Isaiah 54:2
Enlarge the place of your tent; stretch out the curtains of your dwellings—do not hold back! Lengthen your cords and strengthen your stakes.
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King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)
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;
KJV1611 – Modern English
Enlarge the place of your tent, and let them stretch forth the curtains of your habitations: do not spare, lengthen your cords, and strengthen your stakes;
King James Version 1611 (Original)
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;
American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers
Enlarge{H7337} the place{H4725} of thy tent,{H168} and let them stretch forth{H5186} the curtains{H3407} of thy habitations;{H4908} spare{H2820} not: lengthen{H748} thy cords,{H4340} and strengthen{H2388} thy stakes.{H3489}
King James Version with Strong's Numbers
Enlarge{H7337}{(H8685)} the place{H4725} of thy tent{H168}, and let them stretch forth{H5186}{(H8686)} the curtains{H3407} of thine habitations{H4908}: spare{H2820}{(H8799)} not, lengthen{H748}{(H8685)} thy cords{H4340}, and strengthen{H2388}{(H8761)} thy stakes{H3489};
Coverdale Bible (1535)
Make thy tente wyder, & sprede out the hanginges of thine habitacio: spare not, laye forth thy coardes, and make fast thy stakes:
Geneva Bible (1560)
Enlarge the place of thy tents, & let them spread out the curtains of thine habitations: spare not, stretch out thy cords & make fast thy stakes.
Bishops' Bible (1568)
Make thy tent wyder, and spreade out the hanginges of thine habitation: spare not, lay foorth thy wardes, and make fast thy stakes:
Authorized King James Version (1611)
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;
Webster's Bible (1833)
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.
Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)
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.
American Standard Version (1901)
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.
American Standard Version (1901)
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.
Bible in Basic English (1941)
Make wide the place of your tent, and let the curtains of your house be stretched out without limit: make your cords long, and your tent-pins strong.
World English Bible (2000)
"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.
NET Bible® (New English Translation)
Make your tent larger, stretch your tent curtains farther out! Spare no effort, lengthen your ropes, and pound your stakes deep.
Referenced Verses
- Isa 33:20 : 20 Look at Zion, the city of our appointed festivals! Your eyes will see Jerusalem, a secure abode, a tent that will not be moved; its stakes will never be uprooted, nor will any of its ropes be broken.
- Isa 49:19-20 : 19 Your ruins, desolate places, and devastated land will now be too small for your inhabitants, and those who devoured you will be far away. 20 The children you thought you had lost will say in your hearing, 'This place is too small for us. Make room for us to live here.'
- Jer 10:20 : 20 My tent is destroyed, and all its ropes are broken. My children have left me—they are no more. There is no one to pitch my tent or set up my curtains.
- Exod 35:18 : 18 The tent pegs for the tabernacle and the courtyard, along with their ropes.
- Exod 39:40 : 40 the curtains of the courtyard with its posts and bases, the curtain for the entrance to the courtyard, its ropes, its tent pegs, and all the equipment for the service of the Tabernacle, the Tent of Meeting,
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