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Jeremiah 27:5
5“By my great strength and outstretched arm, I made the earth, and the people, and animals on the face of the earth. I give it to anyone I please.
Jeremiah 27:5 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)I have made the earth, the man and the beast that are upon the ground, by my great power and by my outstretched arm, and have given it unto whom it seemed meet unto me.
- New International Version (NIV)With my great power and outstretched arm I made the earth and its people and the animals that are on it, and I give it to anyone I please.
- English Standard Version (ESV)"It is I who by my great power and my outstretched arm have made the earth, with the men and animals that are on the earth, and I give it to whomever it seems right to me.
- New King James Version (NKJV)‘I have made the earth, the man and the beast that are on the ground, by My great power and by My outstretched arm, and have given it to whom it seemed proper to Me.
Context of Jeremiah 27:5
3Send word to the king of Edom, the king of Moab, the king of the Ammonites, the king of Tyre, and the king of Sidon through messengers who are coming to King Zedekiah of Judah in Jerusalem. 4Command them to go to their masters, saying, ‘This is what the Lord of Armies, the God of Israel, says: Tell this to your masters: “By my great strength and outstretched arm, I made the earth, and the people, and animals on the face of the earth. I give it to anyone I please. 6So now I have placed all these lands under the authority of my servant Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon. I have even given him the wild animals to serve him. 7All nations will serve him, his son, and his grandson until the time for his own land comes, and then many nations and great kings will enslave him.
Read all of Jeremiah 27Jeremiah 27:5 word by word
אָנֹכִ֞י עָשִׂ֣יתִי אֶת־הָאָ֗רֶץ אֶת־הָאָדָ֤ם וְאֶת־הַבְּהֵמָה֙ אֲשֶׁר֙ עַל־פְּנֵ֣י הָאָ֔רֶץ בְּכֹחִי֙ הַגָּד֔וֹל וּבִזְרוֹעִ֖י הַנְּטוּיָ֑ה וּנְתַתִּ֕יהָ לַאֲשֶׁ֖ר יָשַׁ֥ר בְּעֵינָֽי׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- I have madeעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to makeH6213
- the earthאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
- the manאָדָם'âdâm · manH120
- and the beastבְּהֵמָהbehêmâh · animalH929
- uponפָּנֶהpânîym · face: surfaceH6440
- by my greatגָּדוֹלgâdôl gâdôl · great: largeH1419
- powerכֹּחַkôach kôach · strengthH3581
- and by my outstretchedנָטָהnâţâh · to stretchH5186
- armזְרוֹעַzerôa‛ zerôa‛ zerô‛âh zerô‛âh · armH2220
- and have givenנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
- it unto whom it seemedעַ֫יִן‛ayin · eye: appearanceH5869
- meetיָשַׁרyâshar · to smoothH3474
Cross-references for Jeremiah 27:5
- Jeremiah 10:11You are to say this to them: “The gods that did not make the heavens and the earth will perish from the earth and from under these heavens.”
- Jeremiah 32:17Oh, Lord God! You yourself made the heavens and earth by your great power and with your outstretched arm. Nothing is too difficult for you!
- Jeremiah 51:15He made the earth by his power, established the world by his wisdom, and spread out the heavens by his understanding.
- Genesis 9:6Whoever sheds human blood, by humans his blood will be shed, for God made humans in his image.
- Exodus 20:11For the Lord made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and everything in them in six days; then he rested on the seventh day. Therefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and declared it holy.
- Job 26:5The departed spirits tremble beneath the waters and all that inhabit them.
- Job 38:4Where were you when I established the earth? Tell me, if you have understanding.
- Psalms 102:25Long ago you established the earth, and the heavens are the work of your hands.
- Psalms 136:5He made the heavens skillfully. His faithful love endures forever.
- Psalms 146:5Happy is the one whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the Lord his God,
- Psalms 148:2Praise him, all his angels; praise him, all his heavenly armies.
- Isaiah 40:21Do you not know? Have you not heard? Has it not been declared to you from the beginning? Have you not considered the foundations of the earth?
- Isaiah 42:5This is what God, the Lord, says — who created the heavens and stretched them out, who spread out the earth and what comes from it, who gives breath to the people on it and spirit to those who walk on it —
- Isaiah 44:24This is what the Lord, your Redeemer who formed you from the womb, says: I am the Lord, who made everything; who stretched out the heavens by myself; who alone spread out the earth;
- Isaiah 45:12I made the earth, and created humans on it. It was my hands that stretched out the heavens, and I commanded everything in them.
- Isaiah 48:13My own hand founded the earth, and my right hand spread out the heavens; when I summoned them, they stood up together.
Commentaries on Jeremiah 27:5
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5I have made the earth - I am the Creator and Governor of all things, and I dispose of the several kingdoms of the world as seemeth best to me.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4-5The full power of the divine name supported this message (see study note on Jeremiah 2:2). The Lord's authority over everything directly challenged the false nature gods worshiped by each nation mentioned.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. God here, as elsewhere, connects with the symbol doctrine, which is as it were its soul, without which it would be not only cold and frivolous, but even dead [Calvin]. God's mention of His supreme power is in order to refute the pride of those who rely on their own power (Is 45:12). given it unto whom it seemed meet unto me--(Psa 115:15, 16; Da 4:17, 25, 32). Not for his merits, but of My own sole good pleasure [Estius].Read the comment
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Commentaries on Jeremiah 27
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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