The In-Dept Study of the Bible
Isaiah 20
1 In the year that Tartan came to Ashdod,
when Sargon the king of Assyria sent him,
and he fought against Ashdod and took it;
2 at that time Yahweh spoke by Isaiah
the son of Amoz, saying, “Go, and loosen
the sackcloth from off your waist, and take
your sandals from off your feet.” He did so,
walking naked and barefoot.
3 Yahweh said, “As my servantIsaiah has
walked naked and barefoot three years for
a sign and a wonder concerning Egypt and
concerning Ethiopia,
4 so the king of Assyria will lead away the
captives ofEgypt andthe exiles ofEthiopia,
young and old, naked and barefoot, and
with buttocks uncovered, to the shame of
Egypt.
5 They will be dismayed and confounded, because of Ethiopia their
expectation, and of Egypt their glory.
6 The inhabitants of this coast land will
say in that day, ‘Behold, this is our expectation,
where we fled for help to be delivered
from the king of Assyria. And we, how will
we escape?’ ”