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Proverbs 8:27–28

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27When he bestablished the heavens, I was there;

when he drew ca circle on the face of the deep,

28when he dmade firm the skies above,

when he established4 the fountains of the deep,

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Footnotes

  1. 4The meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain

Cross references

  1. bch. 3:19
  2. cJob 26:10
  3. dGen. 1:6

In other versions

NIVNew International Version (2011)

I was there when he set the heavens in place,

when he marked out the horizon on the face of the deep,

when he established the clouds above

and fixed securely the fountains of the deep,

CSBChristian Standard Bible

I was there when he established the heavens,

when he laid out the horizon on the surface of the ocean,

when he placed the skies above,

when the fountains of the ocean gushed out,

NLTNew Living Translation

I was there when he established the heavens,

when he drew the horizon on the oceans.

I was there when he set the clouds above,

when he established springs deep in the earth.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

when he established the heavens, there I was,

when he drew a circle upon the face of the deep,

when he made skies from above,

when he founded fountains of the deep,

KJV 1900King James Version

When he prepared the heavens, I was there:

When he set a compass upon the face of the depth:

When he established the clouds above:

When he strengthened the fountains of the deep: