12But God made the earth by his power; he founded the world by his wisdom and stretched out the heavens by his understanding.


In Context

9 Hammered silver is brought from Tarshish and gold from Uphaz. What the craftsman and goldsmith have made is then dressed in blue and purple- all made by skilled workers.

10 But the Lord is the true God; he is the living God, the eternal King. When he is angry, the earth trembles; the nations cannot endure his wrath.

11 "Tell them this: 'These gods, who did not make the heavens and the earth, will perish from the earth and from under the heavens.' "

12 But God made the earth by his power; he founded the world by his wisdom and stretched out the heavens by his understanding.

13 When he thunders, the waters in the heavens roar; he makes clouds rise from the ends of the earth. He sends lightning with the rain and brings out the wind from his storehouses.

14 Everyone is senseless and without knowledge; every goldsmith is shamed by his idols. His images are a fraud; they have no breath in them.

Jeremiah 10:12 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

10:12He hath made the earth by his power, he hath established the world by his wisdom, and hath stretched out the heavens by his discretion.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

10:12He that maketh the earth by his power, that prepareth the world by his wisdom, and stretcheth out the heavens by his knowledge.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

10:12He 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:

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

10:12He hath made the earth by his power, he hath established the world by his wisdom, and hath stretched out the heavens by his understanding.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

10:12He 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:

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

10:12He hath made the earth by his power, he hath established the world by his wisdom, and hath stretched out the heavens by his discretion.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

10:12He has made the earth by his power, he has established the world by his wisdom, and by his understanding has he stretched out the heavens:

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

10:12The maker of the earth by His power, The establisher of the world by His wisdom, Who, by His understanding, stretched forth the heavens,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

10:12He has made the earth by his power, he has established the world by his wisdom, and has stretched out the heavens by his discretion.