Isaiah 21:17
Modern Translations
New International Version
The survivors of the archers, the warriors of Kedar, will be few." The LORD, the God of Israel, has spoken.

New Living Translation
Only a few of its courageous archers will survive. I, the LORD, the God of Israel, have spoken!”

English Standard Version
And the remainder of the archers of the mighty men of the sons of Kedar will be few, for the LORD, the God of Israel, has spoken.”

Berean Study Bible
The remaining archers, the warriors of Kedar, will be few.” For the LORD, the God of Israel, has spoken.

New American Standard Bible
and the remainder of the number of bowmen, the warriors of the sons of Kedar, will be few; for the LORD God of Israel has spoken.”

NASB 1995
and the remainder of the number of bowmen, the mighty men of the sons of Kedar, will be few; for the LORD God of Israel has spoken."

NASB 1977
and the remainder of the number of bowmen, the mighty men of the sons of Kedar, will be few; for the LORD God of Israel has spoken.”

Amplified Bible
and the remainder of the number of archers, the mighty men of the sons of Kedar, will be few; for the LORD, the God of Israel, has spoken.”

Christian Standard Bible
The remaining Kedarite archers will be few in number.” For the LORD, the God of Israel, has spoken.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The remaining Kedarite archers will be few in number." For the LORD, the God of Israel, has spoken.

Contemporary English Version
Only a few of their warriors will be left with bows and arrows. This is a promise that I, the Lord God of Israel, have made.

Good News Translation
The archers are the bravest warriors of Kedar, but few of them will be left. I, the Lord God of Israel, have spoken."

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The remaining number of archers, Kedar's mighty archers, will be few. The LORD God of Israel has spoken.

International Standard Version
And there will be few archers, those who are descendants of Kedar, who survive, because the LORD, the God of Israel, has spoken."

NET Bible
Just a handful of archers, the warriors of Kedar, will be left." Indeed, the LORD God of Israel has spoken.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
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.

New King James Version
and the remainder of the number of archers, the mighty men of the people of Kedar, will be diminished; for the LORD God of Israel has spoken it.

King James 2000 Bible
And the remainder of the number of archers, the mighty men of the children of Kedar, shall be diminished: for the LORD God of Israel has spoken it.

New Heart English Bible
The burden of the Valley of Vision. What ails you now, that you have all gone up to the housetops?

World English Bible
and the residue of the number of the archers, the mighty men of the children of Kedar, will be few; for Yahweh, the God of Israel, has spoken it."

American King James Version
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 has spoken it.

American Standard Version
and the residue of the number of the archers, the mighty men of the children of Kedar, shall be few; for Jehovah, the God of Israel, hath spoken it.

A Faithful Version
And the rest of the number of archers, the mighty men of the sons of Kedar, shall be cut down; for the LORD, God of Israel, has spoken it."

Darby Bible Translation
and the residue of the number of the archers, the mighty men of the sons of Kedar, shall be diminished: for Jehovah, the God of Israel, hath spoken.

English Revised Version
and the residue of the number of the archers, the mighty men of the children of Kedar, shall be few: for the LORD, the God of Israel, hath spoken it.

Webster's Bible Translation
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.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
And the residue of the nomber of ye strong archers of the sonnes of Kedar shall be fewe: for the Lord God of Israel hath spoken it.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
And the number of them that shall escape from the bowes, shalbe minished by the mightie children of Cedar: for the Lorde God of Israel hath spoken it.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
And the remnaunt of the good Archers of Cedar, shalbe very few: For the LORDE God of Israel hath spoken it.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And the remnant of the number of bow-men, "" The mighty of the sons of Kedar, are few, "" For YHWH, God of Israel, has spoken!”

Young's Literal Translation
And the remnant of the number of bow-men, The mighty of the sons of Kedar are few, For Jehovah, God of Israel, hath spoken!'

Smith's Literal Translation
And the rest of the bows of the strong sons of Kedar shall be few: for Jehovah God of Israel spake.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And the residue of the number of strong archers of the children of Cedar shall be diminished: for the Lord the God of Israel hath spoken it.

Catholic Public Domain Version
And the remainder of the multitude of strong archers from the sons of Kedar will be few, for the Lord, the God of Israel, has spoken it.”

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And the remainder of the number of archers, the men of the sons of Qedar shall be diminished, because LORD JEHOVAH God of Israel has spoken

Lamsa Bible
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 has spoken it.

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
and the residue of the number of the archers, the mighty men of the children of Kedar, shall be diminished; for the LORD, the God of Israel, hath spoken it.'

Brenton Septuagint Translation
and the remnant of the strong bows of the sons of Kedar shall be small: for the Lord God of Israel has spoken it.
















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