Jeremiah 10:12

Bible in Basic English (1941)

He has made the earth by his power, he has made the world strong in its place by his wisdom, and by his wise design the heavens have been stretched out.

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  • Gen 1:1 : 1 At the first God made the heaven and the earth.
  • Job 9:8 : 8 By whose hand the heavens were stretched out, and who is walking on the waves of the sea:
  • Isa 40:22 : 22 It is he who is seated over the arch of the earth, and the people in it are as small as locusts; by him the heavens are stretched out like an arch, and made ready like a tent for a living-place.
  • Job 38:4-7 : 4 Where were you when I put the earth on its base? Say, if you have knowledge. 5 By whom were its measures fixed? Say, if you have wisdom; or by whom was the line stretched out over it? 6 On what were its pillars based, or who put down its angle-stone, 7 When the morning stars made songs together, and all the sons of the gods gave cries of joy?
  • Ps 148:4-5 : 4 Give praise to him, you highest heavens, and you waters which are over the heavens. 5 Let them give praise to the name of the Lord: for he gave the order, and they were made.
  • Prov 3:19 : 19 The Lord by wisdom put in position the bases of the earth; by reason he put the heavens in their place.
  • Ps 78:69 : 69 And he made his holy place like the high heaven, like the earth which is fixed by him for ever.
  • Isa 45:18 : 18 For this is the word of the Lord who made the heavens; he is God; the maker and designer of the earth; who made it not to be a waste, but as a living-place for man: I am the Lord, and there is no other.
  • Jer 51:15-19 : 15 He has made the earth by his power, he has made the world strong in its place by his wisdom, and by his wise design the heavens have been stretched out: 16 At the sound of his voice there is a massing of the waters in the heavens, and he makes the mists go up from the ends of the earth; he makes the thunder-flames for the rain and sends out the wind from his store-houses. 17 Then every man becomes like a beast without knowledge; every gold-worker is put to shame by the image he has made: for his metal image is deceit, and there is no breath in them. 18 They are nothing, a work of error: in the time of their punishment, destruction will overtake them. 19 The heritage of Jacob is not like these; for the maker of all things is his heritage: the Lord of armies is his name.
  • Zech 12:1 : 1 The word of the Lord about Israel. The Lord by whom the heavens are stretched out and the bases of the earth put in place, and the spirit of man formed inside him, has said:
  • John 1:3 : 3 All things came into existence through him, and without him nothing was.
  • Col 1:16 : 16 For by him all things were made, in heaven and on earth, things seen and things unseen, authorities, lords, rulers, and powers; all things were made by him and for him;
  • Isa 48:13 : 13 Yes, by my hand was the earth placed on its base, and by my right hand the heavens were stretched out; at my word they take up their places.
  • Isa 49:8 : 8 This is the word of the Lord: I have given ear to you at a good time, and I have been your helper in a day of salvation: and I will keep you safe, and will make you a glory for the people, putting the land in order, and giving them the heritages which now are waste;
  • Jer 10:13 : 13 At the sound of his voice there is a massing of waters in the heavens, and he makes the mists go up from the ends of the earth; he makes the thunder-flames for the rain, and sends out the wind from his store-houses.
  • Jer 32:17 : 17 Ah Lord God! see, you have made the heaven and the earth by your great power and by your outstretched arm, and there is nothing you are not able to do:
  • Ps 93:1 : 1 The Lord is King; he is clothed with glory; the Lord is clothed with strength; power is the cord of his robe; the world is fixed, so that it may not be moved.
  • Ps 104:2 : 2 You are clothed with light as with a robe; stretching out the heavens like a curtain:
  • Ps 104:24 : 24 O Lord, how great is the number of your works! in wisdom you have made them all; the earth is full of the things you have made.
  • Ps 119:90 : 90 Your faith is unchanging from generation to generation: you have put the earth in its place, and it is not moved.
  • Ps 136:5-6 : 5 To him who by wisdom made the heavens: for his mercy is unchanging for ever. 6 To him by whom the earth was stretched out over the waters: for his mercy is unchanging for ever.
  • Ps 146:5-6 : 5 Happy is the man who has the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in the Lord his God: 6 Who made heaven and earth, the sea, and all things in them; who keeps faith for ever:
  • Job 26:7 : 7 By his hand the north is stretched out in space, and the earth is hanging on nothing.
  • Gen 1:6-9 : 6 And God said, Let there be a solid arch stretching over the waters, parting the waters from the waters. 7 And God made the arch for a division between the waters which were under the arch and those which were over it: and it was so. 8 And God gave the arch the name of Heaven. And there was evening and there was morning, the second day. 9 And God said, Let the waters under the heaven come together in one place, and let the dry land be seen: and it was so.
  • Prov 30:4 : 4 Who has gone up to heaven and come down? who has taken the winds in his hands, prisoning the waters in his robe? by whom have all the ends of the earth been fixed? what is his name, and what is his son's name, if you are able to say?
  • Ps 24:2 : 2 For by him it was based on the seas, and made strong on the deep rivers.
  • Ps 33:6 : 6 By the word of the Lord were the heavens made; and all the army of heaven by the breath of his mouth.
  • Isa 42:5 : 5 God the Lord, even he who made the heavens, measuring them out on high; stretching out the earth, and giving its produce; he who gives breath to the people on it, and life to those who go about on it, says:
  • Isa 44:24 : 24 The Lord, who has taken up your cause, and who gave you life in your mother's body, says, I am the Lord who makes all things; stretching out the heavens by myself, and giving the earth its limits; who was with me?
  • Isa 45:12 : 12 I have made the earth, forming man on it: by my hands the heavens have been stretched out, and all the stars put in their ordered places.

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  • Jer 51:15-16
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    15 He has made the earth by his power, he has made the world strong in its place by his wisdom, and by his wise design the heavens have been stretched out:

    16 At the sound of his voice there is a massing of the waters in the heavens, and he makes the mists go up from the ends of the earth; he makes the thunder-flames for the rain and sends out the wind from his store-houses.

  • Prov 3:19-20
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    19 The Lord by wisdom put in position the bases of the earth; by reason he put the heavens in their place.

    20 By his knowledge the deep was parted, and dew came dropping from the skies.

  • Ps 136:5-6
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    5 To him who by wisdom made the heavens: for his mercy is unchanging for ever.

    6 To him by whom the earth was stretched out over the waters: for his mercy is unchanging for ever.

  • Jer 10:13
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    13 At the sound of his voice there is a massing of waters in the heavens, and he makes the mists go up from the ends of the earth; he makes the thunder-flames for the rain, and sends out the wind from his store-houses.

  • Ps 33:6-7
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    6 By the word of the Lord were the heavens made; and all the army of heaven by the breath of his mouth.

    7 He makes the waters of the sea come together in a mass; he keeps the deep seas in store-houses.

  • Job 26:12-13
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    12 By his power the sea was made quiet; and by his wisdom Rahab was wounded.

    13 By his wind the heavens become bright: by his hand the quickly moving snake was cut through.

  • Isa 45:12
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    12 I have made the earth, forming man on it: by my hands the heavens have been stretched out, and all the stars put in their ordered places.

  • Ps 89:11
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    11 Yours are the heavens, and the earth is yours; you have made the world, and everything which is in it.

  • Heb 1:10
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    10 You, Lord, at the first did put the earth on its base, and the heavens are the works of your hands:

  • Job 9:8
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    8 By whose hand the heavens were stretched out, and who is walking on the waves of the sea:

  • Amos 9:6
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    6 It is he who makes his rooms in the heaven, basing his arch on the earth; whose voice goes out to the waters of the sea, and sends them flowing over the face of the earth; the Lord is his name.

  • Isa 42:5
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    5 God the Lord, even he who made the heavens, measuring them out on high; stretching out the earth, and giving its produce; he who gives breath to the people on it, and life to those who go about on it, says:

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  • Isa 40:12
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    12 In the hollow of whose hand have the waters been measured? and who is able to take the heavens in his stretched-out fingers? who has got together the dust of the earth in a measure? who has taken the weight of the mountains, or put the hills into the scales?

  • Job 12:13
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    13 With him there is wisdom and strength; power and knowledge are his.

  • Ps 102:25
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    25 In the past you put the earth on its base, and the heavens are the work of your hands.

  • Isa 40:21-22
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    21 Have you no knowledge of it? has it not come to your ears? has not news of it been given to you from the first? has it not been clear to you from the time when the earth was placed on its base?

    22 It is he who is seated over the arch of the earth, and the people in it are as small as locusts; by him the heavens are stretched out like an arch, and made ready like a tent for a living-place.

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    10 By him a circle is marked out on the face of the waters, to the limits of the light and the dark.

  • Jer 32:17
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    17 Ah Lord God! see, you have made the heaven and the earth by your great power and by your outstretched arm, and there is nothing you are not able to do:

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    6 Who made heaven and earth, the sea, and all things in them; who keeps faith for ever:

  • Ps 104:3
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    3 The arch of your house is based on the waters; you make the clouds your carriage; you go on the wings of the wind:

  • Job 12:9
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    9 Who does not see by all these that the hand of the Lord has done this?

  • Ps 65:6
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    6 The God by whose strength the mountains are fixed; who is robed with power:

  • Prov 8:28-29
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    28 When he made strong the skies overhead: when the fountains of the deep were fixed:

    29 When he put a limit to the sea, so that the waters might not go against his word: when he put in position the bases of the earth:

  • Job 37:3
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    3 He sends it out through all the heaven, and his thunder-flame to the ends of the earth.

  • Ps 115:16
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    16 The heavens are the Lord's; but the earth he has given to the children of men.

  • Job 12:15
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    15 Truly, he keeps back the waters and they are dry; he sends them out and the earth is overturned.

  • Prov 8:26
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    26 When he had not made the earth or the fields or the dust of the world.

  • Jer 27:5
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    5 I have made the earth, and man and beast on the face of the earth, by my great power and by my outstretched arm; and I will give it to anyone at my pleasure.

  • Gen 1:17
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    17 And God put them in the arch of heaven, to give light on the earth;

  • Job 37:18
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    18 Will you, with him, make the skies smooth, and strong as a polished looking-glass?

  • Amos 4:13
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    13 For see, he who gave form to the mountains and made the wind, giving knowledge of his purpose to man, who makes the morning dark, and is walking on the high places of the earth: the Lord, the God of armies, is his name.

  • Prov 30:4
    72%

    4 Who has gone up to heaven and come down? who has taken the winds in his hands, prisoning the waters in his robe? by whom have all the ends of the earth been fixed? what is his name, and what is his son's name, if you are able to say?

  • Ps 8:3
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    3 When I see your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have put in their places;

  • Zech 12:1
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    1 The word of the Lord about Israel. The Lord by whom the heavens are stretched out and the bases of the earth put in place, and the spirit of man formed inside him, has said:

  • Ps 147:5
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    5 Great is our Lord, and great his power; there is no limit to his wisdom.

  • Ps 33:9
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    9 For he gave the word, and it was done; by his order it was fixed for ever.

  • Ps 115:3
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    3 But our God is in heaven: he has done whatever was pleasing to him.