Isaiah 21:16-17

Isaiah 21:16-17

[16] For thus hath the Lord  said  unto me, Within a year,  of an hireling,  and all the glory  of Kedar  shall fail:  [17] 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.

What does Isaiah 21:16-17 Mean?

Contextual Meaning

Within precisely a year, however, these Arabians would suffer destruction and their army would dissolve. Their end would be due to the sovereign Lord, not to the force of opposing armies. The Lord Himself assured the prophet of this.
The place that refugees from advancing Gentile armies would seek security, Arabia, would soon prove insecure. Israel should not trust in this neighbor but in her Lord.