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.] (See Gill on Jeremiah 10:16).
17
Then every man becomes like a beast without knowledge; every gold-worker is put to shame by the image he has made: for his metal image is deceit, and there is no breath in them.
18
They are nothing, a work of error: in the time of their punishment, destruction will overtake them.
19
The heritage of Jacob is not like these; for the maker of all things is his heritage: the Lord of armies is his name.
20
You are my fighting axe and my instrument of war: with you the nations will be broken; with you kingdoms will be broken;
21
With you the horse and the horseman will be broken; with you the war-carriage and he who goes in it will be broken;
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