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Proverbs 8:26

8:25 Before the mountains were settled, before the hills was I brought forth:
While as yet he had not made the earth, nor the fields, nor the highest part of the dust of the world. fields: or, open places the highest: or, the chief part

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while as yet he had not made the earth, nor the fields, nor the beginning of the dust of the world.

While as yet he had not made the earth, nor the fields, nor the highest part of the dust of the world.

While as yet he had not made the earth, nor the fields, nor the highest part of the dust of the world.

8:27 When he prepared the heavens, I was there: when he set a compass upon the face of the depth: a compass: or, a circle

What does Proverbs 8:26 mean?

Proverbs 8:26 is a verse in the book of Proverbs, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include עָשָׂה (ʻâsâh), אֶרֶץ (ʼerets), חוּץ (chûwts). It connects to 7 cross-referenced passages elsewhere in Scripture.

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While
as
yet
he
had
not
madeעָשָׂהʻâsâh/aw-saw'/H6213to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
the
earth,אֶרֶץʼerets/eh'-rets/H776the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
nor
the
fields,חוּץchûwts/khoots/H2351properly, separate by awall, i.e. outside, outdoors
nor
the
highest
partרֹאשׁrôʼsh/roshe/H7218the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
of
the
dustעָפָרʻâphâr/aw-fawr'/H6083dust (as powdered or gray); hence, clay, earth, mud
of
the
world.תֵּבֵלtêbêl/tay-bale'/H8398the earth (as moist and therefore inhabited); by extension, the globe; by implication, its inhabitants; specifically, a particular land, as Babylonia, Palestine
fields:
or,
open
places
the
highest:
or,
the
chief
part

Commentary on Proverbs 8:26

HENRY_FULL · Proverbs 8:26
t of captivity, was delivered to the sons of Asaph, who were called by his name, for the public service of the church. That was the most eminent family of the singers in Ezra's time. See Ezra ii. 41; iii. 10; Neh. xi. 17, 22 ; xii. 35, 46 . The deplorable case of the people of God at that time is here spread before the Lord, and left with him. The prophet, in the name of the church I. Puts in complaining pleas of the miseries they suffered, for the quickening of their desires in prayer, ver. 1-11 . II. He puts in comfortable pleas for the encouraging of their faith in prayer, ver. 12-17 . III. He concludes with divers petitions to God for deliverances, ver. 18-23 . In singing it we must be affected with the former desolations of the church, for we are members of the same body, and may apply it to any present distresses or desolations of any part of the Christian church. Mournful Complaints. 1 O God, why hast thou cast us off for ever? why doth thine anger smoke against the sheep of thy pasture? 2 Remember thy congregation, which thou hast purchased of old; the rod of thine inheritance, which thou hast redeemed; this mount Zion, wherein thou hast dwelt. 3 Lift up thy feet unto the perpetual desolations; even all that the enemy hath done wickedly in the sanctuary. 4 Thi

Cross-references

Related passages from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

Exodus 15:16

Fear and dread shall fall upon them; by the greatness of thine arm they shall be as still as a stone; till thy people pass over, O LORD, till the people pass over, which thou hast purchased.

Deuteronomy 4:20

But the LORD hath taken you, and brought you forth out of the iron furnace, even out of Egypt, to be unto him a people of inheritance, as ye are this day.

Deuteronomy 9:29

Yet they are thy people and thine inheritance, which thou broughtest out by thy mighty power and by thy stretched out arm.

Deuteronomy 32:9

For the LORD'S portion is his people; Jacob is the lot of his inheritance. lot: Heb. cord

Jeremiah 10:16

The portion of Jacob is not like them: for he is the former of all things; and Israel is the rod of his inheritance: The LORD of hosts is his name.

Titus 2:14

Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.

Revelation 5:9

And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation;

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Proverbs 8:26.

1 Samuel 2:8

He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth up the beggar from the dunghill, to set them among princes, and to make them inherit the throne of glory: for the pillars of the earth are the LORD'S, and he hath set the world upon them.

Genesis 40:20

And it came to pass the third day, which was Pharaoh's birthday, that he made a feast unto all his servants: and he lifted up the head of the chief butler and of the chief baker among his servants. lifted: or, reckoned

Leviticus 14:41

And he shall cause the house to be scraped within round about, and they shall pour out the dust that they scrape off without the city into an unclean place:

Leviticus 14:45

And he shall break down the house, the stones of it, and the timber thereof, and all the morter of the house; and he shall carry them forth out of the city into an unclean place.

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What does Proverbs 8:26 say?

Proverbs 8:26 (King James Version) reads: "While as yet he had not made the earth, nor the fields, nor the highest part of the dust of the world. fields: or, open places the highest: or, the chief part"

Is Proverbs 8:26 in the Old or New Testament?

Proverbs 8:26 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Proverbs.

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