Proverbs 30:18

16 Sheol, the barren womb, land never satisfied with water, and fire that never says, ‘Enough!’

17 As for the eye that mocks a father and scorns obedience to a mother, may the ravens of the valley pluck it out and young vultures devour it.

There are three things too wonderful for me, four that I cannot understand:

19 the way of an eagle in the sky, the way of a snake on a rock, the way of a ship at sea, and the way of a man with a maiden.

20 This is the way of an adulteress: She eats and wipes her mouth and says, ‘I have done nothing wrong.’

Dette ble sagt til Israel i en bestemt tid, så det er lurt å lese det sammen med teksten rundt. Les gjerne versene rundt også, for sammenhengen gir ofte mer enn ett vers alene.

Sammenlign

ÅB
Det er tre ting som er meg for underlige, og fire som jeg ikke skjønner:
OTB
Det er tre ting som er for underfulle for meg, fire som jeg ikke forstår:
B1930
Det er tre ting som er mig for underlige, og fire som jeg ikke skjønner:
BSB
There are three things too wonderful for me, four that I cannot understand:
KJV
There be three things which are too wonderful for me, yea, four which I know not:
WEB
“There are three things which are too amazing for me, four which I don’t understand:
ASV
There are three things which are too wonderful for me, Yea, four which I know not:
DARBY
There are three [things] too wonderful for me, and four that I know not:
BLB
Three [things], they are wonderful for me, and four, I cannot know them:

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Kryssreferanser

  • Job 42:3

    You asked, ‘Who is this who conceals My counsel without knowledge?’ Surely I spoke of things I did not understand, things too wonderful for me to know.

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  • Psalms 139:6

    Such knowledge is too wonderful for me, too lofty for me to attain.

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