Jeremiah 27:5
I have made the earth, the man and the beast that are upon the ground, by my great power and by my outstretched arm, and have given it unto whom it seemed meet unto me.
Cross-reference
Jeremiah 51:15 repeats the creation description from 10:12, reinforcing the same declaration of God's power.
Jeremiah 32:17 echoes 'great power and outstretched arm' in a prayer, affirming God's creative sovereignty.
Jeremiah 10:12 mirrors this verse almost verbatim: 'He who made the earth by his power.' Strong thematic parallel on creation.
Jeremiah 10:11 contrasts false gods who did not make the heavens, complementing this claim that the true God made the earth.
Job 38:4-41 expands on God's creation of the earth and its foundations, reinforcing His sovereign power over all things.
In Revelation 4:11, the Lord created all things by His will — worshiping the same Creator who made the earth and gives it to whom He wills.
In Acts 17:24, Paul declares God made the world and everything in it — the same Creator whose sovereignty over the earth is affirmed here.
Psalm 102:25 echoes that God laid the earth's foundation and made the heavens, affirming His creative authority.
Psalm 115:16 says God gave the earth to humans — the same giving action and divine grant as Jeremiah 27:5's declaration.
In Acts 14:15, Paul proclaims the living God who made heaven, earth, and sea — directly reflecting Jeremiah's statement of creation.
Psalm 146:6 directly affirms God made heaven, earth, sea – the same creative power Jeremiah 27:5 declares.
Isaiah 40:21-26 describes God's creation of heavens and earth and His sovereignty over rulers – a strong parallel.
Isaiah 42:5 explicitly states God created heavens, earth, and gives breath – a direct parallel to Jeremiah's claim.
Isaiah 44:24 declares God alone makes all things, stretches out heavens, spreads earth – reinforcing the same truth.
In John 1:1-3, the Word made all things — identifying Christ as the Creator through whom everything was made, fulfilling Jeremiah's declaration.
Isaiah 45:12 says God made earth and created man – nearly identical wording to Jeremiah 27:5.
In Isaiah 48:13, God's hand laid the earth's foundation and stretched out the heavens, echoing the same creative power and authority described here.
In Isaiah 51:13, the LORD is the Maker who stretched out the heavens and laid earth's foundations — the same Creator who gives the land to whom He pleases.
In Hebrews 1:11, the earth perishes but God remains — contrasting the temporal creation with the eternal Creator mentioned here.
In Hebrews 1:10, the Son laid the foundation of the earth — directly echoing God's creative work in Jeremiah.
In Hebrews 1:2, God made the worlds through His Son — connecting Christ to the creation described here.
In Deuteronomy 32:8, God sets boundaries for nations when dividing inheritance — a direct parallel to Jeremiah's statement that He gives the earth to whom He wills.
In Colossians 1:16, all things in heaven and on earth were created through Christ — the same creative act attributed to God in Jeremiah.
In Deuteronomy 2:9, God gives Ar to Moab as a possession — a concrete example of Him distributing land to nations, directly illustrating Jeremiah's point.
In Deuteronomy 2:19, God gives Ammonite territory to the sons of Lot — another case of sovereign land allocation, echoing Jeremiah's declaration.
In Matthew 4:9, Satan offers Jesus what God alone claims to give — a direct contrast to God's sole prerogative here.
In 1 Chronicles 29:11, this same acknowledgment of God's sovereign dominion over heaven and earth echoes His power to give the earth to whom He pleases.
Daniel 4:32 again uses the identical phrasing 'gives it to whomever He chooses' — reinforcing the theme of divine sovereignty.
Daniel 4:25 repeats the same phrase about God giving rule to whomever He chooses — applied to Nebuchadnezzar's humbling.
Daniel 4:17 almost quotes this verse: 'the Most High gives it to whomever He will' — affirming God's sovereign disposal of kingdoms.
Daniel 2:38 explicitly says God gave Nebuchadnezzar dominion over all creatures — a direct application of this principle.
Daniel 2:21 declares God removes and sets up kings — directly echoing the sovereignty over rulers declared here.
In Numbers 33:53, God commands Israel to possess the land He gave them — directly illustrating the sovereignty claimed in Jeremiah 27:5.
In Deuteronomy 2:5, God gave Mount Seir to Esau — showing He assigns land to whom He wills, as Jeremiah 27:5 states.
In Deuteronomy 2:24, God gives Sihon’s land to Israel — another instance of His authority to give land, echoing Jeremiah 27:5.
In Joshua 2:9, Rahab confesses God gave Israel the land — confirming His sovereign gift as Jeremiah 27:5 asserts.
Romans 13:1 grounds all human authority in God's sovereign appointment — the same principle that underlies God giving land to Nebuchadnezzar.
In 2 Kings 5:1, the Lord gives victory to Syria — showing He grants success to foreign nations, matching Jeremiah 27:5’s principle.
In 2 Chronicles 20:6, this prayer declares God's rule over all kingdoms and His power to give them to anyone, matching the principle here.
Deuteronomy 2:21 describes God removing one people to give land to another — illustrating His power to assign territory.
John 19:11 affirms that all authority comes from above — matching the claim that God gives power to whom He pleases.
In Joshua 1:3, God gives the Promised Land to Israel — a specific instance of His sovereign grant of earth to whom He wills.
Psalm 135:10-12 recounts God giving conquered lands to Israel — a historical example of His sovereign distribution.
In 1 Samuel 15:28, God gives the kingdom to David — a parallel to Jeremiah 27:5’s claim of giving authority to whom He pleases.
In Ezra 1:2, Cyrus acknowledges God gave him all kingdoms — showing God's power to give dominion even to pagan rulers.
Daniel 5:19 shows Nebuchadnezzar's absolute power as a gift from God — illustrating the principle of God giving authority.
In 2 Chronicles 13:5, God gave the rule over Israel to David by covenant — a specific instance of His sovereign right to assign dominion.
In Genesis 1:30, God gives green plants as food to all animals — showing His care for beasts, consistent with Jeremiah's claim that He made and disposes of them.
In Isaiah 45:3, God gives treasures to Cyrus — an example of His sovereign distribution of resources to whom He chooses.
In Psalm 50:10, God claims ownership of all beasts — reinforcing His lordship over the animals He made in Jeremiah.
In 1 Kings 2:15, Adonijah acknowledges the kingdom came from the Lord to Solomon — echoing God’s right to give dominion as in Jeremiah 27:5.
In Deuteronomy 10:14, God owns heaven and earth — the basis for His right to give land as Jeremiah 27:5 proclaims.
Exodus 20:11 grounds the Sabbath in God's creation of heaven and earth, aligning with this verse's claim of divine creation.
In Genesis 9:3, God expands provision to include meat — another example of His authority to give, as Jeremiah declares His right to give the earth.
In Genesis 9:2, God grants animals into human hands — a post-flood gift that reinforces Jeremiah's theme of God giving dominion over creation.
In Genesis 1:29, God gives plants as food to humans — a foundational act of provision that echoes Jeremiah's assertion of God's sovereign right to give.
Psalm 148:2-5 calls heavenly beings to praise God who created them – expands to angelic creation.
Psalm 136:5-9 praises God as Creator of heavens, earth, sun, moon – a broader hymn of creation but less direct.