Isaiah 20

1 In the year that the supreme commander, sent by Sargon the king of Assyria, came to Ashdod, attacked it, and captured it—ISV — Isaiah 20:1

2 at that time the LORD spoke through Amoz’s son Isaiah: “Go loosen the sackcloth that’s around your waist, ^{a20:2 Lit. your hips and lower back} and take your sandals ^{b20:2 So 1QIsaa LXX; MT reads sandal} off your feet.” So that’s what he did: he went around naked and barefoot.ISV — Isaiah 20:2

3 Then the LORD said, “Just as my servant Isaiah has walked around naked and barefoot for three years as a sign and a warning for Egypt and Ethiopia, ^{c20:3 i.e. Nubia, south of Egypt (modern northern Sudan)}ISV — Isaiah 20:3

4 so the king of Assyria will lead away the Egyptian captives and exiles from Cush, ^{d20:4 i.e. Nubia, south of Egypt (modern northern Sudan)} both the young and the old, naked and barefoot—with even their buttocks uncovered—to the shame ^{e20:4 Or nakedness} of Egypt.ISV — Isaiah 20:4

5 Then they will be dismayed and put to shame because of Cush, ^{f20:5 i.e. Nubia, south of Egypt (modern northern Sudan)} their hope, and Egypt, their jewel. ^{g20:5 Or pride}ISV — Isaiah 20:5

6 At that time, the inhabitants of this coastland will say, ‘See, this is what has happened to those on whom we counted and relied ^{h20:6 So 1QIsaa; MT LXX read and to whom we fled} for help and deliverance from the king of Assyria! How, then, can we escape?’”ISV — Isaiah 20:6