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Jeremiah 27:5

King James Version (KJV)

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Jeremiah 27:5

Verse 5 of 22

Scripture focus

I have made the earth, the man and the beast that [are] upon the ground, by my great power and by my outstretched arm, and have given it unto whom it seemed meet unto me.

Jeremiah 27:5 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Jeremiah 27:5

Theological / Devotional

Have given it. A reminder that the same God who created the earth (Amos 4:13; 9:6) is the One who controls its destiny, who “removeth kings, and setteth up kings” (see Ps. 83:18; Dan. 2:21; 5:18, 19; for further comment see on ch. 4:17).

Meet. That is, it seemed “suitable.”

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