Jeremiah 51:19
in Jeremiah 51The Portion of Jacob is not like these, for He is the Maker of all things, and of the tribe of His inheritance—the LORD of Hosts is His name.
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ASV
The portion of Jacob is not like these; for he is the former of all things; and Israel is the tribe of his inheritance: Jehovah of hosts is his name.
KJV
The portion of Jacob is not like them; for he is the former of all things: and Israel is the rod of his inheritance: the Lord of hosts is his name.
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This verse in Jeremiah 51
Commentary
4 notes on this verseA commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
Repeated from Jer 10:12-16; except that "Israel" is not in the Hebrew of Jer 51:19, which ought, therefore, to be translated, "He is the Former of all things, and (therefore) of the rod of His inheritance" (that is, of the nation peculiarly His own).
This site's exposition
The LORD made the earth by His power
on Jeremiah 51:15-19
This hymn repeats 10:12-16 almost word for word. It sets the Maker against idols: “his molten images are a fraud, and there is no breath in them.” Verse 19 closes, “The Portion of Jacob is not like these, for He is the Maker of all things.”
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
The portion of Jacob is not like them; for he is the former of all things: and Israel is the rod of his inheritance: the Lord of hosts is his name. See Gill on Jer 10:16.
God hath spoken once; yea, twice have we heard this, that power belongs to God, power to destroy the most formidable enemies of his church; and if God thus speak once, yea, twice, we are inexcusable if we do not perceive it and attend to it. A description of the instruments that are to be employed in this service.
The words behind it
13 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| לֹֽא־ | lo'- | not | H3808 → | 5168 times |
| כְאֵ֜לֶּה | kheeleh | [is] like these | H428 → | 746 times |
| חֵ֣לֶק | chelek | [the] portion of | H2506 → | |
| יַעֲק֗וֹב | yaakov | Jacob | H3290 → | 350 times |
| כִּֽי־ | ki- | for | H3588 → | 4482 times |
| יוֹצֵ֤ר | yotzer | [is [the] one who] formed | H3335 → | 62 times |
| הַכֹּל֙ | hakol | <of the> everything | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| ה֔וּא | hu' | he | H1931 → | 1879 times |
| וְשֵׁ֖בֶט | veshevet | and [the] tribe of | H7626 → | |
| נַחֲלָת֑וֹ | nachalato | inheritance his | H5159 → | 222 times |
| יְהוָ֥ה | yahweh | [is] Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| צְבָא֖וֹת | tzevaot | of hosts | H6635 → | 485 times |
| שְׁמֽוֹ׃ ס | shemo | name his | H8034 → | 864 times |
לֹֽא־not
lo'-H3808 →5168 times
כְאֵ֜לֶּה[is] like these
kheelehH428 →746 times
חֵ֣לֶק[the] portion of
chelekH2506 →
יַעֲק֗וֹבJacob
yaakovH3290 →350 times
כִּֽי־for
ki-H3588 →4482 times
יוֹצֵ֤ר[is [the] one who] formed
yotzerH3335 →62 times
הַכֹּל֙<of the> everything
hakolH3605 →5413 times
ה֔וּאhe
hu'H1931 →1879 times
וְשֵׁ֖בֶטand [the] tribe of
veshevetH7626 →
נַחֲלָת֑וֹinheritance his
nachalatoH5159 →222 times
יְהוָ֥ה[is] Yahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
צְבָא֖וֹתof hosts
tzevaotH6635 →485 times
שְׁמֽוֹ׃ סname his
shemoH8034 →864 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
1 Peter 2:9But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, to proclaim the virtues of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.
it leads to
- Exodus 19:5–6
Now if you will indeed obey My voice and keep My covenant, you will be My treasured possession out of all the nations—for the whole earth is Mine.
- Deuteronomy 7:6
For you are a people holy to the LORD your God. The LORD your God has chosen you to be a people for His prized possession out of all peoples on the face of…
- Revelation 1:6
who has made us to be a kingdom, priests to His God and Father—to Him be the glory and power forever and ever! Amen.
- Revelation 5:10
You have made them to be a kingdom and priests to serve our God, and they will reign upon the earth.”
- Isaiah 61:6
But you will be called the priests of the LORD; they will speak of you as ministers of our God; you will feed on the wealth of nations, and you will boast in their…
- Exodus 19:5–6
Through
Psalms 73:26My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.
it leads to
- 2 Corinthians 12:9–10
But He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is perfected in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly in my weaknesses, so that the power of…
- Isaiah 40:29–31
He gives power to the faint and increases the strength of the weak.
- Psalms 138:3
On the day I called, You answered me; You emboldened me and strengthened my soul.
- 2 Corinthians 12:9–10
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This page draws on Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.