Proverbs 8:29
Proverbs 8:29 English Standard Version 2016 (ESV)
when he assigned to the sea its limit, so that the waters might not transgress his command, when he marked out the foundations of the earth
Proverbs 8:22-31 The Message (MSG)
“GOD sovereignly made me—the first, the basic— before he did anything else. I was brought into being a long time ago, well before Earth got its start. I arrived on the scene before Ocean, yes, even before Springs and Rivers and Lakes. Before Mountains were sculpted and Hills took shape, I was already there, newborn; Long before GOD stretched out Earth’s Horizons, and tended to the minute details of Soil and Weather, And set Sky firmly in place, I was there. When he mapped and gave borders to wild Ocean, built the vast vault of Heaven, and installed the fountains that fed Ocean, When he drew a boundary for Sea, posted a sign that said NO TRESPASSING, And then staked out Earth’s Foundations, I was right there with him, making sure everything fit. Day after day I was there, with my joyful applause, always enjoying his company, Delighted with the world of things and creatures, happily celebrating the human family.
Proverbs 8:29 King James Version (KJV)
When he gave to the sea his decree, That the waters should not pass his commandment: When he appointed the foundations of the earth
Proverbs 8:29 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
When He set for the sea its boundary So that the water would not transgress His command, When He marked out the foundations of the earth
Proverbs 8:29 New Century Version (NCV)
I was there when he ordered the sea not to go beyond the borders he had set. I was there when he laid the earth’s foundation.
Proverbs 8:29 American Standard Version (ASV)
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
Proverbs 8:29 New International Version (Anglicised) (NIVUK)
when he gave the sea its boundary so that the waters would not overstep his command, and when he marked out the foundations of the earth.
Proverbs 8:29 New King James Version (NKJV)
When He assigned to the sea its limit, So that the waters would not transgress His command, When He marked out the foundations of the earth
Proverbs 8:29 Amplified Bible (AMP)
When He set for the sea its boundary So that the waters would not transgress [the boundaries set by] His command, When He marked out the foundations of the earth— [Job 38:10, 11; Ps 104:6-9; Jer 5:22]