Jeremiah 51:19
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.
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Gill's Exposition
And with thee will I break in pieces the horse and his rider,.... Or, "have broken": meaning the cavalry of an army, wherein lies its chief strength:
and with thee will I break in pieces the chariot…
The particulars of this copious prophecy are dispersed and interwoven, and the same things left and returned to so often that it could not well be divided into parts, but we must endeavor to collect…
These vv. are taken almost verbatimfrom Jer 10:12-16. The object of the insertion is to emphasize the powerlessness of Babylon's idols against Jehovah.
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