The Meaning of Jeremiah 51:15 Explained

Jeremiah 51:15

KJV: 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.

YLT: The maker of earth by His power, The establisher of the world by His wisdom, Who by His understanding stretched out the heavens,

Darby: 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.

ASV: 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:

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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. 

What does Jeremiah 51:15 Mean?

Verse Meaning

Yahweh created the earth below with His power and Wisdom of Solomon , and He stretched out the heavens above with His understanding. "Marduk," the Babylonian "creator god" ( Jeremiah 50:2), did not do this. This verse describes God"s past activity with regard to nature.

Chapter Summary: Jeremiah 51

1  The severe judgment of God against Babylon, in revenge of Israel
59  Jeremiah delivers the book of this prophecy to Seraiah, to be cast into Euphrates,
64  in token of the perpetual sinking of Babylon

What do the individual words in Jeremiah 51:15 mean?

He has made the earth by His power He has established the world by His wisdom and by His understanding stretched out the heaven
עֹשֵׂ֥ה אֶ֙רֶץ֙ בְּכֹח֔וֹ מֵכִ֥ין תֵּבֵ֖ל בְּחָכְמָת֑וֹ וּבִתְבוּנָת֖וֹ נָטָ֥ה שָׁמָֽיִם

עֹשֵׂ֥ה  He  has  made 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine singular construct
Root: עָשָׂה 
Sense: to do, fashion, accomplish, make.
אֶ֙רֶץ֙  the  earth 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular
Root: אֶרֶץ  
Sense: land, earth.
בְּכֹח֔וֹ  by  His  power 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: כֹּחַ 
Sense: strength, power, might.
מֵכִ֥ין  He  has  established 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Participle, masculine singular construct
Root: כּוּן 
Sense: to be firm, be stable, be established.
תֵּבֵ֖ל  the  world 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular
Root: תֵּבֵל  
Sense: world.
בְּחָכְמָת֑וֹ  by  His  wisdom 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, feminine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: חָכְמָה  
Sense: wisdom.
וּבִתְבוּנָת֖וֹ  and  by  His  understanding 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Noun, feminine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: תְּבוּנָה 
Sense: understanding, intelligence.
נָטָ֥ה  stretched  out 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: נָטָה 
Sense: to stretch out, extend, spread out, pitch, turn, pervert, incline, bend, bow.
שָׁמָֽיִם  the  heaven 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural
Root: שָׁמַיִם  
Sense: heaven, heavens, sky.