Jeremiah 27:5
in Jeremiah 27By My great power and outstretched arm, I made the earth and the men and beasts on the face of it, and I give it to whom I please.
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ASV
I have made the earth, the men and the beasts that are upon the face of the earth, by my great power and by my outstretched arm; and I give it unto whom it seemeth right unto me.
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.
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This verse in Jeremiah 27
Commentary
8 notes on this verse(Verse 5.) I made the earth and man, and the animals that are on the face of the earth, by my great strength and by my outstretched arm, and I gave it to him whom it pleased in my eyes. Although this Scripture speaks anthropomorphically, how can we humans speak and understand: nevertheless, the strength of God and his arm is the one about whom the Apostle speaks: Christ is the power of God and the wisdom of God (1 Corinthians 1:24).
This site's exposition
By My great power and outstretched
on Jeremiah 27:5-7
The LORD's claim, “I made the earth and the men and beasts on the face of it,” grounds the transfer of empire. Nebuchadnezzar is called “My servant.” The grant has a term, “until the time of his own land comes,” so Babylon's fall is written into its rise.
The record, by era
The Reformation2 voices
If it be asked, why God designed what he purposed to be made known to be concealed for so long a time? the answer is this, -- that it was done for the sake of the Prophet himself, in order that he might with more alacrity perform his office, knowing of a certainty that no one thought that it could ever happen, and certainly the thing was incredible.
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.
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The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
I have made the earth, the man and the beast that are upon the ground,....
Note, The things of this world are not the best things, for God often gives the largest share of them to bad men, that are rivals with him and rebels against him. He was a wicked man, and yet what he had he had by divine grant. Note, Dominion is not founded in grace.
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
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 (Isa 45:12). given it unto whom it seemed meet unto me-- (Ps 115:15, 16;
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1 more voice on this verse
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
I 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.
The words behind it
20 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| אָנֹכִ֞י | ʾanokhi | I | H595 → | 359 times |
| עָשִׂ֣יתִי | ʾasiti | I made | H6213 → | 2628 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| הָאָ֗רֶץ | haaretz | the earth | H776 → | 2504 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| הָאָדָ֤ם | haadam | <the> humankind | H120 → | 551 times |
| וְאֶת־ | veet | and <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| הַבְּהֵמָה֙ | habehemah | the animal[s] | H929 → | 190 times |
| אֲשֶׁר֙ | ʾasher | which | H834 → | 5497 times |
| עַל־ | ʾal- | [are] on | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| פְּנֵ֣י | penei | [the] surface of | H6440 → | 2123 times |
| הָאָ֔רֶץ | haaretz | the earth | H776 → | 2504 times |
| בְּכֹחִי֙ | bekhochi | by power my | H3581 → | 126 times |
| הַגָּד֔וֹל | hagadol | <the> great | H1419 → | 526 times |
| וּבִזְרוֹעִ֖י | uvizroi | and by arm my | H2220 → | 91 times |
| הַנְּטוּיָ֑ה | hanetuyah | <the> outstretched | H5186 → | 214 times |
| וּנְתַתִּ֕יהָ | unetatiha | and I give it | H5414 → | 2011 times |
| לַאֲשֶׁ֖ר | laasher | to [those] whom | H834 → | 5497 times |
| יָשַׁ֥ר | yashar | it is pleasing | H3474 → | |
| בְּעֵינָֽי׃ | beeinai | in view my | H5869 → | 887 times |
אָנֹכִ֞יI
ʾanokhiH595 →359 times
עָשִׂ֣יתִיI made
ʾasitiH6213 →2628 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
הָאָ֗רֶץthe earth
haaretzH776 →2504 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
הָאָדָ֤ם<the> humankind
haadamH120 →551 times
וְאֶת־and <obj.>
veetH853 →10935 times
הַבְּהֵמָה֙the animal[s]
habehemahH929 →190 times
אֲשֶׁר֙which
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
עַל־[are] on
ʾal-H5921 →5755 times
פְּנֵ֣י[the] surface of
peneiH6440 →2123 times
הָאָ֔רֶץthe earth
haaretzH776 →2504 times
בְּכֹחִי֙by power my
bekhochiH3581 →126 times
הַגָּד֔וֹל<the> great
hagadolH1419 →526 times
וּבִזְרוֹעִ֖יand by arm my
uvizroiH2220 →91 times
הַנְּטוּיָ֑ה<the> outstretched
hanetuyahH5186 →214 times
וּנְתַתִּ֕יהָand I give it
unetatihaH5414 →2011 times
לַאֲשֶׁ֖רto [those] whom
laasherH834 →5497 times
יָשַׁ֥רit is pleasing
yasharH3474 →
בְּעֵינָֽי׃in view my
beeinaiH5869 →887 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Jeremiah 32:17“Oh, Lord GOD! You have made the heavens and the earth by Your great power and outstretched arm. Nothing is too difficult for You!
it leads to
- Luke 1:37
For no word from God will ever fail.”
- Jeremiah 32:27
“Behold, I am the LORD, the God of all flesh. Is anything too difficult for Me?
- Genesis 18:14
Is anything too difficult for the LORD? At the appointed time I will return to you—in about a year—and Sarah will have a son.”
- Job 42:2
“I know that You can do all things and that no plan of Yours can be thwarted.
- Matthew 19:26
Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”
- Luke 1:37
Through
Jeremiah 51:15The LORD made the earth by His power; He established the world by His wisdom and stretched out the heavens by His understanding.
it leads to
- Jeremiah 10:12–16
The LORD made the earth by His power; He established the world by His wisdom and stretched out the heavens by His understanding.
- Revelation 4:11
“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 came to be.”
- Jeremiah 32:17
“Oh, Lord GOD! You have made the heavens and the earth by Your great power and outstretched arm. Nothing is too difficult for You!
- Jeremiah 10:12–16
Where this verse is studied
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About Jeremiah
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes on the Old Testament; Carl Friedrich Keil, The Prophecies of Jeremiah; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; Jerome, Commentary on Jeremiah; John Calvin, Commentaries; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.