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Jeremiah 51:15–16

15 eHe has made the earth by His power;

He has established the world by His wisdom,

And fstretched out the heaven by His understanding.

16 When He utters His voice—

There is a multitude of waters in the heavens:

g“He causes the vapors to ascend from the ends of the earth;

He makes lightnings for the rain;

He brings the wind out of His treasuries.”

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Jeremiah 51:15–16 — The New International Version (NIV)

15 “He made the earth by his power;

he founded the world by his wisdom

and stretched out the heavens by his understanding.

16 When he thunders, the waters in the heavens roar;

he makes clouds rise from the ends of the earth.

He sends lightning with the rain

and brings out the wind from his storehouses.

Jeremiah 51:15–16 — English Standard Version (ESV)

15 “It is he who made the earth by his power,

who established the world by his wisdom,

and by his understanding stretched out the heavens.

16 When he utters his voice there is a tumult of waters in the heavens,

and he makes the mist rise from the ends of the earth.

He makes lightning for the rain,

and he brings forth the wind from his storehouses.

Jeremiah 51:15–16 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

15 He hath made the earth by his power,

He hath established the world by his wisdom,

And hath stretched out the heaven by his understanding.

16 When he uttereth his voice, there is a multitude of waters in the heavens;

And he causeth the vapours to ascend from the ends of the earth:

He maketh lightnings with rain,

And bringeth forth the wind out of his treasures.

Jeremiah 51:15–16 — New Living Translation (NLT)

15 The Lord made the earth by his power,

and he preserves it by his wisdom.

With his own understanding

he stretched out the heavens.

16 When he speaks in the thunder,

the heavens roar with rain.

He causes the clouds to rise over the earth.

He sends the lightning with the rain

and releases the wind from his storehouses.

Jeremiah 51:15–16 — New Century Version (NCV)

15 “The Lord made the earth by his power.

He used his wisdom to build the world

and his understanding to stretch out the skies.

16 When he thunders, the waters in the skies roar.

He makes clouds rise in the sky all over the earth.

He sends lightning with the rain

and brings out the wind from his storehouses.

Jeremiah 51:15–16 — American Standard Version (ASV)

15 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. 16 When he uttereth his voice, there is a tumult of waters in the heavens, and he causeth the vapors to ascend from the ends of the earth; he maketh lightnings for the rain, and bringeth forth the wind out of his treasuries.

Jeremiah 51:15–16 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

15 He hath made the earth by his power, he hath established the world by his wisdom, and hath stretched out the heavens by his understanding. 16 When he uttereth his voice, there is a tumult of waters in the heavens, and he causeth the vapours to ascend from the end of the earth; he maketh lightnings for the rain, and bringeth forth the wind out of his treasures.

Jeremiah 51:15–16 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

15 The Lord made the earth by his power. 

He set up the world by his wisdom. 

He stretched out heaven by his understanding. 

16 When he thunders, the water in the sky roars. 

He makes clouds rise from the ends of the earth. 

He sends lightning with the rain. 

He brings wind out of his storehouses. 

Jeremiah 51:15–16 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

15 He made the earth by His power,

established the world by His wisdom,

and spread out the heavens by His understanding.

16 When He thunders,

the waters in the heavens are in turmoil,

and He causes the clouds

to rise from the ends of the earth.

He makes lightning for the rain

and brings the wind from His storehouses.

Jeremiah 51:15–16 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

15 It is he who made the earth by his power,

who established the world by his wisdom,

and by his understanding stretched out the heavens.

16 When he utters his voice there is a tumult of waters in the heavens,

and he makes the mist rise from the ends of the earth.

He makes lightnings for the rain,

and he brings out the wind from his storehouses.

Jeremiah 51:15–16 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

15 He is the one who made the earth by his power,

the one who created the world by his wisdom,

and by his understanding he stretched out the heavens.

16 At the giving of his voice

there is a roar of waters in the heavens,

and he causes the patches of mist

to go up from the end of the earth.

He makes lightning for the rain,

and he brings out the wind from his storehouses.

Jeremiah 51:15–16 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

15 “I used my power to make the earth.

I used my wisdom to set the world in place.

I used my understanding to spread the heavens out.

16 When I thunder, the waters in the heavens roar.

I make clouds rise from one end of the earth to the other.

I send lightning with the rain.

I bring out the wind from my storerooms.

Jeremiah 51:15–16 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

15 It is He who made the earth by His power,

Who established the world by His wisdom,

And by His understanding He stretched out the heavens.

16 When He utters His voice, there is a tumult of waters in the heavens,

And He causes the clouds to ascend from the end of the earth;

He makes lightning for the rain

And brings forth the wind from His storehouses.


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