Jeremiah
Jeremiah 10:20
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.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| My tent | אָהֳלִ֣י | ’ā·ho·lî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H168 tent |
| is destroyed | שֻׁדָּ֔ד | šud·dāḏ | Verb - Pual - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H7703 deal violently with, despoil, devastate, ruin |
| and all | וְכָל־ | wə·ḵāl | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| its ropes | מֵיתָרַ֖י | mê·ṯā·ray | Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular | H4340 cord, string |
| are snapped | נִתָּ֑קוּ | nit·tā·qū | Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural | H5423 pull, draw, tear away, apart, off |
| My sons | בָּנַ֤י | bā·nay | Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular | H1121 son |
| have departed from me | יְצָאֻ֙נִי֙ | yə·ṣā·’u·nî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural; first person common singular | H3318 go or come out |
| and are no more | וְאֵינָ֔ם | wə·’ê·nām | Conjunctive waw; Adverb; third person masculine plural | H369 nothing, nought |
| I have no one | אֵין־ | ’ên- | Adverb | H369 nothing, nought |
| left | עוֹד֙ | ‘ō·wḏ | Adverb | H5750 a going round, continuance |
| to pitch | נֹטֶ֥ה | nō·ṭeh | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H5186 stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, bend |
| my tent | אָהֳלִ֔י | ’ā·ho·lî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H168 tent |
| or set up | וּמֵקִ֖ים | ū·mê·qîm | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular | H6965 arise, stand up, stand |
| my curtains | יְרִיעוֹתָֽי׃ | yə·rî·‘ō·w·ṯāy | Noun - feminine plural construct; first person common singular | H3407 curtain |
Cross-references
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.