Verse 20

Shall a man make gods for himself, which are not gods?

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Kan et menneske lage seg guder? Og det de lager, er ikke guder!

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Skal et menneske lage seg guder, som ikke er guder?

• Norsk King James

  Kan en mann lage guder for seg selv, og de er ingen guder?

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Kan mennesker lage seg guder? De er jo ikke ekte guder.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Kan et menneske lage seg guder, når de ikke er guder?

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Skal en mann lage guder for seg selv, som ikke er guder?

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Kan et menneske lage sine egne guder, når de likevel ikke er guder?

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

  Skal en mann lage guder for seg selv, som ikke er guder?

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Kan et menneske lage seg guder, når de ikke er guder?

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Can people make their own gods? Such gods are not gods at all!

• biblecontext

  { "verseID": "Jeremiah.16.20", "source": "הֲיַעֲשֶׂה־לּ֥וֹ אָדָ֖ם אֱלֹהִ֑ים וְהֵ֖מָּה לֹ֥א אֱלֹהִֽים׃", "text": "?*hayaʿăśeh*-to-himself *ʾāḏām* *ʾĕlōhîm* and-they not *ʾĕlōhîm*", "grammar": { "*hayaʿăśeh*": "interrogative particle + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - shall he make", "*ʾāḏām*": "masculine singular noun - mankind/human/man", "*ʾĕlōhîm*": "masculine plural noun - God/gods", "*hēmmāh*": "3rd masculine plural pronoun - they" }, "variants": { "*ʿāśāh*": "make/do/create", "*ʾāḏām*": "mankind/human/man", "*ʾĕlōhîm*": "God/gods/divine beings" } }

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Kan et menneske lage seg guder? Det som ikke er guder!

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Mon et Menneske kan gjøre sig Guder? de ere dog ikke Guder.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Shall a man make gods unto himself, and they are no gods?

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Skal et menneske lage seg guder, og de er ikke guder?

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Kan et menneske lage seg guder, som likevel ikke er guder?

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Kan et menneske lage guder for seg selv? Og de er ikke guder.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Skal et menneske lage seg guder som ikke er guder?

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Vil en mann lage seg guder som ikke er noen guder?

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  How can a man make those his goddes, which are not able to be goddes?

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Shall a man make gods vnto himselfe, and they are no gods?

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Howe can a man make those his gods, which are not able to be gods?

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Shall a man make gods unto himself, and they [are] no gods?

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Shall a man make to himself gods, which yet are no gods?

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  Doth man make for himself gods, And they -- no gods?

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Shall a man make unto himself gods, which yet are no gods?

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Will a man make for himself gods which are no gods?

• World English Bible (2000)

  Shall a man make to himself gods, which yet are no gods?

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Can people make their own gods? No, what they make are not gods at all.”

Referenced Verses

• Isa 37:19 : 19 And have cast their gods into the fire: for they were no gods, but the work of men's hands, wood and stone: therefore they have destroyed them.
• Ps 115:4-8 : 4 Their idols are silver and gold, the work of human hands. 5 They have mouths, but they do not speak; eyes they have, but they do not see; 6 They have ears, but they do not hear; noses they have, but they do not smell; 7 They have hands, but they do not handle; feet they have, but they do not walk; nor do they speak through their throat. 8 Those who make them are like them; so is everyone who trusts in them.
• Gal 4:8 : 8 However, then, when you did not know God, you served those which by nature are not gods.
• Jer 2:11 : 11 Has a nation changed their gods, which are not gods? but my people have changed their glory for that which does not profit.
• Hos 8:4-6 : 4 They have set up kings, but not by me; they have made princes, and I did not acknowledge it. From their silver and their gold, they have made idols for themselves, that they may be cut off. 5 Your calf, O Samaria, has cast you off; my anger is kindled against them. How long will it be until they attain innocence? 6 For it is from Israel; the workman made it, and it is not God. But the calf of Samaria shall be broken in pieces.
• Acts 19:26 : 26 Moreover, you see and hear that not only at Ephesus, but almost throughout all Asia, this Paul has persuaded and turned away many people, saying that they are not gods which are made with hands;
• Gal 1:8 : 8 But even if we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel to you than what we have preached to you, let him be accursed.
• Ps 135:14-18 : 14 For the LORD will judge his people, and he will have compassion on his servants. 15 The idols of the nations are silver and gold, the work of men's hands. 16 They have mouths, but they do not speak; eyes have they, but they do not see; 17 They have ears, but they do not hear; neither is there any breath in their mouths. 18 Those who make them are like them: so is everyone that trusts in them.
• Isa 36:19 : 19 Where are the gods of Hamath and Arpad? Where are the gods of Sepharvaim? Indeed, have they delivered Samaria from my hand?