Jeremiah 10:20 - Exposition

My tabernacle ; rather, my tent . It is very striking how present to the minds of the Israelites was the consciousness of their pastoral origin. Hence the cry, "To your tents, O Israel" ( 1 Kings 12:16 ); comp. also, "And the children of Israel dwelt in their tents, as aforetime" ( 2 Kings 13:5 ). My cords … my curtains. The "cords ' are those which, by being fastened to poles and stakes, keep the tent steady; the "curtains," of course, are the covering of the tent (comp. Isaiah 54:2 ).