Jeremiah 10:16 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“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.”

Jeremiah 10:16 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Jeremiah 10:16 in 6 Bible Translations

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Jeremiah 10:16 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“The portion of Jacob is not like these; for he is the maker of all things; and Israel is the tribe of his inheritance. Yahweh of Armies is his name.”

Jeremiah 10:16 — World English Bible

Jeremiah 10:16 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“The portion of Jacob is not like these; for he is the former of all things; and Israel is the tribe of his inheritance: Jehovah of hosts is his name.”

Jeremiah 10:16 — American Standard Version

Jeremiah 10:16 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Not like these <FI>is<Fi> the Portion of Jacob, For framer of all things <FI>is<Fi> He, And Israel <FI>is<Fi> the rod of His inheritance, Jehovah of Hosts <FI>is<Fi> His name.”

Jeremiah 10:16 — Young's Literal Translation

Jeremiah 10:16 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“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 10:16 — Darby Translation

Jeremiah 10:16 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“The portion of Iaakob is not like them: for he is the maker of all things, and Israel is the rodde of his inheritance: the Lord of hostes is his Name.”

Jeremiah 10:16 — Geneva Bible

Jeremiah 10:16 in Context — Jeremiah 10

14 Every man is brutish in his knowledge: every founder is confounded by the graven image: for his molten image is falsehood, and there is no breath in them.

15 They are vanity, and the work of errors: in the time of their visitation they shall perish.

16 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.

17 Gather up thy wares out of the land, O inhabitant of the fortress.

18 For thus saith the Lord, Behold, I will sling out the inhabitants of the land at this once, and will distress them, that they may find it so.

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What Does Jeremiah 10:16 Mean?

Jeremiah 10:16 is a verse from the Book of Jeremiah, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Jeremiah chapter 10. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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