26 While as yet He had not made the earth or the [a]fields,
Or the [b]primal dust of the world.
27 When He prepared the heavens, I was there,
When He drew a circle on the face of the deep,
28 When He established the clouds above,
When He strengthened the fountains of the deep,

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 8:26 outer places
  2. Proverbs 8:26 Lit. beginning of the dust

26 before he made the world or its fields
    or any of the dust of the earth.(A)
27 I was there when he set the heavens in place,(B)
    when he marked out the horizon(C) on the face of the deep,
28 when he established the clouds above(D)
    and fixed securely the fountains of the deep,(E)

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