Verse 15

He shall lean on his house, but it will not stand; he shall hold it fast, but it will not endure.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Han lener seg mot sitt hus, men det står ikke fast; han holder fast ved det, men det holder ikke.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Han skal støtte seg på sitt hus, men det skal ikke stå; han skal holde det fast, men det skal ikke bestå.

• Norsk King James

  Han skal lene seg mot huset sitt, men det skal ikke stå; han skal holde fast ved det, men det skal ikke vare.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Han stoler på sitt hus, men det skal ikke bestå; han holder fast ved det, men det skal ikke stå stødig.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Han støtter seg til sitt hus, men det vil ikke holde; han holder fast i det, men det vil ikke bestå.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Han skal lene seg på sitt hus, men det skal ikke stå; han skal holde fast ved det, men det skal ikke vare.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Han vil lene seg mot sitt hus, men det vil ikke stå; han vil holde fast, men det vil ikke vare.

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

  Han skal lene seg på sitt hus, men det skal ikke stå; han skal holde fast ved det, men det skal ikke vare.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Han lener seg mot sitt hus, men det står ikke; han holder fast ved det, men det blir ikke stående.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  They lean on their house, but it does not stand; they grasp it, but it does not hold firm.

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  De støtter seg på sitt hus, men det står ikke; de holder fast ved det, men det holder ikke.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Han skal forlade sig fast paa sit Huus, men det skal ikke bestaae; han skal holde sig til det, men det skal ikke staae (fast).

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  He shall lean upon his house, but it shall not stand: he shall hold it fast, but it shall not endure.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Han skal lene seg til sitt hus, men det skal ikke stå; han skal holde fast ved det, men det skal ikke vare.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Han skal lene seg på sitt hus, men det skal ikke stå. Han skal holde fast i det, men det skal ikke vare.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Han støtter seg på sitt hus — men det står ikke: Han holder fast i det — men det varer ikke.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Han skal støtte seg til sitt hus, men det skal ikke stå: Han skal holde seg fast ved det, men det skal ikke bestå.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Han ser til sin familie for støtte, men den er ikke der; han setter sitt håp til den, men det fører til ingenting.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  He leeneth him vpo his house, but he shal not stonde: he holdeth him fast by it, yet shal he not endure.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  He shall leane vpon his house, but it shall not stand: he shal holde him fast by it, yet shall it not endure.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  He shal leane vpon his house, but it shal not stande: he shall holde him fast by it, yet shall it not endure.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  He shall lean upon his house, but it shall not stand: he shall hold it fast, but it shall not endure.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  He shall lean on his house, but it shall not stand. He shall cling to it, but it shall not endure.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  He leaneth on his house -- and it standeth not: He taketh hold on it -- and it abideth not.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  He shall lean upon his house, but it shall not stand: He shall hold fast thereby, but it shall not endure.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  He is looking to his family for support, but it is not there; he puts his hope in it, but it comes to nothing.

• World English Bible (2000)

  He shall lean on his house, but it shall not stand. He shall cling to it, but it shall not endure.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  He leans against his house but it does not hold up, he takes hold of it but it does not stand.

Referenced Verses

• Job 27:18 : 18 He builds his house like a moth, and like a booth that a keeper makes.
• Matt 7:24-27 : 24 Therefore whoever hears these sayings of mine and does them, I will liken him to a wise man who built his house on the rock. 25 And the rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house; and it did not fall, for it was founded on the rock. 26 And everyone who hears these sayings of mine and does not do them will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand. 27 And the rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house; and it fell. And great was its fall.
• Luke 6:47-49 : 47 Whoever comes to me, and hears my sayings, and does them, I will show you to whom he is like: 48 He is like a man who built a house, and dug deep, and laid the foundation on a rock: and when the flood arose, the stream beat vehemently upon that house, and could not shake it: for it was founded upon a rock. 49 But he that hears, and does not, is like a man who without a foundation built a house upon the earth; against which the stream did beat vehemently, and immediately it fell; and the ruin of that house was great.
• Job 18:14 : 14 His confidence shall be uprooted from his dwelling, and it shall bring him to the king of terrors.
• Ps 49:11 : 11 Their inward thought is that their houses shall continue forever, and their dwelling places to all generations; they call their lands after their own names.
• Ps 52:5-7 : 5 God shall likewise destroy you forever, He shall take you away, and pluck you out of your dwelling place, and root you out of the land of the living. Selah. 6 The righteous also shall see, and fear, and shall laugh at him: 7 Look, this is the man that did not make God his strength; but trusted in the abundance of his riches, and strengthened himself in his wickedness.
• Ps 112:10 : 10 The wicked shall see it and be grieved; he shall gnash his teeth and melt away; the desire of the wicked shall perish.
• Prov 10:28 : 28 The hope of the righteous shall be gladness, but the expectation of the wicked shall perish.