Isaiah 20
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Assyria Will Defeat Egypt and Ethiopia
1Sargon#20:1 Sargon A king of Assyria. He was king about 721–705 B.C. was the king of Assyria. He sent his military commander to fight against Ashdod. The commander went there and captured the city. 2At that time the Lord spoke through Isaiah son of Amoz. He said, “Go, take the sackcloth off your waist and the sandals off your feet.” So Isaiah obeyed the Lord and went without clothes or sandals.
3Then the Lord said, “My servant Isaiah has gone without clothes or sandals for three years. This is a sign for Egypt and Ethiopia. 4The king of Assyria will defeat Egypt and Ethiopia. Assyria will take prisoners and lead them away from their countries. The people, young and old, will be led away without clothes or sandals. They will be completely naked. 5Those who looked to Ethiopia for help will be shattered. Those who were amazed by Egypt’s glory will be ashamed.”
6People living along the coast will say, “We trusted those countries to help us. We ran to them so that they would rescue us from the king of Assyria. But look at them. They have been captured, so how can we escape?”
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Isaiah 20
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No Help from Cush or Egypt
1In the year that the chief commander,#2Kg 18:17 sent by King Sargon of Assyria, came to Ashdod#1Sm 5:1 and attacked and captured it — 2during that time the Lord had spoken through Isaiah#Mt 3:3; 12:17 son of Amoz, saying, “Go, take off your sackcloth from your waist and remove the sandals from your feet,” and he did that, going stripped and barefoot#1Sm 19:24; Mc 1:8 — 3the Lord said, “As my servant Isaiah has gone stripped and barefoot three years as a sign and omen against Egypt and Cush,#Is 8:18 4so the king of Assyria will lead the captives of Egypt#Is 19:4 and the exiles of Cush, young and old alike, stripped and barefoot, with bared buttocks — to Egypt’s shame. 5Those who made Cush their hope and Egypt their boast will be dismayed and ashamed.#2Kg 18:21; Is 30:3–5; 31:1; Ezk 29:6–7 6And 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? ’”
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