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
Little
Isaiah 66:8
Who has ever heard of such a thing? Who has ever seen this? Can a country be brought forth in one day? Can a nation be born in a single moment? Yet as soon as Zion goes into labor she gives birth to sons!
Daniel 2:35
Then the iron, clay, bronze, silver, and gold were broken in pieces without distinction and became like chaff from the summer threshing floors that the wind carries away. Not a trace of them could be found. But the stone that struck the statue became a large mountain that filled the entire earth.
Matthew 13:31
He gave them another parable: "The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that a man took and sowed in his field.
Acts 2:41
So those who accepted his message were baptized, and that day about three thousand people were added.
Acts 5:14
More and more believers in the Lord were added to their number, crowds of both men and women.
Revelation 7:9
After these things I looked, and here was an enormous crowd that no one could count, made up of persons from every nation, tribe, people, and language, standing before the throne and before the Lamb dressed in long white robes, and with palm branches in their hands.
I the lord
Isaiah 5:19
They say, "Let him hurry, let him act quickly, so we can see; let the plan of the Holy One of Israel take shape and come to pass, then we will know it!"
Habakkuk 2:3
For the message is a witness to what is decreed; it gives reliable testimony about how matters will turn out. Even if the message is not fulfilled right away, wait patiently; for it will certainly come to pass -- it will not arrive late.
Luke 18:7
Won't God give justice to his chosen ones, who cry out to him day and night? Will he delay long to help them?
Hebrews 10:36
For you need endurance in order to do God's will and so receive what is promised.
2 Peter 3:8
Now, dear friends, do not let this one thing escape your notice, that a single day is like a thousand years with the Lord and a thousand years are like a single day.
General references
Isaiah 27:6
The time is coming when Jacob will take root; Israel will blossom and grow branches. The produce will fill the surface of the world.
Hebrews 10:37
For just a little longer and he who is coming will arrive and not delay.