These are the names of Ishmael’s sons; their names according to the family records are Nebaioth, Ishmael’s firstborn, then Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam,
Isaiah 21:16 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised For the Lord said this to me: ‘Within one year, as a hired worker counts years, all the glory of Kedar will be gone. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition For the Lord has said this to me, Within a year, according to the years of a hireling [who will work no longer than was agreed], all the glory of Kedar [an Arabian tribe] will fail. American Standard Version (1901) 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; Common English Bible So the Lord said to me: Within a year, according to the number of years for which a laborer is hired, all the glory of Kedar will end; Catholic Public Domain Version For the Lord said this to me: "After one more year, just like one year for a hired hand, all the glory of Kedar will be taken away. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version For thus saith the Lord to me: Within a year, according to the years of a hireling, all the glory of Cedar shall be taken away. |
These are the names of Ishmael’s sons; their names according to the family records are Nebaioth, Ishmael’s firstborn, then Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam,
These are their family records: Nebaioth, Ishmael’s firstborn, Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam,
Isn’t each person consigned to forced labour on earth? Are not his days like those of a hired worker?
Daughters of Jerusalem, I am dark like the tents of Kedar, yet lovely like the curtains of Solomon.
And now the Lord says, ‘In three years, as a hired worker counts years, Moab’s splendour will become an object of contempt, in spite of a very large population. And those who are left will be few and weak.’
Let the desert and its cities shout, the settlements where Kedar dwells cry aloud. Let the inhabitants of Sela sing for joy; let them cry out from the mountaintops.
All the flocks of Kedar will be gathered to you; the rams of Nebaioth will serve you and go up on my altar as an acceptable sacrifice. I will glorify my beautiful house.
Cross over to the coasts of Cyprus , and take a look. Send someone to Kedar and consider carefully; see if there has ever been anything like this:
About Kedar and the kingdoms of Hazor, which King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon defeated, this is what the Lord says: Rise up, attack Kedar, and destroy the people of the east!
Arabia and all the princes of Kedar were your business partners, trading with you in lambs, rams, and goats.