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Jeremiah 51

Jer. 51:15 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Hes hath made
`asah (Hebrew #6213)
to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application (as follows)
KJV usage: accomplish, advance, appoint, apt, be at, become, bear, bestow, bring forth, bruise, be busy, X certainly, have the charge of, commit, deal (with), deck, + displease, do, (ready) dress(-ed), (put in) execute(-ion), exercise, fashion, + feast, (fight-)ing man, + finish, fit, fly, follow, fulfill, furnish, gather, get, go about, govern, grant, great, + hinder, hold ((a feast)), X indeed, + be industrious, + journey, keep, labour, maintain, make, be meet, observe, be occupied, offer, + officer, pare, bring (come) to pass, perform, pracise, prepare, procure, provide, put, requite, X sacrifice, serve, set, shew, X sin, spend, X surely, take, X thoroughly, trim, X very, + vex, be (warr-)ior, work(-man), yield, use.
Pronounce: aw-saw'
Origin: a primitive root
the earth
'erets (Hebrew #776)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
KJV usage: X common, country, earth, field, ground, land, X natins, way, + wilderness, world.
Pronounce: eh'-rets
Origin: from an unused root probably meaning to be firm
by his power
koach (Hebrew #3581)
from an unused root meaning to be firm; vigor, literally (force, in a good or a bad sense) or figuratively (capacity, means, produce); also (from its hardiness) a large lizard
KJV usage: ability, able, chameleon, force, fruits, might, power(-ful), strength, substance, wealth.
Pronounce: ko'-akh
Origin: or (Dan. 11:6) kowach {ko'-akh}
, he hath established
kuwn (Hebrew #3559)
properly, to be erect (i.e. stand perpendicular); hence (causatively) to set up, in a great variety of applications, whether literal (establish, fix, prepare, apply), or figurative (appoint, render sure, proper or prosperous)
KJV usage: certain(-ty), confirm, direct, faithfulness, fashion, fasten, firm, be fitted, be fixed, frame, be meet, ordain, order, perfect, (make) preparation, prepare (self), provide, make provision, (be, make) ready, right, set (aright, fast, forth), be stable, (e-)stablish, stand, tarry, X very deed.
Pronounce: koon
Origin: a primitive root
the world
tebel (Hebrew #8398)
the earth (as moist and therefore inhabited); by extension, the globe; by implication, its inhabitants; specifically, a partic. land, as Babylonia, Palestine
KJV usage: habitable part, world.
Pronounce: tay-bale'
Origin: from 2986
by his wisdom
chokmah (Hebrew #2451)
wisdom (in a good sense)
KJV usage: skilful, wisdom, wisely, wit.
Pronounce: khok-maw'
Origin: from 2449
, and hath stretchedt out
natah (Hebrew #5186)
to stretch or spread out; by implication, to bend away (including moral deflection); used in a great variety of application (as follows)
KJV usage: + afternoon, apply, bow (down, - ing), carry aside, decline, deliver, extend, go down, be gone, incline, intend, lay, let down, offer, outstretched, overthrown, pervert, pitch, prolong, put away, shew, spread (out), stretch (forth, out), take (aside), turn (aside, away), wrest, cause to yield.
Pronounce: naw-taw'
Origin: a primitive root
the heaven
shamayim (Hebrew #8064)
from an unused root meaning to be lofty; the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies revolve)
KJV usage: air, X astrologer, heaven(-s).
Pronounce: shaw-mah'-yim
Origin: dual of an unused singular shameh {shaw-meh'}
by his understanding
tabuwn (Hebrew #8394)
or towbunah {to-boo-naw'}; from 995; intelligence; by implication, an argument; by extension, caprice
KJV usage: discretion, reason, skilfulness, understanding, wisdom.
Pronounce: taw-boon'
Origin: and (feminine) tbuwnah {teb-oo-naw'}
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Gen. 1:1,6• 1In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
 6And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters. (Gen. 1:1,6)
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Job 9:8• 8Which alone spreadeth out the heavens, and treadeth upon the waves of the sea. (Job 9:8)
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Psa. 104:2• 2Who coverest thyself with light as with a garment: who stretchest out the heavens like a curtain: (Psa. 104:2)
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Isa. 40:22• 22It 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: (Isa. 40:22)
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Prov. 3:19• 19The Lord by wisdom hath founded the earth; by understanding hath he established the heavens. (Prov. 3:19)

