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Isaiah 21:17

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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:

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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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
The remaining archers, the warriors of Kedar, will be few.” For the LORD, the God of Israel, has spoken.
KJV
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.
WEB
and the residue of the number of the archers, the mighty men of the children of Kedar, will be few; for the LORD, the God of Israel, has spoken it.”
ASV
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.
DARBY
and the residue of the number of the archers, the mighty men of the sons of Kedar, shall be diminished: for Jehovah, the God of Israel, hath spoken.
BLB
And the remnant of the number of archers, the mighty ones of the sons of Kedar, will be few.” For YHWH, the God of Israel, has spoken.
ÅB
Og tallet på de buer som levnes Kedars helter, skal bli lite; for Herren, Israels Gud, har talt.
[^1]: Babel, som skal bli til en stor øde myr; JES 21, 9. 14, 23.
[^2]: Persia; JES 22, 6.
[^3]: fienden.
[^4]: fienden. JER 51, 8. ÅPE 14, 8; 18, 2. 10.
[^5]: d.e. dødsstillhet; slik kalles her Edom på grunn av den fullstendige ødeleggelse som skal ramme det.
[^6]: senere.
OTB
Antallet av bueskytterne, krigerne i Kedar, vil være få.” Herren, Israels Gud, har talt.
B1930
Og tallet på de buer som levnes Kedars helter, skal bli lite; for Herren, Israels Gud, har talt.

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Cross references

  • Numbers 23:19

    God 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?

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  • Zechariah 1:6

    But 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.

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  • Isaiah 1:20

    But if ye refuse and rebel, ye shall be devoured with the sword: for the mouth of the LORD hath spoken it.

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  • Matthew 24:35

    Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.

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  • Isaiah 17:4–5

    And 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.

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  • Jeremiah 44:29

    And 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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  • Psalms 107:39

    Again, they are minished and brought low through oppression, affliction, and sorrow.

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  • Isaiah 10:18–19

    And 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.

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