He hath made the earth, etc. (comp. the frequent references to the Divine creatorship in the latter part of Isaiah (Isaiah 40:22; Isaiah 42:5; Isaiah 44:24; Isaiah 45:12, Isaiah 45:18; Isaiah 51:13).
By his discretion; rather, by his understanding.
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Jeremiah 10:12
Jeremiah 10:12
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