Proverbs 8:29
When he gave to the sea his decree, that the waters should not pass his commandment: when he appointed the foundations of the earth:
KJV
quando circumdabat mari terminum suum, et legem ponebat aquis, ne transirent fines suos ; quando appendebat fundamenta terræ :
Vulgate
καὶ ὡς ἰσχυρὰ ἐποίει τὰ θεμέλια τῆς γῆς,
LXX
When he gave to the sea its bound, That the waters should not transgress his commandment, When he marked out the foundations of the earth;
ASV
בְּ/שׂ֘וּמ֤/וֹ לַ/יָּ֨ם חֻקּ֗/וֹ וּ֭/מַיִם לֹ֣א יַֽעַבְרוּ פִ֑י/ו בְּ֝/חוּק֗/וֹ מ֣וֹסְדֵי אָֽרֶץ
Hebrew
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In the original Hebrew
10 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
אֶ֣רֶץ
'rts
noun · 2484×
ה
h
noun · 393×
י
y
noun · 496×
יָּ֥שֶׂם
yshm
verb · 581×
ךָ
k
noun · 126×
לֹ֣א
l'
proper_noun · 5171×
מ֣וֹסְדֵי
mvsdy
noun · 2×
מְחֹקֵ֖ק
mchqq
verb · 19×
מַ֖יִם
mym
noun · 580×
עֹבֵ֣ר
'br
verb · 561×
Historic Christian voices
4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
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Cross-references
- Col 1:15 — Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature:
- Gen 1:9 — And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so.
- Heb 1:10 — And, Thou, Lord, in the beginning hast laid the foundation of the earth; and the heavens are the works of thine hands:
- Jer 5:22 — Fear ye not me? saith the LORD: will ye not tremble at my presence, which have placed the sand for the bound of the sea by a perpetual decree, that it cannot pass it: and though the waves thereof toss
- Jer 5:22 — Fear ye not me? saith the LORD: will ye not tremble at my presence, which have placed the sand for the bound of the sea by a perpetual decree, that it cannot pass it: and though the waves thereof toss
- Job 26:10 — He hath compassed the waters with bounds, until the day and night come to an end.
- Job 38:4 — Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? declare, if thou hast understanding.
- Job 38:4 — Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? declare, if thou hast understanding.
- Job 38:5 — Who hath laid the measures thereof, if thou knowest? or who hath stretched the line upon it?
- Job 38:8 — Or who shut up the sea with doors, when it brake forth, as if it had issued out of the womb?
- Job 38:11 — And said, Hitherto shalt thou come, but no further: and here shall thy proud waves be stayed?
- Luke 8:25 — And he said unto them, Where is your faith? And they being afraid wondered, saying one to another, What manner of man is this! for he commandeth even the winds and water, and they obey him.
- Mark 4:39 — And he arose, and rebuked the wind, and said unto the sea, Peace, be still. And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm.
- Mic 6:2 — Hear ye, O mountains, the LORD’s controversy, and ye strong foundations of the earth: for the LORD hath a controversy with his people, and he will plead with Israel.
- Ps 33:7 — He gathereth the waters of the sea together as an heap: he layeth up the depth in storehouses.
- Ps 33:7 — He gathereth the waters of the sea together as an heap: he layeth up the depth in storehouses.
- Ps 104:5 — Who laid the foundations of the earth, that it should not be removed for ever.
- Ps 104:9 — Thou hast set a bound that they may not pass over; that they turn not again to cover the earth.