Proverbs 8:23
מֵעוֹלָם נִסַּכְתִּי מֵרֹאשׁ מִקַּדְמֵי ־ אָֽרֶץ ׃
Hebrew Tanakh (Original)
In The King James Version
I was set up from everlasting, from the beginning, or ever the earth was.
In Context
22יְֽהוָה קָנָנִי רֵאשִׁית דַּרְכּוֹ קֶדֶם מִפְעָלָיו מֵאָֽז ׃
24בְּאֵין ־ תְּהֹמוֹת חוֹלָלְתִּי בְּאֵין מַעְיָנוֹת נִכְבַּדֵּי ־ מָֽיִם ׃
Cross References
Genesis 1:26וַיֹּאמֶר אֱלֹהִים נַֽעֲשֶׂה אָדָם בְּצַלְמֵנוּ כִּדְמוּתֵנוּ וְיִרְדּוּ בִדְגַת הַיָּם וּבְעוֹף הַשָּׁמַיִם וּבַבְּהֵמָה וּבְכָל ־ הָאָרֶץ וּבְכָל ־ הָרֶמֶשׂ הָֽרֹמֵשׂ עַל ־ הָאָֽרֶץ ׃
Micah 5:1וְאַתָּה בֵּֽית ־ לֶחֶם אֶפְרָתָה צָעִיר לִֽהְיוֹת בְּאַלְפֵי יְהוּדָה מִמְּךָ לִי יֵצֵא לִֽהְיוֹת מוֹשֵׁל בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל וּמוֹצָאֹתָיו מִקֶּדֶם מִימֵי עוֹלָֽם ׃
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 →