Verse 11

For as the heavens are high above the earth, so great is His mercy toward those who fear Him.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  For så høy som himmelen er over jorden, så stor er hans nåde mot dem som frykter ham.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  For så høyt som himmelen er over jorden, så stor er hans nåde mot dem som frykter ham.

• Norsk King James

  For slik som himmelen er høyere enn jorden, slik er hans miskunn stor mot dem som frykter ham.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  For så høyt som himmelen er over jorden, så stor er hans kjærlighet til dem som frykter ham.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  For så høy som himmelen er over jorden, så stor er hans miskunn mot dem som frykter ham.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  For så høy som himmelen er over jorden, så stor er hans nåde mot dem som frykter ham.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  For like høyt som himmelen er over jorden, så stor er hans miskunn for dem som frykter ham.

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

  For så høy som himmelen er over jorden, så stor er hans nåde mot dem som frykter ham.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  For som himmelen er høy over jorden, er hans miskunn stor mot dem som frykter ham.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is His love for those who fear Him.

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  For så høy som himmelen er over jorden, så stor er hans miskunn over dem som frykter ham.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Thi saa høi Himmelen er over Jorden, er hans Miskundhed mægtig over dem, som frygte ham.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  For as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is his mercy toward them that fear him.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  For så høy som himmelen er over jorden, så stor er hans miskunn mot dem som frykter ham.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  For så høyt som himmelen er over jorden, så stor er hans miskunn mot dem som frykter ham.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  For så høyt som himmelen er over jorden, så stor er Hans kjærlighet over dem som frykter Ham.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  For så høy som himmelen er over jorden, så stor er hans kjærlighet mot dem som frykter ham.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  For så høyt som himmelen er over jorden, så stor er hans miskunn mot dem som frykter ham.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  For loke how hye the heaue is in comparison of the earth, so greate is his mercy also towarde them that feare him.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  For as high as the heauen is aboue ye earth, so great is his mercie toward them that feare him.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  For accordyng to the hyghnesse of heauen aboue the earth: his mercie preuayleth to them that feare hym.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  For as the heaven is high above the earth, [so] great is his mercy toward them that fear him.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  For as the heavens are high above the earth, So great is his loving kindness toward those who fear him.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  For, as the height of the heavens `is' above the earth, His kindness hath been mighty over those fearing Him.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  For as the heavens are high above the earth, So great is his lovingkindness toward them that fear him.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  For as the heaven is high over the earth, so great is his mercy to his worshippers.

• World English Bible (2000)

  For as the heavens are high above the earth, so great is his loving kindness toward those who fear him.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  For as the skies are high above the earth, so his loyal love towers over his faithful followers.

Referenced Verses

• Ps 57:10 : 10 For your mercy reaches unto the heavens, and your truth unto the clouds.
• Ps 36:5 : 5 Your mercy, O LORD, is in the heavens; and your faithfulness reaches unto the clouds.
• Eph 2:4-7 : 4 But God, who is rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, 5 Even when we were dead in sins, made us alive together with Christ, (by grace you are saved;) 6 And raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus: 7 That in the ages to come He might show the exceeding riches of His grace in His kindness toward us through Christ Jesus.
• Ps 103:17 : 17 But the mercy of the LORD is from everlasting to everlasting on those who fear Him, and His righteousness to children's children;
• Prov 25:3 : 3 The heavens for height, and the earth for depth, and the heart of kings is unsearchable.
• Luke 1:50 : 50 And His mercy is on those who fear Him from generation to generation.
• Isa 55:9 : 9 For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.
• Eph 3:18-19 : 18 May be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the width, and length, and depth, and height; 19 And to know the love of Christ, which surpasses knowledge, that you might be filled with all the fullness of God.
• Job 22:12 : 12 Is not God in the height of heaven? And behold the height of the stars, how high they are!
• Ps 89:2 : 2 For I have said, Mercy shall be built up forever; your faithfulness you shall establish in the very heavens.