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# General Information:
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Translate many of the words in this verse as in [Jeremiah 10:16](../10/16.md).
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# the portion of Jacob
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Here "Jacob" represents the people of Israel. God being their "portion" is an idiom that means that they worship him. Alternate translation: "the portion of Israel" or "whom the people of Israel worship" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-idiom]])
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# the molder of all things
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"the creator of all things" or "the one who created all things"
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# Israel is the tribe of his inheritance
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This speaks of Israel belonging to Yahweh as if it were something that Yahweh gained through inheritance. Alternate translation: "The tribe of Israel belongs to him" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])
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