Hireling

Isaiah 21:16. For thus has the Lord said to me, Within a year, according to the years of a hireling, and all the glory of Kedar will fail.

The year of the hireling refers to a hireling who does not work overtime without pay, meaning the time for Arabia is short. Kedar is used to refer to the nomadic tribe of Ishmaelites, all the Arab tribes. So if the time for them was short 2,700 years ago, how short is it now?

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