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href="/esv/isaiah/21.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/21.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/isaiah/21.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />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:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/isaiah/21.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />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;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/isaiah/21.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />For this is what the Lord said to me: “In a year, as a hired worker would count it, all the splendor of Kedar will come to an end;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/isaiah/21.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />For thus the Lord said to me, &#8220In a year, as a hired man would count it, all the splendor of Kedar will terminate;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/isaiah/21.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />For thus the Lord said to me, “In a year, as a hired man would count it, all the splendor of Kedar will terminate;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/isaiah/21.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />For thus the Lord said to me, “In a year, as a hired man would count it, all the glory of Kedar will end;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/isaiah/21.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />For the Lord has said this to me, “Within a year, according to the years of a hired man [who will work no longer than was agreed], all the splendor of [the tribe of] Kedar will end;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/isaiah/21.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />For the Lord said this to me: “Within one year, as a hired worker counts years, all the glory of Kedar will be gone.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/isaiah/21.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />For the Lord said this to me: &#8220Within one year, as a hired worker counts years, all the glory of Kedar will be gone. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/isaiah/21.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />For thus hath the Lord said unto me, Within a year, according to the years of a hireling, all the glory of Kedar shall fail;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/isaiah/21.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />The Lord said to me: A year from now the glory of the people of Kedar will all come to an end, just as a worker's contract ends after a year.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/isaiah/21.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />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:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/isaiah/21.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />This is what the Lord says to me: All of Kedar's honor will be gone in another year. I will count it like workers count the years left on their contracts. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/isaiah/21.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Then the Lord said to me, "In exactly one year the greatness of the tribes of Kedar will be at an end.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/isaiah/21.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />For this is what the LORD is saying to me: "Within three years, according to the years of a contract worker, the pomp of Kedar will come to an end. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/isaiah/21.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />For this is what the sovereign master has told me: "Within exactly one year all the splendor of Kedar will come to an end.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/isaiah/21.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />For the LORD said to me, "Within a year, as a worker bound by contract would count it, the glory of Kedar will fail,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/isaiah/21.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />For 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:<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/isaiah/21.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/isaiah/21.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />For the Lord said to me, “Within a year, as a worker bound by contract would count it, all the glory of Kedar will fail, <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/isaiah/21.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />For thus said the Lord to me: “Within a year, as years of a hired worker, "" All the glory of Kedar has been consumed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/isaiah/21.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> For thus said the Lord unto me: 'Within a year, as years of a hireling, Consumed hath been all the honour of Kedar.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/isaiah/21.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />For thus said the Lord to me, Within yet a year; as the years of a hireling, and all the glory of Kedar was finished.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/isaiah/21.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />For thus saith the Lord to me: Within a year, according to the years of a hireling, all the glory of Cedar shall be taken away. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/isaiah/21.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />For the Lord said this to me: “After one more year, just like one year for a hired hand, all the glory of Kedar will be taken away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/isaiah/21.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />For thus the Lord has said to me: In another year, like the years of a hired laborer, all the glory of Kedar shall come to an end.