Verse 22

Can any of the worthless idols of the nations bring rain? Can the skies themselves send showers? No, it is You, LORD our God. Therefore, we put our hope in You, for You have done all these things.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Er det noen av de falske gudene til nasjonene som kan gi regn? Kan himlene selv gi regnskurer? Er det ikke du, Herre, vår Gud? Derfor håper vi på deg, for du har gjort alle disse tingene.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Er det noen blant hedningens avguder som kan bringe regn, eller kan himlene gi skurer? Er det ikke du, Herre vår Gud? Derfor venter vi på deg; for du har gjort alle disse ting.

• Norsk King James

  Er det noen blant de falske gudene som kan bringe regn? Eller kan himmelen sende ned regn? Er ikke du, Å HERREN, vår Gud? Derfor vil vi vente på deg; for du har skapt alt dette.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Er det noen blant de tomme guder blant hedningene som kan gi regn? Eller kan himlene sende regndråper? Er det ikke du, Herre vår Gud! Vi venter på deg, for du har gjort alt dette.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Er det noen blant avgudene til folkeslagene som kan bringe regn, eller kan himlene gi regn i overflod? Er det ikke du, Herre vår Gud? Vi setter vårt håp til deg, for du har gjort alt dette.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Er det noen blant de tomme avgudene til folkeslagene som kan gi regn? Eller kan himlene selv gi regnskurer? Er ikke du det, Herre vår Gud? Derfor vil vi vente på deg: for du har gjort alle disse tingene.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Er det noen blant hedningenes dumheter som kan fremkalle regn, eller kan himmelen selv gi regn? Er det ikke du, HERRE vår Gud? Derfor venter vi på deg, for du har skapt alle disse ting.

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

  Er det noen blant de tomme avgudene til folkeslagene som kan gi regn? Eller kan himlene selv gi regnskurer? Er ikke du det, Herre vår Gud? Derfor vil vi vente på deg: for du har gjort alle disse tingene.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Er det noen av de tomme gudene til nasjonene som kan bringe regn? Eller lar himlene selv det regne? Er det ikke deg, Herre, vår Gud? Derfor håper vi på deg, for du har gjort alt dette.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Er det noen blant avgudene til folkeslagene som kan gi regn? Eller kan himlene gi regnskyll av seg selv? Er du ikke den, Herre vår Gud? Derfor håper vi på deg, for du har skapt alt dette.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Mon der være iblandt Hedningernes Forfængeligheder de, som kunne lade regne, eller kunne de give Himlene Regndraaber? mon det ikke være dig selv, Herre vor Gud! og vi have forventet dig, thi du, du haver gjort alle disse Ting.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Are there any among the vanities of the Gentiles that can cause rain? or can the heavens give showers? art not thou he, O LORD our God? therefore we will wait upon thee: for thou hast made all these things.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Er det noen blant hedningenes tomme avguder som kan gi regn? Eller kan himmelen gi regnskurer? Er det ikke du, Herre, vår Gud? Derfor vil vi vente på deg, for du har gjort alle disse tingene.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  Are there any among the idols of the nations that can cause rain? Or can the heavens give showers? Are You not He, O LORD our God? Therefore we will wait upon You, for You have made all these things.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  Are there any among the vanities of the Gentiles that can cause rain? or can the heavens give showers? art not thou he, O LORD our God? therefore we will wait upon thee: for thou hast made all these things.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Er det noen blant folkenes avguder som kan føre regn? Eller kan himmelen gi regnskurer? Er ikke du det, Herre vår Gud? Derfor vil vi vente på deg; for du har skapt alle disse tingene.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Blant folkene, er det noen avguder som kan gi regn? Eller kan himlene selv gi skybrudd? Er det ikke du, Herre vår Gud? Derfor venter vi på deg, for du har gjort alle disse tingene.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Er det noen blant folkets tomme avguder som kan bringe regn? Eller kan himmelen gi regnskyll? Er ikke du det, Herre vår Gud? Derfor vil vi vente på deg; for du har skapt alle disse ting.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Kan noen av de falske gudene for folkene få regnet til å komme? Kan himmelen gi regnskyll? Er ikke du han, Herre vår Gud? Så vi vil fortsette å vente på deg, for du har gjort alle disse tingene.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Are there eny amonge the goddes of the Gentiles, that sende rayne, or geue the showers of heauen? Dost not thou it o LORDE oure God, in who we trust? Yee LORDE, thou dost all these thinges.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Are there any among the vanities of the Gentiles, that can giue raine? or can the heauens giue showres? is it not thou, O Lorde our God? therefore we will waite vpon thee: for thou hast made all these things.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Are there any among the gods of the gentiles that sende rayne, or geue the showres from heauen? Art not thou thy selfe our Lorde God? we wyll trust in thee, for thou doest all these thynges.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Are there [any] among the vanities of the Gentiles that can cause rain? or can the heavens give showers? [art] not thou he, O LORD our God? therefore we will wait upon thee: for thou hast made all these [things].

