Isaiah 21:17
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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 it.The remaining archers, the warriors of Kedar, will be few.” For the LORD, the God of Israel, has spoken.
In other translations
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 it.The remaining archers, the warriors of Kedar, will be few.” For the LORD, the God of Israel, has spoken.
Hebrew words
וּשְׁאָרushe'arand [the] remnant ofH7605מִסְפַּר־mispar-a number ofH4557קֶשֶׁתkeshetbowmenH7198גִּבּוֹרֵיgiborei[the] warriors ofH1368בְנֵי־venei-[the] people ofH1121קֵדָרkedarKedarH6938יִמְעָטוּyim'atuthey will be fewH4591כִּיkiforH3588יְהוָהyahwehYahwehH3068אֱלֹהֵי־'elohei-[the] God ofH430יִשְׂרָאֵלyisra'elIsraelH3478דִּבֵּר׃ סdiberhe has spokenH1696
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Places: Kedar