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/isaiah/21.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />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;<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/isaiah/21.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />For thus has the LORD said to me: Within a year, according to the years of a hireling, all the glory of Kedar shall fail;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/isaiah/21.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Because thus LORD JEHOVAH said to me: “In a whole year, like the years of a hired man, all the honor of Qedar will end<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/isaiah/21.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />For thus hath the Lord said unto me: 'Within a year, according to the years of a hireling, and all the glory of Kedar shall fail;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/isaiah/21.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />For thus said the Lord to me, Yet a year, as the year of an hireling, <i>and</i> the glory of the sons of Kedar shall fail:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/isaiah/21-16.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xv9bHT-nr9s?start=4332" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/21.htm">A Prophecy Against Arabia</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">15</span>For they flee from the sword—the sword that is drawn—from the bow that is bent, and from the stress of battle. <span class="reftext">16</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">For</a> <a href="/hebrew/3541.htm" title="3541: ḵōh (Adv) -- Thus, here. From the prefix k and huw'; properly, like this, i.e. By implication, thus; also here; or now.">this is what</a> <a href="/hebrew/136.htm" title="136: ’ă·ḏō·nāy (N-proper-ms) -- Lord. Am emphatic form of 'adown; the Lord.">the Lord</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: ’ā·mar (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">says</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’ê·lāy (Prep:: 1cs) -- To, into, towards. ">to me:</a> <a href="/hebrew/5750.htm" title="5750: bə·‘ō·wḏ (Prep-b:: Adv) -- Or rod; from uwd; properly, iteration or continuance; used only adverbially, again, repeatedly, still, more."></a> <a href="/hebrew/8141.htm" title="8141: šā·nāh (N-fs) -- A year. (in plura or shanah; from shanah; a year.">“Within one year,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7916.htm" title="7916: śā·ḵîr (Adj-ms) -- Hired. From sakar; a man at wages by the day or year.">as a hired worker</a> <a href="/hebrew/8141.htm" title="8141: kiš·nê (Prep-k:: N-fpc) -- A year. (in plura or shanah; from shanah; a year.">would count it,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">all</a> <a href="/hebrew/3519.htm" title="3519: kə·ḇō·wḏ (N-msc) -- Rarely kabod; from kabad; properly, weight, but only figuratively in a good sense, splendor or copiousness.">the glory</a> <a href="/hebrew/6938.htm" title="6938: qê·ḏār (N-proper-fs) -- Perhaps swarthy, a son of Ishmael, also his desc. From qadar; dusky; Kedar, a son of Ishmael; also Bedouin.">of Kedar</a> <a href="/hebrew/3615.htm" title="3615: wə·ḵā·lāh (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, or spent. A primitive root; to end, whether intransitive or transitived.">will be gone.</a> </span><span class="reftext">17</span>The remaining archers, the warriors of Kedar, will be few.” For the LORD, the God of Israel, has spoken.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/49-28.htm">Jeremiah 49:28-33</a></span><br />Concerning 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! / They will take their tents and flocks, their tent curtains and all their goods. They will take their camels for themselves. They will shout to them: ‘Terror is on every side!’ / Run! Escape quickly! Lie low, O residents of Hazor,” declares the LORD, “for Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon has drawn up a plan against you; he has devised a strategy against you. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/25-13.htm">Ezekiel 25:13</a></span><br />therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: I will stretch out My hand against Edom and cut off from it both man and beast. I will make it a wasteland, and from Teman to Dedan they will fall by the sword.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/1-12.htm">Amos 1:12</a></span><br />So I will send fire upon Teman to consume the citadels of Bozrah.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/25-23.htm">Jeremiah 25:23-24</a></span><br />Dedan, Tema, Buz, and all who cut the corners of their hair; / all the kings of Arabia, and all the kings of the mixed tribes who dwell in the desert;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/49-7.htm">Jeremiah 49:7-22</a></span><br />Concerning Edom, this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Is there no longer wisdom in Teman? Has counsel perished from the prudent? Has their wisdom decayed? / Turn and run! Lie low, O dwellers of Dedan, for I will bring disaster on Esau at the time I punish him. / If grape gatherers came to you, would they not leave some gleanings? Were thieves to come in the night, would they not steal only what they wanted? ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/obadiah/1-1.htm">Obadiah 1:1-9</a></span><br />This is the vision of Obadiah: This is what the Lord GOD says about Edom—We have heard a message from the LORD; an envoy has been sent among the nations to say, “Rise up, and let us go to battle against her!”— / “Behold, I will make you small among the nations; you will be deeply despised. / The pride of your heart has deceived you, O dwellers in the clefts of the rocks whose habitation is the heights, who say in your heart, ‘Who can bring me down to the ground?’ ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/137-7.htm">Psalm 137:7</a></span><br />Remember, O LORD, the sons of Edom on the day Jerusalem fell: “Destroy it,” they said, “tear it down to its foundations!