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27 when he crafted the heavens,
    I was there—
        when he marked out a circle on the face of the deep,
28 when he made the clouds from above,
    when the springs of the depths were established,
29 when he set a boundary for the sea
    so the waters would not exceed his limits,[a]
        when he marked out the foundations of the earth.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 8:29 Lit. command

27 I was there when he set the heavens in place,(A)
    when he marked out the horizon(B) on the face of the deep,
28 when he established the clouds above(C)
    and fixed securely the fountains of the deep,(D)
29 when he gave the sea its boundary(E)
    so the waters would not overstep his command,(F)
and when he marked out the foundations of the earth.(G)

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27 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:

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