Isaiah 21:17 — Compare Translations

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English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young
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!`
English ASV
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.
English Amplified
And the remainder of the number of archers and their bows, the mighty men of the sons of Kedar, will be diminished and few; for the Lord, the God of Israel, has spoken it.
English Amplified Classic Bible 1987
And the remainder of the number of archers and their bows, the mighty men of the sons of Kedar, will be diminished and few; for the Lord, the God of Israel, has spoken it.
English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025
The remaining archers, the warriors of Kedar, will be few.” For the Lord, the God of Israel, has spoken.
English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible
The remaining Kedarite archers will be few in number.” For the LORD, the God of Israel, has spoken.
English Darby 1890 : Public Domain
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 EASY 2024
Only a few of Kedar's brave soldiers will remain, with their bows and arrows.’ That is what the Lord, Israel's God, has said.
English ERV 2006 - Only For Website
Only a few of the archers, the great soldiers of Kedar, will be left alive." The Lord, the God of Israel, told me this.
English ESV 2016 == The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles
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."
English GNT (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.”
English God's Word - GW 1995
The remaining number of archers, Kedar's mighty archers, will be few. The Lord God of Israel has spoken.
English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website
The remaining Kedarite archers will be few in number." For the LORD, the God of Israel, has spoken.
English KJV 1611
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.
English LSB
and the remainder of the number of bowmen, the mighty men of the sons of Kedar, will be few; for Yahweh, the God of Israel, has spoken.”
English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)
And the remainder of the number of archers, the mighty men of the Kedarites, shall be diminished, for the Lord God of Israel has spoken it.
English NASB (New American Standard Bible - 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."
English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website
Few of Kedar's stalwart archers shall remain, for the LORD, the God of Israel, has spoken.
English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)
Just a handful of archers, the warriors of Kedar, will be left.” Indeed, the LORD God of Israel has spoken.
English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website
Only a few of Kedar's soldiers who shoot arrows will be left alive." The Lord has spoken. He is the God of Israel.
English NIV
The survivors of the bowmen, the warriors of Kedar, will be few." The LORD, the God of Israel, has spoken.
English NKJ 1982
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. ”
English NLT
Only a few of its courageous archers will survive. I, the LORD, the God of Israel, have spoken!"
English NRSV 1989 - Only for website
and the remaining bows of Kedar's warriors will be few; for the LORD, the God of Israel, has spoken.
English Passion Translation Bible 2020
And all the weapons left of Kedar’s warriors will be few, for the Lord Yahweh, the God of Israel, has spoken.”
English RSV (Revised 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.”
English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)
Only a few of its stalwart archers will survive.“ The Lord, the God of Israel, has spoken.
English Tyndale 1537
And the remnant of the good Archers of Cedar, shall be very few: For the LORD God of Israel hath spoken it.