Charles Ellicott Commentary Jeremiah 27:5

"I have made the earth, the men and the beasts that are upon the face of the earth, by my great power and by my outstretched arm; and I give it unto whom it seemeth right unto me." — Jeremiah 27:5 (ASV)

I have made the earth ... —The pronoun is emphatic. For “upon the ground” read on the face of the earth, and for “it seemed meet to me” read it seemed meet to my eyes. The “stretched-out arm” is a phrase especially characteristic of the Book of Deuteronomy (Deuteronomy 4:34; Deuteronomy 5:15; Deuteronomy 7:19; Deuteronomy 26:8), and may be noted among the many traces of its influence on Jeremiah’s language. The whole preface, which rises to a height of rhythmic loftiness not common in Jeremiah’s writings, asserts the truth that the Creator of the material world is also the ruler over the kingdoms of the earth. For a like utterance of the same thought, see Amos 4:13; Amos 9:6.