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Tuesday, November 11th, 2025
the Week of Proper 27 / Ordinary 32
the Week of Proper 27 / Ordinary 32
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THE MESSAGE
Jeremiah 51:15
By his power he made earth. His wisdom gave shape to the world. He crafted the cosmos. He thunders and rain pours down. He sends the clouds soaring. He embellishes the storm with lightnings, launches the wind from his warehouse. Stick-god worshipers look mighty foolish! god-makers embarrassed by their handmade gods! Their gods are frauds, dead sticks— deadwood gods, tasteless jokes. They're nothing but stale smoke. When the smoke clears, they're gone. But the Portion-of-Jacob is the real thing; he put the whole universe together, With special attention to Israel. His name? God -of-the-Angel-Armies!
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Christian Standard Bible®
He made the earth by his power,established the world by his wisdom,and spread out the heavens by his understanding.
He made the earth by his power,established the world by his wisdom,and spread out the heavens by his understanding.
Hebrew Names Version
He has made the eretz by his power, he has established the world by his wisdom, and by his understanding has he stretched out the heavens:
He has made the eretz by his power, he has established the world by his wisdom, and by his understanding has he stretched out the heavens:
King James Version
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.
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.
English Standard Version
"It is he who made the earth by his power, who established the world by his wisdom, and by his understanding stretched out the heavens.
"It is he who made the earth by his power, who established the world by his wisdom, and by his understanding stretched out the heavens.
New American Standard Bible
It is He who made the earth by His power, Who established the world by His wisdom, And by His understanding He stretched out the heavens.
It is He who made the earth by His power, Who established the world by His wisdom, And by His understanding He stretched out the heavens.
New Century Version
"The Lord made the earth by his power. He used his wisdom to build the world and his understanding to stretch out the skies.
"The Lord made the earth by his power. He used his wisdom to build the world and his understanding to stretch out the skies.
Amplified Bible
He made the earth by His power; He established the world by His wisdom And stretched out the heavens by His understanding.
He made the earth by His power; He established the world by His wisdom And stretched out the heavens by His understanding.
World English Bible
He has made the earth by his power, he has established the world by his wisdom, and by his understanding has he stretched out the heavens:
He has made the earth by his power, he has established the world by his wisdom, and by his understanding has he stretched out the heavens:
Geneva Bible (1587)
He hath made the earth by his power, & established the world by his wisedome, and hath stretched out the heauen by his discretion.
He hath made the earth by his power, & established the world by his wisedome, and hath stretched out the heauen by his discretion.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
It is He who made the earth by His power, Who established the world by His wisdom, And by His understanding He stretched out the heavens.
It is He who made the earth by His power, Who established the world by His wisdom, And by His understanding He stretched out the heavens.
Legacy Standard Bible
It is He who made the earth by His power,Who established the world by His wisdom,And by His understanding He stretched out the heavens.
It is He who made the earth by His power,Who established the world by His wisdom,And by His understanding He stretched out the heavens.
Berean Standard Bible
He made the earth by His power; He established the world by His wisdom and stretched out the heavens by His understanding.
He made the earth by His power; He established the world by His wisdom and stretched out the heavens by His understanding.
Contemporary English Version
God used his wisdom and power to create the earth and spread out the heavens.
God used his wisdom and power to create the earth and spread out the heavens.
Complete Jewish Bible
He made the earth by his power, established the world by his wisdom spread out the sky by his understanding.
He made the earth by his power, established the world by his wisdom spread out the sky by his understanding.
Darby Translation
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.
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.
Easy-to-Read Version
God used his great power and made the earth. He used his wisdom to build the world and his understanding to stretch out the skies.
God used his great power and made the earth. He used his wisdom to build the world and his understanding to stretch out the skies.
George Lamsa Translation
The LORD has made the earth by his power, he has established the world by his wisdom, and has stretched out heaven by his understanding.
The LORD has made the earth by his power, he has established the world by his wisdom, and has stretched out heaven by his understanding.
Good News Translation
The Lord made the earth by his power; by his wisdom he created the world and stretched out the heavens.
The Lord made the earth by his power; by his wisdom he created the world and stretched out the heavens.
Lexham English Bible
He is the one who made the earth by his power, the one who created the world by his wisdom, and by his understanding he stretched out the heavens.
He is the one who made the earth by his power, the one who created the world by his wisdom, and by his understanding he stretched out the heavens.
Literal Translation
He has made the earth by His power, He has established the world by His wisdom, and stretched out the heavens by His understanding.
