Verse 7

He stretches out the north over empty space, and hangs the earth upon nothing.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Han strekker nordhimmelen over det som er kaotisk, og holder jorden over det som er uformet.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Han brer ut nordhimmelen over tomrommet og henger jorden på ingenting.

• Norsk King James

  Han strekker ut nordover over intetheten og henger jorden på ingenting.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Han sprer nordhimmelen over ødet, han henger jorden på intet.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Han spenner ut nordhimmelen over tomheten og henger jorden på intet.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Han strekker nordhimmelen ut over det tomme rom, og han henger jorden på intet.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Han strekker ut nord over det tomme rom, og henger jorden opp på ingenting.

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

  Han strekker nordhimmelen ut over det tomme rom, og han henger jorden på intet.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Han spenner ut nord over det tomme rom og henger jorden på intet.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  He stretches out the north over empty space; he hangs the earth upon nothing.

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Han spenner ut nordhimmelen over det tomme rom, og henger jorden på intet.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Han udbreder Norden over det Øde, han hænger Jorden paa Intet.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  He stretcheth out the north over the empty place, and hangeth the earth upon nothing.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Han strekker ut nord over det tomme, og henger jorden på intet.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Han strekker nord ut over tomrommet og henger jorden på ingenting.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Han strekker ut Norden over ødet og henger jorden på ingenting.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Han spenner ut nordhimmelen over tomheten og henger jorden på intet.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Ved hans hånd strekkes Norden ut i rommet, og jorden henger på intet.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  He stretcheth out ye north ouer the emptie, & hageth ye earth vpo nothinge.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  He stretcheth out the North ouer the emptie place, & hangeth the earth vpon nothing.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  He stretcheth out the noorth ouer the emptie place, and hangeth the earth vpon nothing.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  He stretcheth out the north over the empty place, [and] hangeth the earth upon nothing.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  He stretches out the north over empty space, And hangs the earth on nothing.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  Stretching out the north over desolation, Hanging the earth upon nothing,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  He stretcheth out the north over empty space, And hangeth the earth upon nothing.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  By his hand the north is stretched out in space, and the earth is hanging on nothing.

• World English Bible (2000)

  He stretches out the north over empty space, and hangs the earth on nothing.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  He spreads out the northern skies over empty space; he suspends the earth on nothing.

Referenced Verses

• Job 9:8 : 8 He alone spreads out the heavens, and treads upon the waves of the sea.
• Ps 104:2-5 : 2 Who covers Yourself with light as with a garment: who stretches out the heavens like a curtain: 3 Who lays the beams of His chambers in the waters: who makes the clouds His chariot: who walks upon the wings of the wind: 4 Who makes His angels spirits; His ministers a flaming fire: 5 Who laid the foundations of the earth, that it should not be moved forever.
• Isa 40:22 : 22 It is he who sits upon the circle of the earth, and its inhabitants are like grasshoppers, who stretches out the heavens like a curtain, and spreads them out like a tent to dwell in;
• Gen 1:1-2 : 1 In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. 2 And the earth was formless and empty, and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved over the surface of the waters.
• Isa 40:26 : 26 Lift up your eyes on high and see who has created these things, who brings out their host by number; he calls them all by name, by the greatness of his might and because he is strong in power; not one is missing.
• Isa 42:5 : 5 Thus says God the LORD, he that created the heavens, and stretched them out; he that spread forth the earth, and that which comes out of it; he that gives breath to the people upon it, and spirit to them that walk therein:
• Prov 8:23-27 : 23 I was set up from everlasting, from the beginning, before the earth was. 24 When there were no depths, I was brought forth; when there were no fountains overflowing with water. 25 Before the mountains were settled, before the hills, I was brought forth: 26 While as yet he had not made the earth, nor the fields, nor the highest part of the dust of the world. 27 When he prepared the heavens, I was there; when he set a boundary upon the face of the depth;
• Ps 24:2 : 2 For He has founded it upon the seas, and established it upon the waters.