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Proverbs 8:27-29
Lexham English Bible
Proverbs 8:27-29
Lexham English Bible
27 when he established[a] the heavens, there I was,
when he drew[b] a circle upon the face of the deep,
28 when he made[c] skies from above,
when he founded fountains of the deep,
29 when he assigned[d] his limits to the sea,
that waters shall not transgress his command,[e]
when he marked[f] the foundations of the earth,
Footnotes
- Proverbs 8:27 Literally “in his establishing”
- Proverbs 8:27 Literally “in his drawing”
- Proverbs 8:28 Literally “in his making”
- Proverbs 8:29 Literally “in his assigning”
- Proverbs 8:29 Literally “mouth”
- Proverbs 8:29 Literally “in his marking”
Proverbs 8:27-29
New International Version
Proverbs 8:27-29
New International Version
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)
Proverbs 8:27-29
King James Version
Proverbs 8:27-29
King James Version
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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