Proverbs 8:26
24 When there were no depths, I was brought forth; when there were no fountains abounding with water.
25 Before the mountains were settled, before the hills was I brought forth:
While as yet he had not made the earth, nor the fields, nor the highest part of the dust of the world.
27 When he prepared the heavens, I was there: when he set a compass upon the face of the depth:
28 When he established the clouds above: when he strengthened the fountains of the deep:
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- before He made the land or fields, or any of the dust of the earth.
- KJV
- While as yet he had not made the earth, nor the fields, nor the highest part of the dust of the world.
- WEB
- while as yet he had not made the earth, nor the fields, nor the beginning of the dust of the world.
- ASV
- While as yet he had not made the earth, nor the fields, Nor the beginning of the dust of the world.
- DARBY
- while as yet he had not made the earth, nor the fields, nor the beginning of the dust of the world.
- BLB
- while He had not made the land, or the outside places, or the first dusts of the world.
- ÅB
- før han hadde skapt jord og mark og jorderikes første muldklump.
- OTB
- før han skapte jorden eller dens marker eller noe av verdens støv.
- B1930
- før han hadde skapt jord og mark og jorderikes første muldklump.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Genesis 1:1–31
In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
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