Jeremiah 51:19

“Not like these is the Portion of Jacob, for the Former of all things is he, and the tribe of his inheritance; YHWH Tsevaot is his name.”

Jeremiah 51:19 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Jeremiah 51:19, word by word

is the Portionחֵלֶקchelek

portion

What falls to one: "YHWH is what I receive".

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of Jacobיַעֲקוֹבyaakov

Jacob

Jacob, the younger son of Isaac and Rebekah, twin brother of Esau and father of the twelve tribes. In Hebrew "Yaakov" sounds like "heel" and "supplant" (Genesis 25:26; 27:36). God later gave him the name Israel; the name also stands for his descendants, the people of Israel.

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the Formerיוֹצֵרyotser

mold

To mold, as God molded man from dust.

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and the tribeשֵׁבֶטshevet

tribe

Literally "the rod": one of the twelve great clans of Israel.

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of his inheritanceנַחֲלָתnachalat

inheritance

Land or goods passed from parents to children.

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YHWHיְהוָהyehva

YHWH

The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.

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Tsevaotצְבָאוֹתtsevaot

Tsevaot

A name of God: the one who commands the armies of heaven and earth.

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is his nameשְׁמshem

name

The word by which a person, place or thing is called and recognized.

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Translation note

Unlike 10:16, here the Hebrew does not say “Israel”: “and the tribe of his inheritance.”

The context

18Vapor are they, a work of mockery; in the time of their punishment they will perish.

19 · This verse (above)

20A club are you for me, weapons of war; and I will shatter with you nations, and I will destroy with you kingdoms;

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