Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
A little one shall become a thousand, and a small one a strong nation: I the LORD will hasten it in his time.
I the lord
General references
Bible References
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Isaiah 66:8
Who has heard such a thing? who has 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 2:35
Then the iron, the clay, the bronze, the silver, and the gold were crushed together, and became like the chaff of the summer threshing floors; and the wind carried them away, so that no place was found for them: and the stone that struck the image became a great mountain, and filled the whole earth.
Matthew 13:31
Another 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 2:41
Then they that gladly received his word were baptized: and the same day there were added unto them about three thousand souls.
Acts 5:14
And believers were the more added to the Lord, multitudes both of men and women.)
Revelation 7:9
After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and tribes, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands;
I the lord
Isaiah 5:19
That 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 near and come, that we may know it!
Habakkuk 2:3
For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie: though it tarries, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not delay.
Luke 18:7
And shall not God avenge his own elect, who cry day and night unto him, though he bears long with them?
Hebrews 10:36
For you have need of patience, that, after you have done the will of God, you might receive the promise.
2 Peter 3:8
But, 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.
General references
Isaiah 27:6
He shall cause them that come from Jacob to take root: Israel shall blossom and bud, and fill the face of the world with fruit.
Hebrews 10:37
For yet a little while, and he that shall come will come, and will not tarry.