Isaiah 20:1 - Forerunner Commentary

Isaiah 20:1

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?’ ”

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Definitions of words in Isaiah 20:1:

Against {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

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

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

He {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

In {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

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

Sent {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

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

King {Easton's Bible Dictionary}

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