Isaiah 54:2

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;

Cross-reference

Isaiah 49:19 explains why the tent must enlarge: the desolate land will become too small for the people, directly motivating the command to expand.

Isaiah 49:20 shows the result: children born during bereavement will cry out for more space, fulfilling the need to enlarge the tent.

Isaiah 60:5 Parallel

Isaiah 60:5 portrays the joyful influx of nations' wealth, the outcome of the tent being enlarged to receive them.

Jeremiah 10:20 laments a destroyed tent with broken ropes—the opposite situation that Isaiah 54:2 promises to reverse.

Jeremiah 4:20 describes tents destroyed in instant disaster, contrasting with the command to strengthen stakes and enlarge.

Micah 4:1 Parallel

Micah 4:1 predicts the Lord's mountain exalted with nations streaming to it, matching the expansion needed to accommodate them.

Zechariah 10:10 promises regathering so numerous that there will not be room enough, directly echoing the reason to enlarge the tent.

Luke 13:29 Prophetic fulfillment

In Luke 13:29, people come from all directions to the kingdom feast — echoing the spread to right and left, now fulfilled in Christ.