Verse 6

He stood and measured the earth; He looked and drove asunder the nations. The everlasting mountains were scattered, the perpetual hills bowed; His ways are everlasting.

Other Translations

  • GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

    Han reiste seg og rystet jorden; han så på folkeslagene og fikk dem til å skjelve. De gamle fjellene brast, de eldgamle høyder sank ned. Hans veier er evige.

  • Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

    Han stod og målte jorden; han så, og drev fra hverandre folkeslagene. De evige fjellene ble spredt, de eldgamle haugene sank; hans veier er evige.

  • Norsk King James

    Han stod opp og målte jorden; han så og delte nasjonene; de evige fjellene ble spredd, de varige høydene bøyde seg: hans veier er evige.

  • Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

    Han sto og rystet jorden, han så og fikk nasjonene til å skjelve. De eldgamle fjell ble knust, de gamle høyder sank sammen. Hans stier er evige.

  • Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

    Han står og ryster jorden, han ser og får folkeslag til å skjelve. De evige fjell blir knust, de eldgamle høyder synker sammen. Hans veier er fra evighet.

  • Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

    Han stod og målte jorden: han så og spredte nasjonene; de evige fjell ble spredt, de eldgamle høyder bøyde seg: hans veier er evige.

  • o3-mini KJV Norsk

    Han sto og målte jorden; han så og splittet nasjonene, og de evige fjell ble spredt, mens de stadige åsene bøyde seg – hans veier er evige.

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

    Han stod og målte jorden: han så og spredte nasjonene; de evige fjell ble spredt, de eldgamle høyder bøyde seg: hans veier er evige.

  • Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

    Han stod og rystet jorden; han så og fikk nasjonene til å skjelve. De evige fjell ble knust, de eldgamle høyder sank, hans veier er evige.

  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    He stood and shook the earth; He looked and startled the nations. The ancient mountains crumbled; the everlasting hills sank low. His ways are eternal.

  • biblecontext

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  • GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

    Han stoppet og målte jorden, han så og drev nasjonene fra hverandre. De evige fjell ble knust, de eldgamle høyder bøyde seg. Hans veier er evige.

  • Original Norsk Bibel 1866

    Han stod og maalte Landet, han saae til og kom Hedningerne til at springe, og evige Bjerge bleve adspredte, de evige Høie bøiede sig; hans Gange ere evige.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    He stood, and measured the earth: he beheld, and drove asunder the nations; and the everlasting mountains were scattered, the perpetual hills did bow: his ways are everlasting.

  • KJV 1769 norsk

    Han stanset, og målte jorden; han så, og spredte nasjonene. De evige fjell ble splittet, de eldgamle høyder bøyde seg; hans veier er evige.

  • Norsk oversettelse av Webster

    Han stod og rystet jorden. Han så, og nasjonene skalv. De eldgamle fjellene ble knust, de eldgamle åsene sank sammen. Hans veier er evige.

  • Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

    Han står og måler jorden, Han ser og skjelver folkeslagene, Evige fjell brytes i stykker, Urgamle høyder synker sammen, Hans veier er fra gammel tid.

  • Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

    Han sto og målte jorden; han så, og spredte nasjonene; de evige fjell ble knust; de eldgamle høyder bøyde seg; hans veier er som i gamle dager.

  • Norsk oversettelse av BBE

    Fra sin høye plass fikk han jorden til å skjelve; han så og folkene beveget seg plutselig: og de evige fjellene brast, de tidløse høydene bøyde seg ned; hans veier er evige.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    He stondeth, & measureth the earth: He loketh, & the people consume awaye, the moutaynes of ye worlde fall downe to powlder, and the hilles are fayne to bowe them selues, for his goinges are euerlastinge and sure.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    He stoode and measured the earth: he behelde and dissolued the nations and the euerlasting mountaines were broken, and the ancient hilles did bowe: his wayes are euerlasting.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    He stoode, and measured the earth, he behelde, and dissolued the nations, and the euerlasting mountaynes were broken, and the auncient hilles did bowe, his wayes are euerlasting.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    He stood, and measured the earth: he beheld, and drove asunder the nations; and the everlasting mountains were scattered, the perpetual hills did bow: his ways [are] everlasting.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    He stood, and shook the earth. He looked, and made the nations tremble. The ancient mountains were crumbled. The age-old hills collapsed. His ways are eternal.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    He hath stood, and He measureth earth, He hath seen, and He shaketh off nations, And scatter themselves do mountains of antiquity, Bowed have the hills of old, The ways of old `are' His.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    He stood, and measured the earth; He beheld, and drove asunder the nations; And the eternal mountains were scattered; The everlasting hills did bow; His goings were [as] of old.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    From his high place he sent shaking on the earth; he saw and nations were suddenly moved: and the eternal mountains were broken, the unchanging hills were bent down; his ways are eternal.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    He stood, and shook the earth. He looked, and made the nations tremble. The ancient mountains were crumbled. The age-old hills collapsed. His ways are eternal.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    He took his battle position and shook the earth; with a mere look he frightened the nations. The ancient mountains disintegrated; the primeval hills were flattened. His are ancient roads.

