Parallel Verses

Holman Bible

I was there when He established the heavens,
when He laid out the horizon on the surface of the ocean,

New American Standard Bible

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

King James Version

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

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,

American Standard 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,

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
the heavens
שׁמה שׁמים 
Shamayim 
Usage: 420

I was there when he set
חקק 
Chaqaq 
Usage: 19

חוּג 
Chuwg 
Usage: 3

upon the face
פּנים 
Paniym 
Usage: 2119

References

American

Fausets

Context Readings

Wisdom At Creation

26 before He made the land, the fields,
or the first soil on earth.
27 I was there when He established the heavens,
when He laid out the horizon on the surface of the ocean,
28 when He placed the skies above,
when the fountains of the ocean gushed out,


Cross References

Proverbs 3:19

The Lord founded the earth by wisdom
and established the heavens by understanding.

Isaiah 40:22

God is enthroned above the circle of the earth;
its inhabitants are like grasshoppers.
He stretches out the heavens like thin cloth
and spreads them out like a tent to live in.

Job 26:10

He laid out the horizon on the surface of the waters
at the boundary between light and darkness.

Psalm 33:6

The heavens were made by the word of the Lord,
and all the stars, by the breath of His mouth.

Psalm 103:19

The Lord has established His throne in heaven,
and His kingdom rules over all.

Psalm 136:5

He made the heavens skillfully.
        His love is eternal.

Isaiah 40:11

He protects His flock like a shepherd;
He gathers the lambs in His arms
and carries them in the fold of His garment.
He gently leads those that are nursing.

Jeremiah 10:12

He made the earth by His power,
established the world by His wisdom,
and spread out the heavens by His understanding.

Colossians 1:16

For everything was created by Him,
in heaven and on earth,
the visible and the invisible,
whether thrones or dominions
or rulers or authorities—
all things have been created through Him and for Him.

Hebrews 1:2

In these last days, He has spoken to us by His Son. God has appointed Him heir of all things and made the universe through Him.

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