16This is what the Lord says to me: "Within one year, as a servant bound by contract would count it, all the pomp of Kedar will come to an end.


In Context

13 An oracle concerning Arabia: You caravans of Dedanites, who camp in the thickets of Arabia,

14 bring water for the thirsty; you who live in Tema, bring food for the fugitives.

15 They flee from the sword, from the drawn sword, from the bent bow and from the heat of battle.

16 This is what the Lord says to me: "Within one year, as a servant bound by contract would count it, all the pomp of Kedar will come to an end.

17 The survivors of the bowmen, the warriors of Kedar, will be few." The Lord , the God of Israel, has spoken.

Isaiah 21:16 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

21:16For 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:

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

21:16For 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.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

21:16For thus hath the Lord said unto me, Within a year, according to the years of a hireling, all the glory of Kedar shall fail;

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

21:16For 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;

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

21:16For 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:

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

21:16For 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:

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

21:16For the Lord said to me, |Within a year, as a worker bound by contract would count it, all the glory of Kedar will fail,

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

21:16For thus said the Lord unto me: 'Within a year, as years of a hireling, Consumed hath been all the honour of Kedar.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

21:16For 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: