"And the residue of the number of archers, the mighty men of the children of Kedar, shall be diminished: for the LORD God…" — Isaiah 21:17

Isaiah 21:17 · 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}. {archers: Heb. bows}”

— Isaiah 21:17

Verse 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:

Isaiah 21 — Context

For they fled from the swords, from the drawn sword, and from the bent bow, and from the grievousness of war. {from the swords: or, for fear, etc: Heb. from the face, etc}

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}. {archers: Heb. bows}

Cross References

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. {take...: or, overtake}

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?

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}.

Matthew 24:35

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

Psalms 107:39

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

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:

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.

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. {both...: Heb. from the soul, and even to the flesh}