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God's Right to Rule
All commentators agree that this verse is a powerful declaration of God's absolute sovereignty. His right to give kingdoms to whomever He chooses is grounded in His role as the Creator and Sustainer of the earth, its people, and all creatures. As the one who made everything, He has the ultimate authority to govern it according to His will.
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Jeremiah
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Charles Ellicott
On Jeremiah 27:5
19th Century
Bishop
I have made the earth ... —The pronoun is emphatic. For “upon the ground” read on the face of the earth, and for…
John Calvin
On Jeremiah 27:1–5
16th Century
Theologian
Jeremiah prefaces this prediction by saying that it was delivered to him at the beginning of Jehoiakim’s reign. But this beginning, as we have said…
John Gill
On Jeremiah 27:5
17th Century
Pastor
I have made the earth, the man and the beast that [are] upon
the ground
The earth was…
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Matthew Henry
On Jeremiah 27:1–11
17th Century
Minister
Jeremiah is to prepare a sign that all the neighbouring countries would be made subject to the king of Babylon. God asserts his right to dispose of…