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Are there any among the vanities of the nations that can cause rain? or can the sky give showers? Aren't you he, Yahweh our God? therefore we will wait for you; for you have made all these things.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  Are there among the vanities of the nations any causing rain? And do the heavens give showers? Art not Thou He, O Jehovah our God? And we wait for thee, for Thou -- Thou hast done all these!

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Are there any among the vanities of the nations that can cause rain? or can the heavens give showers? art not thou he, O Jehovah our God? therefore we will wait for thee; for thou hast made all these things.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Are any of the false gods of the nations able to make rain come? are the heavens able to give showers? are you not he, O Lord our God? so we will go on waiting for you, for you have done all these things.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Are there any among the vanities of the nations that can cause rain? or can the sky give showers? Aren't you he, Yahweh our God? therefore we will wait for you; for you have made all these things.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Do any of the worthless idols of the nations cause rain to fall? Do the skies themselves send showers? Is it not you, O Lord our God, who does this? So we put our hopes in you because you alone do all this.”

Referenced Verses

• Isa 30:23 : 23 He will also send rain for the seed you sow in the ground, and the food that comes from the land will be rich and plentiful. On that day your cattle will graze in broad meadows.
• Jer 5:24 : 24 They do not say in their hearts, 'Let us fear the Lord our God, who gives the rains in their season—the early and late rains—and who keeps for us the appointed weeks of harvest.'
• Ps 135:7 : 7 He brings up clouds from the ends of the earth; He makes lightning for the rain and brings out the wind from His storehouses.
• Deut 32:21 : 21 They made Me jealous with something that is not God; they provoked Me with their worthless idols. So I will make them jealous with those who are not a nation; I will provoke them with a foolish nation.
• Ps 25:21 : 21 May integrity and uprightness protect me, because I wait for you.
• 1 Kgs 17:1 : 1 Elijah, the Tishbite from the inhabitants of Gilead, said to Ahab, "As the LORD, the God of Israel, lives, whom I serve, there will be neither dew nor rain in these years, except by my word."
• Deut 28:12 : 12 The LORD will open the heavens, His rich treasury, to give rain to your land in its season and bless all the work of your hands. You will lend to many nations, but you will not borrow.
• Ps 130:5 : 5 I wait for the LORD; my soul waits, and I put my hope in His word.
• Isa 41:29 : 29 Behold, all of them are worthless; their works are nothing; their metal idols are wind and emptiness.
• Lam 3:25-26 : 25 The LORD is good to those who wait for Him, to the soul who seeks Him. 26 It is good to wait quietly for the salvation of the LORD.
• Joel 2:23 : 23 Be glad, children of Zion; rejoice in the LORD your God, for he has given you the autumn rains because he is faithful. He sends you abundant showers, both autumn and spring rains, as in the past.
• Jer 10:15 : 15 They are worthless, a work of mockery; at the time of their punishment, they will perish.
• Zech 10:1-2 : 1 Ask the LORD for rain in the spring season. It is the LORD who makes lightning flashes and provides abundant rain for everyone, giving vegetation in the fields. 2 For the household idols speak deceit, and the diviners see false visions. They tell deceitful dreams and offer empty comfort. Therefore, the people wander like sheep, oppressed because they have no shepherd.
• Matt 5:45 : 45 So that you may become children of your Father in heaven. For He causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.
• Acts 14:15-17 : 15 They cried out, 'Men, why are you doing these things? We are also humans with the same nature as you, proclaiming the good news to you, that you should turn from these worthless things to the living God, who made the heaven, the earth, the sea, and everything in them.' 16 In past generations, he allowed all the nations to walk in their own ways. 17 Yet, he did not leave himself without a witness, for he gave you rains from heaven and fruitful seasons, filling you with food and gladness in your hearts.
• Jer 16:19 : 19 LORD, my strength and my fortress, my refuge in the day of trouble! Nations will come to You from the ends of the earth and say, 'Our ancestors inherited nothing but lies, worthless idols that do not profit at all.'
• Jer 51:16 : 16 When He utters His voice, there is a tumult of waters in the heavens, and He causes the clouds to rise from the ends of the earth. He makes lightning for the rain and brings forth wind from His storehouses.
• Amos 4:7 : 7 I withheld the rain from you when there were still three months until harvest. I caused it to rain on one city but not on another; one field received rain, while another withered due to lack of it.
