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Salmene 114,5

Jordan

3 Havet så det og flyktet;
Jordan snudde tilbake.

4 Fjellene hoppet som værer,
Haugene som unge lam.

Hva er det med deg, hav, at du flykter?
Jordan, at du snur tilbake?

6 Fjell, at dere hopper som værer?
Haugene, som unge lam?

7 Skjelv, jord, for Herrens åsyn,
For Jakobs Guds åsyn,

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Why was it, O sea, that you fled, O Jordan, that you turned back,
KJV
What ailed thee, O thou sea, that thou fleddest? thou Jordan, that thou wast driven back?
WEB
What was it, you sea, that you fled? You Jordan, that you turned back?
ASV
What aileth thee, O thou sea, that thou fleest? Thou Jordan, that thou turnest back?
DARBY
What ailed thee, thou sea, that thou fleddest? thou Jordan, that thou turnedst back?
BLB
What [was it] to you, O sea, that you fled, O Jordan, [that] you turned back,
ÅB
Hva har hendt deg, du hav, at du flykter, du Jordan, at du vender om og løper tilbake,
OTB
Hva er det med deg, hav, at du flykter?
Jordan, at du snur tilbake?
B1930
Hvad har hendt dig, du hav, at du flyr, du Jordan, at du vender om og løper tilbake,

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Habakkuk 3,8

    Var Herren sint på elvene?
    Var Din vrede mot bekkene?
    Raste Du mot havet
    da Du red på Dine hester
    og Dine frelsesvogner?

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  • Jeremia 47,6–7

    For Herren, hærskarenes Gud, sier: “Se, katastrofe kommer over kystlandet— over filisterne—og stor ødeleggelse.

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