Isaiah 60:22

The little one shall become thousands, and the least a great nation; I the Lord will gather them in due time.

Updated Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

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

In Context

21Thy people also shall be all righteous; they shall inherit the land forever, preserving that which they have planted, even the works of their hands, for glory.

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Cross References

Isaiah 5:19who say, Let him speedily hasten what he will do, that we may see it: and let the counsel of the Holy One of Israel come, that we may know it.

Micah 4:7And I will make her that was bruised a remnant, and her that was rejected a mighty nation: and the Lord shall reign over them in Mount Zion from henceforth, even forever.

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 60:16-22

The Glory of the Church. ( b. c. 706.) 15 Whereas thou hast been forsaken and hated, so that no man went through thee, I will make thee an eternal excellency, a joy of many generations. 16 Thou shalt also suck the milk of the Gentiles, and shalt suck the breast of kings: and thou shalt know that I the Lord am thy Saviour and thy Redeemer, the mighty One of Jacob. 17 For brass I will bring gold, and for iron I will bring silver, and for wood brass, and for stones iron: I will also make thy officers peace, and thine… Read the whole commentary →

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