26 While He had not yet made the earth and the [a]fields,
Nor the first dust of the world.
27 When He (A)established the heavens, I was there;
When (B)He inscribed a circle on the face of the deep,
28 When He made firm the skies above,
When the springs of the deep became [b]fixed,
29 When (C)He set a boundary for the sea
So that the water would not violate His [c]command,
When He marked out (D)the foundations of the earth;

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 8:26 Lit outside places
  2. Proverbs 8:28 Lit strong
  3. Proverbs 8:29 Lit mouth

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

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