Jeremiah 10:16

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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.

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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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Deut 32:9 : 9 For the LORD'S portion is his people; Jacob is the lot of his inheritance.
Ps 74:2 : 2 Remember{H8798)} thy congregation, which thou hast purchased{H8804)} of old; the rod of thine inheritance, which thou hast redeemed{H8804)}; this mount Zion, wherein thou hast dwelt{H8804)}.
Jer 31:35 : 35 Thus saith the LORD, which giveth the sun for a light by day, and the ordinances of the moon and of the stars for a light by night, which divideth the sea when the waves thereof roar; The LORD of hosts is his name:
Jer 32:18 : 18 Thou shewest lovingkindness unto thousands, and recompensest the iniquity of the fathers into the bosom of their children after them: the Great, the Mighty God, the LORD 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 hath stretched out the heavens by his discretion.
Ps 119:57 : 57 CHETH. Thou art my portion, O LORD: I have said that I would keep thy words.
Jer 51:19 : 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.
Lam 3:24 : 24 The LORD is my portion, saith my soul; therefore will I hope in him.
Ps 135:4 : 4 For the LORD hath chosen Jacob unto himself, and Israel for his peculiar treasure.
Exod 19:5 : 5 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:
Ps 73:26 : 26 My flesh and my heart faileth{H8804)}: but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever.
Isa 54:5 : 5 For thy Maker is thine husband; the LORD of hosts is his name; and thy Redeemer the Holy One of Israel; The God of the whole earth shall he be called.
Jer 50:34 : 34 Their Redeemer is strong; the LORD of hosts is his name: he shall throughly plead their cause, that he may give rest to the land, and disquiet the inhabitants of Babylon.
Isa 45:7 : 7 I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the LORD do all these things.
Isa 47:4 : 4 As for our redeemer, the LORD of hosts is his name, the Holy One of Israel.
Isa 47:6 : 6 I was wroth with my people, I have polluted mine inheritance, and given them into thine hand: thou didst shew them no mercy; upon the ancient hast thou very heavily laid thy yoke.
Isa 51:15 : 15 But I am the LORD thy God, that divided the sea, whose waves roared: The LORD of hosts is his name.
Ps 16:5-6 : 5 The LORD 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 LORD: I said, Thou art my refuge and my portion in the land of the living.
Prov 16:4 : 4 The LORD hath made all things for himself: yea, even the wicked for the day of evil.

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Isa 48:1-2
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Isa 45:18
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1But now thus saith the LORD 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.