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Ibn Ezra, on Isa 54:2
Ibn Ezra · 1089–1167
Isa 54:2 · Douay-Rheims
“Enlarge the place of thy tent, and stretch out the skins of thy tabernacles, spare not: lengthen thy cords, and strengthen thy stakes.”
On this verse:
“Enlarge the place of thy tent, because of the larger number of thy children. יטו Let them stretch forth. Let the children of the desolate stretch forth, or let people stretch forth; comp. ויאמר and one said (Gen. 48:1). אל תחשכי Prevent not, the people from stretching forth the curtains of thy tent. Thy cords. The cords of thy tent.—The restoration of the towns and villages is meant by this figure.”
Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.