Proverbia 33:6

Nova Vulgata

Verbo Domini caeli facti sunt, et spiritu oris eius omnis virtus eorum.

Parallel Translations

Clementine Latin Vulgate (1592)
Ecce, et me sicut et te fecit Deus, et de eodem luto ego quoque formatus sum.

Jerome's Latin Vulgate (405)
Accedite ad eum, et illuminamini;
et facies vestr� non confundentur.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

By the: Psalms 33:9, Psalms 148:1-5, Genesis 1:1, Genesis 6:7, John 1:1-3, Hebrews 11:3, 2 Peter 3:5

the host: Psalms 148:2, Psalms 148:3, Genesis 2:1, Deuteronomy 4:19, Jeremiah 8:2, Romans 1:25

breath: Psalms 104:30, Genesis 2:7, Job 26:13, Job 33:4, John 20:22

Reciprocal: Genesis 1:2 - Spirit Genesis 1:3 - God Genesis 1:6 - Let there 2 Chronicles 2:12 - that made heaven Nehemiah 9:6 - thou hast Job 9:8 - Which Psalms 8:3 - work Psalms 19:1 - The heavens Psalms 24:2 - For Psalms 103:21 - all ye his hosts Psalms 136:5 - General Psalms 146:6 - made heaven Psalms 148:5 - for he Proverbs 8:27 - he prepared Isaiah 34:16 - my mouth Isaiah 42:5 - he that giveth Jeremiah 10:12 - hath made John 1:3 - General Acts 7:50 - General Acts 14:15 - which Romans 1:20 - from the Romans 11:36 - of him Ephesians 3:9 - created 1 John 5:7 - The Father Revelation 14:7 - worship

Gill's Notes on the Bible

By the word of the Lord were the heavens made,.... The aerial and starry heavens, and the heaven of heavens, the third heaven, the seat of the divine Majesty, and the habitation of angels and glorified saints; these were "made" even out of nothing, not out of any pre-existent matter, nor were they eternal; and being made are creatures, and so not to be worshipped, neither they nor their hosts after mentioned; angels, sun, moon, and stars; these were made by the Word of God, the essential Word of God, the Lord Jesus Christ, who often goes by this name, John 1:1; and very fitly agrees with him, who spoke for all his people in the council and covenant of grace, and undertook to be their surety; is the Word spoken of by all the holy prophets since the beginning of the world; is the interpreter of his Father's mind and will, of which he must be capable, since he lay in his bosom; and now he speaks for his saints in heaven, whose advocate he is; and especially he may be so called because he so often spake on the six days of creation, and said, let this and the other thing be, and it was so; and to him, as the Word of God, is the creation of all things frequently ascribed, John 1:1

Hebrews 11:3, and particularly the heavens, Hebrews 1:10. This is a proof of the deity of Christ, and of the dignity of his person; and shows how fit he is to be the Saviour of men; how safe the saints are in his hands; and that he ought to be trusted in, adored, and worshipped;

and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth: by "the host" of the heavens are meant the angels of heaven, who dwell in the third heaven, and are the militia of it; they are called the heavenly host, Luke 2:13; these are under Jehovah, as their Lord and King, and are the army among whom he does according to his will, 1 Kings 22:19; these attended him whenever he has made any remarkable appearance; and they have been employed by him against his enemies, and in defence of his people, about whom they encamp, 2 Kings 19:35. The sun, moon, and stars, are the host of the next heaven, these are ranged in their proper order by the Lord, and he keeps the muster roll of them, Isaiah 40:26; and these are used by him as his militia; the stars in their courses fought against Sisera, Judges 5:20; and the winged tribe are the host of the lower heaven; and even the lower class of these, as the locusts and grasshoppers, go forth in bands and troops, and encamp in the hedges, and at the command of God pass through and devour whole countries, Proverbs 30:27; and all these are made by "the breath" or "spirit z of [Jehovah's] mouth"; that is, by the Spirit of God, the third Person in the Trinity; a name which is suitable to him who is breathed forth, and proceeds from the Father and the Son, and to whom creation is ascribed, Genesis 1:2; and which is no inconsiderable proof of his deity; and shows that he must be equal to the work of sanctification, which he begins and carries on. Now though the creation of the heavens is attributed to the Word, and the host of them to the Spirit, yet we are not to suppose that one Person took one part, and another Person another part of the creation; but they were all, Father, Word, and Spirit, jointly concerned in the whole.

z ברוח פיו "spiritu oris ejus", V. L. Gejerus, Michaelis; so Ainsworth.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

By the word of the Lord - By the command of God: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6 etc. See the notes at Psalms 33:9.

Were the heavens made - That is, the starry heavens; the worlds above us: Genesis 1:1.

And all the host of them - All their “armies.” The stars are represented as armies or marshalled hosts, led forth at his command, and under his direction - as armies are led forth in war. See Genesis 2:1; compare the notes at Isaiah 1:9.

By the breath of his mouth - By his word or command - as our words issue from our mouths with our breath. The idea here is, that God is the Creator of all things; and, as such, has a claim to praise; or, that as Creator he is entitled to adoration. To this he is entitled from the fact that he has made all things, and from the “manner” in which it has been done - the wisdom, power, goodness, skill, with which it has been accomplished.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Psalms 33:6. By the word of the Lord were the heavens made — This is illustrated in the Psalms 33:9 verse: "He spake, and it was done; he commanded, and it stood fast." This evidently refers to the account of the creation, as it stands in the Genesis 1:0.