Jeremiah 10:12

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“The LORD made the earth by His power; He established the world by His wisdom and stretched out the heavens by His understanding.”

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BSBPD

“The LORD made the earth by His power; He established the world by His wisdom and stretched out the heavens by His understanding.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“He hath made the earth by his power, he hath established the world by his wisdom, and hath stretched out the heavens by his discretion.”

King James Version · Public Domain
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“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.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
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“The maker of the earth by His power, The establisher of the world by His wisdom, Who, by His understanding, stretched forth the heavens,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Jeremiah 10:12 — 24 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 1:1In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
  2. Genesis 1:6And God said, “Let there be an expanse between the waters, to separate the waters from the waters.”
  3. 1 Chronicles 16:26For all the gods of the nations are idols, but it is the LORD who made the heavens.
  4. Job 9:8He alone stretches out the heavens and treads on the waves of the sea.
  5. Job 26:7He stretches out the north over empty space; He hangs the earth upon nothing.
  6. Job 38:4Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth? Tell Me, if you have understanding.
  7. Psalms 24:2For He has founded it upon the seas and established it upon the waters.
  8. Psalms 33:6By the word of the LORD the heavens were made, and all the stars by the breath of His mouth.
  9. Psalms 65:7You stilled the roaring of the seas, the pounding of their waves, and the tumult of the nations.
  10. Psalms 78:69He built His sanctuary like the heights, like the earth He has established forever.
  11. Psalms 93:1The LORD reigns! He is robed in majesty; the LORD has clothed and armed Himself with strength. The world indeed is firmly established; it cannot be moved.
  12. Psalms 104:2He wraps Himself in light as with a garment; He stretches out the heavens like a tent,
  13. Psalms 104:24How many are Your works, O LORD! In wisdom You have made them all; the earth is full of Your creatures.
  14. Psalms 119:90Your faithfulness continues through all generations; You established the earth, and it endures.
  15. Psalms 136:5By His insight He made the heavens. His loving devotion endures forever.
  16. Psalms 146:5Blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the LORD his God,
  17. Psalms 148:4Praise Him, O highest heavens, and you waters above the skies.
  18. Proverbs 3:19The LORD founded the earth by wisdom and established the heavens by understanding.
  19. Proverbs 30:4Who has ascended to heaven and come down? Who has gathered the wind in His hands? Who has bound up the waters in His cloak? Who has established all the ends of the earth? What is His name, and what is the name of His Son— surely you know!
  20. Isaiah 40:22He sits enthroned above the circle of the earth; its dwellers are like grasshoppers. He stretches out the heavens like a curtain, and spreads them out like a tent to dwell in.
  21. Isaiah 42:5This is what God the LORD says— He who created the heavens and stretched them out, who spread out the earth and its offspring, who gives breath to the people on it and life to those who walk in it:
  22. Isaiah 44:24Thus says the LORD, your Redeemer who formed you from the womb: “I am the LORD, who has made all things, who alone stretched out the heavens, who by Myself spread out the earth,
  23. Isaiah 45:12It is I who made the earth and created man upon it. It was My hands that stretched out the heavens, and I ordained all their host.
  24. Isaiah 45:18For thus says the LORD, who created the heavens—He is God; He formed the earth and fashioned it; He established it; He did not create it to be empty, but formed it to be inhabited: “I am the LORD, and there is no other.

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