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With his own understanding he stretched out the heavens.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/jeremiah/51.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />“It is he who made the earth by his power, who established the world by his wisdom, and by his understanding stretched out the heavens.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/51.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />The LORD made the earth by His power; He established the world by His wisdom and stretched out the heavens by His understanding.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/51.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />He hath made the earth by his power, he hath established the world by his wisdom, and hath stretched out the heaven by his understanding.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/51.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />He has made the earth by His power; He has established the world by His wisdom, And stretched out the heaven by His understanding.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/51.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br /><i>It is</i> He who made the earth by His power, Who established the world by His wisdom, And by His understanding He stretched out the heavens.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/51.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />It is He who made the earth by His power, Who established the world by His wisdom, And by His understanding He stretched out the heavens.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/51.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br /><i>It is</i> He who made the earth by His power, Who established the world by His wisdom, And by His understanding He stretched out the heavens.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/jeremiah/51.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br /><i>It is</i> He who made the earth by His power, Who established the world by His wisdom, And by His understanding He stretched out the heavens.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/jeremiah/51.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />He made the earth by His power; He established the world by His wisdom And stretched out the heavens by His understanding.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/jeremiah/51.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He made the earth by his power, established the world by his wisdom, and spread out the heavens by his understanding.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/51.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He made the earth by His power, established the world by His wisdom, and spread out the heavens by His understanding. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/jeremiah/51.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />He hath made the earth by his power, he hath established the world by his wisdom, and by his understanding hath he stretched out the heavens.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/jeremiah/51.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />God used his wisdom and power to create the earth and spread out the heavens. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/jeremiah/51.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />He hath made the earth by his power, he hath established the world by his wisdom, and by his understanding hath he stretched out the heavens:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/jeremiah/51.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The LORD made the earth by his power. He set up the world by his wisdom. He stretched out heaven by his understanding.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/jeremiah/51.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The LORD made the earth by his power; by his wisdom he created the world and stretched out the heavens. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/jeremiah/51.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />He made the earth by his power. He established the world by his wisdom, and by his understanding he spread out the heavens.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/jeremiah/51.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />The LORD made the earth by His power; He established the world by His wisdom and stretched out the heavens by His understanding.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/jeremiah/51.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />He is the one who by his power made the earth. He is the one who by his wisdom fixed the world in place, by his understanding he spread out the heavens. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/jeremiah/51.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />He has made the earth by his power, he has established the world by his wisdom, and by his understanding has he stretched out the heavens.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/jeremiah/51.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />He hath made the earth by his power, he hath established the world by his wisdom, and hath stretched out the heaven by his understanding.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/jeremiah/51.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />“He has made the earth by his power. He has established the world by his wisdom. By his understanding he has stretched out the heavens. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/51.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Making [the] earth by His power, "" Establishing [the] world by His wisdom, "" Who by His understanding stretched out the heavens,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/jeremiah/51.