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/4-21.htm">Lamentations 4:21-22</a></span><br />So rejoice and be glad, O Daughter of Edom, you who dwell in the land of Uz. Yet the cup will pass to you as well; you will get drunk and expose yourself. / O Daughter of Zion, your punishment is complete; He will not prolong your exile. But He will punish your iniquity, O Daughter of Edom; He will expose your sins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/35-1.htm">Ezekiel 35:1-15</a></span><br />Moreover, the word of the LORD came to me, saying, / “Son of man, set your face against Mount Seir and prophesy against it, / and declare that this is what the Lord GOD says: Behold, I am against you, O Mount Seir. I will stretch out My hand against you and make you a desolate waste. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/malachi/1-2.htm">Malachi 1:2-4</a></span><br />“I have loved you,” says the LORD. But you ask, “How have You loved us?” “Was not Esau Jacob’s brother?” declares the LORD. “Yet Jacob I have loved, / but Esau I have hated, and I have made his mountains a wasteland and left his inheritance to the desert jackals.” / Though Edom may say, “We have been devastated, but we will rebuild the ruins,” this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “They may build, but I will demolish. They will be called the Land of Wickedness, and a people with whom the LORD is indignant forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/24-35.htm">Matthew 24:35</a></span><br />Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will never pass away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/21-33.htm">Luke 21:33</a></span><br />Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will never pass away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_peter/3-8.htm">2 Peter 3:8-10</a></span><br />Beloved, do not let this one thing escape your notice: With the Lord a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a day. / The Lord is not slow in keeping His promise as some understand slowness, but is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish but everyone to come to repentance. / But the Day of the Lord will come like a thief. The heavens will disappear with a roar, the elements will be destroyed by fire, and the earth and its works will be laid bare.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/18-10.htm">Revelation 18:10</a></span><br />In fear of her torment, they will stand at a distance and cry out: “Woe, woe to the great city, the mighty city of Babylon! For in a single hour your judgment has come.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/18-17.htm">Revelation 18:17</a></span><br />For in a single hour such fabulous wealth has been destroyed!” Every shipmaster, passenger, and sailor, and all who make their living from the sea, will stand at a distance</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">For thus has the LORD said to me, Within a year, according to the years of an hireling, and all the glory of Kedar shall fail:</p><p class="hdg">according</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/16-14.htm">Isaiah 16:14</a></b></br> 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 <i>shall be</i> very small <i>and</i> feeble.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/7-1.htm">Job 7:1</a></b></br> <i>Is there</i> not an appointed time to man upon earth? <i>are not</i> his days also like the days of an hireling?</p><p class="hdg">Kedar</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/42-11.htm">Isaiah 42:11</a></b></br> Let the wilderness and the cities thereof lift up <i>their voice</i>, the villages <i>that</i> Kedar doth inhabit: let the inhabitants of the rock sing, let them shout from the top of the mountains.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/60-7.htm">Isaiah 60:7</a></b></br> 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.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/25-13.htm">Genesis 25:13</a></b></br> And these <i>are</i> 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,</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/isaiah/16-14.htm">Bound</a> <a href="/isaiah/16-4.htm">Consumed</a> <a href="/isaiah/16-14.htm">Contract</a> <a href="/isaiah/16-14.htm">Count</a> <a href="/isaiah/21-2.htm">End</a> <a href="/isaiah/19-5.htm">Fail</a> <a href="/isaiah/20-5.htm">Glory</a> <a href="/isaiah/19-10.htm">Hired</a> <a href="/isaiah/16-14.htm">Hireling</a> <a href="/isaiah/19-21.htm">Honour</a> <a href="/songs/1-5.htm">Kedar</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-11.htm">Pomp</a> <a href="/isaiah/16-14.htm">Splendor</a> <a href="/isaiah/19-14.htm">Within</a> <a href="/isaiah/16-14.htm">Worker</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/5-16.htm">Working</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/isaiah/22-3.htm">Bound</a> <a href="/isaiah/24-6.htm">Consumed</a> <a href="/jeremiah/32-10.htm">Contract</a> <a href="/isaiah/46-5.htm">Count</a> <a href="/isaiah/22-18.htm">End</a> <a href="/isaiah/24-4.htm">Fail</a> <a href="/isaiah/22-18.htm">Glory</a> <a href="/jeremiah/46-21.htm">Hired</a> <a href="/malachi/3-5.htm">Hireling</a> <a href="/isaiah/22-23.htm">Honour</a> <a href="/isaiah/21-17.htm">Kedar</a> <a href="/ezekiel/7-24.htm">Pomp</a> <a href="/isaiah/46-13.htm">Splendor</a> <a href="/isaiah/26-9.htm">Within</a> <a href="/zechariah/13-5.htm">Worker</a> <a href="/isaiah/28-29.htm">Working</a><div class="vheading2">Isaiah 21</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/21-1.htm">The prophet, bewailing the captivity of his people, </a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/21-6.htm">sees in a vision the fall of Babylon by the Medes and Persians.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/21-11.htm">Edom, scorning the prophet, is moved to repentance.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/21-13.htm">The set time of Arabia's calamity.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/isaiah/21.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/isaiah/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/isaiah/21.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>For this is what the Lord says to me:</b><br>This phrase emphasizes the divine origin of the message, indicating that it is a direct revelation from God to the prophet Isaiah. The authority of the message is underscored by the use of "the Lord," which in the Hebrew text is "Yahweh," the covenant name of God. This introduction is typical of prophetic literature, where the prophet serves as a mouthpiece for God's words.<p><b>Within one year,</b><br>The specific time frame of "one year" suggests urgency and certainty. In the context of biblical prophecy, time frames are often used to convey the immediacy of God's actions. This particular prophecy is not open-ended but has a clear deadline, emphasizing the reliability and precision of God's word.<p><b>as a hired worker would count it,</b><br>This phrase implies a precise and exact measurement of time, akin to how a hired worker would meticulously track the days of their contract. It suggests that the fulfillment of this prophecy is as certain and predictable as the end of a laborer's term of service. This reflects the biblical theme of God's faithfulness and the certainty of His promises.<p><b>all the glory of Kedar will be gone.</b><br>Kedar was a nomadic tribe descended from Ishmael, known for their wealth and military prowess, as well as their trade in livestock and goods. The "glory" of Kedar likely refers to their economic prosperity and military strength. Historically, Kedar was located in the Arabian Desert, and its downfall would have significant implications for the region's power dynamics. This prophecy highlights the transient nature of human glory and power, contrasting it with the eternal nature of God's kingdom. The mention of Kedar also connects to other biblical passages that speak of the judgment of nations, such as in <a href="/jeremiah/49-28.htm">Jeremiah 49:28-33</a>, where Kedar is similarly prophesied against.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/i/isaiah.htm">Isaiah</a></b><br>The prophet who received the message from the Lord. He is a major prophet in the Old Testament, known for his prophecies concerning the judgment and salvation of Israel and the nations.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The Lord</a></b><br>The sovereign God who communicates His will and judgments through His prophets. In this context, He is the one declaring the impending judgment on Kedar.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/k/kedar.htm">Kedar</a></b><br>A nomadic tribe descended from Ishmael, known for their wealth and military prowess. They are often associated with the Arabian desert and are symbolic of pride and self-reliance.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/h/hired_worker.htm">Hired Worker</a></b><br>This term is used to emphasize the precision and certainty of the prophecy. A hired worker would count time meticulously, ensuring that the prophecy is fulfilled exactly as stated.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/j/judgment.htm">Judgment</a></b><br>The event prophesied by Isaiah, where the glory and strength of Kedar will be diminished within a year.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_certainty_of_god's_word.htm">The Certainty of God's Word</a></b><br>Just as a hired worker counts time precisely, God's word is sure and will come to pass exactly as He declares. Believers can trust in the reliability of God's promises and warnings.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_folly_of_pride.htm">The Folly of Pride</a></b><br>Kedar's downfall serves as a warning against pride and self-reliance. True security is found in humility and dependence on God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_over_nations.htm">God's Sovereignty Over Nations</a></b><br>This prophecy reminds us that God is in control of all nations and their destinies. He raises up and brings down according to His purposes.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_urgency_of_repentance.htm">The Urgency of Repentance</a></b><br>With the prophecy's fulfillment set within a year, there is an urgency to respond to God's warnings. Believers should live with a sense of urgency in turning from sin and seeking God's will.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_isaiah_21.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Isaiah 21</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/isaiah_4's_restoration_vs._ot_judgment.htm">How do claims in Isaiah 4 regarding future restoration align or conflict with other Old Testament prophecies about judgment and destruction?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/evidence_of_kedar,_hazor's_destruction.htm">(Jeremiah 49:28–33) What evidence supports the claim that Kedar and Hazor were permanently destroyed if historical records indicate nomadic tribes continued to inhabit those territories? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_mention_meshek_and_kedar_in_psalm_120_5.htm">Psalm 120:5 – Why does the psalmist mention living in Meshek and among Kedar if there is limited historical or geographical data to support this claim? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_are_the_descendants_of_ishmael.htm">Who are the descendants of Ishmael?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/isaiah/21.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(16) <span class= "bld">According to the years of an hireling . . . </span>The prophet uses, as in <a href="/isaiah/16-14.htm" title="But now the LORD has 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.">Isaiah 16:14</a>, the formula which expressed the most precise measurement, and so gives a test as to his forecast of the future.<p><span class= "bld">And all the glory of Kedar shall fail.