John Gill Commentary Jeremiah 51:15

John Gill Commentary

Jeremiah 51:15

1697–1771
Reformed Baptist
John Gill
John Gill

John Gill Commentary

Jeremiah 51:15

1697–1771
Reformed Baptist
SCRIPTURE

"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:" — Jeremiah 51:15 (ASV)

He has made the earth by his power, he has established the
world by his wisdom, and has stretched out the heaven by his
understanding .

] The Targum prefaces the words thus, ``these things says he who has made the earth'' The verses (Jeremiah 51:16–19) are the same with (Jeremiah 10:12–16) . 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 Jeremiah 10:12).