Verse 17

Their roots are entwined around a heap of rocks; they look for a home among the stones.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Røttene hans omfavner steinhaugen, og han søker et hus av stein.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Hans røtter er viklet rundt stensamlingen, og han ser stedet for steinene.

• Norsk King James

  Røttene hans er sammenfiltret om haugen, og ser stedet hvor steinene er.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Hans røtter sprer seg ved kilden, han ser at hans hus står på stein.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Rundt sin stokk slynger røttene seg, et hus av stein holder den fast.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Røttene hans er viklet rundt en steinhaug og ser stedet for steiner.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Hans røtter snor seg rundt haugen og når frem til stedet for steiner.

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

  Røttene hans er viklet rundt en steinhaug og ser stedet for steiner.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Røttene hans vikler seg rundt i steinene, og han ser ned på steinhaugen.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Deres røtter slynger seg rundt steinhauger og griper tak i husets fundament.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Hans Rødder groe i hverandre hos et Væld, han seer, (at hans) Huus er paa Stene.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  His roots are wrapped about the heap, and seeth the place of stones.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Røttene hans er viklet rundt en steinhaug, og ser stedet for steinene.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  His roots are wrapped around the heap, and sees the place of stones.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  His roots are wrapped about the heap, and seeth the place of stones.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Hans røtter er tvunnet rundt steinhaugen, han ser steinenes sted.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Hans røtter er viklet inn i en haug, han ser etter et steinhus.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Hans røtter er viklet rundt steinhaugen, han ser på stedet med steiner.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Røttene hans snor seg om steinene, og tvinger seg inn mellom dem.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  it taketh many rotes, in so moch that it is like an house off stones.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  The rootes thereof are wrapped about the fountaine, and are folden about ye house of stones.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  The rootes thereof are wrapped about the fountayne, and are folden about the house of stones.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  His roots are wrapped about the heap, [and] seeth the place of stones.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  His roots are wrapped around the rock pile, He sees the place of stones.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  By a heap his roots are wrapped, A house of stones he looketh for.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  His roots are wrapped about the [stone] -heap, He beholdeth the place of stones.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  His roots are twisted round the stones, forcing their way in between them.

• World English Bible (2000)

  His roots are wrapped around the rock pile. He sees the place of stones.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  It wraps its roots around a heap of stones and it looks for a place among stones.

Referenced Verses

• Job 18:16 : 16 His roots below will dry up, and his branches above will wither.
• Job 29:19 : 19 My roots spread out to the waters, and the dew stayed overnight on my branches.
• Isa 5:24 : 24 Therefore, as a tongue of fire consumes stubble and as dry grass sinks in the flame, so their roots will decay and their blossoms will blow away like dust. For they have rejected the instruction of the LORD of Hosts and spurned the word of the Holy One of Israel.
• Isa 40:24 : 24 No sooner are they planted, no sooner are they sown, no sooner do they take root in the ground, than He blows on them and they wither, and a whirlwind sweeps them away like chaff.
• Jer 12:1-2 : 1 You are righteous, LORD, even when I bring my case to you. Yet I want to discuss your judgments: Why does the way of the wicked prosper? Why are those who betray others at ease? 2 You have planted them, and they have taken root; they grow and bear fruit. You are near to their lips but far from their hearts.
• Mark 11:20 : 20 Early in the morning, as they were passing by, they saw the fig tree withered from its roots.
• Jude 1:12 : 12 These are hidden reefs in your love feasts, feasting with you fearlessly, shepherding only themselves. They are waterless clouds, carried along by the winds; autumn trees without fruit, twice dead, uprooted.