Parallel Verses
American Standard Version
When he established the heavens, I was there: When he set a circle upon the face of the deep,
New American Standard Bible
When
King James Version
When he prepared the heavens, I was there: when he set a compass upon the face of the depth:
Holman Bible
when He laid out the horizon on the surface of the ocean,
International Standard Version
when he crafted the heavens, I was there when he marked out a circle on the face of the deep,
A Conservative Version
When he established the heavens, I was there. When he set a circle upon the face of the deep,
Amplified
“When He established the heavens, I [Wisdom] was there;
When He drew a circle upon the face of the deep,
Bible in Basic English
When he made ready the heavens I was there: when he put an arch over the face of the deep:
Darby Translation
When he prepared the heavens I was there; when he ordained the circle upon the face of the deep;
Julia Smith Translation
In his preparing the heavens I was there: in his inscribing a circle upon the face of the deep:
King James 2000
When he prepared the heavens, I was there: when he drew a circle upon the face of the depth:
Lexham Expanded Bible
{when he established} the heavens, there I [was], {when he drew} a circle upon the face of the deep,
Modern King James verseion
When He prepared the heavens, I was there; when He set a circle upon the face of the deep;
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
For when he made the heavens, I was present; when he set up the depths in order;
NET Bible
When he established the heavens, I was there; when he marked out the horizon over the face of the deep,
New Heart English Bible
When he established the heavens, I was there; when he set a circle on the surface of the deep,
The Emphasized Bible
When he prepared the heavens, there, was I! When he decreed a vault upon the face of the resounding deep;
Webster
When he prepared the heavens, I was there: when he set a compass upon the face of the depth:
World English Bible
When he established the heavens, I was there; when he set a circle on the surface of the deep,
Youngs Literal Translation
In His preparing the heavens I am there, In His decreeing a circle on the face of the deep,
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 8:27
Verse Info
Context Readings
Wisdom At Creation
26 While as yet he had not made the earth, nor the fields, Nor the beginning of the dust of the world. 27 When he established the heavens, I was there: When he set a circle upon the face of the deep, 28 When he made firm the skies above, When the fountains of the deep became strong,
Cross References
Proverbs 3:19
Jehovah by wisdom founded the earth; By understanding he established the heavens.
Isaiah 40:22
It is he that sitteth above the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof are as grasshoppers; that stretcheth out the heavens as a curtain, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in;
Job 26:10
He hath described a boundary upon the face of the waters, Unto the confines of light and darkness.
Psalm 33:6
By the word of Jehovah were the heavens made, And all the host of them by the breath of his mouth.
Psalm 103:19
Jehovah hath established his throne in the heavens; And his kingdom ruleth over all.
Psalm 136:5
To him that by understanding made the heavens; For his lovingkindness endureth for ever:
Isaiah 40:11
He will feed his flock like a shepherd, he will gather the lambs in his arm, and carry them in his bosom, and will gently lead those that have their young.
Jeremiah 10:12
He hath made the earth by his power, he hath established the world by his wisdom, and by his understanding hath he stretched out the heavens:
Colossians 1:16
for in him were all things created, in the heavens and upon the earth, things visible and things invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers; all things have been created through him, and unto him;
Hebrews 1:2
hath at the end of these days spoken unto us in his'son, whom he appointed heir of all things, through whom also he made the worlds;