Isaiah 60:22
20 Your sun will no longer set, and your moon will not wane; for the LORD will be your everlasting light, and the days of your sorrow will cease.
21 Then all your people will be righteous; they will possess the land forever; they are the branch of My planting, the work of My hands, so that I may be glorified.
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.
This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- 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.
- KJV
- A little one shall become a thousand, and a small one a strong nation: I the LORD will hasten it in his time.
- 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.
- DARBY
- The little one shall become a thousand, and the smallest a mighty nation: I, Jehovah, will hasten it in its time.
- BLB
- The little one will become as a thousand, and the smallest as a mighty nation; I [am] YHWH, [and] in its time I will hasten it!
- ÅB
- Den minste skal bli til tusen, og den ringeste til et veldig folk; jeg, Herren, jeg vil la det skje hastig, i sin tid.
[^1]: SLM 120, 5. - OTB
- Den minste av dere skal bli tusen, den minste en mektig nasjon. Jeg, Herren, vil bringe det til å skje raskt i sin tid.”
- B1930
- Den minste skal bli til tusen, og den ringeste til et veldig folk; jeg, Herren, jeg vil la det skje hastig, i sin tid.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Habakkuk 2:3
For 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.
Read in contextHebrews 10:36
You need to persevere, so that after you have done the will of God, you will receive what He has promised.
Read in contextLuke 18:7
Will not God bring about justice for His elect who cry out to Him day and night? Will He continue to defer their help?
Read in contextMatthew 13:31–32
He put before them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that a man planted in his field.
Read in context2 Peter 3:8
Beloved, 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.
Read in contextIsaiah 66:8
Who 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.
Read in contextIsaiah 5:19
to 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!”
Read in contextRevelation 7:9
After 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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