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> The maker of earth by His power, The establisher of the world by His wisdom, Who by His understanding stretched out the heavens,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/jeremiah/51.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />He made the earth by his power, he prepared the habitable globe by his wisdom, and by his understanding he stretched forth the heavens.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/jeremiah/51.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />He that made the earth by his power, that hath prepared the world by his wisdom, and stretched out the heavens by his understanding. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/51.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />The One who made the earth by his strength, who prepared the world by his wisdom, and who stretched out the heavens by his prudence:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/jeremiah/51.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />He made the earth by his power, established the world by wisdom, and by his skill stretched out the heavens. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/51.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />It is he who made the earth by his power, who established the world by his wisdom, and by his understanding stretched out the heavens.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/51.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />The LORD has made the earth by his power, he has established the world by his wisdom, and has stretched out heaven by his understanding.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/51.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />LORD JEHOVAH made the Earth by his power, and he has set the world in order in his wisdom, and in his understanding he has stretched out the Heavens<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/jeremiah/51.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />He that hath made the earth by His power, That hath established the world by His wisdom, And hath stretched out the heavens by His discernment;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/jeremiah/51.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />The Lord made the earth by his power, preparing the world by his wisdom, by his understanding he stretched out the heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/jeremiah/51-15.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5k55c51ZGhs?start=15978" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/51.htm">A Song of Praise</a></span><br> <span class="reftext">15</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: ‘ō·śêh (V-Qal-Prtcpl-msc) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">The LORD made</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: ’e·reṣ (N-fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">the earth</a> <a href="/hebrew/3581.htm" title="3581: bə·ḵō·ḥōw (Prep-b:: N-msc:: 3ms) -- Or kowach; from an unused root meaning to be firm; vigor, literally or figuratively; also a large lizard.">by His power;</a> <a href="/hebrew/3559.htm" title="3559: mê·ḵîn (V-Hifil-Prtcpl-msc) -- A primitive root; properly, to be erect; hence to set up, in a great variety of applications, whether literal, or figurative.">He established</a> <a href="/hebrew/8398.htm" title="8398: tê·ḇêl (N-fs) -- From yabal; the earth; by extension, the globe; by implication, its inhabitants; specifically, a partic. Land, as Babylonia, Palestine.">the world</a> <a href="/hebrew/2451.htm" title="2451: bə·ḥā·ḵə·mā·ṯōw (Prep-b:: N-fsc:: 3ms) -- Wisdom. From chakam; wisdom.">by His wisdom</a> <a href="/hebrew/5186.htm" title="5186: nā·ṭāh (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- A primitive root; to stretch or spread out; by implication, to bend away; used in a great variety of application.">and stretched out</a> <a href="/hebrew/8064.htm" title="8064: šā·mā·yim (N-mp) -- Heaven, sky. Dual of an unused singular shameh; from an unused root meaning to be lofty; the sky.">the heavens</a> <a href="/hebrew/8394.htm" title="8394: ū·ḇiṯ·ḇū·nā·ṯōw (Conj-w, Prep-b:: N-fsc:: 3ms) -- An understanding. And tbuwnah; or towbunah; from biyn; intelligence; by implication, an argument; by extension, caprice.">by His understanding.</a> </span><span class="reftext">16</span>When He thunders, the waters in the heavens roar; He causes the clouds to rise from the ends of the earth. He generates the lightning with the rain and brings forth the wind from His storehouses.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/1-1.htm">Genesis 1:1-3</a></span><br />In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. / Now the earth was formless and void, and darkness was over the surface of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the waters. / And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/104-24.htm">Psalm 104:24</a></span><br />How many are Your works, O LORD! In wisdom You have made them all; the earth is full of Your creatures.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/40-26.htm">Isaiah 40:26</a></span><br />Lift up your eyes on high: Who created all these? He leads forth the starry host by number; He calls each one by name. Because of His great power and mighty strength, not one of them is missing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/1-1.htm">John 1:1-3</a></span><br />In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. / He was with God in the beginning. / Through Him all things were made, and without Him nothing was made that has been made.