Isaiah 60:22
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“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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“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.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“A little one shall become a thousand, and a small one a strong nation: I the Lord will hasten it in his time.”
King James Version · Public Domain“The little one shall become a thousand, and the small one a strong nation; I, Jehovah, will hasten it in its time.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“The little one doth become a chief, And the small one a mighty nation, I, Jehovah, in its own time do hasten it!”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Isaiah 60:22 — 13 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Isaiah 5:19to those who say, “Let Him hurry and hasten His work so that we may see it! Let the plan of the Holy One of Israel come so that we may know it!”
- Isaiah 66:8Who has heard of such as this? Who has seen such things? Can a country be born in a day or a nation be delivered in an instant? Yet as soon as Zion was in labor, she gave birth to her children.
- Daniel 2:35Then the iron, clay, bronze, silver, and gold were shattered and became like chaff on the threshing floor in summer. The wind carried them away, and not a trace of them could be found. But the stone that had struck the statue became a great mountain and filled the whole earth.
- Daniel 2:44In the days of those kings, the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that will never be destroyed, nor will it be left to another people. It will shatter all these kingdoms and bring them to an end, but will itself stand forever.
- Micah 4:7And I will make the lame into a remnant, and the outcast into a strong nation. Then the LORD will rule over them in Mount Zion from that day and forever.
- Habakkuk 2:3For the vision awaits an appointed time; it testifies of the end and does not lie. Though it lingers, wait for it, since it will surely come and will not delay.
- Matthew 13:31He put before them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that a man planted in his field.
- Luke 18:7Will not God bring about justice for His elect who cry out to Him day and night? Will He continue to defer their help?
- Acts 2:41Those who embraced his message were baptized, and about three thousand were added to the believers that day.
- Acts 5:14Yet more and more believers were brought to the Lord—large numbers of both men and women.
- Hebrews 10:36You need to persevere, so that after you have done the will of God, you will receive what He has promised.
- 2 Peter 3:8Beloved, do not let this one thing escape your notice: With the Lord a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a day.
- Revelation 7:9After this I looked and saw a multitude too large to count, from every nation and tribe and people and tongue, standing before the throne and before the Lamb. They were wearing white robes and holding palm branches in their hands.
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