Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

For thus the Lord said to me, “In a year, as a hired man would count it, all the splendor of Kedar will terminate;

King James Version

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:

Holman Bible

For the Lord said this to me: “Within one year, as a hired worker counts years, all the glory of Kedar will be gone.

International Standard Version

For this is what the LORD is saying to me: "Within three years, according to the years of a contract worker, the pomp of Kedar will come to an end.

A Conservative Version

For thus LORD has said to me, Within a year, according to the years of a hireling, all the glory of Kedar shall fail.

American Standard Version

For thus hath the Lord said unto me, Within a year, according to the years of a hireling, all the glory of Kedar shall fail;

Amplified

For the Lord has said this to me, “Within a year, according to the years of a hired man [who will work no longer than was agreed], all the splendor of [the tribe of] Kedar will end;

Bible in Basic English

For so has the Lord said to me, In a year, by the years of a servant working for payment, all the glory of Kedar will come to an end:

Darby Translation

For thus hath the Lord said unto me: Within a year, according to the years of a hired servant, and all the glory of Kedar shall fail;

Julia Smith Translation

For thus said the Lord to me, Within yet a year; as the years of a hireling, and all the glory of Kedar was finished.

King James 2000

For thus has the Lord said unto me, Within a year, according to the years of a hireling, and all the glory of Kedar shall fail:

Lexham Expanded Bible

For the Lord said this to me: "{In one more year}, like [the] years of a hired worker, all the glory of Kedar will come to an end.

Modern King James verseion

For so has Jehovah said to me, Within a year, according to the years of a hireling, all the glory of Kedar shall fail;

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

For thus hath the LORD spoken unto me, "There is yet a year according to the years of a hired servant, and all the glory of the Cedar shall fail.

NET Bible

For this is what the sovereign master has told me: "Within exactly one year all the splendor of Kedar will come to an end.

New Heart English Bible

For the Lord said to me, "Within a year, as a worker bound by contract would count it, the glory of Kedar will fail,

The Emphasized Bible

For, thus, hath My Lord said unto me, - Within a year according to the yearn of a hireling, shall fall all the glory of Kedar;

Webster

For thus hath the Lord said to me, Within a year, according to the years of a hireling, and all the glory of Kedar shall fail:

World English Bible

For the Lord said to me, "Within a year, as a worker bound by contract would count it, all the glory of Kedar will fail,

Youngs Literal Translation

For thus said the Lord unto me: 'Within a year, as years of a hireling, Consumed hath been all the honour of Kedar.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
אדני 
'Adonay 
Usage: 438

unto me, Within a year
שׁנה שׁנה 
Shaneh (in pl. only), 
year, not translated, yearly, yearly + , year , live , old ,
Usage: 811

according to the years
שׁנה שׁנה 
Shaneh (in pl. only), 
year, not translated, yearly, yearly + , year , live , old ,
Usage: 811

of an hireling
שׂכיר 
Sakiyr 
Usage: 17

and all the glory
כּבד כּבוד 
Kabowd 
Usage: 200

of Kedar
קדר 
Qedar 
Usage: 12

References

American

Easton

Fausets

Hastings

Morish

Smith

Watsons

Context Readings

Oracle Against Arabia

15 For they have fled from the swords,
From the drawn sword, and from the bent bow
And from the press of battle.
16 For thus the Lord said to me, “In a year, as a hired man would count it, all the splendor of Kedar will terminate; 17 and the remainder of the number of bowmen, the mighty men of the sons of Kedar, will be few; for the Lord God of Israel has spoken.”

Cross References

Psalm 120:5

Woe is me, for I sojourn in Meshech,
For I dwell among the tents of Kedar!

Isaiah 16:14

But now the Lord speaks, saying, “Within three years, as a hired man would count them, the glory of Moab will be degraded along with all his great population, and his remnant will be very small and impotent.”

Isaiah 60:7

“All the flocks of Kedar will be gathered together to you,
The rams of Nebaioth will minister to you;
They will go up with acceptance on My altar,
And I shall glorify My glorious house.

Song of Songs 1:5

I am black but lovely,
O daughters of Jerusalem,
Like the tents of Kedar,
Like the curtains of Solomon.

Ezekiel 27:21

Arabia and all the princes of Kedar, they were your customers for lambs, rams and goats; for these they were your customers.

Genesis 25:13

and these are the names of the sons of Ishmael, by their names, in the order of their birth: Nebaioth, the firstborn of Ishmael, and Kedar and Adbeel and Mibsam

Isaiah 42:11

Let the wilderness and its cities lift up their voices,
The settlements where Kedar inhabits.
Let the inhabitants of Sela sing aloud,
Let them shout for joy from the tops of the mountains.

Jeremiah 49:28

Concerning Kedar and the kingdoms of Hazor, which Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon defeated. Thus says the Lord,
“Arise, go up to Kedar
And devastate the men of the east.

1 Chronicles 1:29

These are their genealogies: the firstborn of Ishmael was Nebaioth, then Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam,

Job 7:1

Is not man forced to labor on earth,
And are not his days like the days of a hired man?

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