Isaiah 21:16 — ExegesisTAB

The verse opens with the conjunction ki {כִּי | kî} “for” introducing a causal rationale. The adverb koh {כֹ֛ה | kōh} “thus” and the perfect verb amar {אָמַ֥ר | ’āmar} “has said” form a prophetic formula. The divine title Adonai {אֲדֹנָ֖י | ’ădōnāy} functions as the subject, followed by the dative elai {אֵלָ֑י | ’êlāy} “to me,” marking the prophet as recipient. The temporal clause beod shanah {בְּע֤וֹד שָׁנָה֙ | bə‘ōd šānāh} “within yet a year” sets a precise timeframe. The idiom kishnei sakhir {כִּשְׁנֵ֣י שָׂכִ֔יר | kîšněy sǎḵîr} “like the years of a hired worker” uses a construct chain to denote a fixed term, and the verb vekhalah {וְכָלָ֖ה | wəḵālāh} “and it will be finished” agrees with the implied feminine noun kevod {כְּב֥וֹד | kǝḇōwd} “glory.” The phrase kol kevod Kedar {כָּל־כְּב֥וֹד קֵדָֽר | kol kǝḇōwd Qēdār} “all the glory of Kedar” completes the object. Word order and conjunctions emphasize the certainty and authority of the divine decree.