Isaiah 21:16-17
Lexham English Bible
16 For the Lord said this to me:
“In one more year,[a] like the years of a hired worker,
all the glory of Kedar will come to an end.
17 And the remainder of the number of the bows[b] of the warriors of the sons of Kedar will be few.”
For Yahweh, the God of Israel, has spoken.
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- Isaiah 21:16 Literally “In yet a year”
- Isaiah 21:17 Hebrew “bow”
Isaiah 21:16-17
King James Version
16 For thus hath the Lord said unto me, Within a year, according to the years of an hireling, and all the glory of Kedar shall fail:
17 And the residue of the number of archers, the mighty men of the children of Kedar, shall be diminished: for the Lord God of Israel hath spoken it.
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Isaiah 21:16-17
New King James Version
16 For thus the Lord has said to me: “Within a year, (A)according to the year of a hired man, all the glory of (B)Kedar will fail; 17 and the remainder of the number of archers, the mighty men of the people of Kedar, will be diminished; for the Lord God of Israel has spoken it.”
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Isaiah 21:16-17
English Standard Version
16 For thus the Lord said to me, “Within a year, (A)according to the years of a hired worker, all the glory of (B)Kedar will come to an end. 17 And the remainder of the archers of the mighty men of the sons of (C)Kedar will be few, (D)for the Lord, the God of Israel, has spoken.”
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