Jeremiah 10:20
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
My tentאָהֳלִ֣י
(a·ho·li)
168: a tentfrom an unused word
is destroyed,שֻׁדָּ֔ד
(shud·dad,)
7703: to deal violently with, despoil, devastate, ruina prim. root
And allוְכָל־
(ve·chol-)
3605: the whole, allfrom kalal
my ropesמֵיתָרַ֖י
(mei·ta·rai)
4340: cord, stringfrom yathar
are broken;נִתָּ֑קוּ
(nit·ta·ku;)
5423: to pull, draw, or tear away, apart, or offa prim. root
My sonsבָּנַ֤י
(ba·nai)
1121: sona prim. root
have goneיְצָאֻ֙נִי֙
(ye·tza·'u·ni)
3318: to go or come outa prim. root
from me and are noוְאֵינָ֔ם
(ve·'ei·nam,)
369: nothing, noughta prim. root
more. There is no oneאֵין־
(ein-)
369: nothing, noughta prim. root
to stretchנֹטֶ֥ה
(no·teh)
5186: to stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, benda prim. root
out my tentאָהֳלִ֔י
(a·ho·li,)
168: a tentfrom an unused word
againעֹוד֙
(o·vd)
5750: a going around, continuance, still, yet, again, besidefrom ud
Or to setוּמֵקִ֖ים
(u·me·kim)
6965: to arise, stand up, standa prim. root
up my curtains.יְרִיעֹותָֽי׃
(ye·ri·'o·v·tai.)
3407: curtainfrom yara


















KJV Lexicon
My tabernacle
'ohel  (o'-hel)
a tent (as clearly conspicuous from a distance) -- covering, (dwelling)(place), home, tabernacle, tent.
is spoiled
shadad  (shaw-dad')
to be burly, i.e. (figuratively) powerful (passively, impregnable); by implication, to ravage -- dead, destroy(-er), oppress, robber, spoil(-er), utterly, (lay) waste.
and all my cords
meythar  (may-thar')
a cord (of a tent) or the string (of a bow) -- cord, string.
are broken
nathaq  (naw-thak')
to tear off -- break (off), burst, draw (away), lift up, pluck (away, off), pull (out), root out.
my children
ben  (bane)
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc.
are gone forth
yatsa'  (yaw-tsaw')
to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.
of me and they are not there is none to stretch forth
natah  (naw-taw')
to stretch or spread out; by implication, to bend away (including moral deflection); used in a great variety of application (out), stretch (forth, out), take (aside), turn (aside, away), wrest, cause to yield.
my tent
'ohel  (o'-hel)
a tent (as clearly conspicuous from a distance) -- covering, (dwelling)(place), home, tabernacle, tent.
any more and to set up
quwm  (koom)
to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)
my curtains
yriy`ah  (yer-ee-aw')
a hanging (as tremulous) -- curtain.
Parallel Verses
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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

King James 2000 Bible
My tent is plundered, and all my cords are broken: my children are gone forth from me, and they are not: there is none to stretch forth my tent anymore, and to set up my curtains.
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