Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version My tent is destroyed; all its ropes are snapped. My children are gone from me and are no more; no one is left now to pitch my tent or to set up my shelter. New Living Translation My home is gone, and no one is left to help me rebuild it. My children have been taken away, and I will never see them again. English Standard Version My tent is destroyed, and all my cords are broken; my children have gone from me, and they are not; there is no one to spread my tent again and to set up my curtains. Berean Standard Bible My tent is destroyed, and all its ropes are snapped. My sons have departed from me and are no more. I have no one left to pitch my tent or set up my curtains. King James Bible My tabernacle is spoiled, and all my cords are broken: my children are gone forth of me, and they are not: there is none to stretch forth my tent any more, and to set up my curtains. New King James Version My tent is plundered, And all my cords are broken; My children have gone from me, And they are no more. There is no one to pitch my tent anymore, Or set up my curtains. New American Standard Bible My tent is destroyed, And all my ropes are broken. My sons have gone from me and are no more. There is no one to stretch out my tent again Or to set up my curtains. NASB 1995 My tent is destroyed, And all my ropes are broken; My sons have gone from me and are no more. There is no one to stretch out my tent again Or to set up my curtains. NASB 1977 My tent is destroyed, And all my ropes are broken; My sons have gone from me and are no more. There is no one to stretch out my tent again Or to set up my curtains. Legacy Standard Bible My tent is destroyed, And all my ropes are torn out; My sons have gone from me and are no more. There is no one to stretch out my tent again Or to set up my curtains. Amplified Bible My tent is destroyed, And all my [tent] cords are broken; My children have been taken from me [as captives] and are no more. There is no one to stretch out my tent again And to set up my [tent] curtains. Christian Standard Bible My tent is destroyed; all my tent cords are snapped. My sons have departed from me and are no more. I have no one to pitch my tent again or to hang up my curtains. Holman Christian Standard Bible My tent is destroyed; all my tent cords are snapped. My sons have departed from me and are no more. I have no one to pitch my tent again or to hang up my curtains. American Standard Version My tent is destroyed, and all my cords are broken: my children are gone forth from me, and they are not: there is none to spread my tent any more, and to set up my curtains. Aramaic Bible in Plain English My tents are plundered and all its cords are cut! My children went out from me and they are not! There is no one able to pitch again and to set up my tents Brenton Septuagint Translation Thy tabernacle is in a ruinous state, it has perished; and all thy curtains have been torn asunder: my children and my cattle are no more: there is no more any place for my tabernacle, nor place for my curtains. Contemporary English Version Our homes are destroyed; our children are dead. No one is left to help us find shelter." Douay-Rheims Bible My tabernacle is laid waste, all my cords are broken: my children are gone out from me, and they are not: there is none to stretch forth my tent any more, and to set up my curtains. English Revised Version My tent is spoiled, and all my cords are broken: my children are gone forth of me, and they are not: there is none to stretch forth my tent any more, and to set up my curtains. GOD'S WORD® Translation My tent is destroyed, and all my ropes are broken. My children have left me and have disappeared. There's no one to set up my tent again or put up my tent curtains. Good News Translation Our tents are ruined; the ropes that held them have broken. Our children have all gone away; there is no one left to put up our tents again; there is no one to hang their curtains." International Standard Version My tent is destroyed, and all my tent cords are broken. My sons have gone away from me, they no longer live. There is no one to pitch my tent again and set up my curtains. JPS Tanakh 1917 My tent is spoiled, And all my cords are broken; My children are gone forth of me, and they are not; There is none to stretch forth my tent any more, And to set up my curtains. Literal Standard Version My tent has been spoiled, | And all my cords have been broken, | My sons have gone out from me, and they are not, | There is none stretching out my tent anymore, | And raising up my curtains. Majority Standard Bible My tent is destroyed, and all its ropes are snapped. My sons have departed from me and are no more. I have no one left to pitch my tent or set up my curtains. New American Bible My tent is ruined, all its cords are severed. My children have left me, they are no more: no one to pitch my tent, no one to raise its curtains. NET Bible But our tents have been destroyed. The ropes that held them in place have been ripped apart. Our children are gone and are not coming back. There is no survivor to put our tents back up, no one left to hang their tent curtains in place. New Revised Standard Version My tent is destroyed, and all my cords are broken; my children have gone from me, and they are no more; there is no one to spread my tent again, and to set up my curtains. New Heart English Bible My tent is destroyed, and all my cords are broken: my children are gone forth from me, and they are no more: there is none to spread my tent any more, and to set up my curtains. Webster's Bible Translation My tabernacle is laid waste, and all my cords are broken: my children are gone from me, and they are not: there is none to stretch forth my tent any more, and to set up my curtains. World English Bible My tent has been destroyed, and all my cords are broken. My children have gone away from me, and they are no more. There is no one to spread my tent any more, to set up my curtains. Young's Literal Translation My tent hath been spoiled, And all my cords have been broken, My sons have gone out from me, and they are not, There is none stretching out any more my tent, And raising up my curtains. Additional Translations ... Context The Coming Destruction…19Woe to me because of my brokenness; my wound is grievous! But I said, “This is truly my sickness, and I must bear it.” 20My tent is destroyed, and all its ropes are snapped. My sons have departed from me and are no more. I have no one left to pitch my tent or set up my curtains. 21For the shepherds have become senseless; they do not seek the LORD. Therefore they have not prospered, and all their flock is scattered.… Cross References Isaiah 51:18 Among all the sons she bore, there is no one to guide her; among all the sons she brought up, there is no one to take her hand. Jeremiah 4:20 Disaster after disaster is proclaimed, for the whole land is laid waste. My tents are destroyed in an instant, my curtains in a moment. Jeremiah 31:15 This is what the LORD says: "A voice is heard in Ramah, mourning and great weeping, Rachel weeping for her children, and refusing to be comforted, because they are no more." Lamentations 1:5 Her foes have become her masters; her enemies are at ease. For the LORD has brought her grief because of her many transgressions. Her children have gone away as captives before the enemy. Lamentations 2:4 He has bent His bow like an enemy; His right hand is positioned. Like a foe He has killed all who were pleasing to the eye; He has poured out His wrath like fire on the tent of the Daughter of Zion. Micah 2:9 You drive the women of My people from their pleasant homes. You take away My blessing from their children forever. Treasury of Scripture My tabernacle is spoiled, and all my cords are broken: my children are gone forth of me, and they are not: there is none to stretch forth my tent any more, and to set up my curtains. tabernacle. Jeremiah 4:20 Destruction upon destruction is cried; for the whole land is spoiled: suddenly are my tents spoiled, and my curtains in a moment. Isaiah 54:2 Enlarge the place of thy tent, and let them stretch forth the curtains of thine habitations: spare not, lengthen thy cords, and strengthen thy stakes; Lamentations 2:4-6 He hath bent his bow like an enemy: he stood with his right hand as an adversary, and slew all that were pleasant to the eye in the tabernacle of the daughter of Zion: he poured out his fury like fire… my children. Jeremiah 31:15 Thus saith the LORD; A voice was heard in Ramah, lamentation, and bitter weeping; Rahel weeping for her children refused to be comforted for her children, because they were not. Job 7:8 The eye of him that hath seen me shall see me no more: thine eyes are upon me, and I am not. Proverbs 12:7 The wicked are overthrown, and are not: but the house of the righteous shall stand. there. Jeremiah 4:20 Destruction upon destruction is cried; for the whole land is spoiled: suddenly are my tents spoiled, and my curtains in a moment. Isaiah 51:16 And I have put my words in thy mouth, and I have covered thee in the shadow of mine hand, that I may plant the heavens, and lay the foundations of the earth, and say unto Zion, Thou art my people. Jump to Previous Broken Children Cords Curtains Despoiled Destroyed Forth Hanging Help Laid Pitch Pulled Raising Ropes Shelter Snapped Spoiled Spread Stretch Stretching Tabernacle Tent WasteJump to Next Broken Children Cords Curtains Despoiled Destroyed Forth Hanging Help Laid Pitch Pulled Raising Ropes Shelter Snapped Spoiled Spread Stretch Stretching Tabernacle Tent WasteJeremiah 10 1. The unequal comparison of God and idols.17. The prophet exhorts to flee from the calamity to come. 19. He laments the spoil of the tabernacle by foolish pastors. 23. He makes an humble supplication. (20) My tabernacle . . .--The tent which had been the home of Israel is destroyed, the cords that fastened it to the ground are broken, the children that used to help their mother in arranging the tent and its curtains "are not," i.e. (as in Genesis 42:36; Jeremiah 31:15; Matthew 2:18), they are either dead or in exile. There is something significant in the fact that the destruction of the city is represented under the imagery of that of a tent. The daughter of Zion has, as it were, been brought back to her nomadic state.Verse 20. - My tabernacle; rather, my tent. It is very striking how present to the minds of the Israelites was the consciousness of their pastoral origin. Hence the cry, "To your tents, O Israel" (1 Kings 12:16); comp. also, "And the children of Israel dwelt in their tents, as aforetime" (2 Kings 13:5). My cords ... my curtains. The "cords ' are those which, by being fastened to poles and stakes, keep the tent steady; the "curtains," of course, are the covering of the tent (comp. Isaiah 54:2). Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew My tentאָהֳלִ֣י (’ā·ho·lî) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 168: A tent is destroyed, שֻׁדָּ֔ד (šud·dāḏ) Verb - Pual - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7703: To deal violently with, despoil, devastate, ruin and all וְכָל־ (wə·ḵāl) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every its ropes מֵיתָרַ֖י (mê·ṯā·ray) Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular Strong's 4340: A cord, the string are snapped. נִתָּ֑קוּ (nit·tā·qū) Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 5423: To pull, draw, or tear away, apart, or off My sons בָּנַ֤י (bā·nay) Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular Strong's 1121: A son have departed from me יְצָאֻ֙נִי֙ (yə·ṣā·’u·nî) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | first person common singular Strong's 3318: To go, bring, out, direct and proxim and are no more. וְאֵינָ֔ם (wə·’ê·nām) Conjunctive waw | Adverb | third person masculine plural Strong's 369: A non-entity, a negative particle I have no one אֵין־ (’ên-) Adverb Strong's 369: A non-entity, a negative particle left עוֹד֙ (‘ō·wḏ) Adverb Strong's 5750: Iteration, continuance, again, repeatedly, still, more to pitch נֹטֶ֥ה (nō·ṭeh) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 5186: To stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, bend my tent אָהֳלִ֔י (’ā·ho·lî) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 168: A tent or set up וּמֵקִ֖ים (ū·mê·qîm) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 6965: To arise, stand up, stand my curtains. יְרִיעוֹתָֽי׃ (yə·rî·‘ō·w·ṯāy) Noun - feminine plural construct | first person common singular Strong's 3407: A hanging Links Jeremiah 10:20 NIVJeremiah 10:20 NLT Jeremiah 10:20 ESV Jeremiah 10:20 NASB Jeremiah 10:20 KJV Jeremiah 10:20 BibleApps.com Jeremiah 10:20 Biblia Paralela Jeremiah 10:20 Chinese Bible Jeremiah 10:20 French Bible Jeremiah 10:20 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Jeremiah 10:20 My tent is destroyed and all my (Jer.) |