He has made the earth by His power, He has established the world by His wisdom, and stretched out the heavens by His understanding.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Yee euen the LORDE of hoostes, that with his power made the earth, with his wi?dome prepayred ye rounde worlde, & with his discrecion spred out the heauens.
Yee euen the LORDE of hoostes, that with his power made the earth, with his wi?dome prepayred ye rounde worlde, & with his discrecion spred out the heauens.
American Standard Version
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.
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.
Bible in Basic English
He 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:
He 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:
JPS Old Testament (1917)
He that hath made the earth by His power, that hath established the world by His wisdom, and hath stretched out the heavens by His discernment;
He that hath made the earth by His power, that hath established the world by His wisdom, and hath stretched out the heavens by His discernment;
King James Version (1611)
Hee hath made the earth by his power, he hath established the world by his wisedome, and hath stretched out the heauen by his vnderstanding.
Hee hath made the earth by his power, he hath established the world by his wisedome, and hath stretched out the heauen by his vnderstanding.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Yea euen the Lorde of hoastes that with his power made the earth, with his wisdome prepared the round world, and with his discretion spread out the heauens.
Yea euen the Lorde of hoastes that with his power made the earth, with his wisdome prepared the round world, and with his discretion spread out the heauens.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
Then all the men that knew that their wives burned incense, and all the women, a great multitude, and all the people that dwelt in the land of Egypt, in Pathura, answered Jeremias, saying,
Then all the men that knew that their wives burned incense, and all the women, a great multitude, and all the people that dwelt in the land of Egypt, in Pathura, answered Jeremias, saying,
English Revised Version
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:
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:
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
The Lord swoor, which made erthe bi his strengthe, made redy the world bi his wisdom, and stretchide forth heuenes bi his prudence.
The Lord swoor, which made erthe bi his strengthe, made redy the world bi his wisdom, and stretchide forth heuenes bi his prudence.
Update Bible Version
He has made the earth by his power, he has established the world by his wisdom, and by his understanding he has stretched out the heavens:
He has made the earth by his power, he has established the world by his wisdom, and by his understanding he has stretched out the heavens:
Webster's Bible Translation
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.
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.
New English Translation
He is the one who by his power made the earth. He is the one who by his wisdom fixed the world in place, by his understanding he spread out the heavens.
He is the one who by his power made the earth. He is the one who by his wisdom fixed the world in place, by his understanding he spread out the heavens.
New King James Version
He has made the earth by His power; He has established the world by His wisdom, And stretched out the heaven by His understanding.
He has made the earth by His power; He has established the world by His wisdom, And stretched out the heaven by His understanding.
New Living Translation
The Lord made the earth by his power, and he preserves it by his wisdom. With his own understanding he stretched out the heavens.
The Lord made the earth by his power, and he preserves it by his wisdom. With his own understanding he stretched out the heavens.
New Life Bible
He made the earth by His power. He made the world by His wisdom. And by His understanding He spread out the heavens.
He made the earth by His power. He made the world by His wisdom. And by His understanding He spread out the heavens.
New Revised Standard
It is he who made the earth by his power, who established the world by his wisdom, and by his understanding stretched out the heavens.
It is he who made the earth by his power, who established the world by his wisdom, and by his understanding stretched out the heavens.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
He that Made the earth in his might, Established the world in his wisdom, - And in his understanding, stretched out the heavens
He that Made the earth in his might, Established the world in his wisdom, - And in his understanding, stretched out the heavens
Douay-Rheims Bible
He that made the earth by his power, that hath prepared the world by his wisdom, and stretched out the heavens by his understanding.
He that made the earth by his power, that hath prepared the world by his wisdom, and stretched out the heavens by his understanding.
Revised Standard Version
"It is he who made the earth by his power, who established the world by his wisdom, and by his understanding stretched out the heavens.
"It is he who made the earth by his power, who established the world by his wisdom, and by his understanding stretched out the heavens.
