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27 When he established the heavens, I was there;
    when he drew a circle on the face of the deep,(A)

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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,

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10 He has described a circle on the face of the waters,
    at the boundary between light and darkness.(A)

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10 He marks out the horizon on the face of the waters(A)
    for a boundary between light and darkness.(B)

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22 It is he who sits above the circle of the earth,
    and its inhabitants are like grasshoppers,
who stretches out the heavens like a curtain
    and spreads them like a tent to live in,(A)

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22 He sits enthroned(A) above the circle of the earth,
    and its people are like grasshoppers.(B)
He stretches out the heavens(C) like a canopy,(D)
    and spreads them out like a tent(E) to live in.(F)

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God’s Wisdom in Creation

19 The Lord by wisdom founded the earth;
    by understanding he established the heavens;(A)

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19 By wisdom(A) the Lord laid the earth’s foundations,(B)
    by understanding he set the heavens(C) in place;

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16 for in[a] him all things in heaven and on earth were created, things visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or powers—all things have been created through him and for him.

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  1. 1.16 Or by

16 For in him all things were created:(A) things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities;(B) all things have been created through him and for him.(C)

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12 It is he who made the earth by his power,
    who established the world by his wisdom
    and by his understanding stretched out the heavens.(A)

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12 But God made(A) the earth(B) by his power;
    he founded the world by his wisdom(C)
    and stretched out the heavens(D) by his understanding.

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who by understanding made the heavens,
    for his steadfast love endures forever;(A)

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who by his understanding(A) made the heavens,(B)
His love endures forever.

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but in these last days he has spoken to us by a Son,[a] whom he appointed heir of all things, through whom he also created the worlds.(A)

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  1. 1.2 Or the Son

but in these last days(A) he has spoken to us by his Son,(B) whom he appointed heir(C) of all things, and through whom(D) also he made the universe.(E)

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11 He will feed his flock like a shepherd;
    he will gather the lambs in his arms
and carry them in his bosom
    and gently lead the mother sheep.(A)

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11 He tends his flock like a shepherd:(A)
    He gathers the lambs in his arms(B)
and carries them close to his heart;(C)
    he gently leads(D) those that have young.(E)

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19 The Lord has established his throne in the heavens,
    and his kingdom rules over all.(A)

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19 The Lord has established his throne(A) in heaven,
    and his kingdom rules(B) over all.

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By the word of the Lord the heavens were made
    and all their host by the breath of his mouth.(A)

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By the word(A) of the Lord the heavens were made,(B)
    their starry host(C) by the breath of his mouth.

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