Verse 23

He makes nations great and then destroys them; He enlarges nations and guides them away.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Han bygger opp folk, men ødelegger dem; han sprer nasjoner før han leder dem.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Han øker folkene, og ødelegger dem: han utvider nasjonene, og gjør dem trange igjen.

• Norsk King James

  Han øker nasjonene, og ødelegger dem; han utvider nasjonene, og strammer dem inn.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Han lar folkeslag vokse og ødelegger dem igjen, han sprer dem ut og leder dem.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Han opphøyer nasjoner og ødelegger dem; han sprer dem ut og leder dem.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Han øker nasjonene, og ødelegger dem: han utvider nasjonene, og begrenser dem igjen.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Han forøker folkeslagene og ødelegger dem; han utvider dem og trekker dem sammen igjen.

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

  Han øker nasjonene, og ødelegger dem: han utvider nasjonene, og begrenser dem igjen.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Han gjør folkeslag store og ødelegger dem, sprer folkeslag ut og leder dem.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Han gjør nasjoner store og ødelegger dem; han gir dem rikdom og leder dem bort.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Han formerer Folkene og omkommer dem (igjen), han udbreder Folkene og leder dem.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  He increaseth the nations, and destroyeth them: he enlargeth the nations, and straiteneth them again.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Han øker nasjonene, og ødelegger dem: han utvider nasjonene, og innsnevrer dem igjen.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  He increases the nations, and destroys them: He enlarges the nations, and shrinks them again.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  He increaseth the nations, and destroyeth them: he enlargeth the nations, and straiteneth them again.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Han øker folkeslagene, og han ødelegger dem. Han utvider nasjonene, og han fører dem bort i fangenskap.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Han gjør nasjonene store, og han ødelegger dem; sprer ut nasjoner og lar dem være i stillhet.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Han øker folkeslagene, og han ødelegger dem; han utvider folkeslagene, og fører dem bort i fangenskap.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Han øker nasjoner og sender ødeleggelse over dem; utvider folks landområder, og gir dem så opp.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  He both increaseth the people, and destroyeth them: He maketh them to multiplie, and dryueth them awaye.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  He increaseth the people, and destroyeth them: he inlargeth the nations, and bringeth them in againe.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  He both increaseth the people and destroyeth them, he maketh them to multiplie, and diminisheth them.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  He increaseth the nations, and destroyeth them: he enlargeth the nations, and straiteneth them [again].

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  He increases the nations, and he destroys them. He enlarges the nations, and he leads them captive.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  Magnifying the nations, and He destroyeth them, Spreading out the nations, and He quieteth them.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  He increaseth the nations, and he destroyeth them: He enlargeth the nations, and he leadeth them captive.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Increasing nations, and sending destruction on them; making wide the lands of peoples, and then giving them up.

• World English Bible (2000)

  He increases the nations, and he destroys them. He enlarges the nations, and he leads them captive.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  He makes nations great, and destroys them; he extends the boundaries of nations and disperses them.

Referenced Verses

• Isa 9:3 : 3 For you have shattered the yoke that burdened them, the bar across their shoulders, the rod of their oppressor, as on the day of Midian’s defeat.
• Isa 26:15 : 15 You have increased the nation, LORD; You have increased the nation. You are glorified; You have extended all the borders of the land.
• Isa 60:22 : 22 The least of you will become a thousand, and the smallest one a mighty nation. I, the Lord, will hasten it in its time.
• Ps 107:38 : 38 He blessed them, and they multiplied greatly, and He did not let their livestock decrease.
• Exod 1:7 : 7 But the Israelites were fruitful, multiplied greatly, increased in number, and became exceedingly strong, so that the land was filled with them.
• Exod 1:20 : 20 So God was good to the midwives, and the people multiplied and became very numerous.
• Jer 30:19 : 19 Out of them will come songs of thanksgiving and the sound of rejoicing. I will increase their numbers, and they will not be decreased; I will honor them, and they will not be despised.
• Jer 33:22 : 22 Just as the stars in the sky cannot be counted and the sand on the seashore cannot be measured, so will I multiply the descendants of David my servant and the Levites who minister before me.
• Zech 10:8 : 8 I will whistle for them and gather them, for I have redeemed them. They will become as numerous as they were before.
• Isa 27:6 : 6 In days to come, Jacob will take root, Israel will blossom and sprout, and they will fill the whole world with fruit.
• Isa 51:2 : 2 Look to Abraham, your father, and to Sarah, who gave birth to you. When I called him, he was one person, and I blessed him and made him many.