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.”
• 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.”
• New Living Translation (NLT)The smallest family will become a thousand people, and the tiniest group will become a mighty nation. At the right time, I, the Lord, will make it happen.”

Context of Isaiah 60:22

20Your sun shall no more go down, nor your moon withdraw itself; for the Lord will be your everlasting light, and your days of mourning shall be ended. 21Your people shall all be righteous; they shall possess the land forever, the branch of my planting, the work of my hands, that I might be glorified. 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.

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 66:8Who has heard such a thing? Who has seen such things? Shall a land be born in one day? Shall a nation be brought forth in one moment? For as soon as Zion was in labor she brought forth her children.
• Daniel 2:35Then the iron, the clay, the bronze, the silver, and the gold, all together were broken in pieces, and became like the chaff of the summer threshing floors; and the wind carried them away, so that not a trace of them could be found. But the stone that struck the image became a great mountain and filled the whole earth.
• Matthew 13:31He put another parable before them, saying, "The kingdom of heaven is like a grain of mustard seed that a man took and sowed in his field.
• Acts 2:41So those who received his word were baptized, and there were added that day about three thousand souls.
• Acts 5:14And more than ever believers were added to the Lord, multitudes of both men and women,
• Revelation 7:9After this I looked, and behold, a great multitude that no one could number, from every nation, from all tribes and peoples and languages, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed in white robes, with palm branches in their hands,
• Isaiah 5:19who say: "Let him be quick, let him speed his work that we may see it; let the counsel of the Holy One of Israel draw near, and let it come, that we may know it!"
• Habakkuk 2:3For still the vision awaits its appointed time; it hastens to the end—it will not lie. If it seems slow, wait for it; it will surely come; it will not delay.
• Luke 18:7And will not God give justice to his elect, who cry to him day and night? Will he delay long over them?
• Hebrews 10:36For you have need of endurance, so that when you have done the will of God you may receive what is promised.
• 2 Peter 3:8But do not overlook this one fact, beloved, that with the Lord one day is as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one 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