Jeremiah 51:19

19 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.

Jeremiah 51:19 Meaning and Commentary

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.] (See Gill on Jeremiah 10:16).

Jeremiah 51:19 In-Context

17 Every man is become brutish, so as to have no knowledge; every founder is put to shame by the graven image, for his molten image is falsehood, and there is no breath in them.

18 They are vanity, a work of delusion: in the time of their visitation they shall perish.

19 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.

20 Thou art my maul, [my] weapons of war: and with thee I will break in pieces the nations, and I will with thee destroy kingdoms;

21 and with thee I will break in pieces the horse and his rider; and with thee I will break in pieces the chariot and its driver;

Footnotes

• [a] Or 'tribe.' See ch. 10.16.