and the residue of the number of the archers, the mighty men of the children of Kedar, will be few; for the LORD, the God of Israel, has spoken it.”
THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE
Isaiah 21:17 in context
Isaiah 21:14–17
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They brought water to him who was thirsty. The inhabitants of the land of Tema met the fugitives with their bread.
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For they fled away from the swords, from the drawn sword, from the bent bow, and from the heat of battle.
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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,
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and the residue of the number of the archers, the mighty men of the children of Kedar, will be few; for the LORD, the God of Israel, has spoken it.”
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