Verse 3

For now it would be heavier than the sand of the sea; therefore my words are swallowed up.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  For nå er det tyngre enn havets sand; derfor taler jeg i min fortvilelse.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  For nå er den tyngre enn havets sand; derfor kan ikke ordene mine uttrykkes.

• Norsk King James

  For nå ville den veie tyngre enn havets sand; derfor blir mine ord slukt.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  For da ville den være tyngre enn sandet ved havet; derfor er mine ord så tunge.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  For nå er den tyngre enn sanden ved havet; derfor er mine ord så famlende.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  For nå ville det være tyngre enn sanden ved havet; derfor blir mine ord kvalt.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  For den ville nå veie mer enn havets sand; derfor blir mine ord slugt.

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

  For nå ville det være tyngre enn sanden ved havet; derfor blir mine ord kvalt.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  For nå er den tyngre enn sanden ved havet, derfor er mine ord villfarne.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  For now, it is heavier than the sands of the seas; that is why my words are impulsive.

• biblecontext

  { "verseID": "Job.6.3", "source": "כִּֽי־עַתָּ֗ה מֵח֣וֹל יַמִּ֣ים יִכְבָּ֑ד עַל־כֵּ֝֗ן דְּבָרַ֥י לָֽעוּ׃", "text": "*kî-ʿattâ mēḥôl yammîm yikbād ʿal-kēn dəbāray lāʿû*", "grammar": { "*kî-ʿattâ*": "conjunction + adverb - for now", "*mēḥôl*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - than sand of", "*yammîm*": "noun, masculine plural - seas", "*yikbād*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - it is heavier", "*ʿal-kēn*": "preposition + adverb - therefore", "*dəbāray*": "noun, masculine plural + 1st person singular suffix - my words", "*lāʿû*": "Qal perfect, 3rd plural - they are rash/wild/hasty" }, "variants": { "*ḥôl*": "sand", "*yām*": "sea", "*kābēd*": "to be heavy/weighty/burdensome", "*lûaʿ*": "to speak rashly/wildly/hastily" } }

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  For nå vil det være tyngre enn havets sand. Derfor går mine ord i smerte.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Thi den skulde nu blive svarere end Sand i Havet; derfor ere mine Ord opslugte.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  For now it would be heavier than the sand of the sea: therefore my words are swallowed up.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  For nå ville det være tyngre enn sanden ved havet; derfor blir mine ord borte.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  For nå ville det være tyngre enn sanden ved havet, derfor har mine ord vært for ivrige.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  For nå er det tyngre enn sanden ved havet, derfor har mine ord vært fortvilede.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  For nå ville den være tyngre enn havets sand. Derfor har mine ord vært impulsive.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  For dens vekt ville vært større enn sanden i havet: på grunn av dette har mine ord vært uten kontroll.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  for then shulde it be heuyer, then the sonde of the see. This is the cause, that my wordes are so soroufull.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  For it woulde be nowe heauier then the sande of the sea: therefore my wordes are swallowed vp.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  For nowe it woulde be heauier then the sande of the sea: and this is the cause, that my wordes fayle me.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  For now it would be heavier than the sand of the sea: therefore my words are swallowed up.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  For now it would be heavier than the sand of the seas, Therefore have my words been rash.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  For now, than the sands of the sea it is heavier, Therefore my words have been rash.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  For now it would be heavier than the sand of the seas: Therefore have my words been rash.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  For then its weight would be more than the sand of the seas: because of this my words have been uncontrolled.

• World English Bible (2000)

  For now it would be heavier than the sand of the seas, therefore have my words been rash.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  But because it is heavier than the sand of the sea, that is why my words have been wild.

Referenced Verses

• Prov 27:3 : 3 A stone is heavy, and sand is weighty, but a fool's anger is heavier than both.
• Matt 11:28 : 28 Come to me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
• Job 23:2 : 2 Even today my complaint is bitter; my suffering is heavier than my groaning.
• Job 37:19-20 : 19 Teach us what we shall say to him, for we cannot arrange our speech because of darkness. 20 Shall it be told him that I speak? If a man speaks, surely he shall be swallowed up.
• Ps 40:5 : 5 Many, O LORD my God, are Your wonderful works which You have done, and Your thoughts which are toward us: they cannot be counted in order to You: if I would declare and speak of them, they are more than can be numbered.
• Ps 77:4 : 4 You hold my eyes wide awake: I am so troubled that I cannot speak.