Isaiah 54:2

Isaiah 54:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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;
• New International Version (NIV)“Enlarge the place of your tent, stretch your tent curtains wide, do not hold back; lengthen your cords, strengthen your stakes.
• English Standard Version (ESV)"Enlarge the place of your tent, and let the curtains of your habitations be stretched out; do not hold back; lengthen your cords and strengthen your stakes.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“Enlarge the place of your tent, And let them stretch out the curtains of your dwellings; Do not spare; Lengthen your cords, And strengthen your stakes.

Context of Isaiah 54:2

1“Shout for joy, O barren one who has not given birth! Give a joyful shout and cry out, you who have not been in labor! For the children of the desolate one are more numerous than the children of the married woman,” says the Lord. Make your tent larger, stretch your tent curtains farther out! Spare no effort, lengthen your ropes, and pound your stakes deep. 3For you will spread out to the right and to the left; your children will conquer nations and will resettle desolate cities. 4Don’t be afraid, for you will not be put to shame! Don’t be intimidated, for you will not be humiliated! You will forget about the shame you experienced in your youth; you will no longer remember the disgrace of your abandonment.

Isaiah 54:2 word by word

הַרְחִ֣יבִי׀ מְק֣וֹם אָהֳלֵ֗ךְ וִירִיע֧וֹת מִשְׁכְּנוֹתַ֛יִךְ יַטּ֖וּ אַל־תַּחְשֹׂ֑כִי הַאֲרִ֙יכִי֙ מֵֽיתָרַ֔יִךְ וִיתֵדֹתַ֖יִךְ חַזֵּֽקִי׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Enlargeרָחַבrâchab · to enlargeH7337
• the placeמָקוֹםmâqôm mâqôm meqômâh meqômâh · placeH4725
• of thy tentאֹ֫הֶל'ôhel · tentH168
• and let them stretch forthנָטָהnâţâh · to stretchH5186
• the curtainsיְרִיעָהyerîy‛âh · curtainH3407
• of thine habitationsמִשְׁכָּןmishkân · tabernacleH4908
• spareחָשַׂךְchâώak · to withholdH2820
• not, lengthenאָרַךְ'ârak · to prolongH748
• thy cordsמֵיתָרmêythâr · cordH4340
• and strengthenחָזַקchâzaq · to strengthen: strengthenH2388
• thy stakesיָתֵדyâthêd · pegH3489

Cross-references for Isaiah 54:2

• Isaiah 33:20Look at Zion, the city where we hold religious festivals! You will see Jerusalem, a peaceful settlement, a tent that stays put; its stakes will never be pulled up; none of its ropes will snap in two.
• Isaiah 49:19Yes, your land lies in ruins; it is desolate and devastated. But now you will be too small to hold your residents, and those who devoured you will be far away.
• Jeremiah 10:20But our tents have been destroyed. The ropes that held them in place have been ripped apart. Our children are gone and are not coming back. There is no survivor to put our tents back up, no one left to hang their tent curtains in place.

Commentaries on Isaiah 54:2

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2Enlarge the place of thy tent - The same idea occurs in Isaiah 49:19-20 (see the notes at that chapter). The curtains of thy habitations. The word curtain‘ does not quite express the sense here. It is commonly with us used to denote the cloth hanging round. a bed or at a window, which may be spread or drawn aside at pleasure, or the hanging in theaters to conceal the stage from the spectators. The word here, however, denotes the canopy or cloth used in a…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-3The prophet encourages Jerusalem, likened to a barren woman, to rejoice because its fate was changing very quickly. She would have so many children that she would outgrow her home (see Galatians 4:27).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. (Is 49:19, 20; Jr 31:31-36, 38, 39). Thy children shall be so many that thy borders must be extended to contain them. curtains--the cloth forming the covering of the tent. spare not--give abundantly the means for the enlargement of the Church (2Co 9:5-7). cords ... stakes--The more the tent is enlarged by lengthening the cords by which the cloth covering is fastened to the ground, the more the stakes supporting the tent need to be strengthened; the…Read the comment

Topics related to Isaiah 54:2

• Church
• Cord
• Curtains
• Gentiles
• Heathen
• Righteous

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Commentaries on Isaiah 54

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings