Keraia
Isaiah 21

Isaiah 21:16

The Burden against Arabia · Isaiah 21:13–17
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Translations

Modern
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.
Traditional
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:
Literal
For thus says the Lord to me: “Within a year, according to the years of a hireling, then will end all the glory of Kedar.
Latin
Quoniam hæc dicit Dominus ad me: Adhuc in uno anno, quasi in anno mercenarii, et auferetur omnis gloria Cedar.

Interlinear

Hebrew
English
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.

Notes

Isaiah 21:16

Kedar was a wealthy Arabian tribe with many possessions (see Isaiah 60:7; Ezekiel 27:21).

Isaiah 21:11–17

These two prophecies are about Edom and Arabia, located between Babylon and Israel. These regions suffered under Assyrian control. Like Judah, they would not find peace under Babylon's harsh rule.

Events

People

Kedar: A son of Ishmael and a nomadic tribe LORD: Names or title used to refer to God

Glossary

Arabia, Arabs Book of Jeremiah Isaiah, Book of Kedar

Topics

Arabians: Prophecies Concerning Isaiah: Prophecies, Reproofs, and Exhortations of Arabia Kedar: A Nomadic Clan of the Ishmaelites The Ishmaelites: Predictions Respecting: Their Glory to be Diminished