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.
King James Version
In Context
18They are vanity, the work of errors: in the time of their visitation they shall perish.
Cross References
Exodus 19:5Now therefore, if ye will obey my voice indeed, and keep my covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar treasure unto me above all people: for all the earth is mine:
Psalms 16:5The LORD is the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup: thou maintainest my lot.
Psalms 73:26My flesh and my heart faileth: but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever.
Psalms 115:3But our God is in the heavens: he hath done whatsoever he hath pleased.
Isaiah 47:4As for our redeemer, the LORD of hosts is his name, the Holy One of Israel.
Jeremiah 10:16The 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.
Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 51:2-59
The Judgment of Babylon. ( b. c. 595.) 1 Thus saith the Lord ; Behold, I will raise up against Babylon, and against them that dwell in the midst of them that rise up against me, a destroying wind; 2 And will send unto Babylon fanners, that shall fan her, and shall empty her land: for in the day of trouble they shall be against her round about. 3 Against him that bendeth let the archer bend his bow, and against him that lifteth himself up in his brigandine: and spare ye not her young men; destroy ye utterly all her… Read the whole commentary →