Verse 17

A horse is a vain hope for safety; neither shall it deliver any by its great strength.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  En hest gir ikke trygghet for seier; ingen reddes ved sin egen styrke.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Hesten er et svik for frelse; med sin store kraft kan den ikke redde.

• Norsk King James

  En hest er ubrukelig for sikkerhet; den kan ikke redde med sin store styrke.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Hesten svikter som redning, den kan ikke redde med sin store styrke.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Hesten gir en svikefull frelse, og med sin store styrke redder den ikke.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Hesten er et fåfengt håp for frelse, og den redder ingen ved sin store styrke.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  En hest gir ingen sann trygghet; den kan ikke redde noen med sin store styrke.

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

  Hesten er et fåfengt håp for frelse, og den redder ingen ved sin store styrke.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Bedragersk er hesten til frelse; sin store styrke redder den ikke.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  A horse is a false hope for victory, and its great strength does not provide escape.

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  En hest er et falsk håp for frelse; med sin store styrke kan den ikke redde.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Hesten slaaer Feil til Frelse, og kan ikke redde ved sin store Styrke.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  An horse is a vain thing for safety: neither shall he deliver any by his great strength.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Hesten er et fåfengt håp for sikkerhet; den kan ikke redde noen ved sin store styrke.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Hesten er et fåfengt håp for frelse, og gir ingen utfrielse ved sin store kraft.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  En hest gir ikke falsk trygghet, den kan ikke redde med sin store kraft.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Hesten gir ingen falsk trygghet til frelse, og med den store styrke kan den ikke redde.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  En hest er et svikefullt håp; dens store styrke gir ingen sikkerhet.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  A horse is but a vayne thynge to saue a man, it is not the power of his stregth that can delyuer him.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  A horse is a vaine helpe, and shall not deliuer any by his great strength.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  A horse for to saue is vanitie: and he can deliuer none by his great strength.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  An horse [is] a vain thing for safety: neither shall he deliver [any] by his great strength.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  A horse is a vain thing for safety, Neither does he deliver any by his great power.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  A false thing `is' the horse for safety, And by the abundance of his strength He doth not deliver.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  A horse is a vain thing for safety; Neither doth he deliver any by his great power.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  A horse is a false hope; his great power will not make any man free from danger.

• World English Bible (2000)

  A horse is a vain thing for safety, neither does he deliver any by his great power.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  A horse disappoints those who trust in it for victory; despite its great strength, it cannot deliver.

Referenced Verses

• Ps 20:7 : 7 Some trust in chariots, and some in horses: but we will remember the name of the LORD our God.
• Prov 21:31 : 31 The horse is prepared for the day of battle, but safety is of the LORD.
• Ps 147:10 : 10 He does not delight in the strength of the horse: he takes no pleasure in the legs of a man.
• Judg 4:15 : 15 And the LORD routed Sisera and all his chariots and all his army with the edge of the sword before Barak, so that Sisera got down from his chariot and fled away on foot.
• 2 Kgs 7:6-7 : 6 For the Lord had made the host of the Syrians hear a noise of chariots, and a noise of horses, even the noise of a great host: and they said one to another, Lo, the king of Israel has hired against us the kings of the Hittites, and the kings of the Egyptians, to come upon us. 7 Therefore they arose and fled at twilight, and left their tents, and their horses, and their donkeys, even the camp as it was, and fled for their life.
• Job 39:19-25 : 19 Have you given the horse its strength? Have you clothed its neck with a mane? 20 Can you make it leap like a locust? Its majestic snorting is terrifying. 21 It paws in the valley and rejoices in its strength; it charges into the throng of battle. 22 It laughs at fear and is not dismayed; it does not turn back from the sword. 23 The quiver rattles against it, the flashing spear and the javelin. 24 It devours the ground with fierceness and rage; it cannot stand still at the sound of the trumpet. 25 At the blast of the trumpets, it says, 'Ha, ha!' It smells the battle from afar, the thunder of the captains, and the shouting.
• Eccl 9:11 : 11 I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, nor bread to the wise, nor riches to men of understanding, nor favor to men of skill; but time and chance happen to them all.
• Isa 30:16 : 16 But you said, No; for we will flee on horses; therefore you shall flee: and, We will ride upon the swift; therefore those who pursue you shall be swift.
• Hos 14:3 : 3 Assyria will not save us; we will not ride on horses: neither will we say anymore to the work of our hands, You are our gods: for in you the orphan finds mercy.