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/colossians/1-16.htm">Colossians 1:16</a></span><br />For in Him all things were created, things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities. All things were created through Him and for Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/38-4.htm">Job 38:4-7</a></span><br />Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth? Tell Me, if you have understanding. / Who fixed its measurements? Surely you know! Or who stretched a measuring line across it? / On what were its foundations set, or who laid its cornerstone, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/9-6.htm">Nehemiah 9:6</a></span><br />You alone are the LORD. You created the heavens, the highest heavens with all their host, the earth and all that is on it, the seas and all that is in them. You give life to all things, and the host of heaven worships You.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/1-10.htm">Hebrews 1:10</a></span><br />And: “In the beginning, O Lord, You laid the foundations of the earth, and the heavens are the work of Your hands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/45-12.htm">Isaiah 45:12</a></span><br />It is I who made the earth and created man upon it. It was My hands that stretched out the heavens, and I ordained all their host.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/33-6.htm">Psalm 33:6</a></span><br />By the word of the LORD the heavens were made, and all the stars by the breath of His mouth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/11-36.htm">Romans 11:36</a></span><br />For from Him and through Him and to Him are all things. To Him be the glory forever! Amen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/3-19.htm">Proverbs 3:19</a></span><br />The LORD founded the earth by wisdom and established the heavens by understanding.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/17-24.htm">Acts 17:24</a></span><br />The God who made the world and everything in it is the Lord of heaven and earth and does not live in temples made by human hands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/4-11.htm">Revelation 4:11</a></span><br />“Worthy are You, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for You created all things; by Your will they exist and were created.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/136-5.htm">Psalm 136:5</a></span><br />By His insight He made the heavens. His loving devotion endures forever.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">He has made the earth by his power, he has established the world by his wisdom, and has stretched out the heaven by his understanding.</p><p class="hdg">hath made</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/10-12.htm">Jeremiah 10:12-16</a></b></br> He hath made the earth by his power, he hath established the world by his wisdom, and hath stretched out the heavens by his discretion… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/32-17.htm">Jeremiah 32:17</a></b></br> Ah Lord GOD! behold, thou hast made the heaven and the earth by thy great power and stretched out arm, <i>and</i> there is nothing too hard for thee:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/1-1.htm">Genesis 1:1-6</a></b></br> In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth… </p><p class="hdg">by his wisdom</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/104-24.htm">Psalm 104:24</a></b></br> O LORD, how manifold are thy works! in wisdom hast thou made them all: the earth is full of thy riches.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/136-5.htm">Psalm 136:5</a></b></br> To him that by wisdom made the heavens: for his mercy <i>endureth</i> for ever.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/3-19.htm">Proverbs 3:19</a></b></br> The LORD by wisdom hath founded the earth; by understanding hath he established the heavens.</p><p class="hdg">and hath</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/9-8.htm">Job 9:8</a></b></br> Which alone spreadeth out the heavens, and treadeth upon the waves of the sea.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/104-2.htm">Psalm 104:2</a></b></br> Who coverest <i>thyself</i> with light as <i>with</i> a garment: who stretchest out the heavens like a curtain:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/40-22.htm">Isaiah 40:22</a></b></br> <i>It is</i> he that sitteth upon the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof <i>are</i> as grasshoppers; that stretcheth out the heavens as a curtain, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in:</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/11-9.htm">Design</a> <a href="/isaiah/40-28.htm">Discernment</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-7.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-29.htm">Established</a> <a href="/jeremiah/10-12.htm">Establisher</a> <a href="/jeremiah/10-12.htm">Founded</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-9.htm">Heaven</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-9.htm">Heavens</a> <a href="/jeremiah/33-2.htm">Maker</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-38.htm">Power</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-4.htm">Stretched</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-12.htm">Strong</a> <a href="/jeremiah/10-12.htm">Understanding</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-7.htm">Wisdom</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-35.htm">Wise</a> <a href="/jeremiah/25-26.htm">World</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezekiel/1-16.htm">Design</a> <a href="/ezekiel/28-4.htm">Discernment</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-16.