Isaiah 21:17

Isa 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].

Ver. 17. And the residue of the number of archers. ] Heb., Of the bow, whereby these Kedarens lived much, as had also their ancestor Ishmael. Gen 21:20

For the Lord God of Israel hath spoken it. ] Who will surely see it done, and yet he loveth mercifulness, but can, less than Mithridates could, endure those who hate virtue forsaken of fortune, as they call it.