Isaiah 20, verse 1. In the year Tartan came to Azotus, when he was sent by Sargon the king of the Assyrians, and he fought Ashdod and took it, Isaiah 20, verse 2. then the Lord spoke to Isaiah, saying, “Go and remove the sackcloth from your loins, and take your sandals off your feet.” Thus he did so, walking naked and barefoot. Isaiah 20, verse 3. Then the Lord said, “Just as My servant Isaiah walked naked and barefoot three years for a sign and a wonder against the Egyptians and Ethiopians, Isaiah 20, verse 4. so shall the king of the Assyrians lead the captivity of Egypt and the Ethiopians, young men and old, naked and barefoot, exposing the shame of Egypt. Isaiah 20, verse 5. The Egyptians being defeated shall be ashamed before the Ethiopians, in whom they trusted, for they were their glory. Isaiah 20, verse 6. Those also who dwell in this island shall say, ‘Behold, we hoped to flee for help to those who were unable to save themselves from the king of the Assyrians. How then shall we be saved?’”
Isaiah 20
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