Proverbi 8:25

25 Fui generata prima che i monti fossero fondati, prima ch’esistessero le colline,

Proverbi 8:25 Meaning and Commentary

Proverbs 8:25

Before the mountains were settled
"Plunged" ^F12, or fixed in the earth; and which was done by the great strength of the Lord, upon their proper bases, ( Psalms 65:6 ) ; and which were "aborigine", or from the beginning of the world, and therefore called the ancient mountains, ( Deuteronomy 33:15 ) ; to be before the mountains is a periphrasis of eternity, and is a phrase expressive of God's eternity; and being here used of the Son's, shows his eternity is the same with his Father's, ( Psalms 90:2 ) ; before the hills was I brought forth;
which is repeated partly to show the importance of it; this being a matter of infinite moment and concern, and deserving of the strictest attention and observation; and partly to show the certainty of it; the eternal generation of Christ being an article of faith most surely to be believed.

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FOOTNOTES:

F12 (webjh) "defixi", Montanus; "mergerentur", Tigurine version; "immersi", Vatablus, Junius & Tremellius.

Proverbi 8:25 In-Context

23 Fui stabilita ab eterno, dal principio, prima che la terra fosse.

24 Fui generata quando non c’erano ancora abissi, quando ancora non c’erano sorgenti rigurgitanti d’acqua.

25 Fui generata prima che i monti fossero fondati, prima ch’esistessero le colline,

26 quand’egli ancora non avea fatto né la terra né i campi né le prime zolle della terra coltivabile.

27 Quand’egli disponeva i cieli io ero là; quando tracciava un circolo sulla superficie dell’abisso,