Isaiah 54:3

spread forth thy tent yet to the right and the left: for thy seed shall inherit the Gentiles, and thou shalt make the desolate cities to be inhabited.

Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

For thou shalt break forth on the right hand and on the left; and thy seed shall inherit the Gentiles, and make the desolate cities to be inhabited.

In Context

2Enlarge the place of thy tent, and of thy curtains: fix the pins, spare not, lengthen thy cords, and strengthen thy pins;

4Fear not, because thou hast been put to shame, neither be confounded, because thou wast reproached: for thou shalt forget thy + 54:4 Gr. ancient Or, everlasting.former shame, and shalt no more at all remember the reproach of thy widowhood.

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Cross References

Genesis 28:14And thy seed shall be as the sand of the earth; and it shall spread abroad to the sea, and the south, and the north, and to the east; and in thee and in thy seed shall all the tribes of the earth be blessed.

Psalms 72:8They have taken counsel and spoken in wickedness: they have uttered unrighteousness loftily.

Isaiah 11:9And they shall not hurt, nor shall they at all be able to destroy any one on my holy mountain: for the whole world is filled with the knowledge of the Lord, as much water + 11:9 Gr. may cover.covers the seas.

Isaiah 42:1Jacob is + 42:1 See Mat. 12. 18, etc.my servant, I will help him: Israel is my chosen, my soul has accepted him; I have put my Spirit upon him; he shall bring forth judgment to the Gentiles.

Isaiah 49:8Thus saith the Lord, + 49:8 2 Cor. 6. 2. In an acceptable time have I heard thee, and in a day of salvation have I succoured thee: and I have formed thee, and given thee for a covenant of the nations, to establish the earth, and to cause to inherit the desert heritages:

Isaiah 49:18Lift up thine eyes round about, and look on them all; behold, they are gathered together, and are come to thee. As I live, saith the Lord, thou shalt clothe thyself with them all as with an ornament, and put them on as a bride her attire.

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 54:2-6

The Prosperity of the Church. ( b. c. 706.) 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 of the married wife, saith the Lord . 2 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; 3 For thou shalt break forth on the right hand and on the left; and thy seed shall inherit the… Read the whole commentary →

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