Verse 8

It is as high as heaven; what can you do? Deeper than the grave; what can you know?

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  De er høyere enn himmelen – hva kan du gjøre? Dypere enn dødsriket – hva vet du egentlig?

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Den er høyere enn himmelen; hva kan du gjøre? Dypere enn dødsriket; hva kan du vite?

• Norsk King James

  Det er så høyt som himmelen; hva kan du gjøre? Dypere enn helvete; hva kan du vite?

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Den er høy som himmelen, hva kan du gjøre? Den er dypere enn dødsriket, hva kan du vite?

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  De er høyere enn himmelen – hva kan du gjøre? Dypere enn dødsriket – hva kan du vite?

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Det er høyere enn himmelen; hva kan du gjøre? Dypere enn dødsriket; hva kan du vite?

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Han er like høy som himmelen – hva kan du utrette? Dypere enn helvete – hva kan du forstå?

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

  Det er høyere enn himmelen; hva kan du gjøre? Dypere enn dødsriket; hva kan du vite?

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  De er høyere enn himmelen – hva kan du gjøre? Dypere enn dødsriket – hva kan du vite?

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  They are higher than the heavens—what can you do? They are deeper than Sheol—what can you know?

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  De er høyere enn himmelen – hva kan du gjøre? Dypere enn dødsriket – hva vet du?

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  (Den er saa) høi som Himmelen, hvad vil du gjøre? (den er) dybere end Helvede, hvad kan du vide?

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  It is as high as heaven; what canst thou do? deeper than hell; what canst thou know?

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Den er så høy som himmelen; hva kan du gjøre? Dypere enn dødsriket; hva kan du vite?

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  De er så høye som himmelen. Hva kan du gjøre? Dypere enn Sheol: hva kan du vite?

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Himmelhøyt er det! Hva kan du gjøre? Det er dypere enn dødsriket! Hva vet du?

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Det er høyere enn himmelen; hva kan du gjøre? Dypere enn dødsriket; hva kan du vite?

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  De er høyere enn himmelen; hva kan du gjøre? Dypere enn dødsriket, og utenfor din kunnskap;

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  He is hyer the heaue, what wilt thou do? Deper the hell, how wilt thou then knowe him?

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  The heauens are hie, what canst thou doe? it is deeper then the hel, how canst thou know it?

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  It is hier then heauen, what art thou able to do? deeper then the hel, how wilt thou then knowe it?

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  [It is] as high as heaven; what canst thou do? deeper than hell; what canst thou know?

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  They are high as heaven. What can you do? Deeper than Sheol: what can you know?

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  Heights of the heavens! -- what dost thou? Deeper than Sheol! -- what knowest thou?

• American Standard Version (1901)

  It is high as heaven; what canst thou do? Deeper than Sheol; What canst thou know?

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  They are higher than heaven; what is there for you to do? deeper than the underworld, and outside your knowledge;

• World English Bible (2000)

  They are high as heaven. What can you do? They are deeper than Sheol. What can you know?

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  It is higher than the heavens– what can you do? It is deeper than Sheol– what can you know?

Referenced Verses

• Job 22:12 : 12 Is not God in the height of heaven? And behold the height of the stars, how high they are!
• Job 26:6 : 6 Hell is naked before Him, and destruction has no covering.
• Job 35:5 : 5 Look to the heavens, and see; and behold the clouds which are higher than you.
• Isa 55:9 : 9 For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.
• Amos 9:2 : 2 Though they dig into hell, from there my hand will take them; though they climb up to heaven, from there I will bring them down.
• Eph 3:18-19 : 18 May be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the width, and length, and depth, and height; 19 And to know the love of Christ, which surpasses knowledge, that you might be filled with all the fullness of God.
• 2 Chr 6:18 : 18 But will God indeed dwell with men on the earth? Behold, heaven and the heaven of heavens cannot contain you; how much less this house which I have built!
• Ps 103:11 : 11 For as the heavens are high above the earth, so great is His mercy toward those who fear Him.
• Ps 139:6-8 : 6 Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is high, I cannot attain it. 7 Where can I go from Your Spirit? Or where can I flee from Your presence? 8 If I ascend into heaven, You are there; if I make my bed in hell, behold, You are there.
• Ps 148:13 : 13 Let them praise the name of the LORD, for His name alone is excellent; His glory is above the earth and heaven.
• Prov 25:2-3 : 2 It is the glory of God to conceal a matter; but the honor of kings is to search out a thing. 3 The heavens for height, and the earth for depth, and the heart of kings is unsearchable.