And you won’t see me again.\par You will look for me,\par but I will be gone.\par
Jeremiah 10:20 - Easy To Read Version My tent is ruined.\par All the tent’s ropes are broken.\par My children left me.\par They are gone.\par No person is left to put up my tent.\par No person is left to fix a shelter for me.\par Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition My tent (home) is taken by force and plundered, and all my [tent] cords are broken. My children have gone forth [as captives] from me, and they are no more; there is no one to stretch forth my tent any more and to set up my [tent] curtains. American Standard Version (1901) 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. Common English Bible But now my tent is destroyed; all its ropes are cut, and my children are gone for good. There’s no one left to set up my tent frame and to attach the fabric. Catholic Public Domain Version 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. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version 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. |
And you won’t see me again.\par You will look for me,\par but I will be gone.\par
Evil people are destroyed and there is nothing left. But people remember a good man long after he is gone.
\{“My servant,\} I will give you the words I want you to say. And I will cover you with my hands and protect you. I will use you to make the new heaven and earth. I will use you to tell Israel, ‘You are my people.’”
Jerusalem had many people, but none of those people became leaders for her. None of the children she raised became guides to lead her.
Make your tent bigger.\par Open your doors wide.\par Don’t stop adding to your home.\par Make your tent large and strong.\par
And I will bring your health back.\par And I will heal your wounds.”\par This message is from the Lord.\par “Why? Because other people\par said you were outcasts. {\cf2\super [241]} \par Those people said,\par ‘No one cares about Zion. {\cf2\super [242]} ’”\par
The Lord says:\par “A sound will be heard in Ramah.\par It will be bitter crying and\par much sadness.\par Rachel {\cf2\super [253]} will be crying for her children.\par Rachel will refuse to be comforted,\par because her children are dead.”\par
Disaster follows disaster!\par The whole country is destroyed!\par Suddenly my tents are destroyed!\par My curtains are torn down!\par
Jerusalem’s enemies have won.\par Her enemies have been successful.\par This happened because the Lord\par punished her.\par He punished Jerusalem for her many sins.\par Her children have gone away.\par Their enemies captured them\par and took them away.\par
You have taken nice houses\par away from the women of my people.\par You have taken my wealth\par away from their small children forever.\par