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Isaiah 54:2

Hope

1 “Shout for joy, O barren woman, who bears no children; break forth in song and cry aloud, you who have never travailed; because more are the children of the desolate woman than of her who has a husband,” says the LORD.

“Enlarge the site of your tent, stretch out the curtains of your dwellings, do not hold back. Lengthen your ropes and drive your stakes in deep.

3 For you will spread out to the right and left; your descendants will dispossess the nations and inhabit the desolate cities.

4 Do not be afraid, for you will not be put to shame; do not be intimidated, for you will not be humiliated. For you will forget the shame of your youth and will remember no more the reproach of your widowhood.

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
“Enlarge the site of your tent, stretch out the curtains of your dwellings, do not hold back. Lengthen your ropes and drive your stakes in deep.
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;
WEB
“Enlarge the place of your tent, and let them stretch out the curtains of your habitations; don’t spare; lengthen your cords, and strengthen your stakes.
ASV
Enlarge the place of thy tent, and let them stretch forth the curtains of thy habitations; spare not: lengthen thy cords, and strengthen thy stakes.
DARBY
Enlarge the place of thy tent, and let them stretch forth the curtains of thy habitations: spare not, lengthen thy cords, and strengthen thy stakes.
BLB
“Enlarge the place of your tent, and let them stretch out the curtains of your dwellings! Do not hold back! Lengthen your cords and strengthen your stakes!
ÅB
Utvid plassen for ditt telt, og la dem spenne ut teppene til din bolig, hindre det ikke! Strekk dine snorer langt ut, og gjør dine teltplugger faste!
OTB
«Utvid plassen for ditt telt, strekk ut dine boligers tepper, hold ikke tilbake; forleng dine snorer og styrk dine plugger.
B1930
Utvid plassen for ditt telt, og la dem spenne ut teppene til din bolig, hindre det ikke! Strekk dine snorer langt ut, og gjør dine teltplugger faste!

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Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Isaiah 33:20

    Look upon Zion, the city of our appointed feasts. Your eyes will see Jerusalem, a peaceful pasture, a tent that does not wander; its tent pegs will not be pulled up, nor will any of its cords be broken.

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  • Isaiah 49:19–20

    For your ruined and desolate places and your ravaged land will now indeed be too small for your people, and those who devoured you will be far away.

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  • Jeremiah 10:20

    My 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.

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  • Exodus 39:40

    the curtains of the courtyard with its posts and bases; the curtain for the gate of the courtyard, its ropes and tent pegs, and all the equipment for the service of the tabernacle, the Tent of Meeting;

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  • Exodus 35:18

    the tent pegs for the tabernacle and for the courtyard, along with their ropes;

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