A little one
qatan (kaw-tawn')
abbreviated, i.e. diminutive, literally (in quantity, size or number) or figuratively (in age or importance)
shall become a thousand
'eleph (eh'-lef)
hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand -- thousand.
and a small one
tsa`iyr (tsaw-eer')
little; (in number) few; (in age) young, (in value) ignoble -- least, little (one), small (one), + young(-er, -est).
a strong
`atsuwm (aw-tsoom')
powerful (specifically, a paw); by implication, numerous -- + feeble, great, mighty, must, strong.
nation
gowy (go'-ee)
a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts -- Gentile, heathen, nation, people.
I the LORD
Yhovah (yeh-ho-vaw')
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord.
will hasten
chuwsh (koosh)
to hurry; figuratively, to be eager with excitement or enjoyment -- (make) haste(-n), ready.
it in his time
`eth (ayth)
time, especially (adverb with preposition) now, when, etc.
