Proverbs 8:28
When he established the clouds above: when he strengthened the fountains of the deep:
When he established the cloudes aboue: when he strengthned the fountaines of the deepe.
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Proverbs 8:28
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established
Set firmly; founded, made stable, ordained, enacted, ratified, or confirmed.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
Sense 1: Visible masses of condensed vapour in the sky. Sense 2: Figures of covering, multitude, or obscurity.
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strengthened
Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of strengthen, meaning to make stronger, confirm, encourage, fortify, or increase in power.
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Sense 1: Great in depth, or a place far beneath the surface. Sense 2: The sea, an abyss of waters, or deep waters. Sense 3: Profound, hidden, or difficult to reach or understand.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references
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strenghtened
Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of strengthen, meaning to make stronger, confirm, encourage, fortify, or increase in power.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references
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27When he prepared the heavens, I was there: when he set a compass upon the face of the depth:
27‖When hee prepared the heauens, I was there: when he set a compasse vpon the face of the depth.
28When he established the clouds above: when he strengthened the fountains of the deep:
28When he established the cloudes aboue: when he strengthned the fountaines of the deepe.
Selected passage29When he gave to the sea his decree, that the waters should not pass his commandment: when he appointed the foundations of the earth:
29*When he gaue to the sea his decree, that the waters should not passe his commandement: when he appointed the foundations of the earth: