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Isaiah 21:17

And the remnant of the number of bow-men, || The mighty of the sons of Kedar, are few, || For YHWH, God of Israel, has spoken!”

Literal Standard Version

In The 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.

In Context

16For thus said the Lord to me: “Within a year, as years of a hired worker, || All the glory of Kedar has been consumed.

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Cross References

Numbers 23:19God [is] not a man—and lies, || And a son of man—and relents! Has He said—and He does not do [it]? And spoken—and He does not confirm it?

Isaiah 1:20And if you refuse, and have rebelled, || You are consumed [by] the sword,” || For the mouth of YHWH has spoken.

Isaiah 17:4And it has come to pass in that day, || The glory of Jacob waxes poor, || And the fatness of his flesh waxes lean.

Isaiah 34:16Seek out of the scroll of YHWH, and read, || One of these has not been lacking, || None has missed its companion, || For My mouth—it has commanded, || And His Spirit—He has gathered them.

Jeremiah 44:29And this [is] the sign to you—a declaration of YHWH—that I am seeing after you in this place, so that you know that My words are certainly established against you for calamity—

Matthew 24:35The heaven and the earth will pass away, but My words will not pass away.

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 21:14-17

The Doom of Arabia. ( b. c. 714.) 13 The burden upon Arabia. In the forest in Arabia shall ye lodge, O ye travelling companies of Dedanim. 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 a hireling, and all the glory of Kedar shall fail: 17 And the… Read the whole commentary →

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