Proverbs 8:25

In 11 translations

BSB

Before the mountains were settled, before the hills, I was brought forth,

KJV

Before the mountains were settled, before the hills was I brought forth:

WEB

Before the mountains were settled in place, before the hills, I was born;

ASV

Before the mountains were settled, Before the hills was I brought forth;

LSV

Before mountains were sunk, || Before heights, I was brought forth.

YLT

Before mountains were sunk, Before heights, I was brought forth.

DBY

Before the mountains were settled, before the hills was I brought forth;

DRC

The mountains with their huge bulk had not as yet been established: before the hills I was brought forth:

GNV

Before the mountaines were setled: and before the hilles, was I begotten.

JPS

Before the mountains were settled, before the hills was I brought forth;

LXXE

before the mountains were settled, and before all hills, he begets me.

Word by word Hebrew · tap a word

Words in brackets are English the glossers added; the Hebrew has no word for them, and they can carry a choice of tense or meaning.

Original-language editions

WLC

בְּטֶ֣רֶם הָרִ֣ים הָטְבָּ֑עוּ לִפְנֵ֖י גְבָע֣וֹת חוֹלָֽלְתִּי׃

LXX-Br

Πρὸ τοῦ ὄρη ἑδρασθῆναι, πρὸ δὲ πάντων βουνῶν, γεννᾷ με.

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

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Cross-references most cited first

• Psalms 90:2Before the mountains were born or You brought forth the earth and the world, from everlasting to everlasting You are God.
• Job 38:4–11Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth? Tell Me, if you have understanding. Who fixed its measurements? Surely you know! Or who stretched a measuring line across it? On what were its foundations set,…
• Psalms 102:25–28In the beginning You laid the foundations of the earth, and the heavens are the work of Your hands. They will perish, but You remain; they will all wear out like a garment. Like clothing You will change them, and they…
• Job 15:7–8Were you the first man ever born? Were you brought forth before the hills? Do you listen in on the council of God or limit wisdom to yourself?
• Hebrews 1:10And: “In the beginning, O Lord, You laid the foundations of the earth, and the heavens are the work of Your hands.

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