19 The Portion of Jacob is not like them,
For He is the Maker of all things;
And Israel is the tribe of His inheritance.
The Lord of hosts is His name.

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19 He who is the Portion(A) of Jacob is not like these,
    for he is the Maker of all things,
including the people of his inheritance(B)
    the Lord Almighty is his name.

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16 (A)The Portion of Jacob is not like them,
For He is the Maker of all things,
And (B)Israel is the tribe of His inheritance;
(C)The Lord of hosts is His name.

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16 He who is the Portion(A) of Jacob is not like these,
    for he is the Maker of all things,(B)
including Israel, the people of his inheritance(C)
    the Lord Almighty is his name.(D)

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26 (A)My flesh and my heart fail;
But God is the [a]strength of my heart and my (B)portion forever.

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  1. Psalm 73:26 Lit. rock

26 My flesh and my heart(A) may fail,(B)
    but God is the strength(C) of my heart
    and my portion(D) forever.

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But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people, that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of (A)darkness into His marvelous light;

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But you are a chosen people,(A) a royal priesthood,(B) a holy nation,(C) God’s special possession,(D) that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.(E)

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12 Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord,
The people He has (A)chosen as His own inheritance.

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12 Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord,(A)
    the people he chose(B) for his inheritance.(C)

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As for (A)our Redeemer, the Lord of hosts is His name,
The Holy One of Israel.

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Our Redeemer(A)—the Lord Almighty(B) is his name(C)
    is the Holy One(D) of Israel.

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Now (A)therefore, if you will indeed obey My voice and (B)keep My covenant, then (C)you shall be a special treasure to Me above all people; for all the earth is (D)Mine. And you shall be to Me a (E)kingdom of priests and a (F)holy nation.’ These are the words which you shall speak to the children of Israel.”

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Now if you obey me fully(A) and keep my covenant,(B) then out of all nations you will be my treasured possession.(C) Although the whole earth(D) is mine, you[a] will be for me a kingdom of priests(E) and a holy nation.’(F) These are the words you are to speak to the Israelites.”

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  1. Exodus 19:6 Or possession, for the whole earth is mine. You

24 “The Lord is my (A)portion,” says my soul,
“Therefore I (B)hope in Him!”

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24 I say to myself, “The Lord is my portion;(A)
    therefore I will wait for him.”

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11 “Because(A) you were glad, because you rejoiced,
You destroyers of My heritage,
Because you have grown fat (B)like a heifer threshing grain,
And you [a]bellow like bulls,

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  1. Jeremiah 50:11 Or neigh like steeds

11 “Because you rejoice and are glad,
    you who pillage my inheritance,(A)
because you frolic like a heifer(B) threshing grain
    and neigh like stallions,

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“I have forsaken My house, I have left My heritage;
I have given the dearly beloved of My soul into the hand of her enemies.
My heritage is to Me like a lion in the forest;
It cries out against Me;
Therefore I have (A)hated it.
My [a]heritage is to Me like a speckled vulture;
The vultures all around are against her.
Come, assemble all the beasts of the field,
(B)Bring them to devour!

10 “Many (C)rulers[b] have destroyed (D)My vineyard,
They have (E)trodden My portion underfoot;
They have made My [c]pleasant portion a desolate wilderness.

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  1. Jeremiah 12:9 inheritance
  2. Jeremiah 12:10 Lit. shepherds or pastors
  3. Jeremiah 12:10 desired portion of land

“I will forsake(A) my house,
    abandon(B) my inheritance;
I will give the one I love(C)
    into the hands of her enemies.(D)
My inheritance has become to me
    like a lion(E) in the forest.
She roars at me;
    therefore I hate her.(F)
Has not my inheritance become to me
    like a speckled bird of prey
    that other birds of prey surround and attack?
Go and gather all the wild beasts;
    bring them to devour.(G)
10 Many shepherds(H) will ruin my vineyard
    and trample down my field;
they will turn my pleasant field
    into a desolate wasteland.(I)

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For (A)the Lord has chosen Jacob for Himself,
Israel for His [a]special treasure.

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  1. Psalm 135:4 precious possession

For the Lord has chosen Jacob(A) to be his own,
    Israel to be his treasured possession.(B)

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(A)But our God is in heaven;
He does whatever He pleases.

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Our God is in heaven;(A)
    he does whatever pleases him.(B)

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Remember Your congregation, which You have purchased of old,
The tribe of Your inheritance, which You have redeemed—
This Mount Zion where You have dwelt.

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Remember the nation you purchased(A) long ago,(B)
    the people of your inheritance,(C) whom you redeemed(D)
    Mount Zion,(E) where you dwelt.(F)

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