Isaiah 21:16
Isaiah · Old Testament · Chapter 21
“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:”Isaiah 21:16
What Does Isaiah 21:16 Mean?
Isaiah 21:16 is found in the book of Isaiah, chapter 21, verse 16 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 14 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (14)
These passages are connected to Isaiah 21:16 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Psalms 120:5“Woe is me, that I sojourn in Mesech, that I dwell in the tents of Kedar!”Song of Solomon 1:5“I am black, but comely, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, as the tents of Kedar, as the curtains of Solomon.”Isaiah 16:14“But now the LORD hath spoken, saying, Within three years, as the years of an hireling, and the glory of Moab shall be contemned, with all that great multitude; and the remnant shall be very small and feeble.”Isaiah 60:7“All the flocks of Kedar shall be gathered together unto thee, the rams of Nebaioth shall minister unto thee: they shall come up with acceptance on mine altar, and I will glorify the house of my glory.”Leviticus 25:50“And he shall reckon with him that bought him from the year that he was sold to him unto the year of jubile: and the price of his sale shall be according unto the number of years, according to the time of an hired servant shall it be with him.”Jeremiah 49:28“Concerning Kedar, and concerning the kingdoms of Hazor, which Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon shall smite, thus saith the LORD; Arise ye, go up to Kedar, and spoil the men of the east.”Ezekiel 27:21“Arabia, and all the princes of Kedar, they occupied with thee in lambs, and rams, and goats: in these were they thy merchants.”Genesis 25:13“And these are the names of the sons of Ishmael, by their names, according to their generations: the firstborn of Ishmael, Nebajoth; and Kedar, and Adbeel, and Mibsam,”Genesis 25:14“And Mishma, and Dumah, and Massa,”Deuteronomy 15:18“It shall not seem hard unto thee, when thou sendest him away free from thee; for he hath been worth a double hired servant to thee, in serving thee six years: and the LORD thy God shall bless thee in all that thou doest.”Isaiah 42:11“Let the wilderness and the cities thereof lift up their voice, the villages that Kedar doth inhabit: let the inhabitants of the rock sing, let them shout from the top of the mountains.”1 Chronicles 1:29“These are their generations: The firstborn of Ishmael, Nebaioth; then Kedar, and Adbeel, and Mibsam,”Job 7:1“Is there not an appointed time to man upon earth? are not his days also like the days of an hireling?”Jeremiah 2:10“For pass over the isles of Chittim, and see; and send unto Kedar, and consider diligently, and see if there be such a thing.”
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