Verse 10

But the rich in that he is made low, because as the flower of the grass he will pass away.

Other Translations

• Bibeloversettelse fra KJV1611 og Textus Receptus

  Men den rike, i sin nedsettelse; for han skal forsvinne som en blomst av gress.

• NT, oversatt fra gresk

  Og den rike, over sin lave tilstand; for han skal forsvinne som blomsten på marken.

• Norsk King James

  men den rike, når han blir fornedret; for som blomsten av gresset vil han falme.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  mens den rike bør være stolt over sin lave posisjon, for han vil forsvinne som blomstene i gresset.

• KJV/Textus Receptus til norsk

  og den rike i at han blir gjort lav, for som blomsten i gresset skal han forgå.

• Den norske oversettelsen av Det Nye Testamente

  men den rike av sin fornedrelse, fordi han går forbi som gressets blomster.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  men den rike i sin fornedrelse, for som blomstene i gresset skal han forgå.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  men la de rike glede seg over at de blir fornedret, for de skal forgjenges like raskt som gressets blomst.

• gpt4.5-preview

  og den rike over å bli gjort ydmyk, for som blomstene på gresset skal han forgå.

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

  og den rike over å bli gjort ydmyk, for som blomstene på gresset skal han forgå.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  og den rike i sin fornedrelse; for som blomsten på gresset skal han forgå.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  and the rich in his humiliation, because like a flower of the grass he will pass away.

• biblecontext

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• NT, oversatt fra gresk Aug2024

  men den rike skal rose seg over sin ydmykhet, for som en blomst på marken skal han forgå.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  men den Rige (rose sig) af sin Ringhed; thi han skal forgaae som Græssets Blomster.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  But the rich, in that he is made low: because as the flower of the grass he shall pass away.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Men den rike at han blir ydmyket, for som gressets blomst skal han forgå.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  og den rike i at han er blitt ydmyket, for som blomsten på gresset vil han forgå.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  og den rike i sin fornedrelse, for som en blomster i gresset vil han forgå.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  og den rike over at han er blitt ydmyket, for han skal forgå som en blomsterprakt på engen.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Men den rike, over at han blir ydmyket; for som blomsten på gresset skal han forgå.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  and the ryche in that he is made lowe. For eve as ye flower of the grasse shall he vanysshe awaye.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  and the rich, in yt he is made lowe. For eue as the flor of ye grasse shal he vanyshe awaye.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Againe hee that is rich, in that hee is made lowe: for as the flower of the grasse, shall he vanish away.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Agayne, the riche, in that he is made lowe: Because as the flowre of the grasse he shall passe away.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  But the rich, in that he is made low: because as the flower of the grass he shall pass away.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  and the rich, in that he is made humble, because like the flower in the grass, he will pass away.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and the rich in his becoming low, because as a flower of grass he shall pass away;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  and the rich, in that he is made low: because as the flower of the grass he shall pass away.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  But the man of wealth, that he is made low; because like the flower of the grass he will come to his end.

• World English Bible (2000)

  and the rich, in that he is made humble, because like the flower in the grass, he will pass away.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  But the rich person’s pride should be in his humiliation, because he will pass away like a wildflower in the meadow.

Referenced Verses

• 1 Pet 1:24 : 24 Because "All flesh is as grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of the grass. The grass withers, and its flower falls away,
• 1 John 2:17 : 17 And the world is passing away, and the lust of it; but he who does the will of God abides forever.
• 1 Tim 6:17 : 17 Charge those who are rich in this present age not to be haughty, nor to trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who gives us richly all things to enjoy;
• Job 14:2 : 2 He comes forth like a flower and is cut down; he flees also as a shadow and does not continue.
• 1 Cor 7:31 : 31 and those who use this world, as not misusing it. For the form of this world is passing away.
• Phil 3:8 : 8 Indeed, I count all things as loss for the excellence of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and count them as rubbish, that I may gain Christ,
• Jas 4:14 : 14 Whereas you do not know what will happen tomorrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapor that appears for a little time and then vanishes away.
• Ps 37:35-36 : 35 I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading himself like a green bay tree. 36 Yet he passed away, and indeed, he was no more; yes, I sought him, but he could not be found.
• Isa 57:15 : 15 For thus says the high and lofty One who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy; I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also who is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones.
• Isa 66:2 : 2 For all those things my hand has made, and all those things have been, says the LORD: but to this man will I look, even to him that is humble and of a contrite spirit, and trembles at my word.
• Matt 5:3 : 3 Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
• Matt 6:30 : 30 Therefore, if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is, and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will He not much more clothe you, O you of little faith?
• Ps 90:5-6 : 5 You carry them away like a flood; they are like a sleep: in the morning they are like grass which grows up. 6 In the morning it flourishes and grows up; in the evening it is cut down and withers.
• Ps 102:11 : 11 My days are like a shadow that declines, and I am withered like grass.
• Ps 103:15 : 15 As for man, his days are like grass: as a flower of the field, so he flourishes.
• Isa 40:6 : 6 The voice said, Cry out. And he said, What shall I cry? All flesh is grass, and all its beauty is like the flower of the field:
• Ps 37:2 : 2 For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither like the green herb.