Young's Literal Translation
The maker of earth by His power, The establisher of the world by His wisdom, Who by His understanding stretched out the heavens,
The maker of earth by His power, The establisher of the world by His wisdom, Who by His understanding stretched out the heavens,
Contextual Overview
1There's more. God says more: "Watch this: I'm whipping up A death-dealing hurricane against Babylon—‘Hurricane Persia'— against all who live in that perverse land. I'm sending a cleanup crew into Babylon. They'll clean the place out from top to bottom. When they get through there'll be nothing left of her worth taking or talking about. They won't miss a thing. A total and final Doomsday! Fighters will fight with everything they've got. It's no-holds-barred. They will spare nothing and no one. It's final and wholesale destruction—the end! Babylon littered with the wounded, streets piled with corpses. It turns out that Israel and Judah are not widowed after all. As their God, God -of-the-Angel-Armies, I am still alive and well, committed to them even though They filled their land with sin against Israel's most Holy God. 6"Get out of Babylon as fast as you can. Run for your lives! Save your necks! Don't linger and lose your lives to my vengeance on her as I pay her back for her sins. Babylon was a fancy gold chalice held in my hand, Filled with the wine of my anger to make the whole world drunk. The nations drank the wine and they've all gone crazy. Babylon herself will stagger and crash, senseless in a drunken stupor—tragic! Get anointing balm for her wound. Maybe she can be cured." 9 "We did our best, but she can't be helped. Babylon is past fixing. Give her up to her fate. Go home. The judgment on her will be vast, a skyscraper-memorial of vengeance. 10 " God has set everything right for us. Come! Let's tell the good news Back home in Zion. Let's tell what our God did to set things right. 11"Sharpen the arrows! Fill the quivers! God has stirred up the kings of the Medes, infecting them with war fever: ‘Destroy Babylon!' God 's on the warpath. He's out to avenge his Temple. Give the signal to attack Babylon's walls. Station guards around the clock. Bring in reinforcements. Set men in ambush. God will do what he planned, what he said he'd do to the people of Babylon. You have more water than you need, you have more money than you need— But your life is over, your lifeline cut." 14 God -of-the-Angel-Armies has solemnly sworn: "I'll fill this place with soldiers. They'll swarm through here like locusts chanting victory songs over you." 15By his power he made earth. His wisdom gave shape to the world. He crafted the cosmos. He thunders and rain pours down. He sends the clouds soaring. He embellishes the storm with lightnings, launches the wind from his warehouse. Stick-god worshipers look mighty foolish! god-makers embarrassed by their handmade gods! Their gods are frauds, dead sticks— deadwood gods, tasteless jokes. They're nothing but stale smoke. When the smoke clears, they're gone. But the Portion-of-Jacob is the real thing; he put the whole universe together, With special attention to Israel. His name? God -of-the-Angel-Armies! 20God says, "You, Babylon, are my hammer, my weapon of war. I'll use you to smash godless nations, use you to knock kingdoms to bits. I'll use you to smash horse and rider, use you to smash chariot and driver. I'll use you to smash man and woman, use you to smash the old man and the boy. I'll use you to smash the young man and young woman, use you to smash shepherd and sheep. I'll use you to smash farmer and yoked oxen, use you to smash governors and senators. 24 "Judeans, you'll see it with your own eyes. I'll pay Babylon and all the Chaldeans back for all the evil they did in Zion." God 's Decree. 25"I'm your enemy, Babylon, Mount Destroyer, you ravager of the whole earth. I'll reach out, I'll take you in my hand, and I'll crush you till there's no mountain left. I'll turn you into a gravel pit— no more cornerstones cut from you, No more foundation stones quarried from you! Nothing left of you but gravel." God 's Decree.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
hath made: Jeremiah 10:12-16, Jeremiah 32:17, Genesis 1:1-6, Psalms 107:25, Psalms 146:5, Psalms 146:6, Psalms 148:1-5, Isaiah 40:26, Acts 14:15, Acts 17:24, Romans 1:20, Colossians 1:16, Colossians 1:17, Hebrews 1:2, Hebrews 1:3, Revelation 4:11
by his wisdom: Psalms 104:24, Psalms 136:5, Proverbs 3:19, Romans 11:33
and hath: Job 9:8, Psalms 104:2, Isaiah 40:22, Isaiah 42:5, Isaiah 44:24, Isaiah 45:12, Isaiah 48:13, Isaiah 51:13
Reciprocal: Genesis 1:6 - Let there Psalms 29:4 - powerful Isaiah 45:18 - that created Jeremiah 27:5 - made Jeremiah 51:19 - the former Zechariah 12:1 - which
Gill's Notes on the Bible
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. The Targum prefaces the words thus,
"these things saith he who hath made the earth, c.''
The verses Jeremiah 51:16 are the same with Jeremiah 10:12. God is described by his sovereignty, power, and wisdom and the stupidity of men that trust in idols, and the vanity of them, are exposed, to convince the Babylonians that the Lord, who had determined on their destruction, would surely effect it, and that it would not be in the power of their idols to prevent it. Jeremiah 10:12- :.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
A transcript of Jeremiah 10:12-16.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Jeremiah 51:15. 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.
