Verse 8

He covers the sky with clouds; He prepares rain for the earth; He makes the mountains sprout grass.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Han dekker himmelen med skyer, forbereder regn for jorden, han lar gress gro på fjellene.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Han dekker himmelen med skyer, forbereder regn for jorden og lar gresset gro på fjellene.

• Norsk King James

  Han som dekker himmelen med skyer, forbereder regn for jorden, og lar gresset vokse på fjellene.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  han som dekker himmelen med skyer, som gir regn på jorden, som lar gresset vokse på fjellene,

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Han dekker himmelen med skyer, forbereder regn for jorden, og lar gresset vokse på fjellene.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Han dekker himmelen med skyer, forbereder regnet for jorden og lar gresset gro på fjellene.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Han dekker himmelen med skyer, sender regn over jorden og lar gresset gro på fjellene.

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

  Han dekker himmelen med skyer, forbereder regnet for jorden og lar gresset gro på fjellene.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Han dekker himmelen med skyer, forbereder regn til jorden, får gress til å spire på fjellene.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Han dekker himmelen med skyer, gir regn til jorden, og lar gress gro på fjellene.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  ham, som bedækker Himmelen med (tykke) Skyer, ham, som beskikker Regn paa Jorden, ham, som lader Græs groe paa Bjergene,

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Who covereth the heaven with clouds, who prepareth rain for the earth, who maketh grass to grow upon the mountains.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Han dekker himmelen med skyer, forbereder regn til jorden, lar gresset gro på fjellene.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  Who covers the heavens with clouds, who prepares rain for the earth, who makes grass to grow upon the mountains.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  Who covereth the heaven with clouds, who prepareth rain for the earth, who maketh grass to grow upon the mountains.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  han som dekker himmelen med skyer, som forbereder regn for jorden, som får gresset til å vokse på fjellene.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Han dekker himmelen med skyer, forbereder regn for jorden og lar gress vokse på fjellene.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  han som dekker himmelen med skyer, som forbereder regn for jorden, som lar gresset gro på fjellene.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Han dekker himmelen med skyer og lar regn falle over jorden; han lar gress vokse på fjellene.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Which couereth ye heauen wt cloudes, prepareth rayne for ye earth, & maketh ye grasse to growe vpon the mountaynes.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Which couereth the heauen with cloudes, and prepareth raine for the earth, and maketh the grasse to growe vpon the mountaines:

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Who couereth the heauen with cloudes: who prepareth rayne for the earth, who maketh grasse to growe vppon the mountaynes.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Who covereth the heaven with clouds, who prepareth rain for the earth, who maketh grass to grow upon the mountains.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Who covers the sky with clouds, Who prepares rain for the earth, Who makes grass grow on the mountains.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  Who is covering the heavens with clouds, Who is preparing for the earth rain, Who is causing grass to spring up `on' mountains,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Who covereth the heavens with clouds, Who prepareth rain for the earth, Who maketh grass to grow upon the mountains.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  By his hand the heaven is covered with clouds and rain is stored up for the earth; he makes the grass tall on the mountains.

• World English Bible (2000)

  who covers the sky with clouds, who prepares rain for the earth, who makes grass grow on the mountains.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  He covers the sky with clouds, provides the earth with rain, and causes grass to grow on the hillsides.

Referenced Verses

• Job 5:10 : 10 He gives rain to the earth and sends water to the fields.
• Job 26:8-9 : 8 He binds up the waters in his clouds, yet the cloud is not torn apart beneath them. 9 He covers the face of his throne and spreads his cloud over it.
• Gen 9:14 : 14 Whenever I bring clouds over the earth and the rainbow becomes visible in the clouds,
• Ps 104:13-14 : 13 He waters the mountains from His upper chambers; the earth is satisfied with the fruit of Your works. 14 He causes the grass to grow for the livestock and plants for people to cultivate, bringing forth food from the earth,
• Ps 135:1 : 1 Praise the LORD! Praise the name of the LORD; praise Him, you servants of the LORD!
• Isa 5:6 : 6 I will make it a wasteland; it will neither be pruned nor hoed, and briers and thorns will grow there. I will also command the clouds not to rain on it.
• Jer 14:22 : 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.
• 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.
• Amos 5:7-8 : 7 You who turn justice to bitterness and cast righteousness to the ground— 8 He who made the Pleiades and Orion, who turns deep darkness into morning and darkens day into night, who calls for the waters of the sea and pours them out on the surface of the earth—the Lord is his name.
• 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 14:17 : 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.
• Jas 5:17-18 : 17 Elijah was a human being like us, and he prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and it did not rain on the land for three years and six months. 18 Then he prayed again, and the sky gave rain, and the earth produced its fruit.
• 1 Kgs 18:44-45 : 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 36:27-33 : 27 For He draws up the drops of water; they distill as rain into His mist. 28 The clouds pour it out; they drip upon mankind in abundance. 29 Moreover, can anyone understand the expanse of the clouds, or the thunderings of His pavilion? 30 Behold, He spreads His light over it and covers the depths of the sea. 31 For by these He judges the peoples; He gives food in abundance. 32 He covers His hands with the lightning and commands it to strike its target. 33 Its thundering declares His presence; the storm speaks of His power.
• Job 38:24-27 : 24 What is the way to the place where the light is divided, or the east wind scattered over the earth? 25 Who cuts a channel for the torrents of rain and a path for the thunderstorm, 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?
• Ps 65:9-9 : 9 The whole earth is awed by your signs; where morning dawns and evening fades, you call forth songs of joy. 10 You care for the land and water it; you enrich it abundantly. The streams of God are filled with water to provide the people with grain, for so you have prepared it. 11 You water its furrows abundantly, settle its ridges, and soften it with showers, blessing its growth. 12 You crown the year with your bounty, and your paths overflow with abundance. 13 The wilderness pastures overflow, and the hills are clothed with joy.