Verse 7

Since no one knows what will happen, who can tell anyone what is to come?

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  For ingen vet hva som kommer til å skje, og hvem kan forstå hva som vil skje?

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  For han vet ikke hva som skal komme; for hvem kan fortelle ham når det vil skje?

• Norsk King James

  For han vet ikke hva som skal skje; hvem kan fortelle ham når det vil skje?

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  For ingen vet hva som skal skje; hvem kan fortelle ham når det vil skje?

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  For ingen vet hva som vil skje, for hvem kan fortelle ham hva som skal skje?

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  For han vet ikke hva som vil skje, for hvem kan fortelle ham når det skal skje?

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  For han vet ikke hva som skal komme, og hvem kan da fortelle ham når det skal inntreffe?

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

  For han vet ikke hva som vil skje, for hvem kan fortelle ham når det skal skje?

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Ingen vet hva som vil skje, for hvem kan fortelle ham hva som vil skje?

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  For han vet ikke hva som skal skje, for hvem kan fortelle ham hvordan det vil bli?

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Thi han veed ikke, hvad skee skal; thi hvo kan tilkjendegive ham, naar det skal skee?

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  For he knoweth not that which shall be: for who can tell him when it shall be?

• KJV 1769 norsk

  For han vet ikke hva som skal skje; for hvem kan fortelle ham når det skal bli?

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  For he does not know what shall be; for who can tell him when it shall be?

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  For he knoweth not that which shall be: for who can tell him when it shall be?

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  For han vet ikke hva som vil skje; hvem kan si ham hvordan det skal bli?

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  For han vet ikke hva som vil skje; for når det skal skje, hvem kan fortelle ham det?

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  For han vet ikke hva som skal bli; for hvem kan fortelle ham hvordan det vil bli?

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Ingen vet hva som skal skje, og hvem kan si til ham når det vil skje?

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And why? a man knoweth not what is for to come, for who wyll tell him?

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  For he knoweth not that which shalbe: for who can tell him when it shalbe?

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And why? a man knoweth not what is for to come: for who can tell hym when it shalbe?

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  For he knoweth not that which shall be: for who can tell him when it shall be?

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  For he doesn't know that which will be; for who can tell him how it will be?

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  For he knoweth not that which shall be, for when it shall be who declareth to him?

• American Standard Version (1901)

  for he knoweth not that which shall be; for who can tell him how it shall be?

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  No one is certain what is to be, and who is able to say to him when it will be?

• World English Bible (2000)

  For he doesn't know that which will be; for who can tell him how it will be?

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Surely no one knows the future, and no one can tell another person what will happen.

Referenced Verses

• Eccl 6:12 : 12 For who knows what is good for a person in life, during the few days of their fleeting life? They pass like a shadow. Who can tell them what will happen under the sun after they are gone?
• Eccl 9:12 : 12 For no one knows their time. Like fish caught in a cruel net or birds trapped in a snare, so are people ensnared by an evil time when it suddenly falls upon them.
• Eccl 10:14 : 14 A fool multiplies words; no one knows what will happen, and who can tell him what will come after him?
• Prov 24:22 : 22 For suddenly their calamity will rise, and who knows the ruin of both of them?
• Prov 29:1 : 1 A man who is often corrected but stubbornly stiffens his neck will be suddenly broken beyond healing.
• Eccl 3:22 : 22 So I saw that there is nothing better than for a person to rejoice in their work, for that is their lot. Who can bring them to see what will happen after them?
• Matt 24:44 : 44 So you also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him.
• Matt 24:50 : 50 The master of that servant will come on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour he is not aware of.
• Matt 25:6-9 : 6 At midnight, there was a cry: ‘Look, the bridegroom is coming! Go out to meet him!’ 7 Then all the virgins woke up and trimmed their lamps. 8 The foolish ones said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your oil, because our lamps are going out.’ 9 But the wise ones replied, ‘No, there may not be enough for both us and you. Instead, go to those who sell oil and buy some for yourselves.’ 10 While they were on their way to buy the oil, the bridegroom came. Those who were ready went with him to the wedding banquet, and the door was shut. 11 Later, the other virgins also came and said, ‘Lord, lord, open the door for us.’ 12 But he replied, ‘Truly I tell you, I do not know you.’ 13 Therefore, watch, because you do not know the day or the hour.
• 1 Thess 5:1-3 : 1 Now concerning the times and the seasons, brothers, you have no need for anything to be written to you. 2 For you yourselves know very well that the day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night. 3 While people are saying, "Peace and safety," sudden destruction will come upon them like labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape.