Verse 2

For He founded it upon the seas and established it upon the rivers.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  For han grunnla den på havene og grunnfestet den på strømmene.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  For han har grunnlagt den på havene, og stadfestet den på strømmene.

• Norsk King James

  For han har grunnlagt den i havet og bygget den på strømmene.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  For han grunnla den på havene og fastsatte den på strømmene.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  For Han har grunnlagt den på havene og fastsatt den over strømmene.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  For han har grunnlagt den på havet og stadfestet den på de strømmende vannene.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  For han har grunnlagt den over havene og fastsatt den over flommene.

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

  For han har grunnlagt den på havet og stadfestet den på de strømmende vannene.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  For han har grunnlagt den på havene, og satt den fast på strømmene.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  For han har grunnlagt den over havene, og fastsatt den på strømmene.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Thi han, han grundfæstede den paa Havene, og beredte den paa Floderne.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  For he hath founded it upon the seas, and established it upon the floods.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  For han har grunnlagt den over havene, og etablert den over de strømmende vann.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  For He has founded it upon the seas, and established it upon the waters.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  For he hath founded it upon the seas, and established it upon the floods.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  For han har grunnlagt den på havene, og stadfestet den på strømmene.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  For han grunnla den på havene og befestet den på elvene.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  For han har grunnlagt den på havene, og etablert den på strømmene.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  For han grunnla den på havene, og grunnfestet den over strømmene.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  For he hath fouded it vpo the sees, & buylded it vpon the floudes.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  For he hath founded it vpon the seas: and established it vpon the floods.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  For he hath laide the foundation of it vpon the seas: and he hath set it sure vpon the fluddes.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  For he hath founded it upon the seas, and established it upon the floods.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  For he has founded it on the seas, And established it on the floods.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  For He on the seas hath founded it, And on the floods He doth establish it.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  For he hath founded it upon the seas, And established it upon the floods.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  For by him it was based on the seas, and made strong on the deep rivers.

• World English Bible (2000)

  For he has founded it on the seas, and established it on the floods.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  For he set its foundation upon the seas, and established it upon the ocean currents.

Referenced Verses

• Ps 136:6 : 6 To Him who spread out the earth upon the waters, for His steadfast love endures forever.
• Gen 1:9-9 : 9 Then God said, 'Let the waters under the sky be gathered to one place, and let dry ground appear.' And it was so. 10 God called the dry ground 'land,' and the gathered waters he called 'seas.' And God saw that it was good.
• Ps 104:5-6 : 5 He established the earth on its foundations, so that it will never be moved. 6 You covered it with the deep like a garment; the waters stood above the mountains.
• Ps 96:10 : 10 Say among the nations, 'The LORD reigns.' The world is firmly established; it cannot be moved. He will judge the peoples with fairness.
• Jer 5:22 : 22 Should you not fear Me? declares the Lord. Should you not tremble in My presence? I made the sand a boundary for the sea, an everlasting decree it cannot cross. Though its waves surge, they cannot prevail; though they roar, they cannot cross it.
• Jer 10:11-16 : 11 Tell them this: 'The gods who did not make the heavens and the earth will perish from the earth and from under the heavens.' 12 God made the earth by His power; He established the world by His wisdom and stretched out the heavens by His understanding. 13 At the sound of His thunder, water roars in the heavens. He causes clouds to rise from the ends of the earth. He makes lightning for the rain and brings wind out of His storehouses. 14 Everyone is senseless and without knowledge; every goldsmith is shamed by their idols. The images he makes are a fraud; they have no breath in them. 15 They are worthless, a work of mockery; at the time of their punishment, they will perish. 16 The portion of Jacob is not like these, for He is the Maker of all things, and Israel is the tribe of His inheritance—the Lord Almighty is His name.
• 2 Pet 3:5-7 : 5 For they deliberately ignore this fact: that the heavens existed long ago and the earth was formed out of water and through water by the word of God. 6 Through these, the world of that time was destroyed, being flooded with water. 7 But by the same word, the present heavens and earth are being reserved for fire, kept for the day of judgment and the destruction of ungodly people.
• Gen 8:22 : 22 For as long as the earth endures, seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night will never cease."
• Job 38:4 : 4 Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth? Tell me, if you have understanding.
• Job 38:8-9 : 8 Or who enclosed the sea with doors when it burst forth from the womb, 9 when I made the clouds its garment and wrapped it in thick darkness, 10 when I set its boundary and placed bars and doors on it, 11 and said, 'This far you may come, but no farther; here is where your proud waves must halt.'
• Ps 33:6 : 6 By the word of the Lord the heavens were made, and by the breath of His mouth all their host.
• Ps 93:1 : 1 The LORD reigns, He is clothed with majesty; the LORD is clothed, He has girded Himself with strength. Indeed, the world is firmly established; it cannot be moved.
• Ps 95:4 : 4 In His hands are the depths of the earth, and the mountain heights belong to Him.