Verse 7

For he does not know what shall be; for who can tell him when it shall be?

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  For ingen vet hva som kommer til å skje, og hvem kan forstå hva som vil skje?

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  For han vet ikke hva som skal komme; for hvem kan fortelle ham når det vil skje?

• Norsk King James

  For han vet ikke hva som skal skje; hvem kan fortelle ham når det vil skje?

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  For ingen vet hva som skal skje; hvem kan fortelle ham når det vil skje?

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  For ingen vet hva som vil skje, for hvem kan fortelle ham hva som skal skje?

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  For han vet ikke hva som vil skje, for hvem kan fortelle ham når det skal skje?

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  For han vet ikke hva som skal komme, og hvem kan da fortelle ham når det skal inntreffe?

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

  For han vet ikke hva som vil skje, for hvem kan fortelle ham når det skal skje?

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Ingen vet hva som vil skje, for hvem kan fortelle ham hva som vil skje?

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Since no one knows what will happen, who can tell anyone what is to come?

• biblecontext

  { "verseID": "Ecclesiastes.8.7", "source": "כִּֽי־אֵינֶ֥נּוּ יֹדֵ֖עַ מַה־שֶׁיִּֽהְיֶ֑ה כִּ֚י כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר יִֽהְיֶ֔ה מִ֖י יַגִּ֥יד לֽוֹ׃", "text": "*kî*-*ʾênennû* *yōdēaʿ* *mah*-that-*yihyeh* *kî* as-*ʾăšer* *yihyeh* *mî* *yaggîd* to-him", "grammar": { "*kî*": "conjunction - for/because", "*ʾênennû*": "negative particle with 3rd masculine singular suffix - he is not", "*yōdēaʿ*": "qal participle, masculine singular - knowing", "*mah*": "interrogative pronoun - what", "*yihyeh*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - will be", "*ʾăšer*": "relative particle - that/which/when", "*mî*": "interrogative pronoun - who", "*yaggîd*": "hiphil imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - will tell/declare" }, "variants": { "*ʾênennû*": "he is not/does not", "*yōdēaʿ*": "knowing/aware of", "*yihyeh*": "will be/shall be/come to pass", "*yaggîd*": "will tell/declare/make known" } }

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  For han vet ikke hva som skal skje, for hvem kan fortelle ham hvordan det vil bli?

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Thi han veed ikke, hvad skee skal; thi hvo kan tilkjendegive ham, naar det skal skee?

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  For he knoweth not that which shall be: for who can tell him when it shall be?

• KJV 1769 norsk

  For han vet ikke hva som skal skje; for hvem kan fortelle ham når det skal bli?

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  For han vet ikke hva som vil skje; hvem kan si ham hvordan det skal bli?

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  For han vet ikke hva som vil skje; for når det skal skje, hvem kan fortelle ham det?

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  For han vet ikke hva som skal bli; for hvem kan fortelle ham hvordan det vil bli?

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Ingen vet hva som skal skje, og hvem kan si til ham når det vil skje?

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And why? a man knoweth not what is for to come, for who wyll tell him?

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  For he knoweth not that which shalbe: for who can tell him when it shalbe?

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And why? a man knoweth not what is for to come: for who can tell hym when it shalbe?

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  For he knoweth not that which shall be: for who can tell him when it shall be?

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  For he doesn't know that which will be; for who can tell him how it will be?

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  For he knoweth not that which shall be, for when it shall be who declareth to him?

• American Standard Version (1901)

  for he knoweth not that which shall be; for who can tell him how it shall be?

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  No one is certain what is to be, and who is able to say to him when it will be?

• World English Bible (2000)

  For he doesn't know that which will be; for who can tell him how it will be?

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Surely no one knows the future, and no one can tell another person what will happen.

Referenced Verses

• Eccl 6:12 : 12 For who knows what is good for man in this life, all the days of his vain life which he spends as a shadow? For who can tell a man what will be after him under the sun?
• Eccl 9:12 : 12 For man also does not know his time: as the fish that are taken in an evil net, and as the birds that are caught in a snare, so are the sons of men snared in an evil time, when it falls suddenly upon them.
• Eccl 10:14 : 14 A fool also is full of words: a man cannot tell what shall be; and what shall be after him, who can tell him?
• Prov 24:22 : 22 For their calamity shall rise suddenly; and who knows the ruin of them both?
• Prov 29:1 : 1 He who is often reproved and hardens his neck shall suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy.
• Eccl 3:22 : 22 Therefore I perceive that there is nothing better than that a man should rejoice in his own works; for that is his portion: for who can bring him to see what shall be after him?
• Matt 24:44 : 44 Therefore you also be ready, for in an hour you do not expect the Son of Man will come.
• Matt 24:50 : 50 the master of that servant will come on a day when he is not looking for him, and at an hour that he is not aware of,
• Matt 25:6-9 : 6 And at midnight a cry was made: Behold, the bridegroom is coming; go out to meet him. 7 Then all those virgins arose and trimmed their lamps. 8 And the foolish said to the wise, Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out. 9 But the wise answered, saying, No, lest there not be enough for us and you; but go rather to those who sell, and buy for yourselves. 10 And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came, and those who were ready went in with him to the wedding, and the door was shut. 11 Afterward the other virgins also came, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us. 12 But he answered and said, Truly, I say to you, I do not know you. 13 Watch therefore, for you do not know the day nor the hour when the Son of Man comes.
• 1 Thess 5:1-3 : 1 But concerning the times and the seasons, brothers, you have no need that I write to you. 2 For you know perfectly that the day of the Lord comes as a thief in the night. 3 For when they say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction comes upon them, as labor pains upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape.