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.
Context
This verse from Jeremiah Chapter 51 connects to 10 cross-references. The oracle against Babylon continues with instructions for Judah's departure: flee out of the midst of Babylon. God's vengeance for Zion's temple is the theme. Jeremiah orders the scroll of Babylon's doom to be tied to a stone and cast …
Other Translations
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.
Not like these <FI>is<Fi> the portion of Jacob, For He <FI>is<Fi> former of all things, And <FI>Israel is<Fi> the rod of His inheritance, Jehovah of Hosts <FI>is<Fi> His name.
The heritage of Jacob is not like these; for the maker of all things is his heritage: the Lord of armies is his name.
Cross References
Now therefore, if ye will obey my voice indeed, and keep my covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar treasure …
And ye shall be unto me a kingdom of priests, and an holy nation. These are the words which thou …
For the Lord’s portion is his people; Jacob is the lot of his inheritance.
The Lord is the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup: thou maintainest my lot.
Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord; and the people whom he hath chosen for his own inheritance.
My flesh and my heart faileth: but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever.
Remember thy congregation, which thou hast purchased of old; the rod of thine inheritance, which thou hast redeemed; this mount …
But our God is in the heavens: he hath done whatsoever he hath pleased.
For the Lord hath chosen Jacob unto himself, and Israel for his peculiar treasure.
As for our redeemer, the Lord of hosts is his name, the Holy One of Israel.