Jeremía 10:16

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16 En sá Guð, sem er hlutdeild Jakobs, er ekki þeim líkur, heldur er hann skapari alls, og Ísrael er hans eignarkynkvísl. Drottinn allsherjar er nafn hans.

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  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

portion: Jeremiah 51:19, Psalms 16:5, Psalms 16:6, Psalms 73:26, Psalms 119:57, Psalms 142:5, Lamentations 3:24

former: Jeremiah 10:12, Proverbs 16:4, Isaiah 45:7

Israel: Exodus 19:5, Deuteronomy 32:9, Psalms 74:2, Psalms 135:4, Isaiah 47:6

The Lord: Jeremiah 31:35, Jeremiah 32:18, Jeremiah 50:34, Isaiah 47:4, Isaiah 51:15, Isaiah 54:5

Reciprocal: Genesis 2:1 - Thus Exodus 15:11 - like unto thee Exodus 34:9 - take us 1 Samuel 10:1 - his inheritance 2 Samuel 22:32 - For who 1 Kings 8:23 - no God 1 Kings 8:53 - thine inheritance 2 Chronicles 6:14 - no God 2 Chronicles 32:13 - were the gods Psalms 28:9 - bless Psalms 33:12 - his own Psalms 86:8 - Among Psalms 94:14 - forsake Isaiah 40:18 - General Isaiah 46:5 - General Isaiah 48:2 - The Lord Jeremiah 27:4 - Thus Amos 4:13 - The Lord Zechariah 2:12 - inherit Galatians 4:7 - heir Hebrews 11:3 - faith

Gill's Notes on the Bible

The portion of Jacob is not like them,.... Like those idols, vain, and the work of errors, or shall perish; even the true God, who is the portion of his people, of Jacob, whom he has chosen and redeemed; who call themselves by the name of Jacob, and are Israelites indeed, and plain hearted ones; and who have seen the insufficiency of all other portions, and the excellency of this; for there is none like it, none so large, so rich, so satisfying, and so durable; for God is the portion of his, in all the perfections of his nature, which all, some way or other, are for their good and advantage; and in all his persons, and under every character; even all he has is theirs, now and hereafter:

for he is the former of all things: which idols are not, being the maker of creatures themselves; wherefore the Creator must be a better portion than they; and as he has all things at his dispose, he bestows them on his people, and they cannot want:

and Israel is the rod of his inheritance; chosen and possessed by him, and dear unto him; and wonderful this is, that on the one side he should be the portion of his people; and, on the other, that they should be his portion and his inheritance, when so few in number, and despised by and among men, and but sinful dust and ashes; and especially when what follows is considered:

the Lord of hosts is his name: his title is the Lord of armies, above and below; he rules both in heaven and in earth, and has the inhabitants of both worlds, angels and men, at his command; and yet he chooses a handful of people to be his possession and inheritance.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The portion, of Jacob - i. e., Yahweh. He is not like gods made by a carpenter and goldsmith.

Of all things - literally, of the all, the universe.

The rod of his inheritance - See Psalms 74:2; compare Isaiah 63:17. The rod is the scepter, and Israel the people over whom Yahweh especially rules.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Jeremiah 10:16. The Portion of Jacob is not like them — Every nation had its tutelary god; this was its portion; in reference to this God says Deuteronomy 4:19, "He has divided the sun, moon, and stars, to all the nations under the heaven." And the Lord had taken the Israelites to be his portion; for "the Lord's portion is his people," Deuteronomy 32:9, and David says, "The Lord is the portion of mine inheritance," Psalms 16:5; Psalms 119:57. And hence Isaiah terms the smooth stones of the brook, to which Divine honours were paid, the portion of those idolaters, Isaiah 57:6. But in the text he says, "The PORTION, i.e., the God of Jacob is not like them; for he is the former of all things," and they are formed by their foolish worshippers.