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I have made the earth, the men and the animals that are on the surface of the earth, by my great power and by my outstretched arm; and I give it to whom it seems right to me.
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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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19th Century
Anglican
I have made the earth ... —The pronoun is emphatic. For “upon the ground” read on the face of the earth, and for…
16th Century
Protestant
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…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
I have made the earth, the man and the beast that [are] upon the ground The earth was…
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Presbyterian
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…
13th Century
Catholic
Here, after presenting a clear title, the prophet refutes the false comfort offered by the prophets. He does this first in a general way,…
