14 The Lord of hosts hath sworn by [a](A)himself, saying, Surely I will fill thee with men, as with caterpillars, and they shall cry and shout against thee.

15 (B)He hath made the earth by his power, and established the world by his wisdom, and hath stretched out the heaven by his discretion.

16 He giveth by his voice the multitude of waters in the heaven, and he causeth the clouds to ascend from the ends of the earth, he turneth lightnings to rain, and bringeth forth the wind out of his treasures.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 51:14 Hebrew, his soul.

14 The Lord Almighty has sworn by himself:(A)
    I will surely fill you with troops, as with a swarm of locusts,(B)
    and they will shout(C) in triumph over you.

15 “He made the earth by his power;
    he founded the world by his wisdom(D)
    and stretched(E) out the heavens by his understanding.(F)
16 When he thunders,(G) the waters in the heavens roar;
    he makes clouds rise from the ends of the earth.
He sends lightning with the rain(H)
    and brings out the wind from his storehouses.(I)

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