Isaiah 60:22

Isaiah 60:22 in other versions

• 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.”
• 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

20Thy sun shall no more go down; neither shall thy moon withdraw itself: for the Lord shall be thine everlasting light, and the days of thy mourning shall be ended. 21Thy 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. 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 word by word

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

• 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 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.
• Daniel 2:35Then 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.
• Matthew 13:31Another 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:
• Acts 2:41Then they that gladly received his word were baptized: and the same day there were added unto them about three thousand souls.
• Acts 5:14And believers were the more added to the Lord, multitudes both of men and women.)
• Revelation 7:9After 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;
• Isaiah 5:19That 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!
• Habakkuk 2:3For 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.
• Luke 18:7And shall not God avenge his own elect, which cry day and night unto him, though he bear long with them?
• Hebrews 10:36For ye have need of patience, that, after ye have done the will of God, ye might receive the promise.
• 2 Peter 3:8But, 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.

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