Isaiah 22:23

22:23 I will fasten him like a peg into a solid place; ¹  he will bring honor and respect to his father’s family. ² 

Isaiah 49:20

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 

Isaiah 54:2

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 

[22:23]  ¹ sn The metaphor depicts how secure his position will be.

[22:23]  ² tn Heb “and he will become a glorious throne for the house of his father.”

[49:20]  ³ tn Heb “me.” The singular is collective.

[49:20]  ⁴ tn Heb “draw near to me so I can dwell.”

[54:2]  ⁵ tn Heb “the curtains of our dwelling places let them stretch out.”

[54:2]  ⁶ tn Heb “your stakes strengthen.”