Isaiah

Isaiah 21:16–17

¹⁶For this is what the Lord says to me: “Within one year, as a hired worker would count it, all the glory of Kedar will be gone. ¹⁷The remaining archers, the warriors of Kedar, will be few.”

For the LORD, the God of Israel, has spoken.

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Isaiah 21:16

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For	כִּי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
this	כֹ֛ה	ḵōh	Adverb	H3541 thus, here
the Lord	אֲדֹנָ֖י	’ă·ḏō·nāy	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H136 lord
says	אָמַ֥ר	’ā·mar	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
to me	אֵלָ֑י	’ê·lāy	Preposition; first person common singular	H413 motion to
Within one year	שָׁנָה֙	šā·nāh	Noun - feminine singular	H8141 year
as a hired worker	שָׂכִ֔יר	śā·ḵîr	Adjective - masculine singular	H7916 hired
would count	כִּשְׁנֵ֣י	kiš·nê	Preposition-k; Noun - feminine plural construct	H8141 year
all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the glory	כְּב֥וֹד	kə·ḇō·wḏ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3519 abundance, honour, glory
of Kedar	קֵדָֽר׃	qê·ḏār	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H6938 Kedar
will be gone	וְכָלָ֖ה	wə·ḵā·lāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H3615 be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, spent

Isaiah 21:17

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The remaining	וּשְׁאָ֧ר	ū·šə·’ār	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H7605 remain, be left over
archers	קֶ֛שֶׁת	qe·šeṯ	Noun - feminine singular	H7198 bow
the warriors	גִּבּוֹרֵ֥י	gib·bō·w·rê	Adjective - masculine plural construct	H1368 strong, mighty
of Kedar	קֵדָ֖ר	qê·ḏār	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H6938 Kedar
will be few	יִמְעָ֑טוּ	yim·‘ā·ṭū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H4591 be or become small, diminished, few
For	כִּ֛י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
the LORD	יְהוָ֥ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
the God	אֱלֹהֵֽי־	’ĕ·lō·hê-	Noun - masculine plural construct	H430 God
of Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
has spoken	דִּבֵּֽר׃ס	dib·bêr	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H1696 speak

Cross-references

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Isaiah 21:16 Song of Solomon 1:5 · Isaiah 60:7 · Psalm 120:5 · Isaiah 16:14 · Jeremiah 49:28 · Ezekiel 27:21 · Genesis 25:13 · Isaiah 42:11

Isaiah 21:17 Numbers 23:19 · Zechariah 1:6 · Isaiah 1:20 · Matthew 24:35

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.