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:
Read in contextJob 26:10
He hath compassed the waters with bounds, until the day and night come to an end.
Read in contextProverbs 3:19
The LORD by wisdom hath founded the earth; by understanding hath he established the heavens.
Read in contextPsalms 136:5
To him that by wisdom made the heavens: for his mercy endureth for ever.
Read in contextColossians 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:
Read in contextJeremiah 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.
Read in contextIsaiah 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.
Read in contextHebrews 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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