Proverbs 8:28
Translations
King James Version (KJV)
When he established the clouds above: when he strengthened the fountains of the deep:
American King James Version (AKJV)
When he established the clouds above: when he strengthened the fountains of the deep:
American Standard Version (ASV)
When he made firm the skies above, When the fountains of the deep became strong,
Basic English Translation (BBE)
When he made strong the skies overhead: when the fountains of the deep were fixed:
Webster's Revision
When he established the clouds above: when he strengthened the fountains of the deep:
World English Bible
when he established the clouds above, when the springs of the deep became strong,
English Revised Version (ERV)
When he made firm the sides above: when the fountains of the deep became strong:
Clarke's Proverbs 8:28 Bible Commentary
The clouds above - שחקים shechakim, "the ethereal regions," taking in the whole of the atmosphere, with all its meteors, clouds, vapours, etc.
Wesley's Proverbs 8:28 Bible Commentary
8:28 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.