Isaiah 21:16

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“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.”

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Read Isaiah 21:16 in the flow of Isaiah21 for its full sense, then follow the cross-references below to the passages that echo it. Open Isaiah21 to see the surrounding context.

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BSBPD

“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.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“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:”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“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;”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“For thus said the Lord unto me: `Within a year, as years of a hireling, Consumed hath been all the honour of Kedar.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Isaiah 21:16 — 10 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 25:13These are the names of the sons of Ishmael in the order of their birth: Nebaioth the firstborn of Ishmael, then Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam,
  2. 1 Chronicles 1:29These are their genealogies:
  3. Job 7:1“Is not man consigned to labor on earth? Are not his days like those of a hired hand?
  4. Psalms 120:5Woe to me that I dwell in Meshech, that I live among the tents of Kedar!
  5. Song of Solomon 1:5I am dark, yet lovely, O daughters of Jerusalem, like the tents of Kedar, like the curtains of Solomon.
  6. Isaiah 16:14And now the LORD says, “In three years, as a hired worker counts the years, Moab’s splendor will become an object of contempt, with all her many people. And those who are left will be few and feeble.”
  7. Isaiah 42:11Let the desert and its cities raise their voices; let the villages of Kedar cry aloud. Let the people of Sela sing for joy; let them cry out from the mountaintops.
  8. Isaiah 60:7All the flocks of Kedar will be gathered to you; the rams of Nebaioth will serve you and go up on My altar with acceptance; I will adorn My glorious house.
  9. Jeremiah 49:28Concerning 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!
  10. Ezekiel 27:21Arabia and all the princes of Kedar were your customers, trading in lambs, rams, and goats.

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