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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. <a href="/nlt/jeremiah/10.htm">New Living Translation</a> 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. <a href="/esv/jeremiah/10.htm">English Standard Version</a> 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. <a href="/bsb/jeremiah/10.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/kjv/jeremiah/10.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/10.htm">New King James Version</a> 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. <a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/10.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nasb/jeremiah/10.htm">NASB 1995</a> 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. <a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/10.htm">NASB 1977 </a> 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. <a href="/lsb/jeremiah/10.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> 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. <a href="/amp/jeremiah/10.htm">Amplified Bible</a> 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. <a href="/csb/jeremiah/10.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/10.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/asv/jeremiah/10.htm">American Standard Version</a> 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. <a href="/cev/jeremiah/10.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Our homes are destroyed; our children are dead. No one is left to help us find shelter." <a href="/erv/jeremiah/10.htm">English Revised Version</a> 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. <a href="/gwt/jeremiah/10.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> 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. <a href="/gnt/jeremiah/10.htm">Good News Translation</a> 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." <a href="/isv/jeremiah/10.htm">International Standard Version</a> 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. <a href="/msb/jeremiah/10.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/net/jeremiah/10.htm">NET Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nheb/jeremiah/10.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> 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. <a href="/wbt/jeremiah/10.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> 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. <a href="/web/jeremiah/10.htm">World English Bible</a> 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. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/10.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> 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. <a href="/ylt/jeremiah/10.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> 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. <a href="/slt/jeremiah/10.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> My tent was laid waste, and all my cords were broken: my sons went forth from me, and they are not: none stretched forth my tent any more, and the place of my curtains.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/jeremiah/10.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> 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. <a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/10.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> My tent has been destroyed. All my cords have been broken. My sons have gone away from me; they did not remain. There is no one to stretch out my tent any more, nor to set up my curtains. <a href="/nabre/jeremiah/10.htm">New American Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/10.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> 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.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/10.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> My tabernacle is plundered and all its cords are cut off; my children have left me, and they are not; there is no one to pitch my tent again and to set up my curtains. <a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/10.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> 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<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/jeremiah/10.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> 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. <a href="/sep/jeremiah/10.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> 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. <a href="/parallel/jeremiah/10-20.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5k55c51ZGhs?start=3274" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/10.htm">The Coming Destruction</a> …19Woe to me because of my brokenness; my wound is grievous! But I said, “This is truly my sickness, and I must bear it.” 20<a href="/hebrew/168.htm" title="168: ’ā·ho·lî (N-msc:: 1cs) -- A tent. From 'ahal; a tent.">My tent</a> <a href="/hebrew/7703.htm" title="7703: šud·dāḏ (V-Pual-Perf-3ms) -- A primitive root; properly, to be burly, i.e. powerful; by implication, to ravage.">is destroyed,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: wə·ḵāl (Conj-w:: N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">and all</a> <a href="/hebrew/4340.htm" title="4340: mê·ṯā·ray (N-mpc:: 1cs) -- Cord, string. From yathar; a cord or the string.">its ropes</a> <a href="/hebrew/5423.htm" title="5423: nit·tā·qū (V-Nifal-Perf-3cp) -- To pull, draw, or tear away, apart, or off. A primitive root; to tear off.">are snapped.