Isaiah 21:16

Isaiah 21:16 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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:
• New International Version (NIV)This is what the Lord says to me: “Within one year, as a servant bound by contract would count it, all the splendor of Kedar will come to an end.
• English Standard Version (ESV)For thus the Lord said to me, "Within a year, according to the years of a hired worker, all the glory of Kedar will come to an end.
• New King James Version (NKJV)For thus the Lord has said to me: “Within a year, according to the year of a hired man, all the glory of Kedar will fail;

Context of Isaiah 21:16

14Bring water for the thirsty, O dwellers of Tema; meet the refugees with food. 15For they flee from the sword— the sword that is drawn— from the bow that is bent, and from the stress of battle. For 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.

Isaiah 21:16 word by word

כִּי־כֹ֛ה אָמַ֥ר אֲדֹנָ֖י אֵלָ֑י בְּע֤וֹד שָׁנָה֙ כִּשְׁנֵ֣י שָׂכִ֔יר וְכָלָ֖ה כָּל־כְּב֥וֹד קֵדָֽר׃Read the interlinear

• Forכִּיkîy · forH3588
• thisכֹּהkôh · thusH3541
• the Lordאֲדֹנָי'ădônây · LordH136
• saysאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• to meאֶל'êl 'el · to(wards)H413
• to meעוֹד‛ôd ‛ôd · stillH5750
• Within one yearשָׁנָהshâneh shânâh · yearH8141
• as a hired workerשָׂכִירώâkîyr · hiredH7916
• allכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
• the gloryכָּבוֹדkâbôd kâbôd · gloryH3519
• of Kedarקֵדָרqêdâr · KedarH6938
• will be goneכָּלָהkâlâh · to end: finishH3615

Cross-references for Isaiah 21:16

• Isaiah 16:14And now the LORD says, “In three years, as a hired worker counts the years, Moab’s splendor will become an object of contempt, with all her many people. And those who are left will be few and feeble.”
• Job 7:1“Is not man consigned to labor on earth? Are not his days like those of a hired hand?
• Isaiah 42:11Let the desert and its cities raise their voices; let the villages of Kedar cry aloud. Let the people of Sela sing for joy; let them cry out from the mountaintops.
• Isaiah 60:7All the flocks of Kedar will be gathered to you; the rams of Nebaioth will serve you and go up on My altar with acceptance; I will adorn My glorious house.
• Genesis 25:13These are the names of the sons of Ishmael in the order of their birth: Nebaioth the firstborn of Ishmael, then Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam,
• 1 Chronicles 1:29These are their genealogies:
• Psalms 120:5Woe to me that I dwell in Meshech, that I live among the tents of Kedar!
• Jeremiah 49:28Concerning Kedar and the kingdoms of Hazor, which Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon defeated, this is what the LORD says: “Rise up, advance against Kedar, and destroy the people of the east!
• Ezekiel 27:21Arabia and all the princes of Kedar were your customers, trading in lambs, rams, and goats.

Commentaries on Isaiah 21:16

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 16Within a year - What has been said before was figurative. Here the prophet speaks without a metaphor, and fixes the time when this should be accomplished. It is not usual for the prophets to designate the exact “time” of the fulfillment of their prophecies in this manner. According to the years of an hireling - Exactly; observing the precise time specified Job 7:1. See the phrase explained on Isaiah 16:14. All the glory - The beauty, pride, strength…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 13-17Verses 13-17 The Arabians lived in tents, and kept cattle. A destroying army shall be brought upon them, and make them an easy prey. We know not what straits we may be brought into before we die. Those may know the want of necessary food who now eat bread to the full. Neither the skill of archers, nor the courage of mighty men, can protect from the judgments of God. That is poor glory, which will thus quickly come to nothing. Thus hath the Lord said to…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 16Kedar was a wealthy Arabian tribe with many possessions (see Isaiah 60:7; Ezekiel 27:21).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1616. years of ... hireling--(See on Is 16:14). Kedar--a wandering tribe (Psa 120:5). North of Arabia-Petræa, and south of Arabia-Deserta; put for Arabia in general.Read the comment

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Commentaries on Isaiah 21

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings