Verse 9

For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  «For som himmelen er høyere enn jorden, slik er mine veier høyere enn deres veier, og mine tanker høyere enn deres tanker.»

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  For som himmelen er høyere enn jorden, så er mine veier høyere enn deres veier, og mine tanker høyere enn deres tanker.

• Norsk King James

  For som himmelen er høyere enn jorden, slik er mine veier høyere enn deres veier, og mine tanker høyere enn deres tanker.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Som himmelen er høyere enn jorden, slik er mine veier høyere enn deres veier, og mine tanker høyere enn deres tanker.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  For som himmelen er høyere enn jorden, slik er mine veier høyere enn deres veier, og mine tanker høyere enn deres tanker.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  For som himmelen er høyere enn jorden, slik er mine veier høyere enn deres veier, og mine tanker høyere enn deres tanker.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  For slik som himmelen er høyere enn jorden, er også mine veier høyere enn deres, og mine tanker enn deres tanker.

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

  For som himmelen er høyere enn jorden, slik er mine veier høyere enn deres veier, og mine tanker høyere enn deres tanker.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  For som himmelen er høyere enn jorden, slik er mine veier høyere enn deres veier, og mine tanker høyere enn deres tanker.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts higher than your thoughts.

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  For som himmelen er høyt over jorden, slik er mine veier høyere enn deres veier og mine tanker høyere enn deres tanker.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Thi (som) Himmelen er høiere end Jorden, saa ere mine Veie høiere end eders Veie, og mine Tanker (høiere) end eders Tanker.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  For som himmelen er høyere enn jorden, slik er mine veier høyere enn deres veier, og mine tanker høyere enn deres tanker.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  For som himmelen er høyere enn jorden, så er mine veier høyere enn deres veier, og mine tanker enn deres tanker.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  For som himmelen er høyere enn jorden, slik er mine veier høyere enn deres veier, og mine tanker høyere enn deres tanker.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  For som himmelen er høyere enn jorden, slik er mine veier høyere enn deres veier, og mine tanker høyere enn deres tanker.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  For som himmelen er høyere enn jorden, slik er mine veier høyere enn deres veier, og mine tanker høyere enn deres tanker.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  But as farre as the heauens are hyer then the earth, so farre do my waies exceade yours, & my thoughtes yours

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  For as ye heauens are higher then the earth, so are my wayes higher then your wayes, and my thoughtes aboue your thoughts.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  But as farre as the heauens are hyer then the earth: so farre do my wayes exceede yours, & my thoughtes yours.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  For [as] the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  For high have the heavens been above the earth, So high have been My ways above your ways, And My thoughts above your thoughts.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.

• World English Bible (2000)

  "For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  “for just as the sky is higher than the earth, so my deeds are superior to your deeds and my plans superior to your plans.

Referenced Verses

• Ps 103:11 : 11 For as the heavens are high above the earth, so great is His mercy toward those who fear Him.
• Rom 11:31-36 : 31 even so these also have now been disobedient, that through the mercy shown to you they also may obtain mercy. 32 For God has committed them all to disobedience, that He might have mercy on all. 33 Oh, the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments and His ways past finding out! 34 For who has known the mind of the Lord? Or who has been His counselor? 35 Or who has first given to Him and it shall be repaid to him? 36 For of Him and through Him and to Him are all things, to whom be glory forever. Amen.
• Ps 77:19 : 19 Your way is in the sea, and Your path in the great waters, and Your footsteps are not known.
• Ps 89:2 : 2 For I have said, Mercy shall be built up forever; your faithfulness you shall establish in the very heavens.
• Matt 11:25 : 25 At that time Jesus answered and said, I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and prudent, and have revealed them to babes.
• Ps 36:5 : 5 Your mercy, O LORD, is in the heavens; and your faithfulness reaches unto the clouds.