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 49:19-20; Jeremiah 31:31-36; Jeremiah 31:38-39.) Thy children shall be so many that thy borders must be extended to contain them.
Stretch forth the curtains - the cloth forming the covering of the tent.
Spare not - grudge not, but give abundantly the means for the enlargement of the Church (2 Corinthians 9:5-7).
Lengthen thy cords, and strengthen thy stakes. The more the tent is enlarged by lengthening the cords by which the cloth covering is fastened to the ground, the more the stakes supporting the tent need to be strengthened; the Church is not merely to seek new converts, but to strengthen those she has in the faith. The image is appropriate, as the tabernacle was the symbol of the old Israelite Church (note, Isaiah 33:20).