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Selected Verse: Jeremiah 10:12 - American Standard
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Jer 10:12 |
American Standard |
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: |
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King James |
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. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
| Continuation of Jer 10:10, after the interruption of the thread of the discourse in Jer 10:11 (Psa 136:5-6). |
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
| Discretion - Or, understanding. The three attributes ascribed to the Creator are very remarkable. The creation of the earth, the material world, is an act of "power;" the "establishing," i. e., the ordering and arranging it as a place fit for man's abode, is the work of his "wisdom;" while the spreading out the heavens over it like a tent is an act of "understanding," or skill. Naturally, the consideration of these attributes has led many to see here an allusion to the Holy Trinity. |
5 To him that by understanding made the heavens; For his lovingkindness endureth for ever:
6 To him that spread forth the earth above the waters; For his lovingkindness endureth for ever:
11 Thus shall ye say unto them, The gods that have not made the heavens and the earth, these shall perish from the earth, and from under the heavens.
10 But Jehovah is the true God; he is the living God, and an everlasting King: at his wrath the earth trembleth, and the nations are not able to abide his indignation.