</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: bā·nay (N-mpc:: 1cs) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">My sons</a> <a href="/hebrew/3318.htm" title="3318: yə·ṣā·’u·nî (V-Qal-Perf-3cp:: 1cs) -- A primitive root; to go out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.">have departed from me</a> <a href="/hebrew/369.htm" title="369: wə·’ê·nām (Conj-w:: Adv:: 3mp) -- As if from a primitive root meaning to be nothing or not exist; a non-entity; generally used as a negative particle.">and are no more.</a> <a href="/hebrew/369.htm" title="369: ’ên- (Adv) -- As if from a primitive root meaning to be nothing or not exist; a non-entity; generally used as a negative particle.">I have no one</a> <a href="/hebrew/5750.htm" title="5750: ‘ō·wḏ (Adv) -- Or rod; from uwd; properly, iteration or continuance; used only adverbially, again, repeatedly, still, more.">left</a> <a href="/hebrew/5186.htm" title="5186: nō·ṭeh (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- A primitive root; to stretch or spread out; by implication, to bend away; used in a great variety of application.">to pitch</a> <a href="/hebrew/168.htm" title="168: ’ā·ho·lî (N-msc:: 1cs) -- A tent. From 'ahal; a tent.">my tent</a> <a href="/hebrew/6965.htm" title="6965: ū·mê·qîm (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-Prtcpl-ms) -- To arise, stand up, stand. A primitive root; to rise.">or set up</a> <a href="/hebrew/3407.htm" title="3407: yə·rî·‘ō·w·ṯāy (N-fpc:: 1cs) -- Curtain. From yara'; a hanging.">my curtains.</a> 21For the shepherds have become senseless; they do not seek the LORD. Therefore they have not prospered, and all their flock is scattered.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/lamentations/2-5.htm">Lamentations 2:5-7</a> The Lord is like an enemy; He has swallowed up Israel. He has swallowed up all her palaces and destroyed her strongholds. He has multiplied mourning and lamentation for the Daughter of Judah. / He has laid waste His tabernacle like a garden booth; He has destroyed His place of meeting. The LORD has made Zion forget her appointed feasts and Sabbaths. In His fierce anger He has despised both king and priest. / The Lord has rejected His altar; He has abandoned His sanctuary; He has delivered the walls of her palaces into the hand of the enemy. They have raised a shout in the house of the LORD as on the day of an appointed feast. <a href="/isaiah/54-2.htm">Isaiah 54:2-3</a> “Enlarge the site of your tent, stretch out the curtains of your dwellings, do not hold back. Lengthen your ropes and drive your stakes in deep. / For you will spread out to the right and left; your descendants will dispossess the nations and inhabit the desolate cities. <a href="/ezekiel/19-12.htm">Ezekiel 19:12-14</a> But it was uprooted in fury, cast down to the ground, and the east wind dried up its fruit. Its strong branches were stripped off and they withered; the fire consumed them. / Now it is planted in the wilderness, in a dry and thirsty land. / Fire has gone out from its main branch and devoured its fruit; on it no strong branch remains fit for a ruler’s scepter.’ This is a lament and shall be used as a lament.” <a href="/isaiah/49-19.htm">Isaiah 49:19-21</a> For your ruined and desolate places and your ravaged land will now indeed be too small for your people, and those who devoured you will be far away. / Yet the children of your bereavement will say in your hearing, ‘This place is too small for us; make room for us to live here.’ / Then you will say in your heart, ‘Who has begotten these for me? I was bereaved and barren; I was exiled and rejected. So who has reared them? Look, I was left all alone, so where did they come from?’” <a href="/micah/1-9.htm">Micah 1:9-16</a> For her wound is incurable; it has reached even Judah; it has approached the gate of my people, as far as Jerusalem itself. / Do not tell it in Gath; do not weep at all. Roll in the dust in Beth-leaphrah. / Depart in shameful nakedness, O dwellers of Shaphir. The dwellers of Zaanan will not come out. Beth-ezel is in mourning; its support is taken from you. ... <a href="/isaiah/3-26.htm">Isaiah 3:26</a> And the gates of Zion will lament and mourn; destitute, she will sit on the ground. <a href="/ezekiel/7-22.htm">Ezekiel 7:22-24</a> I will turn My face away from them, and they will defile My treasured place. Violent men will enter it, and they will defile it. / Forge the chain, for the land is full of crimes of bloodshed, and the city is full of violence. / So I will bring the most wicked of nations to take possession of their houses. I will end the pride of the mighty, and their holy places will be profaned. <a href="/amos/5-2.htm">Amos 5:2</a> “Fallen is Virgin Israel, never to rise again. She lies abandoned on her land, with no one to raise her up.” <a href="/isaiah/27-10.htm">Isaiah 27:10</a> For the fortified city lies deserted—a homestead abandoned, a wilderness forsaken. There the calves graze, and there they lie down; they strip its branches bare. <a href="/hosea/9-12.htm">Hosea 9:12-17</a> Even if they raise their children, I will bereave them of each one. Yes, woe be to them when I turn away from them! / I have seen Ephraim, like Tyre, planted in a meadow. But Ephraim will bring out his children for slaughter. / Give them, O LORD—what will You give? Give them wombs that miscarry and breasts that dry up! ... <a href="/zechariah/11-2.htm">Zechariah 11:2-3</a> Wail, O cypress, for the cedar has fallen; the majestic trees are ruined! Wail, O oaks of Bashan, for the dense forest has been cut down! / Listen to the wailing of the shepherds, for their glory is in ruins. Listen to the roaring of the young lions, for the thickets of the Jordan are destroyed. <a href="/matthew/23-38.htm">Matthew 23:38</a> Look, your house is left to you desolate. <a href="/luke/13-35.htm">Luke 13:35</a> Look, your house is left to you desolate. And I tell you that you will not see Me again until you say, ‘Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord.’” <a href="/revelation/18-2.htm">Revelation 18:2</a> And he cried out in a mighty voice: “Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great! She has become a lair for demons and a haunt for every unclean spirit, every unclean bird, and every detestable beast. <a href="/matthew/24-2.htm">Matthew 24:2</a> “Do you see all these things?” He replied. “Truly I tell you, not one stone here will be left on another; every one will be thrown down.”</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>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.<a href="/jeremiah/4-20.htm">Jeremiah 4:20</a> Destruction upon destruction is cried; for the whole land is spoiled: suddenly are my tents spoiled, and my curtains in a moment.<a href="/isaiah/54-2.htm">Isaiah 54:2</a> 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;<a href="/lamentations/2-4.htm">Lamentations 2:4-6</a> 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.<a href="/jeremiah/31-15.htm">Jeremiah 31:15</a> 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.<a href="/job/7-8.htm">Job 7:8</a> The eye of him that hath seen me shall see me no more: thine eyes are upon me, and I am not.<a href="/proverbs/12-7.htm">Proverbs 12:7</a> The wicked are overthrown, and are not: but the house of the righteous shall stand.there.<a href="/jeremiah/4-20.htm">Jeremiah 4:20</a> Destruction upon destruction is cried; for the whole land is spoiled: suddenly are my tents spoiled, and my curtains in a moment.<a href="/isaiah/51-16.htm">Isaiah 51:16</a> 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.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/9-11.htm">Broken</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-26.htm">Children</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-20.htm">Cords</a> <a href="/jeremiah/4-20.htm">Curtains</a> <a href="/isaiah/42-22.htm">Despoiled</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-16.htm">Destroyed</a> <a href="/jeremiah/10-13.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/isaiah/22-25.htm">Hanging</a> <a href="/jeremiah/3-23.htm">Help</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-25.htm">Laid</a> <a href="/jeremiah/6-3.htm">Pitch</a> <a href="/jeremiah/4-26.htm">Pulled</a> <a href="/jeremiah/4-16.htm">Raising</a> <a href="/isaiah/5-18.htm">Ropes</a> <a href="/jeremiah/4-20.htm">Shelter</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/12-6.htm">Snapped</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-19.htm">Spoiled</a> <a href="/jeremiah/10-9.htm">Spread</a> <a href="/jeremiah/6-12.htm">Stretch</a> <a href="/isaiah/51-16.htm">Stretching</a> <a href="/isaiah/33-20.htm">Tabernacle</a> <a href="/isaiah/54-2.htm">Tent</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-22.htm">Waste</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jeremiah/11-10.htm">Broken</a> <a href="/jeremiah/15-7.htm">Children</a> <a href="/jeremiah/38-6.htm">Cords</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-29.htm">Curtains</a> <a href="/ezekiel/12-19.htm">Despoiled</a> <a href="/jeremiah/10-25.htm">Destroyed</a> <a href="/jeremiah/11-4.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/lamentations/4-8.htm">Hanging</a> <a href="/jeremiah/11-11.htm">Help</a> <a href="/jeremiah/10-25.htm">Laid</a> <a href="/ezekiel/4-2.htm">Pitch</a> <a href="/jeremiah/12-3.htm">Pulled</a> <a href="/daniel/2-21.htm">Raising</a> <a href="/jeremiah/38-11.htm">Ropes</a> <a href="/daniel/4-12.htm">Shelter</a> <a href="/judges/16-9.htm">Snapped</a> <a href="/jeremiah/13-7.htm">Spoiled</a> <a href="/jeremiah/43-10.htm">Spread</a> <a href="/jeremiah/15-6.htm">Stretch</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-40.htm">Stretching</a> <a href="/lamentations/2-4.htm">Tabernacle</a> <a href="/jeremiah/37-10.htm">Tent</a> <a href="/jeremiah/10-22.htm">Waste</a><div class="vheading2">Jeremiah 10</div>1. <a href="/jeremiah/10-1.htm">The unequal comparison of God and idols.</a> 17. <a href="/jeremiah/10-17.htm">The prophet exhorts to flee from the calamity to come.</a> 19. <a href="/jeremiah/10-19.htm">He laments the spoil of the tabernacle by foolish pastors.</a> 23. <a href="/jeremiah/10-23.htm">He makes an humble supplication.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The tent represents the dwelling place of God among His people, reminiscent of the Tabernacle used during the wilderness wanderings (Exodus 26). The destruction signifies God's judgment and the removal of His presence due to the people's idolatry and disobedience. This imagery is consistent with the prophetic warnings given by Jeremiah about the impending Babylonian exile.and all its ropes are snapped The ropes of a tent are essential for its stability and structure. Their snapping indicates a complete breakdown of societal and spiritual order. This can be seen as a metaphor for the loss of support systems and leadership within Israel. The imagery of broken ropes also suggests a severance of the covenant relationship between God and His people, as they have failed to uphold their end of the covenant (<a href="/jeremiah/11-10.htm">Jeremiah 11:10</a>).My sons have departed from me and are no more This phrase reflects the loss of the next generation, either through death or exile. It highlights the personal and communal grief experienced by the people. In the broader biblical narrative, the loss of sons can be seen as a consequence of sin and rebellion against God (<a href="/deuteronomy/28-32.htm">Deuteronomy 28:32</a>). It also echoes the lament of Rachel weeping for her children (<a href="/jeremiah/31-15.htm">Jeremiah 31:15</a>), a prophecy later connected to the massacre of the innocents in <a href="/matthew/2-18.htm">Matthew 2:18</a>.I have no one left to pitch my tent The absence of anyone to pitch the tent signifies a lack of leadership and guidance. In ancient Israel, the role of setting up a tent was typically a communal effort, often led by the head of the family or tribe. This absence underscores the desolation and helplessness of the people. It also points to the failure of the leaders of Israel to protect and guide the nation, as seen throughout the book of Jeremiah (<a href="/jeremiah/23.htm">Jeremiah 23:1-2</a>).or set up my curtains Curtains in a tent provided privacy and separation, much like the veil in the Tabernacle that separated the Holy of Holies (<a href="/exodus/26-33.htm">Exodus 26:33</a>). The inability to set up curtains suggests a loss of sacred space and the intimate presence of God. This imagery can be connected to the tearing of the temple veil at the crucifixion of Jesus (<a href="/matthew/27-51.htm">Matthew 27:51</a>), symbolizing the new access to God through Christ. The absence of curtains also reflects the vulnerability and exposure of the people without divine protection.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/jeremiah.htm">Jeremiah</a> The prophet who conveyed God's messages to the people of Judah, warning them of impending judgment due to their idolatry and disobedience. 2. <a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a> The southern kingdom of Israel, which was facing destruction and exile due to its persistent sin and rebellion against God. 3. <a href="/topical/b/babylonian_exile.htm">Babylonian Exile</a> The event that Jeremiah prophesied, where the Babylonians would conquer Judah, leading to the destruction of Jerusalem and the temple, and the exile of its people.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_disobedience.htm">The Consequences of Disobedience</a> <a href="/jeremiah/10-20.htm">Jeremiah 10:20</a> serves as a vivid reminder of the consequences of turning away from God. The destruction of the tent symbolizes the loss of security and stability that comes from disobedience. <a href="/topical/t/the_pain_of_separation.htm">The Pain of Separation</a> The imagery of children departing highlights the deep pain and loss that sin can bring into our lives, affecting not just individuals but entire communities and families. <a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_repentance.htm">The Call to Repentance</a> This verse calls believers to examine their lives and turn back to God, seeking His forgiveness and restoration before facing similar desolation. <a href="/topical/h/hope_beyond_desolation.htm">Hope Beyond Desolation</a> While the immediate context is one of loss, believers are reminded of God's promises of restoration and hope, encouraging them to trust in His ultimate plan for redemption. <a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_spiritual_leadership.htm">The Importance of Spiritual Leadership</a> The absence of anyone to pitch the tent or set up the curtains underscores the need for strong spiritual leadership to guide and support the community in times of crisis.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_jeremiah_10.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Jeremiah 10</a> <a href="/q/who_was_felix_in_the_bible.htm">Where is the Land of Uz located?</a> <a href="/q/does_isaiah_33_20_contradict_other_prophecies.htm">Does Isaiah 33:20 contradict other passages that predict Jerusalem's downfall, and how can these conflicting prophecies be reconciled?