Isaiah 60:22

Isaiah 60:22 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)A little one shall become a thousand, and a small one a strong nation: I the Lord will hasten it in his time.
• New International Version (NIV)The least of you will become a thousand, the smallest a mighty nation. I am the Lord; in its time I will do this swiftly.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)The least one shall become a clan, and the smallest one a mighty nation; I am the Lord; in its time I will hasten it.
• New King James Version (NKJV)A little one shall become a thousand, And a small one a strong nation. I, the Lord, will hasten it in its time.”

Context of Isaiah 60:22

20Your sun will never go down again and your moon will never disappear. That is because the Lord will be the light that shines on you for ever. Then your sad days will come to an end. 21All your people will be righteous. The land will belong to them for ever. I myself will plant them in the ground like a young plant. As they grow, they will show how great I am. The least important person among you will become a great family. The smallest person will become a large nation. I am the Lord. When the right time comes, I will cause it to happen quickly!

Isaiah 60:22 word by word

הַקָּטֹן֙ יִֽהְיֶ֣ה לָאֶ֔לֶף וְהַצָּעִ֖יר לְג֣וֹי עָצ֑וּם אֲנִ֥י יְהוָ֖ה בְּעִתָּ֥הּ אֲחִישֶֽׁנָּה׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• A little oneקָטֹןqâţân qâţôn · smallH6996
• shall become a thousandאֶ֫לֶף'eleph · thousand: clanH505
• and a small oneצָעִירtsâ‛îyr tsâ‛ôr · littleH6810
• a strongעָצוּם‛âtsûm ‛âtsûm · mightyH6099
• nationגּוֹיgôy gôy · nationH1471
• I the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• will hastenחוּשׁchûsh · to hastenH2363
• it in his timeעֵת‛êth · timeH6256

Cross-references for Isaiah 60:22

• Isaiah 66:8Nobody has ever heard of anything like that. Nobody has ever seen that happen before. Can a country be born in just one day? Can a nation be born in a moment? But as soon as Zion's birth pains begin, she has already given birth to her children!
• Daniel 2:35Then the iron, the clay, the bronze, the silver and the gold all broke into pieces. They became like chaff that the wind blows away. Nobody could see any of those pieces any more. But the stone that had hit the statue became a large mountain. It filled the whole earth.’
• Matthew 13:31Jesus told the people another story. He said, ‘I will tell you again what the kingdom of heaven is like. It is like a very small seed of the plant called mustard. A man took this seed and he planted it in his field.
• Acts 2:41Many of the people who listened to Peter believed his message. So the apostles baptized those people. About three thousand people who now believed in Jesus joined the group that same day.
• Acts 5:14More and more people became believers and they joined the group. So now many men and women believed in the Lord Jesus.
• Revelation 7:9After this, I looked again. I saw a very big crowd of people. There were so many people that nobody could count them. They came from every nation, from every tribe and from every language. They were standing in front of the throne and in front of the Lamb. They were wearing long white clothes and they held branches of palm trees in their hands.
• Isaiah 5:19People like that laugh at God. They say, ‘The Lord should do something quickly! We want to see what he can do. The holy God of Israel should do what he has decided to do. Then we will really know what that is!’
• Habakkuk 2:3What I will show to you must happen at the time that I have decided. That is a future time, but it will certainly happen, as I have said. It may not happen very soon, but you must be patient. What I show to you will certainly happen at the right time, so wait for it.
• Luke 18:7But as for God, he always helps those that he has chosen to be his children. When they continue to ask him for help, in the day and in the night, he will answer them. He will not wait.
• Hebrews 10:36You need to be patient and strong. Then you will continue to do what God wants. As a result, you will receive what God has promised.
• 2 Peter 3:8My friends, here is one thing that you must remember. In the Lord God's mind, one day and 1,000 years are the same. For him, 1,000 years is like a single day.

Commentaries on Isaiah 60:22

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 22I the Lord will hasten it in his time - There is a time set for the fulfillment of this prophecy: that time must come before it begins to take place; but when it does begin, the whole will be performed in a short space. It is not, therefore, the time determined for the event that shall be hastened, but all the circumstances of the event; all the parts of the prediction shall be speedily completed. I the Lorde in hys tyme sodeynly schal boun thys. - Old…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 22A little one shall become a thousand - There shall be a great increase, as if one, and that the smallest, should be multiplied to a thousand. The idea is, that the people, then small in number, would be greatly increased by the accession of the Gentile world. Lowth and Noyes render this, The little one.‘ Grotius, The least one.‘ So the Septuagint, ̓̀ Ho oligistos I the Lord will hasten it in his time - Noyes, Its time.‘ Lowth Due time.‘ Septuagint, I will…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 15-22Verses 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, nor complaints of those…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 22I am the LORD: The Lord reveals himself as the covenant God of Israel. His identity guarantees he will fulfill his promises (see Isaiah 27:3–4).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2222. little one--Even one, and that the smallest in number and rank, shall be multiplied a thousandfold in both respects (Mi 5:2; Mt 13:31, 32). his time--not our time; we might wish to hasten it, but it will come in due time, as in the case of Jesus' first coming (Ga 4:4); so in that of the restoration of Israel and the conversion of the world (Is 66:8; Ha 2:3; Ac 1:7; He 10:37).Read the comment

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Commentaries on Isaiah 60

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings