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Berean Standard Bible

““Enlarge the site of your tent, stretch out the curtains of your dwellings, do not hold back. Lengthen your ropes and drive your stakes in deep.”

Isaiah 54:2

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Isaiah 54 speaks to Zion as a barren woman who will have many children, a picture of restoration after exile. After the Servant's suffering in chapter 53, God promises growth and blessing to his people.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

“Enlarge the site of your tent, stretch out the curtains of your dwellings, do not hold back. Lengthen your ropes and drive your stakes in deep.

World English Bible (WEB)

“Enlarge the place of your tent, and let them stretch out the curtains of your habitations; don’t spare: lengthen your cords, and strengthen your stakes.

King James Version (KJV)

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 (ASV)

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 (BBE)

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.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Ensancha el sitio de tu cabaña, y las cortinas de tus tiendas sean extendidas; no seas escasa; alarga tus cuerdas, y fortifica tus estacas.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

¡Amplía tu casa, construye cuartos adicionales, ensancha tu morada

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