Jeremiah 27:5
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Jeremiah 27:5 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Jeremiah 27:5 is a verse from the book of Jeremiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "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..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Jeremiah 27:5 — KJV
“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.”
— Jeremiah 27:5 (KJV)
Jeremiah 27:5 in Context — About the Book of Jeremiah
Jeremiah preached for forty years to a nation that would not listen, weeping as Jerusalem fell. Yet from the rubble come some of Scripture's most hopeful promises: plans to prosper and not harm, a new covenant written on hearts, and a God who invites us to call and see great things.
Cross-References for Jeremiah 27:5
“Ah Lord GOD! behold, thou hast made the heaven and the earth by thy great power and stretched out arm, and there is nothing too hard for thee: too...: or, hid from thee”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 27:5: made, earth, great
“And the LORD said, I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth; both man, and beast, and the creeping thing, and the fowls of the air; for it repenteth me that I have made them. both...: Heb. from man unto beast”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 27:5: made, earth, beast
“And I commanded you at that time, saying, The LORD your God hath given you this land to possess it: ye shall pass over armed before your brethren the children of Israel, all that are meet for the war. meet...: Heb. sons of power”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 27:5: power, arm, given
“And in the end of years they shall join themselves together; for the king's daughter of the south shall come to the king of the north to make an agreement: but she shall not retain the power of the arm; neither shall he stand, nor his arm: but she shall be given up, and they that brought her, and he that begat her, and he that strengthened her in these times. join...: Heb. associate themselves an...: Heb. rights he that begat...: or, whom she brought forth”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 27:5: power, arm, given
“And there went out another horse that was red: and power was given to him that sat thereon to take peace from the earth, and that they should kill one another: and there was given unto him a great sword.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 27:5: earth, great, power
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