20:1 In the year that the commander came to Ashdod, when Sargon the king of Assyria sent him and he fought against Ashdod and captured it, |
20:2 at that time the LORD spoke through Isaiah the son of Amoz, saying, "Go and loosen the sackcloth from your hips and take your shoes off your feet " And he did so, going naked and barefoot. |
20:3 And the LORD said, "Even as My servant Isaiah has gone naked and barefoot three years as a sign and token against Egypt and Cush, |
20:4 so the king of Assyria will lead away the captives of Egypt and the exiles of Cush, young and old, naked and barefoot with buttocks uncovered, to the shame of Egypt. |
20:5 "Then they will feel dismayed and ashamed because of Cush their hope and Egypt their boast. |
20:6 "So the inhabitants of this coastland will say in that day, 'Behold, such we place our hope, where we fled for help for deliverance from the king of Assyria; and we, how shall we escape?'" |