Jeremiah 27:5
3 And send them to the king of Edom, and to the king of Moab, and to the king of the Ammonites, and to the king of Tyrus, and to the king of Zidon, by the hand of the messengers which come to Jerusalem unto Zedekiah king of Judah;
4 And command them to say unto their masters, Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Thus shall ye say unto your masters;
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.
6 And now have I given all these lands into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, my servant; and the beasts of the field have I given him also to serve him.
7 And all nations shall serve him, and his son, and his son’s son, until the very time of his land come: and then many nations and great kings shall serve themselves of 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.
Compare
- 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
Ah Lord GOD! behold, thou hast made the heaven and the earth by thy great power and stretched out arm, and there is nothing too hard for thee:
Read in contextJeremiah 51:15
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.
Read in contextPsalms 115:15–16
Ye are blessed of the LORD which made heaven and earth.
Read in contextDaniel 4:17
This matter is by the decree of the watchers, and the demand by the word of the holy ones: to the intent that the living may know that the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will, and setteth up over it the basest of men.
Read in contextHebrews 1:10–11
And, Thou, Lord, in the beginning hast laid the foundation of the earth; and the heavens are the works of thine hands:
Read in contextPsalms 146:5–6
Happy is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in the LORD his God:
Read in contextIsaiah 45:12
I have made the earth, and created man upon it: I, even my hands, have stretched out the heavens, and all their host have I commanded.
Read in contextIsaiah 44:24
Thus saith the LORD, thy redeemer, and he that formed thee from the womb, I am the LORD that maketh all things; that stretcheth forth the heavens alone; that spreadeth abroad the earth by myself;
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