Parallel Verses

Lexham Expanded Bible

{when he established} the heavens, there I [was], {when he drew} a circle upon the face of the deep,

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:

Holman Bible

I was there when He established the heavens,
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,

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:

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 When he had not yet made earth and fields, or the first dust of the world, 27 {when he established} the heavens, there I [was], {when he drew} a circle upon the face of the deep, 28 {when he made} skies from above, when he founded fountains of the deep,

Cross References

Proverbs 3:19

Yahweh in wisdom founded the earth; he established the heavens in understanding.

Isaiah 40:22

[He is] the one who sits above the circle of the earth, and its inhabitants [are] like grasshoppers; the one who stretches out [the] heavens like a veil and spreads them out like tent to live [in],

Job 26:10

{He has described a circle} on [the] face of [the] water {between light and darkness}.

Psalm 33:6

By the word of Yahweh [the] heavens were made, and by the breath of his mouth all their host.

Psalm 103:19

Yahweh has established his throne in the heavens, and his kingdom rules over all.

Psalm 136:5

To [him who] made the heavens with skill, for his loyal love [endures] forever.

Isaiah 40:11

He will feed his flock like a shepherd; he will gather [the] lambs in his arm, and he will carry [them] in his bosom; he will lead those who nurse.

Jeremiah 10:12

[He is] the maker of [the] earth by his power, [who] created the world by his wisdom, and by his understanding he stretched out heaven.

Colossians 1:16

because all [things] in the heavens and on the earth were created by him, things visible and things invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or powers, all [things] were created through him and for him,

Hebrews 1:2

in these last days he has spoken to us by a Son, whom he appointed heir of all [things], through whom also he made the world,

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