</span>--Kedar is used, as in <a href="/psalms/120-5.htm" title="Woe is me, that I sojourn in Mesech, that I dwell in the tents of Kedar!">Psalm 120:5</a>, <a href="/songs/1-5.htm" title="I am black, but comely, O you daughters of Jerusalem, as the tents of Kedar, as the curtains of Solomon.">Song of Solomon 1:5</a>, generically for the nomadic tribes of Arabia, including Dedan.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/isaiah/21.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 16.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Within a year, according to the years of an hireling</span> (see the comment on Isaiah 16:14). <span class="cmt_word">All the glory of Kedar shall fail</span>. "Kedar" is a name of greater note than either Dedan or Tome. It seems to be used here as inclusive of Dedan, perhaps as a designation of the northern Arabians generally. The people of Kedar, like those of Dedan, carried on trade with Tyro (<a href="/ezekiel/27-21.htm">Ezekiel 27:21</a>). They dwelt partly in tents (<a href="/psalms/120-5.htm">Psalm 120:5</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/49-29.htm">Jeremiah 49:29</a>), partly in villages (<a href="/isaiah/42-11.htm">Isaiah 42:11</a>), and were rich in flocks and herds and in camels. Though not mentioned in the inscriptions of Sargon, Sennacherib, or Esarhaddon, the contemporaries of Isaiah, they hold a prominent place in those of Esarhaddon's son and successor, Asshurbanipal, with whom they carried on a war of some considerable duration in conjunction with the Nabathaeans (G. Smith, 'History of Asshur-bani-pal,' pp. 261-290). <p> <p> <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/isaiah/21-16.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">For</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּי־</span> <span class="translit">(kî-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">this [is what]</span><br /><span class="heb">כֹ֛ה</span> <span class="translit">(ḵōh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3541.htm">Strong's 3541: </a> </span><span class="str2">Like this, thus, here, now</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the Lord</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲדֹנָ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·ḏō·nāy)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_136.htm">Strong's 136: </a> </span><span class="str2">The Lord</span><br /><br /><span class="word">says</span><br /><span class="heb">אָמַ֥ר</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·mar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to me:</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵלָ֑י</span> <span class="translit">(’ê·lāy)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“Within one year,</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׁנָה֙</span> <span class="translit">(šā·nāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8141.htm">Strong's 8141: </a> </span><span class="str2">A year</span><br /><br /><span class="word">as a hired worker</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׂכִ֔יר</span> <span class="translit">(śā·ḵîr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7916.htm">Strong's 7916: </a> </span><span class="str2">A man at wages</span><br /><br /><span class="word">would count [it],</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּשְׁנֵ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(kiš·nê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-k | Noun - feminine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8141.htm">Strong's 8141: </a> </span><span class="str2">A year</span><br /><br /><span class="word">all</span><br /><span class="heb">כָּל־</span> <span class="translit">(kāl-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the glory</span><br /><span class="heb">כְּב֥וֹד</span> <span class="translit">(kə·ḇō·wḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3519.htm">Strong's 3519: </a> </span><span class="str2">Weight, splendor, copiousness</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Kedar</span><br /><span class="heb">קֵדָֽר׃</span> <span class="translit">(qê·ḏār)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6938.htm">Strong's 6938: </a> </span><span class="str2">Kedar -- perhaps 'swarthy', a son of Ishmael, also his desc</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will be gone.</span><br /><span class="heb">וְכָלָ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḵā·lāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3615.htm">Strong's 3615: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, or spent</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/isaiah/21-16.htm">Isaiah 21:16 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/isaiah/21-16.htm">Isaiah 21:16 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/isaiah/21-16.htm">Isaiah 21:16 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/isaiah/21-16.htm">Isaiah 21:16 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/isaiah/21-16.htm">Isaiah 21:16 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/isaiah/21-16.htm">Isaiah 21:16 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/isaiah/21-16.htm">Isaiah 21:16 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/isaiah/21-16.htm">Isaiah 21:16 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/isaiah/21-16.htm">Isaiah 21:16 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/isaiah/21-16.htm">Isaiah 21:16 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/isaiah/21-16.htm">OT Prophets: Isaiah 21:16 For the Lord said to me Within (Isa Isi Is)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/isaiah/21-15.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Isaiah 21:15"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Isaiah 21:15" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/isaiah/21-17.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Isaiah 21:17"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Isaiah 21:17" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>