Isaiah 60:22
A little one shall become a thousand, and a small one a strong nation: I the Lord will hasten it in his time.
Isaiah 60:22 in other translations
| BSB | The least of you will become a thousand, and the smallest a mighty nation. I am the LORD; in its time I will accomplish it quickly. |
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| WEB | The little one will become a thousand, and the small one a strong nation. I, the LORD, will do this quickly in its time.” |
| ASV | The little one shall become a thousand, and the small one a strong nation; I, Jehovah, will hasten it in its time. |
| YLT | The little one doth become a chief, And the small one a mighty nation, I, Jehovah, in its own time do hasten it! |
| DARBY | The little one shall become a thousand, and the smallest a mighty nation: I, Jehovah, will hasten it in its time. |
| BBE | The smallest of their families will become a thousand, and a small one a strong nation: I, the Lord, will make it come quickly in its time. |
| Webster | A little one shall become a thousand, and a small one a strong nation: I the LORD will hasten it in its time. |
What does Isaiah 60:22 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Isaiah 60:15-22
We must look for the full accomplishment in times and things, exceeding those of the Old Testament church. The nations and their kings shall lay themselves out for the good of the church. Such a salvation, such a redemption, shall be wrought out for thee, as discovers itself to be the work of the Lord. Every thing shall be changed for the better. In thy land shall no more be heard threats of those that do violence…
Isaiah 60:22 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Isaiah 60:22
- Habakkuk 2:3
For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry.
- Hebrews 10:36
For ye have need of patience, that, after ye have done the will of God, ye might receive the promise.
- Luke 18:7
And shall not God avenge his own elect, which cry day and night unto him, though he bear long with them?
- Matthew 13:31-32
Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like to a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and sowed in his field: Which indeed is the least of all seeds: but when it is grown, it is the greatest among herbs, and becometh a tree, so that the birds of the air come and lodge in the branches thereof.
- 2 Peter 3:8
But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.
- Isaiah 66:8
Who hath heard such a thing? who hath seen such things? Shall the earth be made to bring forth in one day? or shall a nation be born at once? for as soon as Zion travailed, she brought forth her children.
- Isaiah 5:19
That say, Let him make speed, and hasten his work, that we may see it: and let the counsel of the Holy One of Israel draw nigh and come, that we may know it!
- Revelation 7:9
After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands;
- Acts 5:14
And believers were the more added to the Lord, multitudes both of men and women.)
- Daniel 2:44
And in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever.
- Acts 2:41
Then they that gladly received his word were baptized: and the same day there were added unto them about three thousand souls.
- Daniel 2:35
Then was the iron, the clay, the brass, the silver, and the gold, broken to pieces together, and became like the chaff of the summer threshingfloors; and the wind carried them away, that no place was found for them: and the stone that smote the image became a great mountain, and filled the whole earth.
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Context
- Isaiah 60:21
Thy people also shall be all righteous: they shall inherit the land for ever, the branch of my planting, the work of my hands, that I may be glorified.
- Isaiah 60:22
A little one shall become a thousand, and a small one a strong nation: I the Lord will hasten it in his time.
Isaiah 60:22 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | El pequeño será por mil, el menor, por gente fuerte. Yo Jehová á su tiempo haré que esto sea presto. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Le petit deviendra mille, et le moindre, une nation forte. Moi, l’ Éternel, je hâterai cela en son temps. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Der Kleinste wird zu einem Tausend werden, und der Geringste zu einer gewaltigen Nation. Ich, Jehova, werde es zu seiner Zeit eilends ausführen. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Minimus erit in mille, et parvulus in gentem fortissimam. Ego Dominus in tempore ejus subito faciam istud. |