Isaiah 21:17
King James Version
9 Jun 2026
“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. ”
קֶשֶׁת
Bow, rainbow. Qesheth. I set my bow in the cloud as a sign of the covenant. The warrior's bow laid down. God promises never to destroy the earth again.
בֵּן
the people of
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בֵּן
Son. Ben. A son with full rights. You are sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus. Full rights. Full access. Full inheritance.
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מָעַט
they will be few
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מָעַט
properly, to pare off, i.e. lessen; intransitively, to be (or causatively, to make) small or few (or figuratively, ineffective)
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יִשְׂרָאֵל
Israel
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יִשְׂרָאֵל
Israel. To struggle with God and prevail. The name given to Jacob. God's chosen people. Those who wrestle honestly with God.
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יְהֹוָה
Yahweh
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יְהֹוָה
LORD. Yahweh. The covenant name of God. I AM WHO I AM. The self-existent eternal One who was is and always will be.
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דָבַר
he has spoken
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דָבַר
perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
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מִסְפָּר
a number of
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מִסְפָּר
a number, definite (arithmetical) or indefinite (large, innumerable; small, a few); also (abstractly) narration
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קֵדָר
Kedar
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קֵדָר
Kedar, a son of Ishmael; also (collectively) Bedouin (as his descendants or representatives)
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גִּבּוֹר
the warriors of
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גִּבּוֹר
powerful; by implication, warrior, tyrant
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