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Isaiah 21:17 — Meaning and Application
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King James Version
" 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 "
Isaiah 21:17
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For they fled from the swords, from the drawn sword, and from the bent bow, and from the grievousness of war.
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
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Isaiah 21:1
"The burden of the desert of the sea. As whirlwinds in the south pass through; so it cometh from the desert, from a terrible land."
Isaiah 21:2
"A grievous vision is declared unto me; the treacherous dealer dealeth treacherously, and the spoiler spoileth. Go up, O Elam: besiege, O Media; all the sighing thereof have I made to cease."
Isaiah 21:3
"Therefore are my loins filled with pain: pangs have taken hold upon me, as the pangs of a woman that travaileth: I was bowed down at the hearing of it; I was dismayed at the seeing"
Isaiah 21:4
"My heart panted, fearfulness affrighted me: the night of my pleasure hath he turned into fear"
Isaiah 21:5
"Prepare the table, watch in the watchtower, eat, drink: arise, ye princes, and anoint the shield."
Isaiah 21:6
"For thus hath the Lord said unto me, Go, set a watchman, let him declare what he seeth."
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