Proverbs 8:27
When he prepared the heavens, I was there; when he drew a circle over the face of the deep;
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
When he prepared the heavens, I was there: when he set a compass upon the face of the depth:
In Context
26While as yet he had not made the land and open fields, nor the chief of the dust of the world.
28When he fastened the skies above; when the springs of the deep became strong;
Cross References
Psalms 33:6By the word of the Lord were the heavens made; and by the breath of his mouth all their host.
Psalms 136:5To him that made the heavens with understanding; for to eternity endureth his kindness.
Isaiah 40:11Like a shepherd will he feed his flock: with his arm will he gather the lambs, and in his bosom will he carry them, will he lead gently those that suckle their young.
Jeremiah 10:12He made the earth by his power, he established the world by his wisdom, and by his understanding he stretched out the heavens.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 8:23-32
Wisdom Eternal and Divine. 22 The Lord possessed me in the beginning of his way, before his works of old. 23 I was set up from everlasting, from the beginning, or ever the earth was. 24 When there were no depths, I was brought forth; when there were no fountains abounding with water. 25 Before the mountains were settled, before the hills was I brought forth: 26 While as yet he had not made the earth, nor the fields, nor the highest part of the dust of the world. 27 When he prepared the heavens, I was there: when… Read the whole commentary →