue shall swear.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Jeg har sverget ved meg selv, ordet har gått ut av min munn i rettferdighet, og det skal ikke bli ugjort; for meg skal hvert kne bøye seg, hver tunge skal sverge.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  I have sworn by Myself, the word has gone out of My mouth in righteousness, and shall not return, that to Me every knee shall bow, every tongue shall swear.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  I have sworn by myself, the word is gone out of my mouth in righteousness, and shall not return, That unto me every knee shall bow, every tongue shall swear.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Ved meg selv har jeg sverget, ordet er gått ut fra min munn i rettferdighet, og skal ikke vende tilbake, at for meg skal hvert kne bøye seg, hver tunge skal sverge.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Ved meg selv har jeg sverget, et ord har gått ut fra min munn i rettferdighet og skal ikke vende tilbake: For meg skal hvert kne bøye seg, hver tunge sverge.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Ved meg selv har jeg sverget, et ord er gått ut fra min munn i rettferdighet og skal ikke komme tilbake, at for meg skal hvert kne bøye seg, hver tunge skal sverge.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Ved meg selv har jeg tatt en ed, et sant ord er gått ut fra min munn, og vil ikke bli endret, at for meg skal hvert kne bøye seg, og hver tunge gi ære.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  I sweare by myself: out of my mouth cometh ye worde of rightuousnesse, and that maye no man turne: but all knees shal bowe vnto me, and all tunges shal sweare by me,

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  I haue sworne by my selfe: the worde is gone out of my mouth in righteousnesse, and shall not returne, That euery knee shall bowe vnto me, and euery tongue shall sweare by me.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  I sweare by my self, out of my mouth commeth the worde of righteousnesse, and that may no man turne: but all knees shall bowe vnto me, and all tongues shall sweare by my name,

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  I have sworn by myself, the word is gone out of my mouth [in] righteousness, and shall not return, That unto me every knee shall bow, every tongue shall swear.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  By myself have I sworn, the word is gone forth from my mouth [in] righteousness, and shall not return, that to me every knee shall bow, every tongue shall swear.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  By Myself I have sworn, Gone out from my mouth in righteousness hath a word, And it turneth not back, That to Me, bow doth every knee, every tongue swear.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  By myself have I sworn, the word is gone forth from my mouth [in] righteousness, and shall not return, that unto me every knee shall bow, every tongue shall swear.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  By myself have I taken an oath, a true word has gone from my mouth, and will not be changed, that to me every knee will be bent, and every tongue will give honour.

• World English Bible (2000)

  I have sworn by myself, the word has gone out of my mouth in righteousness, and will not return, that to me every knee shall bow, every tongue shall take an oath.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  I solemnly make this oath– what I say is true and reliable:‘Surely every knee will bow to me, every tongue will solemnly affirm;

Referenced Verses

• Phil 2:10 : 10 so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow—in heaven, on earth, and under the earth—
• Rom 14:10-12 : 10 But you, why do you judge your brother or sister? Or why do you treat them with contempt? For we will all stand before the judgment seat of Christ. 11 It is written: 'As surely as I live,' says the Lord, 'every knee will bow before me; every tongue will acknowledge God.' 12 So then, each of us will give an account of ourselves to God.
• Isa 55:11 : 11 so is my word that goes out from my mouth: It will not return to me empty, but it will accomplish what I desire and achieve the purpose for which I sent it.
• Ps 63:11 : 11 They will be delivered over to the power of the sword; they will become the portion for jackals.
• Isa 45:19 : 19 I have not spoken in secret, in a land of darkness; I have not said to Jacob's descendants, 'Seek me in vain.' I, the LORD, speak the truth and declare what is right.
• Deut 6:13 : 13 Fear the LORD your God, serve Him only, and take your oaths in His name.
• Isa 65:16 : 16 Whoever invokes a blessing in the land will do so by the God of truth, and whoever takes an oath in the land will swear by the God of truth. For the past troubles will be forgotten and hidden from my eyes.
• Heb 6:13-18 : 13 For when God made a promise to Abraham, since He could swear by no one greater, He swore by Himself, 14 saying, 'Surely I will bless you abundantly and multiply your descendants greatly.' 15 And so, after waiting patiently, Abraham obtained the promise. 16 People swear by someone greater than themselves, and an oath confirms what is said and puts an end to all argument. 17 Because God wanted to make the unchanging nature of His purpose very clear to the heirs of the promise, He guaranteed it with an oath. 18 So that by two unchangeable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled for refuge might have strong encouragement to hold fast to the hope set before us.
• Jer 22:5 : 5 But if you will not listen to these words, I swear by Myself—declares the LORD—that this palace will become a ruin.
• Jer 49:13 : 13 For by myself I have sworn, declares the LORD, that Bozrah will become a horror, a disgrace, a waste, and a curse. All her cities will become perpetual ruins.
• Amos 6:8 : 8 The Lord GOD has sworn by Himself—this is the declaration of the LORD, the God of Hosts: 'I detest the pride of Jacob and hate his fortresses, so I will deliver up the city and all that is in it.'
• Rom 11:4 : 4 But what was God’s answer to him? "I have reserved for Myself seven thousand men who have not bowed the knee to Baal."
• 2 Chr 15:14-15 : 14 They took an oath to the LORD with a loud voice, with shouting, with trumpets, and with rams' horns. 15 All Judah rejoiced over the oath because they had sworn it wholeheartedly. They sought the LORD eagerly, and He was found by them. So the LORD gave them rest on every side.
• Neh 10:29 : 29 The rest of the people—the priests, the Levites, the gatekeepers, the singers, the temple servants, and all who had separated themselves from the peoples of the lands to follow the Law of God, along with their wives, sons, and daughters, all who could understand—
• Gen 22:15-18 : 15 Then the angel of the LORD called to Abraham a second time from heaven, 16 and said, 'By Myself I have sworn, declares the LORD, because you have done this and have not withheld your son, your only son, 17 I will surely bless you and will greatly multiply your offspring like the stars of the heavens and like the sand on the seashore, and your offspring will possess the gates of their enemies. 18 And through your offspring all the nations of the earth will be blessed, because you have obeyed My voice.'
• Gen 31:53 : 53 May the God of Abraham and the God of Nahor, the God of their father, judge between us.' So Jacob took an oath in the name of the Fear of his father Isaac.
• Num 23:19 : 19 'God is not a man, that He should lie, nor a son of man, that He should change His mind. Does He speak and not act? Does He promise and not fulfill?'
• Isa 44:3-5 : 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. 4 They will sprout up like grass among the meadows, like willows by flowing streams. 5 One will say, 'I belong to the LORD,' another will call on the name of Jacob, and still another will write on his hand, 'Belonging to the LORD,' and will honor the name of Israel.
• Ps 132:2 : 2 He swore to the LORD, and made a vow to the Mighty One of Jacob:
• Isa 19:18-21 : 18 In that day, five cities in the land of Egypt will speak the language of Canaan and swear allegiance to the LORD of Hosts. One of them will be called the City of the Sun. 19 In that day, there will be an altar to the LORD in the midst of the land of Egypt, and a monument to the LORD on its border. 20 It will be a sign and a witness to the LORD of Hosts in the land of Egypt. When they cry out to the LORD because of their oppressors, He will send them a savior and defender, and He will rescue them. 21 So the LORD will make Himself known to the Egyptians, and in that day, they will acknowledge the LORD. They will worship with sacrifices and offerings; they will make vows to the LORD and fulfill them.