Verse 27

They reeled and staggered like drunkards, and all their skill was useless.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  De tumlet og var ute av seg som fulle menn, og all deres visdom ble til intet.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  De vakler og sier som en drukken mann, og all deres visdom svinner hen.

• Norsk King James

  De vager frem og tilbake, og vakler som en drukken mann, og er ved sitt siste.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  De tumlet og ravet som berusede, all deres visdom ble oppslukt.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  De ravet og slingret som drukne, og all deres visdom var til ingen nytte.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  De snubler og vakler som en drukken mann, og er uten råd.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  De vakler hit og dit, snubler som en beruset, og vet ikke lenger hva de skal gjøre.

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

  De snubler og vakler som en drukken mann, og er uten råd.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  De ravet og tumlet som en drukken mann, og all deres visdom var borte.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  De vaklet og stavret som en drukken mann, og all deres visdom forsvant.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  De dreves omkring og ravede som den Drukne, og al deres Viisdom blev opslugt.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man, and are at their wits' end.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  De tumler og skjener som en drukken mann, og er ved enden av sin visdom.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man, and are at their wits' end.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man, and are at their wits' end.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  De vakler og svinser som en drukken mann, og er ved slutten av sin visdom.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  De ravet og vaklet som drukkenbolter, all deres visdom var til ingen nytte.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  De tumler og vakler som en drukken mann, og er ved enden av sin kløkt.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  De virrer frem og tilbake, som om de var fulle; all deres visdom svikter.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  They rele to and fro, they stacker like a droncken man, and are at their wittes ende.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  They are tossed to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man, and all their cunning is gone.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  They reele to and fro, and they do stacker like a drunken man: and their wysdome fayleth them.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man, and are at their wits' end.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  They reel back and forth, and stagger like a drunken man, And are at their wits' end.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  They reel to and fro, and move as a drunkard, And all their wisdom is swallowed up.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man, And are at their wits' end.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  They are turned here and there, rolling like a man who is full of wine; and all their wisdom comes to nothing.

• World English Bible (2000)

  They reel back and forth, and stagger like a drunken man, and are at their wits' end.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  They swayed and staggered like a drunk, and all their skill proved ineffective.

Referenced Verses

• Job 12:25 : 25 They grope in the darkness without light; He makes them stagger like a drunkard.
• Isa 19:3 : 3 The spirit of the Egyptians will be emptied from within them, and I will confound their plans. They will seek idols, mediums, spirits, and fortune-tellers.
• Isa 19:14 : 14 The LORD has mixed within her a spirit of confusion, and they have led Egypt astray in all that it does, like a drunkard staggering in his vomit.
• Isa 29:9 : 9 Be astonished and amazed! Blind yourselves and be blind! They are drunk, but not with wine—they stagger, but not from strong drink.
• Acts 27:15-20 : 15 The ship was caught by the storm and could not head into the wind, so we gave way to it and were driven along. 16 As we passed to the lee of a small island called Clauda, we were barely able to secure the ship's lifeboat. 17 After hoisting it aboard, they used supports to undergird the ship. Fearing that they would run aground on the sandbanks of Syrtis, they lowered the sea anchor and let the ship be driven along. 18 The next day, as we were being violently tossed by the storm, they began to throw the cargo overboard. 19 On the third day, they threw the ship's tackle overboard with their own hands. 20 When neither sun nor stars appeared for many days and the storm continued to rage, all hope of being saved was finally abandoned.
• Isa 24:20 : 20 The earth staggers like a drunkard, it sways like a hut; its transgression lies heavy upon it, and it falls, never to rise again.
• Job 37:20 : 20 Should it be told to Him that I would speak? Or should a man say that he would be swallowed up?