Only a few of Kedar’s soldiers who shoot arrows will be left alive.” The Lord has spoken. He is the God of Israel.

弓箭手所余剩的，就是基达人的勇士，必然稀少，因为这是耶和华以色列的神说的。”

基达人中强壮弓箭手剩下的数目甚为稀少，这是耶和华—以色列的上帝说的。”

基达人中强壮弓箭手剩下的数目甚为稀少，这是耶和华—以色列的神说的。”

勇敢的弓箭手必所剩无几。这是以色列的上帝耶和华说的。”

弓箭手剩余的人数，就是基达人的勇士，必定很少；这是耶和华以色列的神说的。”

基达人中残余的勇猛弓箭手，人数必稀少。”这是以色列的神耶和华说的。

弓箭手所餘剩的，就是基達人的勇士，必然稀少，因為這是耶和華－以色列的神說的。」

基達人中強壯弓箭手剩下的數目甚為稀少，這是耶和華－以色列的上帝說的。」

基達人中強壯弓箭手剩下的數目甚為稀少，這是耶和華－以色列的神說的。」

勇敢的弓箭手必所剩無幾。這是以色列的上帝耶和華說的。」

弓箭手剩餘的人數，就是基達人的勇士，必定很少；這是耶和華以色列的神說的。”

弓箭手的餘數、基達人的勇士、就必稀少；因為這是永恆主以色列之上帝說的。』

基達人中殘餘的勇猛弓箭手，人數必稀少。」這是以色列的神耶和華說的。

其執弓之勇土、所遺無幾、以色列之上帝耶和華言之矣、

其執弓之武士、尚有留遺、則必減其數焉、以色列族之上帝耶和華已言之矣。

基達所遺執弓之勇士、為數無多、此乃以色列天主萬有之主所言、

The survivors of the archers, the warriors of Kedar, will be few.” The Lord, the God of Israel, has spoken.

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.”

Only a few of its courageous archers will survive. I, the Lord, the God of Israel, have spoken!”

The remaining Kedarite archers will be few in number.” For the LORD, the God of Israel, has spoken.

and the remainder of the number of bowmen, the warriors of the sons of Kedar, will be few; for the Lord God of Israel has spoken.”

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.”

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.

The remaining Kedarite archers will be few in number.” For the Lord, the God of Israel, has spoken.

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].

Just a handful of archers, the warriors of Kedar, will be left.” Indeed, the LORD God of Israel has spoken.

and the residue of the number of the archers, the mighty men of the children of Kedar, will be few; for Yahweh, the God of Israel, has spoken it.”

God isn’t a mere human. He can’t lie. He isn’t a human being. He doesn’t change his mind. He speaks, and then he acts. He makes a promise, and then he keeps it.

I commanded my servants the prophets what to say. I told them what I planned to do. But your people refused to obey me. So I had to punish them.“ Then they had a change of heart. They said,‘ The Lord who rules over all has punished us because of how we have lived. He was fair and right to do that. He has done to us just what he decided to do.’ ”

But if you are not willing to obey me, you will be killed by swords.” The Lord has spoken.

“ In days to come, the glory of Jacob’s people will fade. Their strength will get weaker and weaker.It will be as when workers cut and gather grain in the Valley of Rephaim. They gather up stalks in their arms. Only a few heads of grain are left.

He will completely destroy the beauty of their forests and rich farm lands. The Assyrian army will be like a sick person who becomes weaker and weaker.It will be like the trees of their forests. So few of them will be left standing that even a child could count them.

“‘ I will give you a sign that I will punish you in this place,’ announces the Lord.‘ Then you can be sure that my warnings of harm against you will come true.’

Heaven and earth will pass away. But my words will never pass away.

Then the number of God’s people got smaller. They were made humble by trouble, suffering and sorrow.