Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
by—literally, "by the hand of" (compare Ezekiel 3:14).
sackcloth—the loose outer garment of coarse dark hair-cloth worn by mourners (II Samuel 3:31) and by prophets, fastened at the waist by a girdle (Matthew 3:4; II Kings 1:8; Zechariah 13:4).
naked—rather, "uncovered"; he merely put off the outer sackcloth, retaining still the tunic or inner vest (I Samuel 19:24; Amos 2:16; John 21:7); an emblem to show that Egypt should be stripped of its possessions; the very dress of Isaiah was a silent exhortation to repentance.
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Isaiah 20:2:
Isaiah 10:7
Isaiah 20:1
Isaiah 37:1
Isaiah 43:26
Jeremiah 27:2
Micah 1:8
Zechariah 13:4
Acts 21:11-14
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