Verse 2

He springs up like a flower and withers away; he flees like a shadow and does not endure.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Som en blomst spirer han og visner, som en skygge flykter han og blir ikke stående.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Han kommer fram som en blomst og blir kuttet ned. Han flykter som en skygge, og fortsetter ikke.

• Norsk King James

  Han blomstrer som en blomst og visner; han blir kappet ned, og han forsvinner som en skygge som ikke varer.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Han spirer opp som en blomst og blir kuttet av, han flykter som en skygge og består ikke.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Som en blomst vokser han opp og visner, han flykter som en skygge og består ikke.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Han kommer fram som en blomst og blir kuttet ned; han flyr bort som en skygge og blir ikke.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Han blomstrer ut som en blomst, men blir kappet ned; han forsvinner som en skygge og varer ikke.

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

  Han kommer fram som en blomst og blir kuttet ned; han flyr bort som en skygge og blir ikke.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Som en blomst skyter han opp og visner, som en skygge flykter han bort og står ikke fast.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Som en blomst springer han ut og visner, han flykter som en skygge og blir ikke stående.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Han gaaer op som et Blomster og afskjæres, og han flyer som en Skygge og bestaaer ikke.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down: he fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Han likner en blomst som sprang fram men blir avskåret; han flykter som en skygge og fortsetter ikke.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  He comes forth like a flower and is cut down; he flees also as a shadow and does not continue.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down: he fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Han kommer frem som en blomst og blir hugget ned. Han flykter også som en skygge og fortsetter ikke.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Som en blomst kommer han frem og visner, Som en skygge flyr han, og blir ikke stående.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Han vokser opp som en blomst og visner: Han flykter som en skygge og blir ikke værende.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Han vokser opp som en blomst og kuttes ned: han flykter som skyggen og sees aldri igjen.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  He cometh vp, and falleth awaye like a floure. He flyeth as it were a shadowe, and neuer continueth in one state.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  He shooteth foorth as a flowre, and is cut downe: he vanisheth also as a shadowe, and continueth not.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  He commeth vp, and is cut downe like a floure: He fleeth as it were a shadow, and neuer continueth in one state.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down: he fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  He comes forth like a flower, and is cut down. He also flees like a shadow, and doesn't continue.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  As a flower he hath gone forth, and is cut off, And he fleeth as a shadow and standeth not.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down: He fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  He comes out like a flower, and is cut down: he goes in flight like a shade, and is never seen again.

• World English Bible (2000)

  He comes forth like a flower, and is cut down. He also flees like a shadow, and doesn't continue.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  He grows up like a flower and then withers away; he flees like a shadow, and does not remain.

Referenced Verses

• Job 8:9 : 9 for we were only born yesterday and know nothing, and our days on earth are but a shadow.
• 1 Pet 1:24 : 24 For, "All flesh is like grass, and all its glory like the flower of the grass. The grass withers, and the flower falls off,
• Isa 40:6-8 : 6 A voice says, 'Cry out.' And I said, 'What shall I cry?' All people are like grass, and all their faithfulness is like the flowers of the field. 7 The grass withers and the flowers fall, because the breath of the Lord blows on them. Surely the people are like grass. 8 The grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of our God endures forever.
• Ps 103:15-16 : 15 As for man, his days are like grass, he blooms like a flower of the field. 16 The wind blows over it, and it is gone, and its place remembers it no more.
• 1 Chr 29:15 : 15 For we are strangers and temporary residents before you, as were all our ancestors. Our days on earth are like a shadow, without hope.
• Ps 102:11 : 11 Because of your wrath and indignation, for you have lifted me up and thrown me aside.
• Ps 144:4 : 4 Man is like a breath; his days are like a passing shadow.
• Jas 1:10-11 : 10 and the rich in his humiliation, because like a flower of the grass he will pass away. 11 For the sun rises with its scorching heat, and withers the grass; its flower falls, and its beauty perishes. In the same way, the rich person will fade away in the midst of his pursuits.
• Jas 4:14 : 14 Why, you do not even know what will happen tomorrow. What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes.
• Eccl 8:13 : 13 But it will not go well for the wicked, nor will they prolong their days like a shadow, because they do not fear God.
• Job 9:25-26 : 25 My days are swifter than a runner; they flee away and do not see any good. 26 They pass by like reed boats, like an eagle swooping down on its prey.
• Ps 90:5-9 : 5 You sweep them away like a flood; they are like a dream, like grass that springs up in the morning— 6 In the morning it flourishes and grows, but by evening it withers and dries up. 7 We are consumed by your anger, and terrified by your wrath. 8 You have set our iniquities before you, our secret sins in the light of your presence. 9 All our days pass away under your wrath; we finish our years with a sigh.
• Ps 92:7 : 7 A senseless person does not know, and a fool does not understand this:
• Ps 92:12 : 12 My eyes will see the fall of my enemies; my ears will hear the downfall of my wicked foes who rise against me.