Isaiah 21 · Verse 16

Isaiah 21:16

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 21:16, King James Version

Isaiah 21:16 in other translations

BSBFor 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.
WEBFor the Lord said to me, “Within a year, as a worker bound by contract would count it, all the glory of Kedar will fail,
ASVFor thus hath the Lord said unto me, Within a year, according to the years of a hireling, all the glory of Kedar shall fail;
YLTFor thus said the Lord unto me: ‘Within a year, as years of a hireling, Consumed hath been all the honour of Kedar.
DARBYFor 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;
BBEFor 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:
WebsterFor 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:

What does Isaiah 21:16 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
16. 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.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Isaiah 21:13-17

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…

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Isaiah 21:16 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

כִּי\־ki-forH3588
כֹ֛הkhohthusH3541
אָמַ֥ר'a.Marhe has saidH559
אֲדֹנָ֖י'a.do.Nai[the] LordH136
אֵלָ֑י'e.Laito meH413
בְּע֤וֹדbe.'odin yetH5750
שָׁנָה֙sha.Naha yearH8141
כִּשְׁנֵ֣יkish.Neilike [the] years ofH8141
שָׂכִ֔ירsa.Khira hired laborerH7916
וְכָלָ֖הve.kha.Lahand it will be finishedH3615
כָּל\־kol-allH3605
כְּב֥וֹדke.Vod[the] splendor ofH3519
קֵדָֽר\׃ke.DarKedarH6938

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Isaiah 21:16

  • Isaiah 16:14

    But now the Lord hath spoken, saying, Within three years, as the years of an hireling, and the glory of Moab shall be contemned, with all that great multitude; and the remnant shall be very small and feeble.

  • Psalms 120:5

    Woe is me, that I sojourn in Mesech, that I dwell in the tents of Kedar!

  • Isaiah 60:7

    All the flocks of Kedar shall be gathered together unto thee, the rams of Nebaioth shall minister unto thee: they shall come up with acceptance on mine altar, and I will glorify the house of my glory.

  • Song of Solomon 1:5

    I am black, but comely, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, as the tents of Kedar, as the curtains of Solomon.

  • Jeremiah 49:28

    Concerning Kedar, and concerning the kingdoms of Hazor, which Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon shall smite, thus saith the Lord; Arise ye, go up to Kedar, and spoil the men of the east.

  • Ezekiel 27:21

    Arabia, and all the princes of Kedar, they occupied with thee in lambs, and rams, and goats: in these were they thy merchants.

  • Genesis 25:13

    And these are the names of the sons of Ishmael, by their names, according to their generations: the firstborn of Ishmael, Nebajoth; and Kedar, and Adbeel, and Mibsam,

  • Isaiah 42:11

    Let the wilderness and the cities thereof lift up their voice, the villages that Kedar doth inhabit: let the inhabitants of the rock sing, let them shout from the top of the mountains.

  • 1 Chronicles 1:29

    These are their generations: The firstborn of Ishmael, Nebaioth; then Kedar, and Adbeel, and Mibsam,

  • Job 7:1

    Is there not an appointed time to man upon earth? are not his days also like the days of an hireling?

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according.
16:14; Job 7:1
Kedar.
42:11; 60:7; Ge 25:13; 1Ch 1:29; Ps 120:5; So 1:5; Jer 49:28
Eze 27:21

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Context

  • Isaiah 21:15

    For they fled from the swords, from the drawn sword, and from the bent bow, and from the grievousness of war.

  • Isaiah 21:16

    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 21:17

    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.

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Isaiah 21:16 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Porque así me ha dicho Jehová: De aquí á un año, semejante á años de mozo de soldada, toda la gloria de Cedar será deshecha;
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Car ainsi m’a dit le Seigneur: Encore une année comme les années d’un mercenaire, et toute la gloire de Kédar aura pris fin,
German
Elberfelder 1871		Denn also hat der Herr zu mir gesprochen: Binnen Jahresfrist, wie die Jahre eines Tagelöhners, wird alle Herrlichkeit Kedars verschwinden.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Quoniam hæc dicit Dominus ad me: Adhuc in uno anno, quasi in anno mercenarii, et auferetur omnis gloria Cedar.