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hath made.
Jer. 10:12‑16• 12He hath made the earth by his power, he hath established the world by his wisdom, and hath stretched out the heavens by his discretion.
 13When he uttereth his voice, there is a multitude of waters in the heavens, and he causeth the vapors to ascend from the ends of the earth; he maketh lightnings with rain, and bringeth forth the wind out of his treasures.
 14Every 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.
 15They are vanity, and the work of errors: in the time of their visitation they shall perish.
 16The portion of Jacob is not like them: for he is the former of all things; and Israel is the rod of his inheritance: The Lord of hosts is his name. (Jer. 10:12‑16)
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Jer. 32:17• 17Ah 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: (Jer. 32:17)
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Gen. 1:1‑6• 1In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
 2And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.
 3And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.
 4And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness.
 5And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day.
 6And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters. (Gen. 1:1‑6)
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Psa. 107:25• 25For he commandeth, and raiseth the stormy wind, which lifteth up the waves thereof. (Psa. 107:25)
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Psa. 146:5‑6• 5Happy is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in the Lord his God:
 6Which made heaven, and earth, the sea, and all that therein is: which keepeth truth for ever: (Psa. 146:5‑6)
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Psa. 148:1‑5• 1Praise ye the Lord. Praise ye the Lord from the heavens: praise him in the heights.
 2Praise ye him, all his angels: praise ye him, all his hosts.
 3Praise ye him, sun and moon: praise him, all ye stars of light.
 4Praise him, ye heavens of heavens, and ye waters that be above the heavens.
 5Let them praise the name of the Lord: for he commanded, and they were created. (Psa. 148:1‑5)
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Isa. 40:26• 26Lift 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. (Isa. 40:26)
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Acts 14:15• 15And 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: (Acts 14:15)
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Acts 17:24• 24God that made the world and all things therein, seeing that he is Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth not in temples made with hands; (Acts 17:24)
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Rom. 1:20• 20For 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: (Rom. 1:20)
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Col. 1:16‑17• 16For 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:
 17And he is before all things, and by him all things consist. (Col. 1:16‑17)
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Heb. 1:2‑3• 2Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds;
 3Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high; (Heb. 1:2‑3)
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Rev. 4:11• 11Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honor and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created. (Rev. 4:11)
by his wisdom.
Psa. 104:24• 24O Lord, how manifold are thy works! in wisdom hast thou made them all: the earth is full of thy riches. (Psa. 104:24)
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Psa. 136:5• 5To him that by wisdom made the heavens: for his mercy endureth for ever. (Psa. 136:5)
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Prov. 3:19• 19The Lord by wisdom hath founded the earth; by understanding hath he established the heavens. (Prov. 3:19)
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Rom. 11:33• 33O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! how unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past finding out! (Rom. 11:33)
and hath.
Job 9:8• 8Which alone spreadeth out the heavens, and treadeth upon the waves of the sea. (Job 9:8)
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Psa. 104:2• 2Who coverest thyself with light as with a garment: who stretchest out the heavens like a curtain: (Psa. 104:2)
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Isa. 40:22• 22It 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: (Isa. 40:22)
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Isa. 42:5• 5Thus saith God the Lord, he that created the heavens, and stretched them out; he that spread forth the earth, and that which cometh out of it; he that giveth breath unto the people upon it, and spirit to them that walk therein: (Isa. 42:5)
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Isa. 44:24• 24Thus 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; (Isa. 44:24)
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Isa. 45:12• 12I 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. (Isa. 45:12)
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Isa. 48:13• 13Mine hand also hath laid the foundation of the earth, and my right hand hath spanned the heavens: when I call unto them, they stand up together. (Isa. 48:13)
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Isa. 51:13• 13And forgettest the Lord thy maker, that hath stretched forth the heavens, and laid the foundations of the earth; and hast feared continually every day because of the fury of the oppressor, as if he were ready to destroy? and where is the fury of the oppressor? (Isa. 51:13)

J. N. Darby Translation

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eHe hath made the earth by his power, he hath established the world by his wisdom, and hath stretched out the heavens by his understanding.

JND Translation Notes

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Cf. vers. 15-19 with ch. 10.12-16.