Isaiah 21:17
“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.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And the residue of the number of archers,.... Or of "bow" (g), for "bows": that is, of men that use the bow, or are…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
And the residue of the number - That is, those who shall be left in the invasion. Or perhaps it may be read, ‘There…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Isaiah 21:13-17
Arabia was a large country, that lay eastward and southward of the land of Canaan. Much of it was possessed by the…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
the number of archers Lit. "of the bows." The bow was the chief weapon of the Northern Arabs, as of their progenitor…
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