Yesaya 26:15

26:15 You have made the nation larger, ¹  O Lord,

you have made the nation larger and revealed your splendor, ² 

you have extended all the borders of the land.

Yesaya 49:19-20

49:19 Yes, your land lies in ruins;

it is desolate and devastated. ³ 

But now you will be too small to hold your residents,

and those who devoured you will be far away.

49:20 Yet the children born during your time of bereavement

will say within your hearing,

‘This place is too cramped for us, ⁴ 

make room for us so we can live here.’ ⁵ 

[26:15]  ¹ tn Heb “you have added to the nation.” The last line of the verse suggests that geographical expansion is in view. “The nation” is Judah.

[26:15]  ² tn Or “brought honor to yourself.”

[49:19]  ³ tn Heb “Indeed your ruins and your desolate places, and the land of your destruction.” This statement is abruptly terminated in the Hebrew text and left incomplete.

[49:20]  ⁴ tn Heb “me.” The singular is collective.

[49:20]  ⁵ tn Heb “draw near to me so I can dwell.”