Yeremia 10:15-16
Konteks10:15 They are worthless, mere objects to be mocked. 1
When the time comes to punish them, they will be destroyed.
10:16 The Lord, who is the inheritance 2 of Jacob’s descendants, 3 is not like them.
He is the one who created everything.
And the people of Israel are those he claims as his own. 4
He is known as the Lord who rules over all.” 5
[10:15] 1 tn Or “objects of mockery.”
[10:16] 2 tn The words “The
[10:16] sn The phrase the portion of Jacob’s descendants, which is applied to God here, has its background in the division of the land where each tribe received a portion of the land of Palestine except the tribe of Levi whose “portion” was the
[10:16] 3 tn Heb “The Portion of Jacob.” “Descendants” is implied, and is supplied in the translation for clarity.
[10:16] 4 tn Heb “And Israel is the tribe of his possession.”
[10:16] 5 tn Heb “Yahweh of armies is his name.”
[10:16] sn For this rendering of the name for God and its significance see 2:19 and the study note there.