Jeremiah 10:16

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

לֹֽא־כְאֵ֜לֶּה חֵ֣לֶק יַעֲקֹ֗ב כִּֽי־יוֹצֵ֤ר הַכֹּל֙ ה֔וּא וְיִ֨שְׂרָאֵ֔ל שֵׁ֖בֶט נַֽחֲלָת֑וֹ יְהוָ֥ה צְבָא֖וֹת שְׁמֽוֹ׃

Transliteration

Not-like-these ḥēleq Yaʿăqōb kî-yôṣēr ha-kōl hûʾ and-Yiśrāʾēl šēbeṭ naḥălātô YHWH ṣəbāʾôt šəmô

Grammar Details

*ḥēleq*: noun, masculine singular construct - portion of
*Yaʿăqōb*: proper noun - Jacob
*yôṣēr*: qal participle, masculine singular construct - former of
*ha-kōl*: definite article + noun, masculine singular - the all/everything
*hûʾ*: pronoun, 3rd masculine singular - he
*Yiśrāʾēl*: proper noun - Israel
*šēbeṭ*: noun, masculine singular construct - rod/tribe of
*naḥălātô*: noun, feminine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his inheritance
*ṣəbāʾôt*: noun, feminine plural construct - hosts/armies of
*šəmô*: noun, masculine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his name

Word Meanings

*ḥēleq*: portion/share/territory/allotment
*yôṣēr*: former/fashioner/maker/creator
*šēbeṭ*: rod/staff/tribe/scepter
*naḥălātô*: his inheritance/possession/property
*ṣəbāʾôt*: hosts/armies/multitudes

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Deut 32:9 : 9 For Jehovah's portion is his people; Jacob is the lot of his inheritance.
Ps 74:2 : 2 Remember thy congregation, which thou hast gotten of old, Which thou hast redeemed to be the tribe of thine inheritance; [And] mount Zion, wherein thou hast dwelt.
Jer 31:35 : 35 Thus saith Jehovah, who giveth the sun for a light by day, and the ordinances of the moon and of the stars for a light by night, who stirreth up the sea, so that the waves thereof roar; Jehovah of hosts is his name:
Jer 32:18 : 18 who showest lovingkindness unto thousands, and recompensest the iniquity of the fathers into the bosom of their children after them; the great, the mighty God, Jehovah of hosts is his name;
Jer 10:12 : 12 He hath made the earth by his power, he hath established the world by his wisdom, and by his understanding hath he stretched out the heavens:
Ps 119:57 : 57 HHETH. Jehovah is my portion: I have said that I would observe thy words.
Jer 51:19 : 19 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.
Lam 3:24 : 24 Jehovah is my portion, saith my soul; therefore will I hope in him.
Ps 135:4 : 4 For Jehovah hath chosen Jacob unto himself, [And] Israel for his own possession.
Exod 19:5 : 5 Now therefore, if ye will obey my voice indeed, and keep my covenant, then ye shall be mine own possession from among all peoples: for all the earth is mine:
Ps 73:26 : 26 My flesh and my heart faileth; [But] God is the strength of my heart and my portion for ever.
Isa 54:5 : 5 For thy Maker is thy husband; Jehovah of hosts is his name: and the Holy One of Israel is thy Redeemer; the God of the whole earth shall he be called.
Jer 50:34 : 34 Their Redeemer is strong; Jehovah of hosts is his name: he will thoroughly plead their cause, that he may give rest to the earth, and disquiet the inhabitants of Babylon.
Isa 45:7 : 7 I form the light, and create darkness; I make peace, and create evil. I am Jehovah, that doeth all these things.
Isa 47:4 : 4 Our Redeemer, Jehovah of hosts is his name, the Holy One of Israel.
Isa 47:6 : 6 I was wroth with my people, I profaned mine inheritance, and gave them into thy hand: thou didst show them no mercy; upon the aged hast thou very heavily laid thy yoke.
Isa 51:15 : 15 For I am Jehovah thy God, who stirreth up the sea, so that the waves thereof roar: Jehovah of hosts is his name.
Ps 16:5-6 : 5 Jehovah is the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup: Thou maintainest my lot. 6 The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant places; Yea, I have a goodly heritage.
Ps 142:5 : 5 I cried unto thee, O Jehovah; I said, Thou art my refuge, My portion in the land of the living.
Prov 16:4 : 4 Jehovah hath made everything for its own end; Yea, even the wicked for the day of evil.

Similar Verses (AI)

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19The 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.
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Deut 32:9
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4For Jehovah hath chosen Jacob unto himself, [And] Israel for his own possession.
Jer 2:3-4
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3Israel [was] holiness unto Jehovah, the first-fruits of his increase: all that devour him shall be held guilty; evil shall come upon them, saith Jehovah.
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Jer 33:2
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Nah 2:2
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1 Chr 16:13
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Ps 16:5
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Isa 34:17
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Isa 48:1-2
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1Hear ye this, O house of Jacob, who are called by the name of Israel, and are come forth out of the waters of Judah; who swear by the name of Jehovah, and make mention of the God of Israel, but not in truth, nor in righteousness
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Deut 10:9
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9And I will bring forth a seed out of Jacob, and out of Judah an inheritor of my mountains; and my chosen shall inherit it, and my servants shall dwell there.
Ezek 44:28
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Isa 9:8
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Deut 18:2
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2And they shall have no inheritance among their brethren: Jehovah is their inheritance, as he hath spoken unto them.
Isa 14:1
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Ps 114:2
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Jer 10:15
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Isa 44:21
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Mal 1:5
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1 Chr 16:17
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17And confirmed the same unto Jacob for a statute, To Israel for an everlasting covenant,
Ezek 35:10
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Jer 31:7
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7For thus saith Jehovah, Sing with gladness for Jacob, and shout for the chief of the nations: publish ye, praise ye, and say, O Jehovah, save thy people, the remnant of Israel.
Isa 45:18
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18For thus saith Jehovah that created the heavens, the God that formed the earth and made it, that established it and created it not a waste, that formed it to be inhabited: I am Jehovah; and there is none else.
Isa 19:25
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25for that Jehovah of hosts hath blessed them, saying, Blessed be Egypt my people, and Assyria the work of my hands, and Israel mine inheritance.
Isa 43:1
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1But now thus saith Jehovah that created thee, O Jacob, and he that formed thee, O Israel: Fear not, for I have redeemed thee; I have called thee by thy name, thou art mine.