Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
God here, as elsewhere, connects with the symbol doctrine, which is as it were its soul, without which it would be not only cold and frivolous, but even dead [CALVIN]. God's mention of His supreme power is in order to refute the pride of those who rely on their own power (Isaiah 45:12).
given it unto whom it seemed meet unto me— (Psalms 115:15-16; Daniel 4:17, Daniel 4:25, Daniel 4:32). Not for his merits, but of My own sole good pleasure [ESTIUS].
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Jeremiah 27:5:
Jeremiah 28:14
Daniel 2:21
Daniel 2:37
Daniel 4:25
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