• Mic 7:7 : 7 But as for me, I will look to the LORD; I will wait for the God of my salvation. My God will hear me.
• Hab 3:17-19 : 17 Though the fig tree does not blossom and there are no grapes on the vines, though the olive crop fails and the fields produce no food, though the sheep are cut off from the fold and there are no cattle in the stalls, 18 yet I will exult in the LORD; I will rejoice in the God of my salvation. 19 The Sovereign LORD is my strength; He makes my feet like the feet of a deer; He makes me tread on the heights. For the choir director, on my stringed instruments.
• Isa 44:12-20 : 12 The blacksmith works with iron, shaping it in the coals. He hammers it with his tools and works it with the strength of his arms. Yet he grows hungry and loses his strength; he drinks no water and becomes faint. 13 The carpenter measures out wood; he marks it with a stylus. He shapes it with chisels and marks it with a compass. He crafts it in the form of a man, a human figure, to dwell in a house. 14 He cuts down cedars or chooses a cypress or an oak. He lets it grow strong among the trees of the forest. He plants a pine, and the rain makes it grow. 15 It becomes fuel for a man; he takes part of it to warm himself, he kindles a fire and bakes bread. But he also makes a god and worships it; he makes an idol and bows down to it. 16 Half of the wood he burns in the fire; he roasts meat over it, eats, and is satisfied. He warms himself and says, 'Ah, I am warm; I see the fire.' 17 From the rest he makes a god, his idol, and bows down to it. He worships it and prays to it, saying, 'Save me, for you are my god.' 18 They have no knowledge or understanding; their eyes are plastered over so they cannot see, and their hearts so they cannot understand. 19 No one considers in his heart, no one has the knowledge or insight to say, 'Half of it I burned in the fire; I also baked bread on its coals, roasted meat, and ate. Now, should I make an abomination of the rest? Should I bow down to a block of wood?' 20 He feeds on ashes. A deceived heart has led him astray, and he cannot save himself or say, 'Isn't there a lie in my right hand?'
• Jer 10:13 : 13 At the sound of His thunder, water roars in the heavens. He causes clouds to rise from the ends of the earth. He makes lightning for the rain and brings wind out of His storehouses.
• Ps 147:8 : 8 He covers the sky with clouds; He prepares rain for the earth; He makes the mountains sprout grass.
• Isa 30:18 : 18 Yet the LORD longs to be gracious to you; therefore he will rise up to show you compassion. For the LORD is a God of justice. Blessed are all who wait for him!
• 1 Kgs 17:14 : 14 For this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: 'The jar of flour will not run out, and the jug of oil will not run dry until the day the LORD sends rain upon the earth.'
• 1 Kgs 18:1 : 1 After many days, the word of the LORD came to Elijah in the third year, saying, "Go and present yourself to Ahab, and I will send rain on the land."
• 1 Kgs 18:39-45 : 39 When all the people saw it, they fell facedown and said, "The LORD, He is God! The LORD, He is God!" 40 Then Elijah said to them, "Seize the prophets of Baal. Do not let any of them escape." So they seized them, and Elijah brought them down to the Kishon Valley and slaughtered them there. 41 Elijah said to Ahab, "Go up, eat and drink, for there is the sound of a heavy rain. 42 So Ahab went up to eat and drink, but Elijah went up to the top of Mount Carmel, crouched down to the ground, and put his face between his knees. 43 Then he said to his servant, "Go and look toward the sea." So he went and looked and said, "There is nothing." Seven times Elijah told him, "Go back." 44 On the seventh time, the servant reported, "Behold, a small cloud, as small as a man’s hand, is rising from the sea." So Elijah said, "Go and tell Ahab, 'Prepare your chariot and go down before the rain stops you.'" 45 In a short while, the sky grew dark with clouds and wind, and a heavy rain began to fall. Ahab mounted his chariot and rode to Jezreel.
• Job 5:10 : 10 He gives rain to the earth and sends water to the fields.
• Job 38:26-28 : 26 to water a land where no man lives, an uninhabited desert, 27 to satisfy the desolate and waste ground and make the dry, barren land produce grass? 28 Does the rain have a father, or who gives birth to the dew drops?
• Ps 25:3 : 3 Indeed, none who wait for you will be put to shame; but those who act treacherously without cause will be ashamed.
• Ps 27:14 : 14 Wait for the Lord; be strong, and let your heart take courage; wait for the Lord.
• Ps 74:1-2 : 1 A contemplation of Asaph. O God, why have You rejected us forever? Why does Your anger burn against the sheep of Your pasture? 2 Remember Your congregation, which You purchased of old, the tribe of Your inheritance, which You redeemed—Mount Zion, where You have dwelled.
• 1 Kgs 8:36 : 36 then hear from heaven and forgive the sin of Your servants and Your people Israel. Teach them the right way to live, and send rain on the land You gave Your people as an inheritance.