Jeremiah 10:16
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.
Majority Standard Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
15They are worthless, a work to be mocked. In the time of their punishment they will perish.
17Gather up your belongings from this land, you who live under siege.
Cross References
Exodus 34:9“O Lord,” he said, “if I have indeed found favor in Your sight, my Lord, please go with us. Although this is a stiff-necked people, forgive our iniquity and sin, and take us as Your inheritance.”
Psalms 16:5The LORD is my chosen portion and my cup; You have made my lot secure.
Psalms 73:26My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.
Psalms 119:57The LORD is my portion; I have promised to keep Your words.
Psalms 142:5I cry to You, O LORD: “You are my refuge, my portion in the land of the living.”
Isaiah 19:25The LORD of Hosts will bless them, saying, “Blessed be Egypt My people, Assyria My handiwork, and Israel My inheritance.”
Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 10:2-17
Solemn Charge to Israel; The Folly of Idolatry. ( b. c. 606.) 1 Hear ye the word which the Lord speaketh unto you, O house of Israel: 2 Thus saith the Lord , Learn not the way of the heathen, and be not dismayed at the signs of heaven; for the heathen are dismayed at them. 3 For the customs of the people are vain: for one cutteth a tree out of the forest, the work of the hands of the workman, with the axe. 4 They deck it with silver and with gold; they fasten it with nails and with hammers, that it move not. 5… Read the whole commentary →