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Amplified
The Portion of Jacob [the true God on whom Israel has a claim] is not like these;
For He is the Designer and Maker of all things,
And Israel is the tribe of His inheritance [and He will not fail them]—
The Lord of hosts is His name.
New American Standard Bible
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King James Version
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.
Holman Bible
because He is the One who formed all things.
Israel is the tribe of His inheritance;
Yahweh of Hosts is His name.
International Standard Version
The Portion of Jacob is not like these. He made everything, and Israel is the tribe of his inheritance. The LORD of the Heavenly Armies is his name.
A Conservative Version
The portion of Jacob is not like these. For he is the former of all things, and Israel is the tribe of his inheritance. LORD of hosts is his name.
American Standard Version
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.
Bible in Basic English
The heritage of Jacob is not like these; for the maker of all things is his heritage: the Lord of armies is his name.
Darby Translation
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.
Julia Smith Translation
The portion of Jacob not as these: for he forming all things, and Israel the rod of his inheritance: Jehovah of armies his name.
King James 2000
The portion of Jacob is not like them: for he is the former of all things; and Israel is the tribe of his inheritance: The LORD of hosts is his name.
Lexham Expanded Bible
The portion of Jacob [is] not like these, for he [is] the creator of everything, and Israel [is] the tribe of his inheritance, Yahweh of hosts [is] his name.
Modern King James verseion
The Portion of Jacob is not like them; for He is the Maker of all things; and Israel is the rod of His inheritance. Jehovah of Hosts is His name.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Nevertheless, Jacob's portion is not such: but it is he that hath made all things, and Israel is the rod of his inheritance: The LORD of Hosts is his name.
NET Bible
The Lord, who is the inheritance of Jacob's descendants, is not like them. He is the one who created everything. And the people of Israel are those he claims as his own. He is known as the Lord who rules over all."
New Heart English Bible
The portion of Jacob is not like these; for he is the former of all things; and Israel is the tribe of his inheritance; the LORD of hosts is his name."
The Emphasized Bible
Not like these, is the portion of Jacob, For the fashioner of all things, is, he, And, Israel, is his inherited sceptre, - Yahweh of hosts, 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.
World English Bible
The portion of Jacob is not like these; for he is the former of all things; and Israel is the tribe of his inheritance: Yahweh of Armies is his name.
Youngs Literal Translation
Not like these is the Portion of Jacob, For framer of all things is He, And Israel is the rod of His inheritance, Jehovah of Hosts is His name.
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Jeremiah 10:16
Prayers for Jeremiah 10:16
Verse Info
Context Readings
A Hymn Of Praise To God
15
They are worthless and devoid of promise, a work of delusion and mockery;
In their time of [trial and] punishment they will perish [without hope].
The Portion of Jacob [the true God on whom Israel has a claim] is not like these;
For He is the Designer and Maker of all things,
And Israel is the tribe of His inheritance [and He will not fail them]—
The Lord of hosts is His name.
Gather up your bundle [of goods] from the ground,
You who live under siege.
Phrases
Cross References
Deuteronomy 32:9
“For the Lord’s portion and chosen share is His people;
Jacob (Israel) is the allotment of His inheritance.
Jeremiah 31:35
Thus says the Lord,
Who gives the sun for light by day
And the fixed order of the moon and of the stars for light by night,
Who stirs up the sea’s roaring billows or stills the waves when they roar;
The Lord of hosts is His name:
Jeremiah 32:18
You who show lovingkindness to thousands, but repay the wickedness (sin, guilt) of the fathers into the bosom of their children after them [that is, calling the children to account for the sins of their fathers], O great and mighty God; the Lord of hosts is His name;
Psalm 74:2
Remember Your congregation, which You have purchased of old,
Which You have redeemed to be the tribe of Your inheritance;
Remember Mount Zion, where You have dwelt.
Psalm 119:57
Heth.
The Lord is my portion;
I have promised to keep Your words.
Jeremiah 10:12
God made the earth by His power;
He established the world by His wisdom
And by His understanding and skill He has stretched out the heavens.
Psalm 73:26
My flesh and my heart may fail,
But God is the rock and strength of my heart and my portion forever.
Isaiah 45:7
The One forming light and creating darkness,
Causing peace and creating disaster;
I am the Lord who does all these things.
Jeremiah 50:34
“Their Redeemer is strong; the Lord of hosts is His name.
He will most certainly plead their case and defend their cause
So that He may bring rest to their land,
But turmoil to the inhabitants of Babylon.
Jeremiah 51:19
The Portion of Jacob [the true God of Israel] is not like these [handmade gods];
For He is the Maker of all and the One who formed and fashioned all things,
And Israel is the tribe of His inheritance—
The Lord of hosts is His name.
Lamentations 3:24
“The Lord is my portion and my inheritance,” says my soul;
“Therefore I have hope in Him and wait expectantly for Him.”
Exodus 19:5
Now therefore, if you will in fact obey My voice and keep My covenant (agreement), then you shall be My own special possession and treasure from among all peoples [of the world], for all the earth is Mine;
Psalm 16:5-6
The Lord is the portion of my inheritance, my cup [He is all I need];
You support my lot.
Psalm 135:4
For the Lord has chosen [the descendants of] Jacob for Himself,
Israel for His own special treasure and possession.
Psalm 142:5
I cried out to You, O Lord;
I said, “You are my refuge,
My portion in the land of the living.
Proverbs 16:4
The Lord has made everything for its own purpose,
Even the wicked [according to their role] for the day of evil.
Isaiah 47:4
Our Redeemer [will do all this], the Lord of hosts is His name,
The Holy One of Israel.
Isaiah 47:6
“I was angry with My people,
I profaned [Judah] My inheritance
And gave them into your hand [Babylon].
You showed them no mercy;
You made your yoke very heavy on the aged.
Isaiah 51:15
For I am the Lord your God, who stirs up the sea so that its waves roar—the Lord of hosts is His name.
Isaiah 54:5
“For your husband is your Maker,
The Lord of hosts is His name;
And your Redeemer is the Holy One of Israel,
Who is called the God of the whole earth.