“Enlarge the site of your tent,
and let your tent curtains be stretched out;(A)
do not hold back;
lengthen your ropes,
and drive your pegs deep.
For you will spread out to the right and to the left,(B)
and your descendants will dispossess nations
and inhabit the desolate cities.

“Do not be afraid, for you will not be put to shame;(C)
don’t be humiliated, for you will not be disgraced.
For you will forget the shame of your youth,
and you will no longer remember
the disgrace of your widowhood.(D)

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“Enlarge the place of your tent,(A)
    stretch your tent curtains wide,
    do not hold back;
lengthen your cords,
    strengthen your stakes.(B)
For you will spread out to the right and to the left;
    your descendants(C) will dispossess nations(D)
    and settle in their desolate(E) cities.

“Do not be afraid;(F) you will not be put to shame.(G)
    Do not fear disgrace;(H) you will not be humiliated.
You will forget the shame of your youth(I)
    and remember no more the reproach(J) of your widowhood.(K)

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