Jeremiah 10:16

For the LORD'S portion is his people; Jacob is the lot of his inheritance. lot: Heb. cord

Thou shewest lovingkindness unto thousands, and recompensest the iniquity of the fathers into the bosom of their children after them: the Great, the Mighty God, the LORD of hosts, is his name,

Remember thy congregation, which thou hast purchased of old; the rod of thine inheritance, which thou hast redeemed; this mount Zion, wherein thou hast dwelt. rod: or, tribe

Thus saith the LORD, which giveth the sun for a light by day, and the ordinances of the moon and of the stars for a light by night, which divideth the sea when the waves thereof roar; The LORD of hosts is his name:

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.

He hath made the earth by his power, he hath established the world by his wisdom, and hath stretched out the heavens by his discretion.

CHETH. Thou art my portion, O LORD: I have said that I would keep thy words.

I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the LORD do all these things.

For thy Maker is thine husband; the LORD of hosts is his name; and thy Redeemer the Holy One of Israel; The God of the whole earth shall he be called. Maker: Heb. Makers

My flesh and my heart faileth: but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever. strength: Heb. rock

For the LORD hath chosen Jacob unto himself, and Israel for his peculiar treasure.

Now therefore, if ye will obey my voice indeed, and keep my covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar treasure unto me above all people: for all the earth is mine: