Verse 23

I have sworn by Myself, the word has gone out of My mouth in righteousness, and shall not return, that to Me every knee shall bow, every tongue shall swear.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Ved meg har jeg sverget; et sant ord har gått ut av min munn, det skal ikke vende tilbake: For meg skal hvert kne bøye seg, hver tunge sverge.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Jeg har sverget ved meg selv; ordet har gått ut fra min munn i rettferdighet og skal ikke vendes tilbake: at for meg skal hvert kne bøye seg, hver tunge skal sverge.

• Norsk King James

  Jeg har sverget ved meg selv; mitt ord har utgått fra min munn i rettferdighet, og skal ikke vende tilbake; at til meg skal hvert kne bøye seg, hver tunge skal sverge.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Jeg har sverget ved meg selv, ordene fra min munn er sanne og vil ikke vende tilbake: For meg skal hvert kne bøye seg, hver tunge skal sverge ed.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Jeg har sverget ved meg selv, rettferdighet har gått ut av min munn, et ord som ikke skal bli tatt tilbake: For meg skal hvert kne bøyes, hver tunge sverge til.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Jeg har sverget ved meg selv, et rettferdig ord har gått ut av min munn, og det skal ikke vende tilbake: For meg skal hvert kne bøyes, og hver tunge skal sverge.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Jeg har sverget ved meg selv; mitt ord, uttalt i rettferdighet, skal aldri vende tilbake: for hvert kne skal bøye seg for meg, og hver tunge skal bekjenne.

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

  Jeg har sverget ved meg selv, et rettferdig ord har gått ut av min munn, og det skal ikke vende tilbake: For meg skal hvert kne bøyes, og hver tunge skal sverge.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Jeg har sverget ved meg selv, rettferdighet har gått ut fra min munn, et ord som ikke skal tas tilbake: For meg skal hvert kne bøyes, hver tunge sverger.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  By myself I have sworn; my mouth has uttered in all integrity a word that will not be revoked: Before me every knee will bow, by me every tongue will swear.

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Jeg har sverget ved meg selv, et rettferdig ord har gått ut av min munn som ikke skal falle bort. For meg skal hvert kne bøye seg, hver tunge skal sverge troskap.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Jeg haver svoret ved mig, Retfærdighedens Ord udgik af min Mund, og det skal ikke vende tilbage, at for mig skal bøies hvert Knæ, (ja) hver Tunge skal sværge.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  I have sworn by myself, the word is gone out of my mouth in righteousness, and shall not return, That unto me every knee shall bow, every tongue shall swear.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Jeg har sverget ved meg selv, ordet har gått ut av min munn i rettferdighet, og det skal ikke bli ugjort; for meg skal hvert kne bøye seg, hver tunge skal sverge.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Ved meg selv har jeg sverget, ordet er gått ut fra min munn i rettferdighet, og skal ikke vende tilbake, at for meg skal hvert kne bøye seg, hver tunge skal sverge.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Ved meg selv har jeg sverget, et ord har gått ut fra min munn i rettferdighet og skal ikke vende tilbake: For meg skal hvert kne bøye seg, hver tunge sverge.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Ved meg selv har jeg sverget, et ord er gått ut fra min munn i rettferdighet og skal ikke komme tilbake, at for meg skal hvert kne bøye seg, hver tunge skal sverge.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Ved meg selv har jeg tatt en ed, et sant ord er gått ut fra min munn, og vil ikke bli endret, at for meg skal hvert kne bøye seg, og hver tunge gi ære.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  I sweare by myself: out of my mouth cometh ye worde of rightuousnesse, and that maye no man turne: but all knees shal bowe vnto me, and all tunges shal sweare by me,

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  I haue sworne by my selfe: the worde is gone out of my mouth in righteousnesse, and shall not returne, That euery knee shall bowe vnto me, and euery tongue shall sweare by me.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  I sweare by my self, out of my mouth commeth the worde of righteousnesse, and that may no man turne: but all knees shall bowe vnto me, and all tongues shall sweare by my name,

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  I have sworn by myself, the word is gone out of my mouth [in] righteousness, and shall not return, That unto me every knee shall bow, every tongue shall swear.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  By myself have I sworn, the word is gone forth from my mouth [in] righteousness, and shall not return, that to me every knee shall bow, every tongue shall swear.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  By Myself I have sworn, Gone out from my mouth in righteousness hath a word, And it turneth not back, That to Me, bow doth every knee, every tongue swear.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  By myself have I sworn, the word is gone forth from my mouth [in] righteousness, and shall not return, that unto me every knee shall bow, every tongue shall swear.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  By myself have I taken an oath, a true word has gone from my mouth, and will not be changed, that to me every knee will be bent, and every tongue will give honour.

