Proverbs 8:27

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

26 While as yet he had not made the earth, nor the fields, nor the highest part of the dust of the world.

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:

29 When he gave to the sea his decree, that the waters should not pass his commandment: when he appointed 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

    It is he that sitteth upon the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof are as grasshoppers; that stretcheth out the heavens as a curtain, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in:

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  • Job 26:10

    He hath compassed the waters with bounds, until the day and night come to an end.

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  • Proverbs 3:19

    The LORD by wisdom hath founded the earth; by understanding hath he established the heavens.

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  • Psalms 136:5

    To him that by wisdom made the heavens: for his mercy endureth for ever.

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  • Colossians 1:16

    For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him:

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  • Jeremiah 10:12

    He hath made the earth by his power, he hath established the world by his wisdom, and hath stretched out the heavens by his discretion.

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  • Isaiah 40:11

    He shall feed his flock like a shepherd: he shall gather the lambs with his arm, and carry them in his bosom, and shall gently lead those that are with young.

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  • Hebrews 1:2

    Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds;

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