Isaiah 54:2
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Enlarge the place of thy tent, and stretch out the skins of thy tabernacles, spare not: lengthen thy cords, and strengthen thy stakes.

Isaiah 33:20 Look upon Sion the city of our solemnity: thy eyes shall see Jerusalem, a rich habitation, a tabernacle that cannot be removed: neither shall the nails thereof be taken away for ever, neither shall any of the cords thereof be broken.

Isaiah 49:19,20 For thy deserts, and thy desolate places, and the land of thy destruction shall now be too narrow by reason of the inhabitants, and they that swallowed thee up shall be chased far away. . . .

Jeremiah 10:20 My tabernacle is laid waste, all my cords are broken: my children are gone out from me, and they are not: there is none to stretch forth my tent any more, and to set up my curtains.

Context
Future Blessings for Zion
1Give praise, O thou barren, that bearest not: sing forth praise, and make a joyful noise, thou that didst not travail with child: for many are the children of the desolate, more than of her that hath a husband, saith the Lord. 2Enlarge the place of thy tent, and stretch out the skins of thy tabernacles, spare not: lengthen thy cords, and strengthen thy stakes.3For thou shalt pass on to the right hand, and to the left: and thy seed shall inherit the Gentiles, and shall inhabit the desolate cities.…
Cross References
Genesis 26:22
Going forward from thence, he digged another well, for which they contended not; therefore he called the name thereof, Latitude, saying: Now hath the Lord given us room, and made us to increase upon the earth.

Exodus 35:18
The pins of the tabernacle, and of the court, with their little cords:

Exodus 39:40
The hanging in the entry of the court, and the little cords, and the pins thereof. Nothing was wanting of the vessels, that were commanded to be made for the ministry of the tabernacle, and for the roof of the covenant.

Isaiah 26:15
Thou hast been favourable to the nation, O Lord, thou hast been favourable to the nation: art thou glorified? thou hast removed all the ends of the earth far off.

Isaiah 33:20
Look upon Sion the city of our solemnity: thy eyes shall see Jerusalem, a rich habitation, a tabernacle that cannot be removed: neither shall the nails thereof be taken away for ever, neither shall any of the cords thereof be broken.

Isaiah 49:19
For thy deserts, and thy desolate places, and the land of thy destruction shall now be too narrow by reason of the inhabitants, and they that swallowed thee up shall be chased far away.

Isaiah 49:20
The children of thy barrenness shall still say in thy ears: The place is too strait for me, make me room to dwell in.

Lexicon
“Enlarge
הַרְחִ֣יבִי ׀ (har·ḥî·ḇî)
Verb - Hifil - Imperative - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7337: To be or grow wide or large

the site
מְק֣וֹם (mə·qō·wm)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 4725: A standing, a spot, a condition

of your tent,
אָהֳלֵ֗ךְ (’ā·ho·lêḵ)
Noun - masculine singular construct | second person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 168: A tent

stretch out
יַטּ֖וּ (yaṭ·ṭū)
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 5186: To stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, bend

the curtains
וִירִיע֧וֹת (wî·rî·‘ō·wṯ)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct
Strong's Hebrew 3407: A hanging

of your dwellings,
מִשְׁכְּנוֹתַ֛יִךְ (miš·kə·nō·w·ṯa·yiḵ)
Noun - masculine plural construct | second person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4908: A residence, the Tabernacle

do not
אַל־ (’al-)
Adverb
Strong's Hebrew 408: Not

hold back.
תַּחְשֹׂ֑כִי (taḥ·śō·ḵî)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2820: To restrain, refrain, to refuse, spare, preserve, to observe

Lengthen
הַאֲרִ֙יכִי֙ (ha·’ă·rî·ḵî)
Verb - Hifil - Imperative - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 748: To be, long

your ropes
מֵֽיתָרַ֔יִךְ (mê·ṯā·ra·yiḵ)
Noun - masculine plural construct | second person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4340: A cord, the string

and drive your stakes deep.
וִיתֵדֹתַ֖יִךְ (wî·ṯê·ḏō·ṯa·yiḵ)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct | second person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3489: A peg, pin


Additional Translations
“Enlarge the site of your tent, stretch out the curtains of your dwellings, do not hold back. Lengthen your ropes and drive your stakes deep.Enlarge the place of your tent, and let them stretch forth the curtains of your habitations: spare not, lengthen your cords, and strengthen your stakes;

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.

Enlarge the place of thy tent, and of thy curtains: fix the pins, spare not, lengthen thy cords, and strengthen thy pins;

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.

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.

Enlarge the place of thy tent, and let them extend the curtains of thy habitations: spare not, lengthen thy cords, and strengthen thy stakes;

"Enlarge the place of your tent, and let them stretch forth the curtains of your habitations; don't spare: lengthen your cords, and strengthen your stakes.

Enlarge the place of thy tent, And the curtains of thy tabernacles they stretch out, Restrain not -- lengthen thy cords, And thy pins make strong.
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