Jamieson, Fausset and Brown on Jeremiah 10:16
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Jeremiah10:16
16. portion--from a Hebrew root, "to divide." God is the all-sufficient Good of His people (Nu 18:20; Psa 16:5; 73:26; La 3:24).
not like them--not like the idols, a vain object of trust (De 32:31).
former of all things--the Fashioner (as a potter, Is 64:8) of the universe.
rod of his inheritance--The portion marked off as His inheritance by the measuring rod (Eze 48:21). As He is their portion, so are they His portion (De 32:9). A reciprocal tie (compare Jr 51:19; Psa 74:2, Margin). Others make "rod" refer to the tribal rod or scepter.
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