Proverbs (Wisdom Literature, Old Testament) · Wisdom poetry
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When God established the heavens, Wisdom was there — when he set a חוּג (circle) on the face of the deep.
The verse says God set a circle; it does not name a sphere. Any three-dimensional inference is interpretation.
A compass drawn on the surface of the primordial waters, marking the circumference of the inhabited earth.
Circle-language for the horizon or the shape of the sea's surface as bounded by gravity.
A circle; a circuit; a compass-drawn arc or vault. BDB gives 'circle, vault'. Distinct from a three-dimensional ball.
Brown–Driver–Briggs (BibleHub reprint)Scripture text: World English Bible (public domain) — Heavens Declare verified corpus. Every verse on this page is rendered from the verified corpus already ingested into Heavens Declare — not from the discovery article.
Verse discovery: BibleStudyTools — Bible Verses About Flat Earth — Secondary topical-index reference used only to seed the verse list. Not the source of Scripture text or lexical claims. Retrieved 2026-07-26.