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Isaiah 20:1–6

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A Prophecy Against Egypt and Cush

20In the year that the supreme commander,o sent by Sargon king of Assyria, came to Ashdodp and attacked and captured it—2at that time the Lord spoke through Isaiah son of Amoz.q He said to him, “Take off the sackclothr from your body and the sandalss from your feet.” And he did so, going around strippedt and barefoot.u

3Then the Lord said, “Just as my servantv Isaiah has gone stripped and barefoot for three years,w as a signx and portenty against Egyptz and Cush,aa 4so the kingb of Assyria will lead away strippedc and barefoot the Egyptian captivesd and Cushitee exiles, young and old, with buttocks baredf—to Egypt’s shame.g 5Those who trustedh in Cushi and boasted in Egyptj will be dismayed and put to shame.k 6In that dayl the people who live on this coast will say, ‘See what has happenedm to those we relied on,n those we fled to for helpo and deliverance from the king of Assyria! How then can we escape?p’ ”

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Footnotes

  1. aThat is, the upper Nile region; also in verse 5

Cross references

  1. o2 Ki 18:17
  2. pSee Jos 11:22; See 13:3
  3. qSee Isa 13:1
  4. r2 Ki 1:8; See Isa 3:24; Zec 13:4; Mt 3:4
  5. sEze 24:17, 23
  6. tSee 1 Sa 19:24
  7. uEze 4:1–12; Mic 1:8
  8. vIsa 22:20; 41:8–9; 42:1; 43:10; 49:3, 5–7; 50:10; 52:13; 53:11; Jer 7:25; Hag 2:23; Zec 4:14
  9. wSee Isa 16:14
  10. xSee Ex 3:12; See Isa 8:18; 37:30; 38:7; Ac 21:11
  11. ySee Dt 28:46
  12. zSee Isa 19:1
  13. aver 5; See Ge 10:6; Isa 37:9; 43:3
  14. bSee Isa 19:4
  15. cSee Job 12:17
  16. dJer 46:19; Na 3:10
  17. eIsa 18:1; Zep 2:12
  18. fSee Isa 3:24
  19. gIsa 47:3; Jer 13:22, 26; Na 3:5
  20. hSee Isa 8:12
  21. iSee ver 3
  22. jSee 2 Ki 18:21; See Isa 30:5
  23. kEze 29:16
  24. lIsa 2:11; See 19:23
  25. mSee 2 Ki 18:21
  26. nJer 46:25
  27. oSee Isa 10:3
  28. pJer 30:15–17; 31:2; Mt 23:33; 1 Th 5:3; Heb 2:3

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In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

In the year that the commander in chief, who was sent by Sargon the king of Assyria, came to Ashdod and fought against it and captured it— at that time the Lord spoke by Isaiah the son of Amoz, saying, “Go, and loose the sackcloth from your waist and take off your sandals from your feet,” and he did so, walking naked and barefoot.

Then the Lord said, “As my servant Isaiah has walked naked and barefoot for three years as a sign and a portent against Egypt and Cush, so shall the king of Assyria lead away the Egyptian captives and the Cushite exiles, both the young and the old, naked and barefoot, with buttocks uncovered, the nakedness of Egypt. Then they shall be dismayed and ashamed because of Cush their hope and of Egypt their boast. And the inhabitants of this coastland will say in that day, ‘Behold, this is what has happened to those in whom we hoped and to whom we fled for help to be delivered from the king of Assyria! And we, how shall we escape?’ ”

Copyright 2001 Crossway Bibles

CSBChristian Standard Bible

In the year that the chief commander, sent by King Sargon of Assyria, came to Ashdod and attacked and captured it—during that time the Lord had spoken through Isaiah son of Amoz, saying, “Go, take off your sackcloth and remove the sandals from your feet,” and he did that, going stripped and barefoot—the Lord said, “As my servant Isaiah has gone stripped and barefoot three years as a sign and omen against Egypt and Cush, so the king of Assyria will lead the captives of Egypt and the exiles of Cush, young and old alike, stripped and barefoot, with bared buttocks—to Egypt’s shame. Those who made Cush their hope and Egypt their boast will be dismayed and ashamed. And the inhabitants of this coastland will say on that day, ‘Look, this is what has happened to those we relied on and fled to for help to rescue us from the king of Assyria! Now, how will we escape?’ ”

Copyright 2017 Holman Bible Publishers

NLTNew Living Translation

In the year when King Sargon of Assyria sent his commander in chief to capture the Philistine city of Ashdod, the Lord told Isaiah son of Amoz, “Take off the burlap you have been wearing, and remove your sandals.” Isaiah did as he was told and walked around naked and barefoot.

Then the Lord said, “My servant Isaiah has been walking around naked and barefoot for the last three years. This is a sign—a symbol of the terrible troubles I will bring upon Egypt and Ethiopia. For the king of Assyria will take away the Egyptians and Ethiopians as prisoners. He will make them walk naked and barefoot, both young and old, their buttocks bared, to the shame of Egypt. Then the Philistines will be thrown into panic, for they counted on the power of Ethiopia and boasted of their allies in Egypt! They will say, ‘If this can happen to Egypt, what chance do we have? We were counting on Egypt to protect us from the king of Assyria.’ ”

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LEBThe Lexham English Bible

In the year the commander-in-chief came to Ashdod, when Sargon the king of Assyria sent him, and he fought against Ashdod and he took it, at that time, Yahweh had spoken by the hand of Isaiah son of Amoz, saying,

“Go and loosen the sackcloth from your loins,

and take off your sandals from your feet,”

and he had done so, walking naked and barefoot.

Then Yahweh said, “Just as my servant Isaiah has walked naked and barefoot three years as a sign and a portent against Egypt and Cush, so shall the king of Assyria lead the captives of Egypt and the exiles of Cush, young and old, naked and barefoot, with bared buttocks, the shame of Egypt.

And they shall be dismayed,

and they shall be ashamed

because of Cush, their hope,

and because of Egypt, their pride.

And the inhabitant of the coastland will say this on that day:

‘Look! This is our hope to whom we fled for help, to be delivered from the king of Assyria, and how shall we escape?’ ”

Copyright 2012 Lexham Press

KJV 1900King James Version

In the year that Tartan came unto Ashdod, (when Sargon the king of Assyria sent him,) and fought against Ashdod, and took it; At the same time spake the Lord by Isaiah the son of Amoz, saying,

Go and loose the sackcloth from off thy loins,

And put off thy shoe from thy foot.

And he did so, walking naked and barefoot. And the Lord said,

Like as my servant Isaiah hath walked naked and barefoot

Three years for a sign and wonder

Upon Egypt and upon Ethiopia;

So shall the king of Assyria lead away the Egyptians prisoners, and the Ethiopians captives,

Young and old, naked and barefoot,

Even with their buttocks uncovered,

To the shame of Egypt.

And they shall be afraid and ashamed of Ethiopia their expectation,

And of Egypt their glory.

And the inhabitant of this isle shall say in that day,

Behold, such is our expectation,

Whither we flee for help

To be delivered from the king of Assyria:

And how shall we escape?

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