Jeremiah 51:15

Creation Wisdom God's power and sovereignty

¹³ You who dwell by many waters, rich in treasures, your end has come; the thread of your life is cut.

¹⁴ The LORD of Hosts has sworn by Himself: “Surely I will fill you up with men as with locusts, and they will shout in triumph over you.”

The LORD made the earth by His power; He established the world by His wisdom and stretched out the heavens by His understanding.

¹⁶ 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.

¹⁷ Every man is senseless and devoid of knowledge; every goldsmith is put to shame by his idols. For his molten images are a fraud, and there is no breath in them.

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB: The LORD made the earth by His power; He established the world by His wisdom and stretched out the heavens by His understanding.
KJV: 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.
WEB: “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.
ASV: 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:
DARBY: He hath made the earth by his power, he hath established the world by his wisdom, and hath stretched out the heavens by his understanding.
BLB: The One making the earth by His power, establishing the world by His wisdom, and by His understanding He stretched out the heavens.

ÅB: Han er den som skapte jorden ved sin kraft, som grunnfestet jorderike ved sin visdom og utspente himmelen ved sin forstand.
OTB: Som landsbyer som ikke er bebodd, et tørt land og ørken.
B1930: Han er den som skapte jorden ved sin kraft, som grunnfestet jorderike ved sin visdom og utspente himmelen ved sin forstand.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

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.
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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.”
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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!
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Colossians 1:16–17
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.
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Acts 14:15
“Men, why are you doing this? We too are only men, human like you. We are bringing you good news that you should turn from these worthless things to the living God, who made heaven and earth and sea and everything in them.
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Romans 1:20
For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood from His workmanship, so that men are without excuse.
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Proverbs 3:19
The LORD founded the earth by wisdom and established the heavens by understanding.
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Psalms 148:1–5
Hallelujah! Praise the LORD from the heavens; praise Him in the highest places.
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