Proverbs 8:27

25 Before the mountains were settled, before the hills, I was brought forth,

26 before He made the land or fields, or any of the dust of the earth.

I was there when He established the heavens, when He inscribed a circle on the face of the deep,

28 when He established the clouds above, when the fountains of the deep gushed forth,

29 when He set a boundary for the sea, so that the waters would not surpass His command, when He marked out the foundations of the earth.

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB
I was there when He established the heavens, when He inscribed a circle on the face of the deep,
KJV
When he prepared the heavens, I was there: when he set a compass upon the face of the depth:
WEB
When he established the heavens, I was there. When he set a circle on the surface of the deep,
ASV
When he established the heavens, I was there: When he set a circle upon the face of the deep,
DARBY
When he prepared the heavens I was there; when he ordained the circle upon the face of the deep;
BLB
In His establishing the heavens, I [was] there; in His inscribing a circle on the face of the deep,
ÅB
Da han bygget himmelen, var jeg der, da han slo hvelving over avgrunnen.
OTB
Jeg var der da han satte himlene på plass, da han tegnet en sirkel på dypets overflate,
B1930
Da han bygget himmelen, var jeg der, da han slo hvelving over avgrunnen.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Isaiah 40:22

    He sits enthroned above the circle of the earth; its dwellers are like grasshoppers. He stretches out the heavens like a curtain, and spreads them out like a tent to dwell in.

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  • Job 26:10

    He has inscribed a horizon on the face of the waters at the boundary between light and darkness.

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  • Proverbs 3:19

    The LORD founded the earth by wisdom and established the heavens by understanding.

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  • Psalms 136:5

    By His insight He made the heavens. His loving devotion endures forever.

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  • Colossians 1:16

    For in Him all things were created, things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities. All things were created through Him and for Him.

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  • Jeremiah 10:12

    The LORD made the earth by His power; He established the world by His wisdom and stretched out the heavens by His understanding.

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  • Isaiah 40:11

    He tends His flock like a shepherd; He gathers the lambs in His arms and carries them close to His heart. He gently leads the nursing ewes.

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  • Hebrews 1:2

    But in these last days He has spoken to us by His Son, whom He appointed heir of all things, and through whom He made the universe.

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