Proverbs 8:27

In 11 translations

BSB

I was there when He established the heavens, when He inscribed a circle on the face of the deep,

KJV

When he prepared the heavens, I was there: when he set a compass upon the face of the depth:a compass: or, a circle

WEB

When he established the heavens, I was there. When he set a circle on the surface of the deep,

ASV

When he established the heavens, I was there: When he set a circle upon the face of the deep,

LSV

In His preparing the heavens I [am] there, || In His decreeing a circle on the face of the deep,

YLT

In His preparing the heavens I [am] there, In His decreeing a circle on the face of the deep,

DBY

When he prepared the heavens I was there; when he ordained the circle upon the face of the deep;

DRC

When he prepared the heavens, I was present: when with a certain law and compass he enclosed the depths:

GNV

When hee prepared the heauens, I was there, when he set the compasse vpon the deepe.

JPS

When He established the heavens, I was there; when He set a circle upon the face of the deep,

LXXE

When he prepared the heaven, I was present with him; and when he prepared his throne upon the winds:Or, marked out.

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Original-language editions

WLC

בַּהֲכִינ֣וֹ שָׁ֭מַיִם שָׁ֣ם אָ֑נִי בְּח֥וּקוֹ ח֝֗וּג עַל־פְּנֵ֥י תְהֽוֹם׃

LXX-Br

Ἡνίκα ἡτοίμαζε τὸν οὐρανὸν, συμπαρήμην αὐτῷ, καὶ ὅτε ἀφώριζε τὸν ἑαυτοῦ θρόνον ἐπʼ ἀνέμων,

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

From public-domain Bible dictionaries and topical indexes (1884–1915).

Cross-references most cited first

• Isaiah 40:22He sits enthroned above the circle of the earth; its dwellers are like grasshoppers. He stretches out the heavens like a curtain, and spreads them out like a tent to dwell in.
• Job 26:10He has inscribed a horizon on the face of the waters at the boundary between light and darkness.
• Proverbs 3:19The LORD founded the earth by wisdom and established the heavens by understanding.
• Psalms 136:5By His insight He made the heavens. His loving devotion endures forever.
• Colossians 1:16For in Him all things were created, things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities. All things were created through Him and for Him.
• Isaiah 40:11He tends His flock like a shepherd; He gathers the lambs in His arms and carries them close to His heart. He gently leads the nursing ewes.
• Jeremiah 10:12The LORD made the earth by His power; He established the world by His wisdom and stretched out the heavens by His understanding.
• Hebrews 1:2But in these last days He has spoken to us by His Son, whom He appointed heir of all things, and through whom He made the universe.
• Psalms 103:19The LORD has established His throne in heaven, and His kingdom rules over all.
• Psalms 33:6By the word of the LORD the heavens were made, and all the stars by the breath of His mouth.

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