Parallel Verses
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 American Standard Bible
For thus the Lord said to me, “In a
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,
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.
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.
Themes
Arabians » Prophecies concerning
Glory » Christ's » Of man, transient
Isaiah » Prophecies, reproofs, and exhortations of » Arabia
The ishmaelites » Predictions respecting » Their glory, &c to be diminished
Kedar » A nomadic clan of the ishmaelites
Interlinear
Shaneh (in pl. only),
Shaneh (in pl. only),
Kabowd
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Isaiah 21:16
Verse Info
Context Readings
Oracle Against Arabia
15 For they flee from the swords -- from the drawn sword and from the battle-ready bow and from the severity of the battle. 16 For this is what the sovereign master has told me: "Within exactly one year all the splendor of Kedar will come to an end. 17 Just a handful of archers, the warriors of Kedar, will be left." Indeed, the Lord God of Israel has spoken.
Cross References
Psalm 120:5
How miserable I am! For I have lived temporarily in Meshech; I have resided among the tents of Kedar.
Isaiah 16:14
Now the Lord makes this announcement: "Within exactly three years Moab's splendor will disappear, along with all her many people; there will be just a few, insignificant survivors left."
Isaiah 60:7
All the sheep of Kedar will be gathered to you; the rams of Nebaioth will be available to you as sacrifices. They will go up on my altar acceptably, and I will bestow honor on my majestic temple.
Song of Songs 1:5
The Beloved to the Maidens: I am dark but lovely, O maidens of Jerusalem, dark like the tents of Qedar, lovely like the tent curtains of Salmah.
Ezekiel 27:21
Arabia and all the princes of Kedar were your trade partners; for lambs, rams, and goats they traded with you.
Genesis 25:13
These are the names of Ishmael's sons, by their names according to their records: Nebaioth (Ishmael's firstborn), Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam,
Isaiah 42:11
Let the desert and its cities shout out, the towns where the nomads of Kedar live! Let the residents of Sela shout joyfully; let them shout loudly from the mountaintops.
Jeremiah 49:28
The Lord spoke about Kedar and the kingdoms of Hazor that King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon conquered. "Army of Babylon, go and attack Kedar. Lay waste those who live in the eastern desert.
1 Chronicles 1:29
Ishmael's firstborn son was Nebaioth; the others were Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam,
Job 7:1
"Does not humanity have hard service on earth? Are not their days also like the days of a hired man?