Jeremiah 10:16

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¹⁴ Every man is senseless and devoid of knowledge; every goldsmith is put to shame by his idols. For his molten images are a fraud, and there is no breath in them.

¹⁵ They are worthless, a work to be mocked. In the time of their punishment they will perish.

The Portion of Jacob is not like these, for He is the Maker of all things, and Israel is the tribe of His inheritance— the LORD of Hosts is His name.

¹⁷ Gather up your belongings from this land, you who live under siege.

¹⁸ For this is what the LORD says: “Behold, at this time I will sling out the inhabitants of the land and bring distress upon them so that they may be captured.”

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB: The Portion of Jacob is not like these, for He is the Maker of all things, and Israel is the tribe of His inheritance— the LORD 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.
WEB: The portion of Jacob is not like these; for he is the maker of all things; and Israel is 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.
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.
BLB: The portion of Jacob [is] not like these; for the Maker of all [is] He, and Israel [is] the tribe of His inheritance—YHWH of Hosts [is] His name!

ÅB: Ikke er han som er Jakobs del[^3], lik dem; for han er den som har skapt alle ting, og Israel er den slekt som er hans arv; Herren, hærskarenes Gud, er hans navn.
OTB: Jakobs del er ikke som disse; for han er skaperen av alle ting, og Israel er hans arvelods stamme; Herren, hærskarenes Gud, er hans navn.
B1930: Ikke er han som er Jakobs del, lik dem; for han er den som har skapt alle ting, og Israel er den ætt som er hans arv; Herren, hærskarenes Gud, er hans navn. / < d.e. Herren; 5MO 4, 19. 20; 32, 9. SLM 16, 5; 119, 57.>

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Deuteronomy 32:9
But the LORD’s portion is His people, Jacob His allotted inheritance.
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Jeremiah 32:18
You show loving devotion to thousands but lay the iniquity of the fathers into the laps of their children after them, O great and mighty God whose name is the LORD of Hosts,
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Jeremiah 31:35
Thus says the LORD, who gives the sun for light by day, who sets in order the moon and stars for light by night, who stirs up the sea so that its waves roar—the LORD of Hosts is His name:
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Psalms 119:57
The LORD is my portion; I have promised to keep Your words.
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Jeremiah 10:12
The LORD made the earth by His power; He established the world by His wisdom and stretched out the heavens by His understanding.
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Jeremiah 51:19
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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Psalms 74:2
Remember Your congregation, which You purchased long ago and redeemed as the tribe of Your inheritance— Mount Zion where You dwell.
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Lamentations 3:24
“The LORD is my portion,” says my soul, “therefore I will hope in Him.”
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