Isaiah 60:22

60:21 Thy 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.

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The little one will become a thousand, and the small one a strong nation. I, Yahweh, will do this quickly in its time.”

A little one shall become a thousand, and a small one a strong nation: I the Lord will hasten it in his time.

A little one shall become a thousand, and a small one a strong nation: I the LORD will hasten it in his time.

What does Isaiah 60:22 mean?

Isaiah 60:22 is a verse in the book of Isaiah, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include קָטָן (qâṭân), אֶלֶף (ʼeleph), צָעִיר (tsâʻîyr).

Hebrew interlinear

little

oneקָטָןqâṭân/kaw-tawn'/H6996abbreviated, i.e. diminutive, literally (in quantity, size or number) or figuratively (in age or importance)

shall

become

thousand,אֶלֶףʼeleph/eh'-lef/H505hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand

and

small

oneצָעִירtsâʻîyr/tsaw-eer'/H6810little; (in number) few; (in age) young, (in value) ignoble

strongעָצוּםʻâtsûwm/aw-tsoom'/H6099powerful (specifically, a paw); by implication, numerous

nation:גּוֹיgôwy/go'-ee/H1471a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts

the

LORDיְהֹוָהYᵉhôvâh/yeh-ho-vaw'/H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of God

will

hastenחוּשׁchûwsh/koosh/H2363to hurry; figuratively, to be eager with excitement or enjoyment

his

time.עֵתʻêth/ayth/H6256time, especially (adverb with preposition) now, when, etc.

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Isaiah 60:22.

1 Samuel 9:21

And Saul answered and said, Am not I a Benjamite, of the smallest of the tribes of Israel? and my family the least of all the families of the tribe of Benjamin? wherefore then speakest thou so to me? so: Heb. according to this word

Deuteronomy 32:35

To me belongeth vengeance, and recompence; their foot shall slide in due time: for the day of their calamity is at hand, and the things that shall come upon them make haste.

Joshua 6:26

And Joshua adjured them at that time, saying, Cursed be the man before the LORD, that riseth up and buildeth this city Jericho: he shall lay the foundation thereof in his firstborn, and in his youngest son shall he set up the gates of it.

Frequently asked questions

What does Isaiah 60:22 say?

Isaiah 60:22 (King James Version) reads: "A little one shall become a thousand, and a small one a strong nation: I the LORD will hasten it in his time."

Is Isaiah 60:22 in the Old or New Testament?

Isaiah 60:22 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Isaiah.

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