Jeremiah 10:20
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Jeremiah 10:20 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Jeremiah 10:20 is a verse from the book of Jeremiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "My tabernacle is spoiled, and all my cords are broken: my children are gone forth of me, and they are not: there is none..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Jeremiah 10:20 — KJV
“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.”
— Jeremiah 10:20 (KJV)
Jeremiah 10:20 in Context — About the Book of Jeremiah
Jeremiah preached for forty years to a nation that would not listen, weeping as Jerusalem fell. Yet from the rubble come some of Scripture's most hopeful promises: plans to prosper and not harm, a new covenant written on hearts, and a God who invites us to call and see great things.
Cross-References for Jeremiah 10:20
“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;”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 10:20: cords, forth, stretch
“Whereas I have not dwelt in any house since the time that I brought up the children of Israel out of Egypt, even to this day, but have walked in a tent and in a tabernacle.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 10:20: tabernacle, children, tent
“Look upon Zion, the city of our solemnities: thine eyes shall see Jerusalem a quiet habitation, a tabernacle that shall not be taken down; not one of the stakes thereof shall ever be removed, neither shall any of the cords thereof be broken.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 10:20: tabernacle, cords, broken
“For it is written, Rejoice, thou barren that bearest not; break forth and cry, thou that travailest not: for the desolate hath many more children than she which hath an husband.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 10:20: children, forth, any
“And he stayed yet other seven days; and sent forth the dove; which returned not again unto him any more.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 10:20: forth, any, more
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