Proverbs 8:25 BSB — MannaFest

Proverbs 8:25

Before the mountains were settled, before the hills, I was brought forth,

BSB

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ASV

Before the mountains were settled, Before the hills was I brought forth;

KJV

Before the mountains were settled, before the hills was I brought forth:

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Commentary

4 voices

Gregory of Nazianzus

ON THE SON, THEOLOGICAL ORATION 3 (29).13 (390)

Whether he is eternally begotten or not, I do not yet say, until I have looked into the statement, "Before all the hills he begets me" more accurately. But I cannot see the necessity of their conclusion. For if, as they say, everything that is to come to an end had also a beginning, then surely that which has no end had no beginning. What, then, will they decide concerning the soul or the angelic nature?

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

Eliphaz, to convince Job of his inability to judge of the divine counsels, asks him ( Job xv. 7 ), Wast thou made before the hills? But before the hills was the eternal Word brought forth.

The Nineteenth Century2 voices

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

Compare Psa 90:2. What the Psalmist said of Yahweh, the teacher here asserts of Wisdom; she was before the everlasting hills.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

Strictly, God's attributes are part of Himself. Yet, to the poetical structure of the whole passage, this commendation of wisdom is entirely consonant. In order of time all His attributes are coincident and eternal as Himself.

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Original language & word study

6 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
בְּטֶ֣רֶם	be.Te.rem	<in> before	H2962 →
הָרִ֣ים	ha.Rim	mountains	H2022 →
הָטְבָּ֑עוּ	ha.te.Ba.'u	they were planted	H2883 →
לִפְנֵ֖י	lif.Nei	<to> before	H6440 →
גְבָע֣וֹת	ge.va.'ot	[the] hills	H1389 →
חוֹלָֽלְתִּי׃	cho.Lal.ti	I was brought forth	H2342 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Hebrews 1:10
And: “In the beginning, O Lord, You laid the foundations of the earth, and the heavens are the work of Your hands.
leads to
- Genesis 1:1
  In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Psalms 102:25–27
  In the beginning You laid the foundations of the earth, and the heavens are the work of Your hands.
- John 1:1–3
  In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
- Jeremiah 32:17
  “Oh, Lord GOD! You have made the heavens and the earth by Your great power and outstretched arm. Nothing is too difficult for You!
- Isaiah 48:13
  Surely My own hand founded the earth, and My right hand spread out the heavens; when I summon them, they stand up together.
Through
Psalms 90:2
Before the mountains were born or You brought forth the earth and the world, from everlasting to everlasting You are God.
leads to
- Hebrews 13:8
  Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.
- Psalms 102:24–27
  I say: “O my God, do not take me in the midst of my days! Your years go on through all generations.
- Revelation 1:8
  “I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, who is and was and is to come—the Almighty.

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01Commentary

The record, by era

Voices on this verse

02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About Proverbs

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Proverbs