'Great Nation' in the Bible

And I will make you a great nation,And I will bless you,And make your name great;And so you shall be a blessing;

As for Ishmael, I have heard you; behold, I will bless him, and will make him fruitful and will multiply him exceedingly. He shall become the father of twelve princes, and I will make him a great nation.

Arise, lift up the lad, and hold him by the hand, for I will make a great nation of him.”

He said, “I am God, the God of your father; do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, for I will make you a great nation there.

Now then let Me alone, that My anger may burn against them and that I may destroy them; and I will make of you a great nation.”

So keep and do them, for that is your wisdom and your understanding in the sight of the peoples who will hear all these statutes and say, ‘Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people.’

For what great nation is there that has a god so near to it as is the Lord our God whenever we call on Him?

Or what great nation is there that has statutes and judgments as righteous as this whole law which I am setting before you today?

Thus says the Lord,“Behold, a people is coming from the north land,And a great nation will be aroused from the remote parts of the earth.

“For behold, I am going to arouse and bring up against BabylonA horde of great nations from the land of the north,And they will draw up their battle lines against her;From there she will be taken captive.Their arrows will be like an expert warriorWho does not return empty-handed.

“Behold, a people is coming from the north,And a great nation and many kingsWill be aroused from the remote parts of the earth.

‘All the birds of the heavens nested in its boughs,And under its branches all the beasts of the field gave birth,And all great nations lived under its shade.