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Proverbs 8:27

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8:27When he established the heavens, I was there;

when he marked out the horizon48 over the face of the deep,

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Footnotes

  1. 48 The infinitive construct בְּחוּקוֹ (békhuqo, “to cut; to engrave; to mark”) and the noun חוּג (khug, “horizon; circle”) form a paronomasia in the line.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

When he established the heavens, I was there;

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

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,

CSBChristian Standard Bible

I was there when he established the heavens,

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

NLTNew Living Translation

I was there when he established the heavens,

when he drew the horizon on the oceans.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

when he established the heavens, there I was,

when he drew a circle upon the face 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: