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.] The Targum prefaces the words thus, “these things saith he who hath made the earth, etc.” The verses (<245116>Jeremiah 51:16-19) are the same with (<241012>Jeremiah 10:1216). 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. (See Gill on “<241012>Jeremiah 10:12”).”

“Repeated from Jer 10:12-16; except that "Israel" is not in the Hebrew of Jer 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 the tenth chapter 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" (Jer 51:13); but God can, by merely "uttering His voice," create "many waters" (Jer 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. (Jer 51:15). Such an Almighty Being can be at no…”

“A transcript of Jeremiah 10:12-16. return to 'Top of Page'”

“51:15-19 This anthem of praise affirms the Lord’s uniqueness and majesty. It contrasts the reality of the one true God with the emptiness of idols. 51:15-16 As the Creator and preserver of all things, God, not Baal, controls the storm with its thunder, rain, lightning, and wind. The Lord can use these forces whenever he desires.”

“hath made: Jer 10:12-16, Jer 32:17; Gen 1:1-6; Psa 107:25, Psa 146:5, Psa 146:6, Psa 148:1-5; Isa 40:26; Act 14:15, Act 17:24; Rom 1:20; Col 1:16, Col 1:17; Heb 1:2, Heb 1:3; Rev 4:11 by his wisdom: Psa 104:24, Psa 136:5; Pro 3:19; Rom 11:33 and hath: Job 9:8; Psa 104:2; Isa 40:22, Isa 42:5, Isa 44:24, Isa 45:12, Isa 48:13, Isa 51:13 Jeremiah 51:16”

“The omnipotence of the Lord and Creator of the whole world will destroy the idols of Babylon, and break the mighty kingdom that rules the world. Jer 51:15. "He who made the earth by His strength, establishing the world by His wisdom, and stretched out the heavens by His understanding; Jer 51:16. When, thundering, He makes a roaring sound of water in the heavens, He causes clouds to ascend from the end of the earth, makes lightnings for the rain, and brings forth the wind out of His treasures. Jer 51:17. Every man without knowledge is brutish; every goldsmith is ashamed because of the image: for his molten work is a lie, and there is no spirit in them. Jer 51:18. They are vanity, a work of…”