Jeremiah 51 · Verse 15

Jeremiah 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.
Jeremiah 51:15, King James Version

Jeremiah 51:15 in other translations

BSBThe LORD made the earth by His power; He established the world by His wisdom and stretched out the heavens 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.
ASVHe 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.
YLTThe maker of earth by His power, The establisher of the world by His wisdom, Who by His understanding stretched out the heavens,
DARBYHe hath made the earth by his power, he hath established the world by his wisdom, and hath stretched out the heavens by his understanding.
BBEHe has made the earth by his power, he has made the world strong in its place by his wisdom, and by his wise design the heavens have been stretched out:
WebsterHe hath made the earth by his power, he hath established the world by his wisdom, and hath stretched out the heaven by his understanding.

What does Jeremiah 51:15 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Jeremiah 51:15-19
15-19. Repeated from Jr 10:12-16; except that "Israel" is not in the Hebrew of Jr 51:19, which ought, therefore, to be translated, "He is the Former of all things, and (therefore) of the rod of His inheritance" (that is, of the nation peculiarly His own). In Jr 10:1-25 the contrast is between the idols and God; here it is between the power of populous Babylon and that of God: "Thou dwellest upon many waters" (Jr 51:13); but God can, by merely "uttering His voice," create "many waters" (Jr 51:16). The "earth" (in its material aspect) is the result of His "power"; the "world" (viewed in its orderly system) is the result of His "wisdom," &c. (Jr 51:15). Such an Almighty Being can be at no loss for resources to effect His purpose against Babylon.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 15 He hath made the earth by his power - The omnipotence of God is particularly manifested in the works of creation. He hath established the world by his wisdom - The omniscience of God is particularly seen in the government of תבל tebel, the inhabited surface of the globe. What a profusion of wisdom and skill is apparent in that wondrous system of providence by which he governs and provides for every living thing. And hath stretched out the heaven by his understanding - Deep thought, comprehensive design, and consummate skill are especially seen in the formation, magnitudes, distances, revolutions, and various affections of the heavenly bodies.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Jeremiah 51:1-58

Babylon's doom; God's controversy with her; encouragements from thence to the Israel of God. (Jr 51:1-58) The confirming of this. (Jr 51:59-64) Verses 1-58 The particulars of this prophecy are dispersed and interwoven, and the same things left and returned to again. Babylon is abundant in treasures, yet neither her waters nor her wealth shall secure her. Destruction comes when they did not think of it. Wherever we…

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Jeremiah 51:15 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

עֹשֵׂ֥ה'o.Seh[he] madeH6213
אֶ֙רֶץ֙'e.retz[the] earthH776
בְּכֹח֔וֹbe.kho.Choby power hisH3581
מֵכִ֥יןme.Khin[he] establishedH3559
תֵּבֵ֖לte.Vel[the] worldH8398
בְּחָכְמָת֑וֹbe.cha.khe.ma.Toby wisdom hisH2451
וּבִתְבוּנָת֖וֹu.vit.vu.na.Toand by understanding hisH8394
נָטָ֥הna.Tahhe stretched outH5186
שָׁמָֽיִם\׃sha.Ma.yim[the] heavensH8064

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Jeremiah 51:15

  • Jeremiah 10:12-16

    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. When he uttereth his voice, there is a multitude of waters in the heavens, and he causeth the vapours to ascend from the ends of the earth; he maketh lightnings with rain, and bringeth forth the wind out of his treasures. Every man is brutish in his knowledge: every founder is confounded by the graven image: for his molten image is falsehood, and there is no breath in them. They are vanity, and the work of errors: in the time of their visitation they shall perish. …

  • Revelation 4:11

    Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created.

  • 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:

  • Colossians 1:16-17

    For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him: And he is before all things, and by him all things consist.

  • Acts 14:15

    And saying, Sirs, why do ye these things? We also are men of like passions with you, and preach unto you that ye should turn from these vanities unto the living God, which made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and all things that are therein:

  • Romans 1:20

    For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:

  • Proverbs 3:19

    The Lord by wisdom hath founded the earth; by understanding hath he established the heavens.

  • Psalms 148:1-5

    Praise ye the Lord. Praise ye the Lord from the heavens: praise him in the heights. Praise ye him, all his angels: praise ye him, all his hosts. Praise ye him, sun and moon: praise him, all ye stars of light. Praise him, ye heavens of heavens, and ye waters that be above the heavens. …

  • Job 9:8

    Which alone spreadeth out the heavens, and treadeth upon the waves of the sea.

  • Isaiah 40:22

    It is he that sitteth upon the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof are as grasshoppers; that stretcheth out the heavens as a curtain, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in:

  • Psalms 146:5-6

    Happy is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in the Lord his God: Which made heaven, and earth, the sea, and all that therein is: which keepeth truth for ever:

  • Isaiah 40:26

    Lift up your eyes on high, and behold who hath created these things, that bringeth out their host by number: he calleth them all by names by the greatness of his might, for that he is strong in power; not one faileth.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
hath made.
10:12-16; 32:17; Ge 1:1-6; Ps 107:25; 146:5,6; 148:1-5; Isa 40:26
Ac 14:15; 17:24; Ro 1:20; Col 1:16,17; Heb 1:2,3; Re 4:11
by his wisdom.
Ps 104:24; 136:5; Pr 3:19; Ro 11:33
and hath.
Job 9:8; Ps 104:2; Isa 40:22; 42:5; 44:24; 45:12; 48:13; 51:13

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Context

  • Jeremiah 51:14

    The Lord of hosts hath sworn by himself, saying, Surely I will fill thee with men, as with caterpillers; and they shall lift up a shout against thee.

  • Jeremiah 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.

  • Jeremiah 51:16

    When he uttereth his voice, there is a multitude of waters in the heavens; and he causeth the vapours to ascend from the ends of the earth: he maketh lightnings with rain, and bringeth forth the wind out of his treasures.

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Jeremiah 51:15 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
El es el que hizo la tierra con su fortaleza, el que afirmó el mundo con su sabiduría, y extendió los cielos con inteligencia;
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
C’est lui qui a fait la terre par sa puissance, qui a établi le monde par sa sagesse, et qui, par son intelligence, a étendu les cieux.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Er hat die Erde gemacht durch seine Kraft, den Erdkreis festgestellt durch seine Weisheit und die Himmel ausgespannt durch seine Einsicht.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Qui fecit terram in fortitudine sua, præparavit orbem in sapientia sua, et prudentia sua extendit cælos.