Isaiah 21:17

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וּשְׁאָ֧ר מִסְפַּר־קֶ֛שֶׁת גִּבּוֹרֵ֥י בְנֵֽי־קֵדָ֖ר יִמְעָ֑טוּ כִּ֛י יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל דִּבֵּֽר׃ ס

Transliteration

And šə'ār mispar-qešet gibbôrê bənê-qēdār yim'āṭū for yhwh 'elōhê-yiśrā'ēl dibbēr

Grammar Details

*šə'ār*: noun, masculine singular construct - remainder of
*mispar*: noun, masculine singular construct - number of
*qešet*: noun, feminine singular - bow
*gibbôrê*: noun, masculine plural construct - mighty men of
*bənê*: noun, masculine plural construct - sons of
*qēdār*: proper noun - Kedar
*yim'āṭū*: verb, qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - they will be few/diminished
*yhwh*: proper noun - YHWH/the LORD
*'elōhê*: noun, masculine plural construct - God of
*yiśrā'ēl*: proper noun - Israel
*dibbēr*: verb, piel perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he has spoken

Word Meanings

*šə'ār mispar-qešet*: remainder of the number of bows/remnant of the archers
*gibbôrê bənê-qēdār*: mighty men of the sons of Kedar/warriors of the people of Kedar
*yim'āṭū*: will be few/will be diminished/will decrease

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Isa 1:20 : 20 But if ye refuse and rebel, ye shall be devoured with the sword: for the mouth of the LORD hath spoken it.
Num 23:19 : 19 God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?
Zech 1:6 : 6 But my words and my statutes, which I commanded my servants the prophets, did they not take hold of your fathers? and they returned and said, Like as the LORD of hosts thought to do unto us, according to our ways, and according to our doings, so hath he dealt with us.
Matt 24:35 : 35 Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.
Ps 107:39 : 39 Again, they are minished and brought low through oppression, affliction, and sorrow.
Isa 10:18-19 : 18 And shall consume the glory of his forest, and of his fruitful field, both soul and body: and they shall be as when a standardbearer fainteth. 19 And the rest of the trees of his forest shall be few, that a child may write them.
Isa 17:4-5 : 4 And in that day it shall come to pass, that the glory of Jacob shall be made thin, and the fatness of his flesh shall wax lean. 5 And it shall be as when the harvestman gathereth the corn, and reapeth the ears with his arm; and it shall be as he that gathereth ears in the valley of Rephaim.
Jer 44:29 : 29 And this shall be a sign unto you, saith the LORD, that I will punish you in this place, that ye may know that my words shall surely stand against you for evil:

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