Verse 5

For He brings down those who dwell on high; the lofty city, He lays it low; He lays it low, even to the ground; He brings it even to the dust.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  For han har bøyd de som bor i høyden ned, den stolte byen. Han legger den i støvet, ja, han kaster den ned til jorden.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  For han bringer ned dem som bor i høyden; den stolte byen legger han lavt, han legger den lavt, ned til bakken, han bringer den helt ned til støvet.

• Norsk King James

  For han lar de som bor i høyden falle; han bringer de stolte ned, han legger dem helt ned i støvet.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  For han vil bøye ned dem som bor i høyden, den opphøyde byen; han skal ydmyke den, dra den ned til jorden, helt ned til støvet.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  For han har bøyd dem som bor i høyden, den opphøyde byen; han legger den ned, legger den ned til jorden, gjør den jevn med støvet.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  For han senker dem som bor høyt oppe; den stolte byen, han legger den lavt; helt ned til bakken, han bringer den i støvet.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  For han kaster ned dem som bor på høye steder; den stolte by senker han ned, helt til jorden, han fører den ned til støvet.

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

  For han senker dem som bor høyt oppe; den stolte byen, han legger den lavt; helt ned til bakken, han bringer den i støvet.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  For han har bøyd de som bor i høyden, den opphøyde byen; han senker den, han kaster den til jorden, lar den nå støvet.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  For He has brought down those who dwell on high, the lofty city; He lays it low, to the ground, to the dust.

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  For Han har ydmyket de som bodde i det høye, den opphøyde byen har Han lagt lav, Han har lagt den lav til jorden, kastet den ned i støvet.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Thi han skal nedbøie dem, som boe i det Høie, den ophøiede Stad; han skal fornedre den, han skal fornedre den til Jorden, han skal drage den ned indtil Støvet.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  For he bringeth down them that dwell on high; the lofty city, he layeth it low; he layeth it low, even to the ground; he bringeth it even to the dust.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  For han fører ned dem som bor i høyden; den stolte byen legger han lavt; han legger den helt ned til jorden, han bringer den ned i støvet.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  For han har brakt ned de som bor i høyden, den stolte by: han legger den lav, legger den lav helt til jorden; han bringer den til støvet.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  For han bøyer de som bor høyt, en høysett by gjør han lav, han jevner den med jorden, han lar den falle i støvet.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  For han har stanset dem som bor i høyden, den stolte byen: han legger den lav, han legger den lav helt til jorden; han bringer den ned til støvet.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  For han har gjort de stolte lave, alle menneskene i stolthetens by: Han legger den lavt, knuser den til jorden; han legger den lavt i støvet.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  For why, it is he, yt bringeth lowe the hie mynded citesyns, & casteth downe the proude cities. He casteth the to the groude, yee eue in to ye myre, yt they maye be trode

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  For hee will bring downe them that dwell on hie: the hie citie he will abase: euen vnto the ground wil he cast it downe, & bring it vnto dust.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  For he hath brought downe the high minded citizens: as for the proude citie he hath brought it lowe, euen to the ground shall he cast it downe, and bring it vnto dust.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ For he bringeth down them that dwell on high; the lofty city, he layeth it low; he layeth it low, [even] to the ground; he bringeth it [even] to the dust.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  For he has brought down those who dwell on high, the lofty city: he lays it low, he lays it low even to the ground; he brings it even to the dust.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  For He bowed down the dwellers on high, A city set on high He maketh low, He maketh it low unto the earth, He causeth it to come unto the dust,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  For he hath brought down them that dwell on high, the lofty city: he layeth it low, he layeth it low even to the ground; he bringeth it even to the dust.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  For he has made low those who are lifted up, all the people of the town of pride: he makes it low, crushing it down to the earth; he makes it low in the dust.

• World English Bible (2000)

  For he has brought down those who dwell on high, the lofty city. He lays it low. He lays it low even to the ground. He brings it even to the dust.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Indeed, the LORD knocks down those who live in a high place, he brings down an elevated town; he brings it down to the ground, he throws it down to the dust.

Referenced Verses

• Job 40:11-13 : 11 Cast afar the rage of your wrath; and behold everyone that is proud, and abase him. 12 Look on everyone that is proud, and bring him low; and tread down the wicked in their place. 13 Hide them in the dust together; and bind their faces in secret.
• Isa 2:12 : 12 For the day of the LORD of hosts shall be upon everyone that is proud and lofty, and upon everyone that is lifted up, and he shall be brought low:
• Isa 13:11 : 11 And I will punish the world for their evil, and the wicked for their iniquity; and I will cause the arrogance of the proud to cease, and will lay low the haughtiness of the terrible.
• Isa 14:13 : 13 For you have said in your heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will also sit upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north:
• Isa 25:11-12 : 11 And He will stretch forth His hands in their midst, as he who swims spreads his hands to swim; and He will bring down their pride together with the spoils of their hands. 12 And the fortress of the high fort of your walls will He bring down, lay low, and bring to the ground, even to the dust.
• Isa 32:19 : 19 Though hail comes down on the forest, and the city is brought low in humiliation.
• Isa 47:1 : 1 Come down and sit in the dust, O virgin daughter of Babylon; sit on the ground. There is no throne, O daughter of the Chaldeans, for you shall no more be called tender and delicate.
• Jer 50:31-32 : 31 Behold, I am against you, O most proud, says the Lord GOD of hosts: for your day has come, the time that I will visit you. 32 And the most proud shall stumble and fall, and none shall help him up: and I will kindle a fire in his cities, and it shall devour all around him.
• Jer 51:25-26 : 25 Behold, I am against you, O destroying mountain, says the LORD, which destroys all the earth; and I will stretch out My hand upon you, and roll you down from the rocks, and will make you a burnt mountain. 26 They shall not take from you a stone for a corner, nor a stone for foundations; but you shall be desolate forever, says the LORD.
• Jer 51:37 : 37 Babylon shall become heaps, a dwelling place for dragons, an astonishment, and a hissing, without an inhabitant.
• Jer 51:64 : 64 And you shall say, Thus shall Babylon sink, and shall not rise from the evil that I will bring upon her; and they shall be weary. Thus far are the words of Jeremiah.
• Rev 18:2 : 2 And he cried out mightily with a strong voice, saying, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and has become the dwelling of demons, and the prison of every foul spirit, and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird.