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Jeremiah 27:5

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27:5“I made the earth and the people and animals on it by my mighty power and great strength,11 and I give it to whomever I see fit.12

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  1. 11 Heb “by my great power and my outstretched arm.” Again “arm” is symbolical for “strength.” Compare the similar expression in 21:5.
  2. 12 See Dan 4:17 for a similar statement.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

“It is I who by my great power and my outstretched arm have made the earth, with the men and animals that are on the earth, and I give it to whomever it seems right to me.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

With my great power and outstretched arm I made the earth and its people and the animals that are on it, and I give it to anyone I please.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

“By my great strength and outstretched arm, I made the earth, and the people, and animals on the face of the earth. I give it to anyone I please.

NLTNew Living Translation

With my great strength and powerful arm I made the earth and all its people and every animal. I can give these things of mine to anyone I choose.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

“I have made the earth with humankind and animals that are on the face of the earth by my great power and by my outstretched arm, and I give it to whomever is right in my eyes.

KJV 1900King James Version

I have made the earth, the man and the beast that are upon the ground, by my great power and by my outstretched arm, and have given it unto whom it seemed meet unto me.