then He looked at wisdom and appraised it; He established it and searched it out.
Parallel translations
- WEB then he saw it, and declared it. He established it, yes, and searched it out.
- KJV Then did he see it, and declare it; he prepared it, yea, and searched it out.
- NKJV Then He saw wisdom and declared it; He prepared it, indeed, He searched it out.
- NASB Then He saw it and declared it; He established it and also searched it out.
- NLT Then he saw wisdom and evaluated it. He set it in place and examined it thoroughly.
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Quick answer
When God created, He saw, declared, established, and searched out wisdom, putting it into His works.
Overview
Job pictures God examining and establishing wisdom at creation, weaving it into the fabric of the world. Wisdom was God's possession and instrument before the world was made. This anticipates Proverbs 8, where wisdom is present with God at creation, and points to Christ, through whom and for whom all things were made (Colossians 1:16).
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 2
- Ps 19:1For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of His hands.
- Prov 8:22–29The LORD created me as His first course, before His works of old.
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