UST ISA Chapter 20

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20 One year, King Sargon of Assyria sent the Tartan, his army commander, to attack the city of Ashdod. The Tartan and his soldiers fought against Ashdod and conquered it. 2 At that time, Isaiah son of Amoz received a message from Yahweh. Yahweh told him, “Take off the rough cloth that you have been wearing. Also take off the sandals you are wearing.” So Isaiah did what Yahweh told him to do. He went around naked and barefoot.

3 Then Yahweh said, “My servant Isaiah has been going around naked and barefoot for three years. He has been doing that as a sign to warn about what is going to happen to the people of Egypt and Cush. 4 The king of Assyria is going to capture the people of Egypt and Cush and lead them away. He will force people of all ages to walk naked and barefoot, just as Isaiah has done, with their buttocks uncovered. This will cause the people of Egypt to feel great shame. 5 Then the people who boasted that they could expect the people of Cush and Egypt to help them will feel shock and shame. 6 At that time, the people who live in this coastal area will say, ‘Look what happened to the nations we were hoping would help us! We expected them to protect us if the king of Assyria attacked us. Now we cannot escape from him!’ ”