The Meaning of Jeremiah 51:19 Explained

Jeremiah 51:19

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.

YLT: Not like these is the portion of Jacob, For He is former of all things, And Israel is the rod of His inheritance, Jehovah of Hosts is His name.

Darby: 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.

ASV: 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.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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. 

What does Jeremiah 51:19 Mean?

Verse Meaning

The humble and despised nation that descended from Jacob has a better resource than idols. Yahweh Almighty is the name of its God. He is the Maker of everything and the God who chose Israel as His inheritance. Thus Yahweh was Israel"s portion in a unique sense.

Chapter Summary: Jeremiah 51

1  The severe judgment of God against Babylon, in revenge of Israel
59  Jeremiah delivers the book of this prophecy to Seraiah, to be cast into Euphrates,
64  in token of the perpetual sinking of Babylon

What do the individual words in Jeremiah 51:19 mean?

[is] not like these the Portion of Jacob for the Maker of all [things] He [is] and [Israel is] the tribe of His inheritance Yahweh of hosts [is] His name -
לֹֽא־ כְאֵ֜לֶּה חֵ֣לֶק יַעֲק֗וֹב כִּֽי־ יוֹצֵ֤ר הַכֹּל֙ ה֔וּא וְשֵׁ֖בֶט נַחֲלָת֑וֹ יְהוָ֥ה צְבָא֖וֹת שְׁמֽוֹ ס

לֹֽא־  [is]  not 
Parse: Adverb, Negative particle
Root: הֲלֹא 
Sense: not, no.
כְאֵ֜לֶּה  like  these 
Parse: Preposition-k, Pronoun, common plural
Root: אֵהֶל 
Sense: these.
חֵ֣לֶק  the  Portion 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: חֵלֶק 
Sense: portion, share, part, territory.
יַעֲק֗וֹב  of  Jacob 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יַעֲקֹב  
Sense: son of Isaac, grandson of Abraham, and father of the 2 patriarchs of the tribes of Israel.
יוֹצֵ֤ר  the  Maker 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine singular construct
Root: יׄוצֵר 
Sense: to form, fashion, frame.
הַכֹּל֙  of  all  [things] 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: כֹּל  
Sense: all, the whole.
ה֔וּא  He  [is] 
Parse: Pronoun, third person masculine singular
Root: הוּא 
Sense: he, she, it.
וְשֵׁ֖בֶט  and  [Israel  is]  the  tribe 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: שֵׁבֶט  
Sense: rod, staff, branch, offshoot, club, sceptre, tribe.
נַחֲלָת֑וֹ  of  His  inheritance 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: נַחֲלָה  
Sense: possession, property, inheritance, heritage.
יְהוָ֥ה  Yahweh 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יהוה 
Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
צְבָא֖וֹת  of  hosts 
Parse: Noun, common plural
Root: צָבָא 
Sense: that which goes forth, army, war, warfare, host.
שְׁמֽוֹ  [is]  His  name 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: שֵׁם  
Sense: name.
ס  - 
Parse: Punctuation