when he established the clouds above, when the springs of the deep became strong,
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when he established the clouds above, when the springs of the deep became strong,
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When he established the clouds above: when he strengthened the fountains of the deep:
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When He made firm the skies above, when the fountains of the deep showed their might,
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain Pro 8:28 When he established the clouds above: when…
Pro 8:28 When he established the clouds above: when he strengthened the fountains of the deep:
Ver. 28. When he established the clouds above.] That they might be kept there, as it were in tuns and bottles, till he would have them to pour down their dew, or rain.
John Trapp, A Commentary or Exposition upon All the Books of the Old and New Testament (1647–1656) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain Established, Heb. strengthened, by his word and decree, which…
Established, Heb. strengthened, by his word and decree, which alone upholds the clouds in the air, which of themselves are thin and weak bodies, and would quickly be dissolved or dispersed. When he strengthened the fountains; when he shut up the several fountains in the cavities of the earth, and kept them there as it were by a song hand for the use of mankind.
Of the deep; which have their original from the deep, either from the sea, or from the abyss of waters in the bowels of the earth.
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible (1683–1685) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword/MySword module.
John Gill 1763 · Public Domain When he established the clouds above,.... In which the…
When he established the clouds above,.... In which the waters are bound, and yet are not rent under them; and where, in the thin air, they hang heavy with them; where they are weighed by measure, and a decree made for them when they shall fall; and when they do, the Lord makes small the drops of water, which the clouds do drop and distil on men abundantly; the spreadings of which are beyond understanding, and are unaccountable, and must be referred to the power of God; who has settled and established them in the heavens, and the laws of them, Job 26:8;
when he strengthened the fountains of the deep; gave them strength, and still continues it, to cast out their waters, which run into the main sea, and feed and fill it, and return to their place again; which strength of flowing and reflowing can be attributed to nothing else but to the great power of God, Gen 7:11.
John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible (1746–1763) — public domain (CC PDM 1.0). Text via the HelloAO Bible API.
John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain Strengthened - When he shut up the fountains in…
Strengthened - When he shut up the fountains in the cavities of the earth, and kept them there as it were by a strong band. The deep - Which have their original from the deep, either from the sea, or from the abyss of waters in the bowels of the earth.
John Wesley, Explanatory Notes Upon the Whole Bible (1754–1765) — public domain. Text via the GEBible commentary corpus.
Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 28. The clouds above] שחקים shechakim, "the ethereal…
Verse 28. The clouds above] שחקים shechakim, "the ethereal regions," taking in the whole of the atmosphere, with all its meteors, clouds, vapours, &c.
Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible (1810–1826) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword/MySword module.
Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain Sky. Protestants, "clouds." Pagnin, "the air." Vulgate æthera. Septuagint,…
Sky. Protestants, "clouds." Pagnin, "the air." Vulgate æthera. Septuagint, "the clouds above." (Haydock) --- Moses assigns the higher and lower waters the same origin, Genesis i. 7.
George Leo Haydock (1774–1849), Haydock's Catholic Family Bible and Commentary, 1859 edition — public domain. Excludes Psalms (Douay-Rheims chapter numbering differs from Protestant) and Deuterocanonical books (Catholic canon only).
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain established . . . deep--that is, so as to…
established . . . deep--that is, so as to sustain the waters above and repress those below the firmament (Gen 1:7-11; Job 26:8).
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown — Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871) — public domain (CC PDM 1.0). Text via the HelloAO Bible API.
Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 28. When he established the clouds — Stuart: “Fixed…
28. When he established the clouds — Stuart: “Fixed the clouds.” Patrick: “Made the watery clouds so firm in the air that they shall not fall down altogether, but by drops, upon the earth.”
Strengthened the fountains — Septuagint, “Made secure,” which accords with what seems to be the idea in the next verse. Zockler renders the last clause, “When the fountains of the deep raged loudly.” Conant, “When the fountains of the deep became strong;” that is, in the sense of pouring forth; and maintains that the term fountains of the deep, according to the usus, refers to the outlets of the abyss of waters through which it breaks forth to the earth’s surface, forming streams and rivers.” Compare Eze_31:4; Eze_31:15; Gen_7:11; Gen_8:12; Gen_49:25; Deu_33:13.
Daniel D. Whedon (gen. ed.), Commentary on the Old and New Testaments (1874–1909) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 28. established the clouds) Rather, made firm the skies,…
28. established the clouds) Rather, made firm the skies, R.V.
he strengthened] Rather, when the fountains of the deep became strong, R.V. The same Heb. word is used of the sea, Neh_9:11; Isa_43:16, “the mighty waters.”
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (28) When he established the clouds above.—Literally, made firm;…
(28) When he established the clouds above.—Literally, made firm; comp. Gen_1:6.
When he strengthened the fountains of the deep.—More probably, when they flowed forth with strength.
A Bible Commentary for English Readers, edited by Charles John Ellicott (1878–1897) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain When he established the clouds above. The reference is…
When he established the clouds above. The reference is to the waters above the firmament, (Gen_1:7) which are suspended in the ether; and the idea is that God thus made this medium capable of sustaining them. Vulgate, Quando aethera firmabat sursum; Septuagint, "When he made strong the clouds above". (comp. Job_26:8) When he strengthened the fountains of the deep; rather, as in the Revised Version, when the fountains of the deep became strong; i.e. when the great deep (Gen_7:11) burst forth with power. (comp. Job_38:16) The Septuagint anticipates the following details by here rendering, "When he made secure the fountains of the earth beneath the heaven."
The Pulpit Commentary (1880–1919), ed. H.D.M. Spence-Jones & Joseph S. Exell — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
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established
brought into permanent being
when the springs in the deep became fixed
This can be put into active form. AT: "when God fixed the springs in the deep" (See: Active or Passive)
the springs in the deep
The ancient Hebrews thought that the ocean got its water from springs at the bottom of the sea.
when he made his limit for the sea
"when he created the shorelines for the oceans. The "limit for the sea" divided the oceans from the dry land.
when there was set the limit for the foundations of the dry land
The Hebrew word for "earth" also often means "land."
when there was set the limit for the foundations of the dry land
This can be put into active form. AT: "when God set the limit for the foundations of the earth" (See: Active or Passive)
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found
earth
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