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He madeעֹשֵׂהthe earthאֶרֶץby his power,בְּכֹחוֹhe establishedמֵכִיןthe worldתֵּבֵלby his wisdom,בְּחָכְמָתוֹand by his understandingוּבִתְבוּנָתוֹhe stretched outנָטָהthe heavens.שָׁמָיִם
Jeremiah 51:15
Study it in the app“He made the earth by his power, he established the world by his wisdom, and by his understanding he stretched out the heavens.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Jeremiah 51:15, word by word
- He madeעֹשֵׂהose
make
To build or create something.
Where else “ose” appears- the earthאֶרֶץerets
earth
The whole world, everything under the sky.
Where else “erets” appears- by his powerכֹחchoch
strength
Ability to do something: bodily strength or power to command.
Where else “choch” appears- he establishedמֵכִיןmechin
establish
To make something firm, establish it.
Where else “mechin” appears- the worldתֵּבֵלtevel
world
The world: the inhabited earth.
Where else “tevel” appears- by his wisdomחָכְמָתchachmat
wisdom
Knowing how to live well; it begins with revering YHWH.
Where else “chachmat” appears- and by his understandingתְבוּנָתtevunat
understanding
Understanding: the ability to understand and to find the right way.
Where else “tevunat” appears- he stretched outנָטָהnata
stretch out
To reach out the hand, or set up a tent.
Where else “nata” appears- the heavensשָׁמָיִםshamayim
sky
The high space seen above the earth, where the birds, clouds, sun and stars are.
Where else “shamayim” appears
The context
14YHWH Tsevaot has sworn by himself: Surely I will fill you with human beings as with locusts, and they will raise over you the shout.
15 · This verse (above)
16When he gives his voice, there is a roar of waters in the heavens, and he makes rise the clouds from the end of the earth; lightning for the rain he makes, and he brings out the wind from his storehouses.