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When there were no depths, I was brought forth, When there were no springs abounding with water.
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Present Before Creation
Commentators emphasize that Wisdom, identified as the Son of God, existed before the most fundamental aspects of creation. The verse mentions being 'brought forth' before the 'depths' and 'fountains,' which refers to the primordial state of the world before the oceans and springs were formed, highlighting Christ's eternal pre-existence.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Compare Genesis 1:0; Job 22:0; Job 26:1–14; Job 38:0: A world of waters, “great deeps” lying in darkness, this was…
19th Century
Anglican
I was brought forth—i.e., born. The same word is used in Psalms 51:5 (Hebrew verse 7) and Job 15:7.
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
When [there were] no depths, I was brought forth Not only in the decree of God, as the head of the elect; foreordain…
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