Isaiah 54:2,3 - 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 that work belongs; stretch forth the curtains, &c. The meaning is, the curtains must and shall be stretched out. Spare not Fear not lest thou shouldest prepare more room than will be occupied; for very large accessions are to be expected. And strengthen thy stakes That they may be able to support the great weight which the tent, thus enlarged, shall be upon them. For thou shalt break forth, &c. Thou shalt bring forth a multitude of children; for the word פרצ, here rendered break forth, is commonly used of any great and extraordinary propagation of living creatures, whether beasts or men; on the right hand and on the left On every side, in all parts of the world. Or, thy children shall be so numerous that they can no longer be contained within narrow bounds. And thy seed Thy spiritual seed, the members of the New Testament church, and especially the apostles and other ministers of Christ; shall inherit the Gentiles Shall bring the Gentile world to the obedience of the faith; and make the desolate cities to be inhabited Shall cause those cities and countries which, in a spiritual sense, were desolate, being destitute of all good, to be filled with members of the church.