Jeremiah 51:19
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.
Jeremiah 51:19 in other translations
| BSB | The 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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| WEB | The portion of Jacob is not like these, for he formed all things, including the tribe of his inheritance. The LORD of Armies is his name. |
| 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. |
| YLT | Not like these is the portion of Jacob, For He is former of all things, And Israel is the rod of His inheritance, Jehovah of Hosts is His name. |
| DARBY | The portion of Jacob is not like them; for it is he that hath formed all things: and Israel is the rod of his inheritance: Jehovah of hosts is his name. |
| BBE | The heritage of Jacob is not like these; for the maker of all things is his heritage: the Lord of armies is his name. |
| Webster | 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. |
What does Jeremiah 51:19 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Jeremiah 51:15-19
15-19. Repeated from Jr 10:12-16; except that "Israel" is not in the Hebrew of Jr 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). In Jr 10:1-25 the contrast is between the idols and God; here it is between the power of populous Babylon and that of God: "Thou dwellest upon many waters" (Jr…
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Jeremiah 51:1-58
Babylon's doom; God's controversy with her; encouragements from thence to the Israel of God. (Jr 51:1-58) The confirming of this. (Jr 51:59-64) Verses 1-58 The particulars of this prophecy are dispersed and interwoven, and the same things left and returned to again. Babylon is abundant in treasures, yet neither her waters nor her wealth shall secure her. Destruction comes when they did not think of it. Wherever we…
Jeremiah 51:19 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Jeremiah 51:19
- Jeremiah 10:16
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.
- Psalms 73:26
My flesh and my heart faileth: but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever.
- Psalms 33:12
Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord; and the people whom he hath chosen for his own inheritance.
- 1 Peter 2:9
But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:
- Isaiah 47:4
As for our redeemer, the Lord of hosts is his name, the Holy One of Israel.
- Exodus 19:5-6
Now therefore, if ye will obey my voice indeed, and keep my covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar treasure unto me above all people: for all the earth is mine: And ye shall be unto me a kingdom of priests, and an holy nation. These are the words which thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel.
- Psalms 16:5
The Lord is the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup: thou maintainest my lot.
- Jeremiah 50:11
Because ye were glad, because ye rejoiced, O ye destroyers of mine heritage, because ye are grown fat as the heifer at grass, and bellow as bulls;
- Deuteronomy 32:9
For the Lord’s portion is his people; Jacob is the lot of his inheritance.
- Lamentations 3:24
The Lord is my portion, saith my soul; therefore will I hope in him.
- Psalms 115:3
But our God is in the heavens: he hath done whatsoever he hath pleased.
- Psalms 135:4
For the Lord hath chosen Jacob unto himself, and Israel for his peculiar treasure.
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Context
- Jeremiah 51:18
They are vanity, the work of errors: in the time of their visitation they shall perish.
- Jeremiah 51:19
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.
- Jeremiah 51:20
Thou art my battle axe and weapons of war: for with thee will I break in pieces the nations, and with thee will I destroy kingdoms;
Jeremiah 51:19 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | No es como ellos la parte de Jacob: porque él es el Formador de todo; é Israel es la vara de su heredad: Jehová de los ejércitos es su nombre. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | La portion de Jacob n’est pas comme elles; car c’est Celui qui a tout formé, et Israël est la verge de son héritage: son nom est l’ Éternel des armées. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Jakobs Teil ist nicht wie diese; denn er ist es, der das All gebildet hat und den Stamm seines Erbteils Jehova der Heerscharen ist sein Name. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Non sicut hæc, pars Jacob, quia qui fecit omnia ipse est: et Israël sceptrum hæreditatis ejus: Dominus exercituum nomen ejus. |