KJV King James Version
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 21:17
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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BSB Berean Standard Bible
The remaining archers, the warriors of Kedar, will be few.” For the LORD, the God of Israel, has spoken.
WEB World English Bible
and the residue of the number of the archers, the mighty men of the children of Kedar, will be few; for Yahweh, the God of Israel, has spoken it.”
ASV American Standard Version
and the residue of the number of the archers, the mighty men of the children of Kedar, shall be few; for Jehovah, the God of Israel, hath spoken it.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And the remnant of the number of bow-men, The mighty of the sons of Kedar are few, For Jehovah, God of Israel, hath spoken!’
Surrounding context — Isaiah 21
14 The inhabitants of the land of Tema brought water to him that was thirsty, they prevented with their bread him that fled.
15 For they fled from the swords, from the drawn sword, and from the bent bow, and from the grievousness of war.
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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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וּשְׁאָ֧רH7605 · she.arremnantמִסְפַּר־H4557 · mis.parnumberקֶ֛שֶׁתH7198 · qe.shetbowגִּבּוֹרֵ֥יH1368 · gib.bormighty manבְנֵֽי־H1121 · benson: childקֵדָ֖רH6938 · qe.darKedarיִמְעָ֑טוּH4591 · ma.atto diminishכִּ֛יH3588 · kiforיְהוָ֥הH3068 · ye.ho.vahLORDאֱלֹהֵֽי־H430 · e.lo.himGodיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לH3478 · yis.ra.elIsraelדִּבֵּֽר׃ סH1696 · da.varto speak: speak
Cross-references
Numbers 23:19God [is] not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do [it]? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?Zechariah 1:6But my words and my statutes, which I commanded my servants the prophets, did they not take hold of your fathers? and they returned and said, Like as the LORD of hosts thought to do unto us, according to our ways, and according to our doings, so hath he dealt with us.Isaiah 1:20But if ye refuse and rebel, ye shall be devoured with the sword: for the mouth of the LORD hath spoken [it].Matthew 24:35Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.Isaiah 17:4-5And in that day it shall come to pass, [that] the glory of Jacob shall be made thin, and the fatness of his flesh shall wax lean.Psalm 107:39Again, they are minished and brought low through oppression, affliction, and sorrow.Isaiah 10:18-19And shall consume the glory of his forest, and of his fruitful field, both soul and body: and they shall be as when a standardbearer fainteth.Jeremiah 44:29And this [shall be] a sign unto you, saith the LORD, that I will punish you in this place, that ye may know that my words shall surely stand against you for evil:
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