Verse 6

Though his greatness mounts up to the heavens, and his head reaches to the clouds,

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Om hans makt når himmelen, og hodet når skyene,

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Selv om hans storhet når opp til himmelen, og hans hode når skyene,

• Norsk King James

  Selv om han når opp til himmelen, og hodet hans når skyene;

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Om hans storhet steg opp til himmelen, og hodet hans nådde skyene,

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Om hans stolthet stiger opp til himmelen, og hans hode når til skyene,

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Selv om hans storhet når opp til himmelen, og hans hode når skyene,

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Selv om hans storhet stiger opp til himmelen og hodet hans når opp til skyene;

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

  Selv om hans storhet når opp til himmelen, og hans hode når skyene,

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Selv om hans storhet stiger til himlene, og hodet hans når til skyene,

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Even if his greatness rises to the heavens and his head reaches to the clouds,

• biblecontext

  { "verseID": "Job.20.6", "source": "אִם־יַעֲלֶ֣ה לַשָּׁמַ֣יִם שִׂיא֑וֹ וְ֝רֹאשׁ֗וֹ לָעָ֥ב יַגִּֽיעַ׃", "text": "*ʾim-* *yaʿăleh* *la-šāmayim* *śîʾô* *wĕ-* *rōʾšô* *lā-ʿāb* *yaggîaʿ*", "grammar": { "*ʾim-*": "conjunction - if", "*yaʿăleh*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - it ascends/goes up", "*la-šāmayim*": "preposition with definite article and noun, masculine plural - to the heavens", "*śîʾô*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his height/exaltation", "*wĕ-*": "conjunction - and", "*rōʾšô*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his head", "*lā-ʿāb*": "preposition with definite article and noun, masculine singular - to the cloud", "*yaggîaʿ*": "hifil imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - it reaches/touches" }, "variants": { "*yaʿăleh*": "ascends/goes up/mounts up", "*šāmayim*": "heavens/sky", "*śîʾô*": "his height/his exaltation/his excellence/his pride", "*rōʾšô*": "his head/his top/his summit", "*ʿāb*": "cloud/thick cloud", "*yaggîaʿ*": "reaches/touches/arrives at" } }

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Om han stiger opp til himmelen, og hans hode når skyene,

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Om hans Høihed steg op til Himmelen, og hans Hoved kunde røre ved Skyen,

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Though his excellency mount up to the heavens, and his head reach unto the clouds;

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Selv om hans storhet når opp til himlene, og hans hode rekker til skyene,

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Selv om hans høyde stiger opp til himmelen, og hans hode når skyene,

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  selv om hans fremgang stiger opp til himmelen, og hans hode rekker til skyen,

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Selv om hans høyde stiger til himmelen, Og hans hode når skyene;

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Selv om han er løftet opp til himmelen, og hans hode når skyene,

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Though he be magnified vp to the heaue, so that his heade reacheth vnto the cloudes:

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Though his excellencie mount vp to the heauen, and his head reache vnto the cloudes,

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Though he be magnified vp to the heauen, so that his head reacheth vnto the cloudes:

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Though his excellency mount up to the heavens, and his head reach unto the clouds;

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Though his height mount up to the heavens, And his head reach to the clouds,

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  Though his excellency go up to the heavens, And his head against a cloud he strike --

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Though his height mount up to the heavens, And his head reach unto the clouds;

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Though he is lifted up to the heavens, and his head goes up to the clouds;

• World English Bible (2000)

  Though his height mount up to the heavens, and his head reach to the clouds,

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Even though his stature reaches to the heavens and his head touches the clouds,

Referenced Verses

• Isa 14:13-14 : 13 For you have said in your heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will also sit upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north: 14 I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the Most High.
• Obad 1:3-4 : 3 The pride of your heart has deceived you, you who live in the clefts of the rock, whose dwelling is high; who says in his heart, Who shall bring me down to the ground? 4 Though you exalt yourself like the eagle, and though you set your nest among the stars, from there I will bring you down, says the LORD.
• Gen 11:4 : 4 And they said, Come, let us build a city and a tower whose top may reach to heaven, and let us make a name for ourselves, lest we be scattered abroad over the face of the whole earth.
• Matt 11:23 : 23 And you, Capernaum, who are exalted to heaven, shall be brought down to hell: for if the mighty works which have been done in you had been done in Sodom, it would have remained until this day.
• Dan 4:11 : 11 The tree grew and was strong, and its height reached unto heaven, and its sight to the end of all the earth.
• Dan 4:22 : 22 it is you, O king, who have grown and become strong, for your greatness has grown and reaches unto heaven, and your dominion to the end of the earth.
• 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.