Isaiah 20:3 - Forerunner Commentary

Isaiah 20:3

The Sign Against Egypt and Ethiopia

1 In the year that ^aTartan came to Ashdod, when Sargon the king of Assyria sent him, and he fought against Ashdod and took it,

2 at the same time the Lord spoke by Isaiah the son of Amoz, saying, “Go, and remove ^athe sackcloth from your body, and take your sandals off your feet.” And he did so, ^bwalking naked and barefoot.

3 Then the Lord said, “Just as My servant Isaiah has walked naked and barefoot three years ^afor a sign and a wonder against Egypt and Ethiopia,

4 so shall the ^aking of Assyria lead away the Egyptians as prisoners and the Ethiopians as captives, young and old, naked and barefoot, ^bwith their buttocks uncovered, to the shame of Egypt.

5 ^aThen they shall be afraid and ashamed of Ethiopia their expectation and Egypt their glory.

6 And the inhabitant of this territory will say in that day, ‘Surely such is our expectation, wherever we flee for ^ahelp to be delivered from the king of Assyria; and how shall we escape?’ ”

New King James Version®, Copyright© 1982, Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved.

Definitions of words in Isaiah 20:3:

Against {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

As {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Barefoot {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Barefoot {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Egypt {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Egypt {Hitchcock's Bible Names}
Egypt {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Ethiopia {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Ethiopia {Hitchcock's Bible Names}
Ethiopia {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Servant {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Sign {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Three {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Isaiah {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Isaiah {Hitchcock's Bible Names}

Lord {Easton's Bible Dictionary}

Naked {Easton's Bible Dictionary}

Other definition entries containing Isaiah 20:3:

Barefoot {I.S.B.E.}
Foot {I.S.B.E.}
Naked; Nakedness {I.S.B.E.}

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