Isaiah 54:2 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ 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; ”

Isaiah 54:2 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Enlarge 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 her...
Isaiah 54:2 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

(c) Enlarge the place of thy tent, and let them extend the curtains of thy habitations: spare not, lengthen thy cords, and strengthen thy stakes; (c) Signifying that for the great number of children...
Isaiah 54:2 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

LIV. Zion shall be Restored to her Place as Yahweh's Wife, Never again to be Rejected. The poet pictures Zion as a barren wife, left desolate by her husband. Let her break into transports of joy, f...
Isaiah 54:2 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

stakes . tent-pegs.
Isaiah 54:2 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

2. Widen the place of thy tabernacles. He continues his argument under other metaphors, and promises that the Lord will not only restore his Church, but will bestow upon her a condition far...
Isaiah 54:2 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

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;
Isaiah 54:2 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Enlarge the place of thy tent— The same figure and idea recur; chap. Isaiah 33:20 which, together with the following references, will sufficiently explain the present passage: chap. Isaiah 43:5...
Isaiah 54:2 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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 - ( Isaiah...
Isaiah 54:2 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

1. Married wife ] referring to the days of Jerusalem's prosperity.
Isaiah 54:2 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Enlarge the place of thy tent. — Interesting parallels are found in Isaiah 33:20 ; Jeremiah 10:20 .
Isaiah 54:2 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

BOOK 4 THE RESTORATION WE have now reached the summit of our prophecy. It has been a long, steep ascent, and we have had very much to seek out on the way, and to extricate and solve and load ours...
Isaiah 54:2 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

the Wondrous Love of God Isaiah 54:1-17 We have heard the exiles summoned to leave Babylon, and have beheld the Savior becoming the sin-bearer. Here our attention is recalled to the still desol...
Isaiah 54:2 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

We now come to the section which deals with the triumphant singing resulting from the work of the Servant of God, and this chapter is the song of assurance. It first sets forth the glorious fact of r...
Isaiah 54:2 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Enlarge the place of thy tent ,.... To which the church is compared, because of its uncertain and movable condition, being sometimes in one place, and sometimes in another; and because of its outwar...
Isaiah 54:2 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

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; Ver. 2. Enlarye the place of thy tent. ] Thus...
Isaiah 54:2 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Enlarge the place of thy tent That it may be capable of receiving the Gentiles, who shall flock to thee in great numbers, and desire to associate themselves with thee. And let them Those to whom...
Isaiah 54:2 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Prosperity of the Church. B. C. 706. 1 Sing, O barren, thou that didst not bear; b...
Isaiah 54:2 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Enlarge the place of thy tent, that it may be capable of the Gentiles, which shall flock to thee in great numbers, and desire to associate themselves with thee. Let them, those to whom that work...
Isaiah 54:2 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

The Restoration of God's Erring Wife ( Isaiah 54:1-10 ). In this chapter we have the gradual unfolding of the work of the Servant. God will prosper His true people in the future so that they will...
Isaiah 54:2 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

THE ASTONISHING INCREASE OF THE CHURCH ( Missionary Sermon ) Isaiah 54:1-3 . Sing, O barren, thou that didst not bear, &c. Vast accessions to the Church are here predicted. Consider— I. Th...
Isaiah 54:2 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Isaiah 54:1 . Sing, O barren, thou that didst not bear; break forth into singing, and cry aloud, thou that didst not travail with child: for more are the children of the desolate than the children...
Isaiah 54:2 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Isaiah 54:1 . Sing, oh barren, thou that didst not bear. This prophecy is a song of praise, exulting in the assurance that the gentile world should be converted to Christ. The prophet saw it as al...
Isaiah 54:2 - The Biblical Illustrator

Sing, O barren Jerusalem: barren, then fruitful The direct address refers to Jerusalem, which resembled Sarah in her early barrenness and later fruitfulness Isaiah 51:1-3 ). ( F. Delitzsch, D...
Isaiah 54:2 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

SECTION IV .—A RENEWAL OF PROMISES TO ISRAEL , COMBINED WITH EXHORTATION ( CH . 54-56:8). EXPOSITION Isaiah 54:1-23 A PROMISE TO ISRAEL OF GREAT INCREASE , AND...
Isaiah 54:2 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Lord's Promise to Relieve Zion's Barrenness
Isaiah 54:2 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Isaiah 33:20 ; Isaiah 49:19 ; Isaiah 49:20 ; Jeremiah 10:20
Isaiah 54:2 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Enlarge — That it may be capable of the Gentiles, who shall flock to thee in great numbers. Strengthen — That they may be able to support that great weight which the tents thus enlarged, shall be u...

Isaiah 54:2 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Isaiah 54:2 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Isaiah 54:2 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Isaiah 54:2 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Isaiah 54:2 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Isaiah 54:2 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Isaiah 54:2 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Isaiah 54:2 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Isaiah 54:2 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Isaiah 54:2 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Isaiah 54:2 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Isaiah 54:2 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Isaiah 54:2 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Isaiah 54:2 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Isaiah 54:2 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Isaiah 54:2 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Isaiah 54:2 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Isaiah 54:2 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Isaiah 54:2 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Isaiah 54:2 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Isaiah 54:2 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Isaiah 54:2 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Isaiah 54:2 - The Biblical Illustrator

Isaiah 54:2 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Isaiah 54:2 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Isaiah 54:2 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Isaiah 54:2 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes