9 Bible Verses about Curtains

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Isaiah 40:22

He sitting upon the circle of the earth, and its inhabitants as locusts; he stretching out the heavens as fine cloth, and he will extend them as a tent to dwell in:

Hebrews 9:3-4

And after the second veil, the tent called Holy of Holies; Having the golden censer, and ark of the covenant surrounded on all sides with gold, in which was the golden urn having the manna, and Aaron's rod having budded, and the tables of the covenant;

Exodus 26:1-2

And thou shalt make the tent, ten curtains, white linen twisted, and cerulean purple, and reddish purple, and double scarlet: and cherubs the work of the artificer shalt thou make them. The length of one curtain, eight and twenty cubits, and the breadth, four cubits of the one curtain: one measure to all the curtains.

Matthew 27:51

And, behold, the covering of the temple was cleft in two, from above to below; and the earth was shaken; and the rocks were cleft:

Hebrews 10:19-20

Having therefore, brethren, freedom of speech for the entering in of the holies by the blood of Jesus, A way publicly declared and living, which he consecrated to us, through the veil, that is, his flesh;

Psalm 18:11

He will set darkness his covering; his tent round about him darknesses of waters, thick clouds.

Exodus 26:1-13

And thou shalt make the tent, ten curtains, white linen twisted, and cerulean purple, and reddish purple, and double scarlet: and cherubs the work of the artificer shalt thou make them. The length of one curtain, eight and twenty cubits, and the breadth, four cubits of the one curtain: one measure to all the curtains. The five curtains shall be joined one to the other; and five curtains joined one to the one.read more.
And make loops of cerulean purple upon the lip of the one curtain from the end in the joining: and so shalt thou make in the lip of the curtain of the extremity, in the joining of the second. Fifty loops in the one curtain, and fifty loops shalt thou make in the lip of the curtain that is in the joining of the second, from the receiving the loops one to the other. And make fifty hooks of gold, and join the one curtain to the other with the hooks: and it was one tent And make a curtain of goats' hair for the dwelling of the tent: eleven curtains shalt thou make them. The length of the one curtain, of thirty cubits, and the breadth of one curtain of four cubits: one measure to the eleven curtains. And join the five curtains by themselves, and the six curtains by themselves, and double the sixth curtain in front before the tent. And make fifty loops upon the lip of the one curtain of the extremity in the joining, and fifty loops upon the lip of the curtain joining the second. And make fifty brass hooks, and bring the hooks to the loops, and join the tent, and it was one. And the remainder of that being over in the curtains of the tent, the half of the remaining curtain, thou shalt spread over behind the tent And a cubit from this, and the cubit from this, in the remainder in the length of the curtains of the tent; it shall be spread upon the sides of the tent from this, and from this, for its covering.

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Curtains » Figurative

Isaiah 40:22

He sitting upon the circle of the earth, and its inhabitants as locusts; he stretching out the heavens as fine cloth, and he will extend them as a tent to dwell in:

Jeremiah 49:29

Their tents and their flocks they shall take away: their curtains, and all their vessels, and their camels, shall they lift up for themselves; and they called to them, Fear from round about

Isaiah 54:2

Enlarge the place of thy tent, stretch forth the hangings of thy dwellings; thou shalt not spare; lengthen thy cords and strengthen thy pegs.

Jeremiah 4:20

Breaking upon breaking was called; for all the land was laid waste: suddenly were my tents laid waste, my curtains in a moment

Jeremiah 10:20

My tent was laid waste, and all my cords were broken: my sons went forth from me, and they are not: none stretched forth my tent any more, and the place of my curtains.

Curtains » For the tabernacle

Exodus 27:9-18

And make an enclosure to the tent: for the side south of the right hand, curtains for the enclosure, twisted byssus a hundred of cubits the length, for the one side. And twenty pillars and their twenty brass bases: the pegs of the pillars and their joinings of silver. And thus for the north side, in length, hangings a hundred the length, and its pillars twenty, and their bases twenty of brass: the pegs of the pillars and their joinings of silver. read more.
And the breadth of the enclosure for the side of the sea, hangings fifty cubits: their pillars twenty and their bases twenty. And the breadth of the enclosure for the east side from the rising, fifty cubits And fifteen cubits the hangings for the shoulder: their pillars three, and their bases three. And the second shoulder fifteen the hangings; their pillars three, and their bases three. And for the gate, of the enclosure a covering twenty cubits, cerulean purple, and red purple, and double scarlet, and twisted byssus, a variegated work: their pillars four, and their bases four. All the pillars of the enclosure round about, joined with silver: and their pegs of silver, and their bases of brass. The length of the enclosure a hundred by cubits, and the breadth, fifty by fifty, and the height five cubits of twisted byssus, and the bases brass.

Exodus 36:8-18

And all the wise of heart will work in doing the work of the temple: ten curtains of twisted byssus and cerulean purple, and red purple, and double scarlet; Cherubs a skilful work he made them. The length of the one curtain, eight and twenty by the cubit, and the breadth, four by the cubit of the one curtain: one length to all the curtains. And he will bind together the five curtains, the one to the one: and the curtains he joined the one to the one. read more.
And he will make loops of cerulean purple upon the lip of the one curtain from the end from the joining: thus he made in the lip of the last curtain in the joining of the second. Fifty loops he made in the one curtain, and fifty loops he made in the end of the curtain which is in the joining of the second; the loops being over against the one to the one. And he shall make fifty gold hooks, and shall join together the curtains, one to the one, with the hooks: and it shall be one temple. And he shall make curtains of goats' hair for the tent over the temple: eleven curtains he made them. The length of the one curtain thirty by the cubit, and four cubits the breadth of the one curtain: one length to the eleven curtains. And he will join five curtains by themselves, and six curtains by themselves. And he will make fifty loops upon the lip of the curtain the extreme part in the joining, and fifty loops he made upon the lip of the curtain joining the second. And he will make fifty brass hooks to join the tent together to be one.

Curtains » In the palace of ahasuerus

Esther 1:6

Splendid fine white linen, and cerulean purple, made fast with cords of byssus and purple, upon rings of silver and pillars of marble: couches of gold and silver upon a tesselated pavement of marble, and marble and pearl and spotted marble.

Tents » Called » Curtains

Isaiah 54:2

Enlarge the place of thy tent, stretch forth the hangings of thy dwellings; thou shalt not spare; lengthen thy cords and strengthen thy pegs.

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