49:20 Yet the children born during your time of bereavement
will say within your hearing,
‘This place is too cramped for us, 3
make room for us so we can live here.’ 4
54:2 Make your tent larger,
stretch your tent curtains farther out! 5
Spare no effort,
lengthen your ropes,
and pound your stakes deep. 6
1 sn The metaphor depicts how secure his position will be.
2 tn Heb “and he will become a glorious throne for the house of his father.”
3 tn Heb “me.” The singular is collective.
4 tn Heb “draw near to me so I can dwell.”
5 tn Heb “the curtains of our dwelling places let them stretch out.”
6 tn Heb “your stakes strengthen.”