Isaiah 60:22
A little one shall become a thousand, and a small one a strong nation: I the Lord will hasten it in his time.
Cross-reference
Isaiah 66:8 describes a nation born at once—a parallel miracle of sudden growth from small beginnings.
Isaiah 27:6 uses the same imagery of Israel blossoming and filling the earth—direct parallel to the small becoming a thousand.
Matthew 13:31 uses the mustard seed parable—the kingdom grows from tiny beginnings, just as a little one becomes a thousand.
In Matthew 13:32, the mustard seed grows into the greatest of herbs—further illustrating the small-to-great pattern.
Acts 2:41 records 3,000 added in one day—a dramatic fulfillment of the small becoming a multitude.
Revelation 7:9 depicts a countless multitude from every nation, fulfilling the promise of a great nation from a small one.
Jeremiah 3:16 promises multiplication and increase in the land—echoing the growth from small to great in Isaiah 60:22.
Jeremiah 30:19 directly promises multiplication and that they will not be small—parallel to the small becoming a thousand.
Micah 4:7 speaks of making the weak a strong nation—directly parallel to the small becoming a strong nation in Isaiah 60:22.
Mark 4:31 uses the mustard seed as an image of small beginnings becoming great—direct parallel to the small becoming a thousand.
Habakkuk 2:3 assures that the vision will come at the appointed time, reinforcing the certainty of God's timing even when it seems delayed.
Acts 5:14 shows multitudes of believers being added, mirroring the promised multiplication from a small beginning.
Hebrews 10:36 calls for patience to receive the promise, complementing the assurance that God will hasten it at the right time.
Job 12:23 affirms God's power to increase nations, reinforcing that the promised growth here is from God's hand.