Referenced Verses

  • Deut 33:15 : 15 And for the chief things of the ancient mountains, and for the precious things of the lasting hills,
  • Gen 49:26 : 26 The blessings of your father have prevailed above the blessings of my ancestors to the utmost bounds of the everlasting hills: they shall be on the head of Joseph, and on the crown of the head of him who was separate from his brothers.
  • Nah 1:5 : 5 The mountains quake at him, and the hills melt, and the earth is burned at his presence, yes, the world and all who dwell in it.
  • Hab 3:10 : 10 The mountains saw You and trembled; the overflowing of the water passed by. The deep uttered its voice and lifted up its hands on high.
  • Zech 14:4-5 : 4 And his feet shall stand in that day upon the Mount of Olives, which is before Jerusalem on the east, and the Mount of Olives shall split in the midst toward the east and toward the west, and there shall be a very great valley; and half of the mountain shall move toward the north, and half of it toward the south. 5 And you shall flee to the valley of the mountains; for the valley of the mountains shall reach unto Azal: yes, you shall flee, as you fled from before the earthquake in the days of Uzziah king of Judah: and the LORD my God shall come, and all the saints with you.
  • Matt 24:35 : 35 Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away.
  • Luke 1:50 : 50 And His mercy is on those who fear Him from generation to generation.
  • Acts 17:26 : 26 And has made from one blood every nation of men to dwell on all the face of the earth, and has determined their pre-appointed times and the boundaries of their dwellings;
  • Heb 13:8 : 8 Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever.
  • Exod 15:17 : 17 You will bring them in, and plant them in the mountain of your inheritance, in the place, O LORD, which you have made for you to dwell in, in the Sanctuary, O Lord, which your hands have established.
  • Exod 21:31 : 31 Whether it has gored a son or a daughter, according to this judgment it shall be done to him.
  • Num 34:1-9 : 1 And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, 2 Command the children of Israel and say to them, 'When you come into the land of Canaan, (this is the land that shall fall to you for an inheritance, even the land of Canaan with its borders:) 3 Then your southern quarter shall be from the wilderness of Zin along the border of Edom, and your southern border shall be the outermost coast of the salt sea eastward. 4 And your border shall turn from the south to the ascent of Akrabbim and pass on to Zin, and the going forth of it shall be from the south to Kadeshbarnea, and shall go on to Hazaraddar, and pass on to Azmon. 5 And the border shall turn from Azmon to the river of Egypt, and the termination of it shall be at the sea. 6 As for the western border, you shall have the great sea for a border: this shall be your west border. 7 And this shall be your north border: from the great sea you shall designate for yourselves Mount Hor. 8 From Mount Hor you shall designate your border to the entrance of Hamath, and the termination of the border shall be at Zedad. 9 And the border shall extend to Ziphron, and the termination of it shall be at Hazarenan: this shall be your north border. 10 And you shall designate your east border from Hazarenan to Shepham. 11 And the coast shall go down from Shepham to Riblah, on the east side of Ain, and the border shall descend and reach to the side of the sea of Chinnereth eastward. 12 And the border shall go down to Jordan, and the termination of it shall be at the Salt Sea: this shall be your land with its boundaries all around. 13 And Moses commanded the children of Israel, saying, 'This is the land which you shall inherit by lot, which the LORD commanded to give to the nine tribes and to the half tribe:' 14 For the tribe of the children of Reuben according to their fathers' houses, and the tribe of the children of Gad according to their fathers' houses, have received their inheritance; and half the tribe of Manasseh have received their inheritance: 15 The two tribes and the half tribe have received their inheritance on this side of the Jordan near Jericho eastward, toward the sunrise. 16 And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, 17 These are the names of the men who shall divide the land to you: Eleazar the priest and Joshua the son of Nun. 18 And you shall take one leader of every tribe to divide the land by inheritance. 19 And these are the names of the men: of the tribe of Judah, Caleb the son of Jephunneh. 20 Of the tribe of the children of Simeon, Shemuel the son of Ammihud. 21 Of the tribe of Benjamin, Elidad the son of Chislon. 22 And the leader of the tribe of the children of Dan, Bukki the son of Jogli. 23 The leader of the children of Joseph, for the tribe of the children of Manasseh, Hanniel the son of Ephod. 24 And the leader of the tribe of the children of Ephraim, Kemuel the son of Shiphtan. 25 And the leader of the tribe of the children of Zebulun, Elizaphan the son of Parnach. 26 And the leader of the tribe of the children of Issachar, Paltiel the son of Azzan. 27 And the leader of the tribe of the children of Asher, Ahihud the son of Shelomi. 28 And the leader of the tribe of the children of Naphtali, Pedahel the son of Ammihud. 29 These are the ones whom the LORD commanded to divide the inheritance to the children of Israel in the land of Canaan.
  • Deut 32:8 : 8 When the Most High divided to the nations their inheritance, when he separated the sons of Adam, he set the boundaries of the people according to the number of the children of Israel.
  • Josh 10:42 : 42 All these kings and their land Joshua took at one time, because the LORD God of Israel fought for Israel.
  • Josh 11:18-23 : 18 Joshua made war a long time with all those kings. 19 There was not a city that made peace with the children of Israel, except the Hivites, the inhabitants of Gibeon: all others they took in battle. 20 For it was of the LORD to harden their hearts, that they should come against Israel in battle, that he might destroy them utterly, and that they might find no favor, but that he might destroy them, as the LORD commanded Moses. 21 And at that time Joshua came, and cut off the Anakim from the mountains, from Hebron, from Debir, from Anab, and from all the mountains of Judah, and from all the mountains of Israel: Joshua utterly destroyed them with their cities. 22 There was none of the Anakim left in the land of the children of Israel: only in Gaza, in Gath, and in Ashdod, some remained. 23 So Joshua took the whole land, according to all that the LORD said to Moses; and Joshua gave it as an inheritance to Israel according to their divisions by their tribes. And the land rested from war.
  • Judg 5:5 : 5 The mountains melted before the LORD, even that Sinai, before the LORD God of Israel.
  • Neh 9:22-24 : 22 Moreover, You gave them kingdoms and nations, and divided them into districts: So they possessed the land of Sihon, the land of the king of Heshbon, and the land of Og king of Bashan. 23 You also multiplied their children as the stars of heaven, and brought them into the land which You had promised to their forefathers they would enter and possess. 24 So the children entered and possessed the land; You subdued before them the inhabitants of the land, the Canaanites, and gave them into their hands, with their kings and the people of the land, so that they might do with them as they wished.
  • Ps 68:16 : 16 Why do you leap, you high hills? This is the hill which God desires to dwell in; yes, the LORD will dwell in it forever.
  • Ps 90:2 : 2 Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever you had formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, you are God.
  • Ps 103:17 : 17 But the mercy of the LORD is from everlasting to everlasting on those who fear Him, and His righteousness to children's children;
  • Ps 114:4-7 : 4 The mountains skipped like rams, and the little hills like lambs. 5 What troubled you, O sea, that you fled? O Jordan, that you were driven back? 6 O mountains, that you skipped like rams; and O little hills, like lambs? 7 Tremble, O earth, at the presence of the Lord, at the presence of the God of Jacob;
  • Ps 135:8-9 : 8 He struck the firstborn of Egypt, both of man and beast. 9 He sent signs and wonders into the midst of you, O Egypt, upon Pharaoh, and upon all his servants. 10 He struck great nations, and killed mighty kings; 11 Sihon, king of the Amorites, and Og, king of Bashan, and all the kingdoms of Canaan: 12 And gave their land as a heritage, a heritage to Israel his people.
  • Isa 51:6 : 6 Lift up your eyes to the heavens, and look upon the earth beneath: for the heavens will vanish away like smoke, and the earth will grow old like a garment, and those who dwell in it will die in like manner: but my salvation will last forever, and my righteousness will not be abolished.
  • Isa 51:8 : 8 For the moth will eat them up like a garment, and the worm will eat them like wool: but my righteousness will last forever, and my salvation from generation to generation.
  • Isa 64:1-3 : 1 Oh that you would rend the heavens, that you would come down, that the mountains might flow down at your presence, 2 As when the melting fire burns, the fire causes the waters to boil, to make your name known to your adversaries, that the nations may tremble at your presence! 3 When you did terrible things which we did not look for, you came down, the mountains flowed down at your presence.
  • Mic 5:8 : 8 And the remnant of Jacob shall be among the Gentiles in the midst of many people like a lion among the beasts of the forest, like a young lion among the flocks of sheep: who, if he goes through, both treads down and tears in pieces, and none can deliver.