Isaiah 54:2
“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;”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Enlarge the place of thy tent,.... To which the church is compared, because of its uncertain and movable condition,…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Enlarge the place of thy tent - The same idea occurs in Isa 49:19-20 (see the notes at that chapter). The curtains of…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Isaiah 54:1-5
If we apply this to the state of the Jews after their return out of captivity, it is a prophecy of the increase of their…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
The idea of the verse is expressed in Isa 49:20-21; for the figure of the tent (in an opposite sense) cf. Jer 10:20.
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