</a> <a href="/q/was_child_sacrifice_widespread_in_israel.htm">Isaiah 57:5: Is there credible archaeological evidence that child sacrifice was widespread among Israelites, or is this an exaggerated polemic?</a> <a href="/q/does_jer_27_7_contradict_other_prophecies.htm">Does Jeremiah 27:7 contradict other biblical prophecies by suggesting a succession of Babylonian kings long after Nebuchadnezzar?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/jeremiah/10.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(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 <a href="/genesis/42-36.htm" title="And Jacob their father said to them, Me have you bereaved of my children: Joseph is not, and Simeon is not, and you will take Benjamin away: all these things are against me.">Genesis 42:36</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/31-15.htm" title="Thus said 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.">Jeremiah 31:15</a>; <a href="/matthew/2-18.htm" title="In Rama was there a voice heard, lamentation, and weeping, and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children, and would not be comforted, because they are not.">Matthew 2:18</a>), 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.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/jeremiah/10.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>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" (<a href="/1_kings/12-16.htm">1 Kings 12:16</a>); comp. also, "And the children of Israel dwelt in their tents, as aforetime" (<a href="/2_kings/13-5.htm">2 Kings 13:5</a>). 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. <a href="/isaiah/54-2.htm">Isaiah 54:2</a>). <a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/10-20.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>My tent אָהֳלִ֣י (’ā·ho·lî) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_168.htm">Strong's 168: </a> A tent is destroyed, שֻׁדָּ֔ד (šud·dāḏ) Verb - Pual - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7703.htm">Strong's 7703: </a> To deal violently with, despoil, devastate, ruin and all וְכָל־ (wə·ḵāl) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every its ropes מֵיתָרַ֖י (mê·ṯā·ray) Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4340.htm">Strong's 4340: </a> A cord, the string are snapped. נִתָּ֑קוּ (nit·tā·qū) Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5423.htm">Strong's 5423: </a> To pull, draw, or tear away, apart, or off My sons בָּנַ֤י (bā·nay) Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> A son have departed from me יְצָאֻ֙נִי֙ (yə·ṣā·’u·nî) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3318.htm">Strong's 3318: </a> To go, bring, out, direct and proxim and are no more. וְאֵינָ֔ם (wə·’ê·nām) Conjunctive waw | Adverb | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_369.htm">Strong's 369: </a> A non-entity, a negative particle I have no one אֵין־ (’ên-) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_369.htm">Strong's 369: </a> A non-entity, a negative particle left עוֹד֙ (‘ō·wḏ) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5750.htm">Strong's 5750: </a> Iteration, continuance, again, repeatedly, still, more to pitch נֹטֶ֥ה (nō·ṭeh) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5186.htm">Strong's 5186: </a> To stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, bend my tent אָהֳלִ֔י (’ā·ho·lî) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_168.htm">Strong's 168: </a> A tent or set up וּמֵקִ֖ים (ū·mê·qîm) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6965.htm">Strong's 6965: </a> To arise, stand up, stand my curtains. יְרִיעוֹתָֽי׃ (yə·rî·‘ō·w·ṯāy) Noun - feminine plural construct | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3407.htm">Strong's 3407: </a> A hanging <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/10-20.htm">Jeremiah 10:20 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/jeremiah/10-20.htm">Jeremiah 10:20 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/jeremiah/10-20.htm">Jeremiah 10:20 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/jeremiah/10-20.htm">Jeremiah 10:20 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/jeremiah/10-20.htm">Jeremiah 10:20 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/10-20.htm">Jeremiah 10:20 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/10-20.htm">Jeremiah 10:20 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/10-20.htm">Jeremiah 10:20 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/10-20.htm">Jeremiah 10:20 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/jeremiah/10-20.htm">Jeremiah 10:20 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/jeremiah/10-20.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 10:20 My tent is destroyed and all my (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/10-19.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 10:19"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 10:19" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/10-21.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 10:21"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 10:21" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>