Jeremiah 10:12

It is the Lord that made the earth by his strength, who set up the world by his wisdom, and by his understanding stretched out the sky,

Updated Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

11Thus shall ye say to them, Let the gods which have not made heaven and earth perish from off the earth, and from under this sky.

13and set abundance of waters in the sky, and brought up clouds from the ends of the earth; he made lightnings for the rain, and brought forth light out of his treasures.

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Cross References

Genesis 1:6And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the water, and let it be a division between water and water, and it was so.

Job 9:8Who alone has stretched out the heavens, 1 And walks on the sea as on firm ground. 1

Job 38:4Where wast thou when I founded the earth? 1 Tell me now, if thou hast knowledge, 1

Psalms 33:6Draw near to him, and be enlightened: 1 And your faces shall not by any means be ashamed. 1

Psalms 104:2Sing to him, yea, sing praises to him: 1 Tell forth all his wonderful works. 1

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 10:2-17

Solemn Charge to Israel; The Folly of Idolatry. ( b. c. 606.) 1 Hear ye the word which the Lord speaketh unto you, O house of Israel: 2 Thus saith the Lord , Learn not the way of the heathen, and be not dismayed at the signs of heaven; for the heathen are dismayed at them. 3 For the customs of the people are vain: for one cutteth a tree out of the forest, the work of the hands of the workman, with the axe. 4 They deck it with silver and with gold; they fasten it with nails and with hammers, that it move not. 5… Read the whole commentary →

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