Jeremiah 27:5
3 Send word to the kings of Edom, Moab, Ammon, Tyre, and Sidon through the envoys who have come to Jerusalem to Zedekiah king of Judah.
4 Give them a message from the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, to relay to their masters:
By 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.
6 So now I have placed all these lands under the authority of My servant Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon. I have even made the beasts of the field subject to him.
7 All nations will serve him and his son and grandson, until the time of his own land comes; then many nations and great kings will enslave him.
This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- By 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.
- 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.
- WEB
- ‘I have made the earth, the men, and the animals that are on the surface of the earth by my great power and by my outstretched arm. I give it to whom it seems right to me.
- 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.
- DARBY
- I have made the earth, man and beast that are upon the face of the earth, by my great power and by my outstretched arm; and I give them unto whom it seemeth right in mine eyes.
- BLB
- I have made the earth, the man and the beast that [are] on the face of the earth, by My great power and by My outstretched arm, and I have given it to those whom it seemed right in My eyes.
- ÅB
- Jeg har gjort jorden, menneskene og dyrene som er på jorden, ved min store kraft og ved min utrakte arm, og jeg gir den til ham som er den rette i mine øyne.
- OTB
- Med min enorme kraft og utstrakte arm skapte jeg jorden, menneskene og dyrene som bor på den, og jeg gir den til hvem jeg vil.
- B1930
- Jeg har gjort jorden, menneskene og dyrene som er på jorden, ved min store kraft og ved min utrakte arm, og jeg gir den til ham som er den rette i mine øine.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
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!
Read in contextJeremiah 51:15
The LORD made the earth by His power; He established the world by His wisdom and stretched out the heavens by His understanding.
Read in contextPsalms 115:15–16
May you be blessed by the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth.
Read in contextDaniel 4:17
This decision is the decree of the watchers, the verdict declared by the holy ones, so that the living will know that the Most High rules over the kingdom of mankind and gives it to whom He wishes, setting over it the lowliest of men.’
Read in contextHebrews 1:10–11
And: “In the beginning, O Lord, You laid the foundations of the earth, and the heavens are the work of Your hands.
Read in contextPsalms 146:5–6
Blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the LORD his God,
Read in contextIsaiah 45:12
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.
Read in contextIsaiah 44:24
Thus says the LORD, your Redeemer who formed you from the womb: “I am the LORD, who has made all things, who alone stretched out the heavens, who by Myself spread out the earth,
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