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-60.htm">Established</a> <a href="/jeremiah/10-12.htm">Establisher</a> <a href="/amos/9-6.htm">Founded</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-48.htm">Heaven</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-16.htm">Heavens</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-19.htm">Maker</a> <a href="/lamentations/5-19.htm">Power</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-49.htm">Stretched</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-53.htm">Strong</a> <a href="/ezekiel/28-4.htm">Understanding</a> <a href="/ezekiel/7-26.htm">Wisdom</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-57.htm">Wise</a> <a href="/lamentations/4-12.htm">World</a><div class="vheading2">Jeremiah 51</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/51-1.htm">The severe judgment of God against Babylon, in revenge of Israel</a></span><br><span class="reftext">59. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/51-59.htm">Jeremiah delivers the book of this prophecy to Seraiah, to be cast into Euphrates, </a></span><br><span class="reftext">64. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/51-64.htm">in token of the perpetual sinking of Babylon</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/jeremiah/51.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/jeremiah/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/jeremiah/51.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>The LORD made the earth by His power;</b><br>This phrase emphasizes God's omnipotence in creation. The power of God is a recurring theme throughout Scripture, highlighting His ability to create and sustain the universe. <a href="/genesis/1.htm">Genesis 1:1</a> begins with God's creation of the heavens and the earth, underscoring His sovereign power. The Hebrew word for "made" suggests an intentional act of creation, not a random occurrence. This power is also evident in the miracles throughout the Bible, such as the parting of the Red Sea (Exodus 14) and the resurrection of Jesus (<a href="/matthew/28-5.htm">Matthew 28:5-6</a>).<p><b>He established the world by His wisdom</b><br>Here, the focus shifts to God's wisdom in creation. <a href="/proverbs/3-19.htm">Proverbs 3:19</a> echoes this sentiment, stating, "By wisdom the LORD laid the earth’s foundations." The world is not only a product of power but also of divine wisdom, indicating a purposeful and ordered creation. This wisdom is seen in the intricate design of nature and the laws that govern it. The wisdom of God is also personified in Christ, who is described as the "wisdom of God" in <a href="/1_corinthians/1-24.htm">1 Corinthians 1:24</a>, linking creation to redemption.<p><b>and stretched out the heavens by His understanding.</b><br>The imagery of "stretching out the heavens" suggests the vastness and expanse of the universe, a concept that aligns with modern understandings of the cosmos. <a href="/isaiah/40-22.htm">Isaiah 40:22</a> also uses this imagery, portraying God as sovereign over the heavens. The term "understanding" implies a deep knowledge and insight, further emphasizing the intentionality behind creation. This understanding is reflected in the order and complexity of the universe. In the New Testament, Jesus is seen as the agent of creation (<a href="/john/1-3.htm">John 1:3</a>), embodying the divine understanding that brought forth the heavens.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jeremiah.htm">Jeremiah</a></b><br>A major prophet in the Old Testament, known for his prophecies concerning the judgment and restoration of Israel and the surrounding nations.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/b/babylon.htm">Babylon</a></b><br>The context of <a href="/bsb/jeremiah/51.htm">Jeremiah 51</a> is a prophecy against Babylon, a powerful empire known for its conquest of Judah and the destruction of Jerusalem.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/c/creation.htm">Creation</a></b><br>The verse references the act of creation, highlighting God's power, wisdom, and understanding in forming the earth and the heavens.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_creation.htm">God's Sovereignty in Creation</a></b><br>Recognize that God is the ultimate authority over all creation, having made the earth by His power.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/w/wisdom_and_understanding.htm">Wisdom and Understanding</a></b><br>Reflect on the wisdom and understanding of God, which are evident in the order and complexity of the world.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_power.htm">Trust in God's Power</a></b><br>In times of uncertainty, trust in the same power that created the universe to sustain and guide you.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/creation_as_a_reflection_of_god.htm">Creation as a Reflection of God</a></b><br>See the natural world as a testament to God's character and attributes, leading to worship and reverence.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_control_over_nations.htm">God's Control Over Nations</a></b><br>Understand that just as God created the world, He also governs the rise and fall of nations, including Babylon.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_jeremiah_51.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Jeremiah 51</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_heal_on_the_sabbath.htm">Is there work in Heaven?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_qualifies_as_my_neighbor.htm">Is your will being done on earth as in heaven?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_leads_the_army_of_the_lord.htm">Who leads the Army of the Lord?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_is_babylon's_fall_reconciled.htm">Jeremiah 51:8 says Babylon has “suddenly fallen,” yet historical records indicate a gradual decline—how is this reconciled? </a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/jeremiah/51.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(15-19) <span class= "bld">He hath made the earth by his power . . .</span>--The five verses are a reproduction of <a href="/context/jeremiah/10-12.htm" title="He has made the earth by his power, he has established the world by his wisdom, and has stretched out the heavens by his discretion.">Jeremiah 10:12-16</a>, fitted in here to enhance the majesty of Him Who decrees the destruction of Babylon, and appoints Israel to be the instrument of that destruction. The word "Israel," as the italics show, is wanting in the Hebrew, and we have a sufficient sense without it. "He is the former of all things, and <span class= "ital">of the rod </span>(<span class= "ital">i.e., </span>the tribe) of his inheritance." The English version follows the Vulgate and the Targum in treating the omission as an error of transcription. (See Notes on <a href="/context/jeremiah/10-12.htm" title="He has made the earth by his power, he has established the world by his wisdom, and has stretched out the heavens by his discretion.">Jeremiah 10:12-16</a>.)<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/jeremiah/51.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 15-19.</span> - Probably interpolated from <a href="/jeremiah/10-12.htm">Jeremiah 10:12-16</a> (the only verbal difference is in ver. 19, where "Israel" is left out before "the rod of his inheritance"). But may not Jeremiah have quoted himself? Conceivably, yes; but he would surely not have quoted such a passage here, where it spoils the context. For granting that a point of contact with ver. 14 may be found for vers. 15, 16 (Jehovah who has sworn has also the power to accomplish), yet the passage on the idols stands quite by itself, and distracts the attention of the reader. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/51-15.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">He made</span><br /><span class="heb">עֹשֵׂ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(‘ō·śêh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> </span><span class="str2">To do, make</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the earth</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶ֙רֶץ֙</span> <span class="translit">(’e·reṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> </span><span class="str2">Earth, land</span><br /><br /><span class="word">by His power;</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּכֹח֔וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(bə·ḵō·ḥōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3581.htm">Strong's 3581: </a> </span><span class="str2">A small reptile (of unknown species)</span><br /><br /><span class="word">He established</span><br /><span class="heb">מֵכִ֥ין</span> <span class="translit">(mê·ḵîn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3559.htm">Strong's 3559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be erect</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the world</span><br /><span class="heb">תֵּבֵ֖ל</span> <span class="translit">(tê·ḇêl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8398.htm">Strong's 8398: </a> </span><span class="str2">The earth, the globe, its inhabitants, a particular land</span><br /><br /><span class="word">by His wisdom</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּחָכְמָת֑וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(bə·ḥā·ḵə·mā·ṯōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2451.htm">Strong's 2451: </a> </span><span class="str2">Wisdom</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and stretched out</span><br /><span class="heb">נָטָ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(nā·ṭāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5186.htm">Strong's 5186: </a> </span><span class="str2">To stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, bend</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the heavens</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׁמָֽיִם׃</span> <span class="translit">(šā·mā·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8064.htm">Strong's 8064: </a> </span><span class="str2">Heaven, sky</span><br /><br /><span class="word">by His understanding.</span><br /><span class="heb">וּבִתְבוּנָת֖וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḇiṯ·ḇū·nā·ṯōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8394.htm">Strong's 8394: </a> </span><span class="str2">Intelligence, an argument, caprice</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/51-15.htm">Jeremiah 51:15 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/51-15.htm">Jeremiah 51:15 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/jeremiah/51-15.htm">Jeremiah 51:15 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/51-15.htm">Jeremiah 51:15 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/51-15.htm">Jeremiah 51:15 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/51-15.htm">Jeremiah 51:15 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/51-15.htm">Jeremiah 51:15 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/51-15.htm">Jeremiah 51:15 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/51-15.htm">Jeremiah 51:15 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/jeremiah/51-15.htm">Jeremiah 51:15 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/jeremiah/51-15.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 51:15 He has made the earth by his (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/51-14.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 51:14"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 51:14" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/51-16.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 51:16"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 51:16" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>