Jeremiah 10:20

“My tent is devastated, and all my cords are snapped; my children have gone out from me, and they are not; there is no one stretching out my tent anymore, or setting up my curtains.”

Jeremiah 10:20 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Jeremiah 10:20, word by word

My tentאָהֳלִaholi

tent

A home of cloth or skins on poles, where herdsmen lived; also one's home.

Where else “aholi” appears
is devastatedשֻׁדָּדshudad

devastate

To leave a country or city empty and in ruins by force.

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my cordsמֵיתָרַmetara

cord

The cord that ties a tent or the curtains of the courtyard to their pegs.

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are snappedנִתָּקוּnitaku

tear off, break

Tear off, break by pulling.

Where else “nitaku” appears
my childrenבָּנַbana

son

The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.

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have gone out from meיְצָאֻyetsau

go out

To go out of a place.

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stretching outנֹטֶהnote

stretch out

To reach out the hand, or set up a tent.

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or setting upמֵקִיםmekim

establish

To put something up, or confirm a covenant.

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my curtainsיְרִיעוֹתָyeriota

curtain

Curtain: a large piece of cloth or of goats' hair from which a tent is made.

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The context

19Woe to me for my breaking! My wound is incurable. But I said: “Surely this is a sickness, and I must bear it.”

20 · This verse (above)

21For the shepherds have become dull, and YHWH they have not sought; therefore they have not prospered, and all their flock is scattered.

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