• World English Bible (2000)

  I have sworn by myself, the word has gone out of my mouth in righteousness, and will not return, that to me every knee shall bow, every tongue shall take an oath.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  I solemnly make this oath– what I say is true and reliable:‘Surely every knee will bow to me, every tongue will solemnly affirm;

Referenced Verses

• Phil 2:10 : 10 That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, and those on earth, and those under the earth;
• Rom 14:10-12 : 10 But why do you judge your brother? Or why do you show contempt for your brother? For we shall all stand before the judgment seat of Christ. 11 For it is written, As I live, says the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess to God. 12 So then each of us shall give account of himself to God.
• Isa 55:11 : 11 so shall my word be that goes forth from my mouth; it shall not return to me void, but it shall accomplish what I please, and it shall prosper in the thing for which I sent it.
• Ps 63:11 : 11 But the king shall rejoice in God; everyone that swears by him shall glory: but the mouth of those that speak lies shall be stopped.
• Isa 45:19 : 19 I have not spoken in secret, in a dark place of the earth: I did not say to the seed of Jacob, Seek Me in vain: I the LORD speak righteousness, I declare things that are right.
• Deut 6:13 : 13 You shall fear the LORD your God and serve him, and shall swear by his name.
• Isa 65:16 : 16 So that he who blesses himself in the earth shall bless himself by the God of truth; and he who swears in the earth shall swear by the God of truth, because the former troubles are forgotten, and because they are hidden from my eyes.
• Heb 6:13-18 : 13 For when God made a promise to Abraham, because He could swear by no one greater, He swore by Himself, 14 Saying, 'Surely, blessing I will bless you, and multiplying I will multiply you.' 15 And so, after he had patiently endured, he obtained the promise. 16 For people indeed swear by something greater, and an oath for confirmation is for them an end to all dispute. 17 In this way, God, desiring even more to show to the heirs of the promise the unchangeable nature of His purpose, confirmed it with an oath: 18 That by two unchangeable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we might have strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to take hold of the hope set before us:
• Jer 22:5 : 5 But if you will not hear these words, I swear by myself, says the LORD, that this house shall become a desolation.
• Jer 49:13 : 13 For I have sworn by myself, says the LORD, that Bozrah shall become a desolation, a reproach, a waste, and a curse; and all its cities shall be perpetual wastes.
• Amos 6:8 : 8 The Lord GOD has sworn by Himself, says the LORD the God of hosts, I abhor the pride of Jacob, and hate his palaces: therefore I will deliver up the city with all that is in it.
• Rom 11:4 : 4 But what is God's answer to him? I have reserved for Myself seven thousand men who have not bowed the knee to the image of Baal.
• 2 Chr 15:14-15 : 14 And they swore to the LORD with a loud voice, and with shouting, and with trumpets, and with cornets. 15 And all Judah rejoiced at the oath, for they had sworn with all their heart, and sought Him with their whole desire; and He was found by them: and the LORD gave them rest all around.
• Neh 10:29 : 29 They joined with their brethren, their nobles, and entered into a curse and into an oath, to walk in God's law, which was given by Moses the servant of God, and to observe and do all the commandments of the LORD our Lord, and His judgments and His statutes;
• Gen 22:15-18 : 15 And the angel of the LORD called to Abraham out of heaven the second time, 16 And said, By myself I have sworn, says the LORD, because you have done this thing, and have not withheld your son, your only son: 17 That in blessing I will bless you, and in multiplying I will multiply your descendants as the stars of the heavens, and as the sand which is upon the seashore; and your descendants shall possess the gate of their enemies; 18 And in your descendants shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because you have obeyed my voice.
• Gen 31:53 : 53 The God of Abraham, and the God of Nahor, the God of their father, judge between us. And Jacob swore by the fear of his father Isaac.
• Num 23:19 : 19 God is not a man, that he should lie; nor a son of man, that he should change his mind. Has he said, and will he not do it? Or has he spoken, and will he not fulfill it?
• Isa 44:3-5 : 3 For I will pour water on him who is thirsty, and floods upon the dry ground: I will pour my Spirit upon your descendants, and my blessing upon your offspring: 4 And they shall spring up as among the grass, as willows by the water courses. 5 One shall say, I am the LORD'S; and another shall call himself by the name of Jacob; and another shall write with his hand unto the LORD, and surname himself by the name of Israel.
• Ps 132:2 : 2 How he swore to the LORD, and vowed to the Mighty One of Jacob;
• Isa 19:18-21 : 18 In that day five cities in the land of Egypt shall speak the language of Canaan and swear to the LORD of hosts; one shall be called, The city of destruction. 19 In that day there shall be an altar to the LORD in the midst of the land of Egypt, and a pillar at its border to the LORD. 20 It shall be for a sign and for a witness to the LORD of hosts in the land of Egypt, for they shall cry unto the LORD because of the oppressors, and He shall send them a savior, a great one, and He shall deliver them. 21 The LORD shall be known to Egypt, and the Egyptians shall know the LORD in that day and shall offer sacrifice and gifts; yes, they shall vow a vow to the LORD and perform it.