Yeshayah (Isaiah) 20:1–6 — The undressed prophecy about Mitsrayim and Kush

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Isa 20:1–6

20:1 The undressed prophecy about Mitsrayim and Kush

20 In the year before the Assyrian King Sargon sent his top army commander to Ashdod, and he attacked and captured it, 2 Yahweh told Yeshayah (Isaiah) (Amots’ son), “Take off the sackcloth and the sandals that you’ve been wearing.” So he started walking around naked[fn] and barefoot. 3 Later Yahweh said, “Just as my servant Yeshayah has been walking around naked and barefoot for three years, it’s a sign and a prophecy about Mitsrayim (Egypt) and Kush (Ethiopia). 4 It’s a sign that the Assyrian king will lead away captives from Mitsrayim and Kush—young men and old, barefoot and naked with their buttocks exposed—to Mitsrayim’s shame. 5 They’ll be discouraged and ashamed because of their unfounded confidence in Kush and their boasting about Mitsrayim. 6 Those who live along those coastlines will say, “Listen, we fled there for help because that was our hope to be saved from the Assyrian king—how can we escape now?”

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20 In_year the_commander _in _chief came to_ʼAshdōd when_ Şargōn the _king _of ʼAshshūr _sent DOM_him/it and_he _fought against_ʼAshdōd and_he_captured _it.

2 At_time (the)_that YHWH he _spoke by_the _hand _of Yəshaˊ^yāh/(Isaiah) the _son _of ʼĀmōʦ to_say go and_you _will _loosen the_sackcloth from_under hips _of_your and_sandal[s]_of_your you _will _take _off from_under feet _of_your and_he/it _made thus walking naked and_barefoot.

3 And_ YHWH _he/it _said just_as servant _of_my Yəshaˊ^yāh he _has _gone naked and_barefoot three years a _sign and_a _portent on Miʦrayim and_on Kūsh/(Cush).

4 So the _king _of ʼAshshūr he _will _lead _away DOM the _captive[s]_of Miʦrayim and_DOM the _exile[s]_of Kūsh/(Cush) young _men and_old_men naked and_barefoot and_bared _of buttock the _nakedness _of Miʦrayim.

5 And_they _will _be _dismayed and_they _will _be _ashamed from_Kūsh/(Cush) of _confidence _of_their _object and_from Miʦrayim boasting _of_their.

6 And_ one _who_dwells the_coast the_this _saying(ms) in _the_day (the)_that THERE is_thus of _confidence _of_our _object where we _fled there for_help to_be _delivered from_face/in _front _of the _king _of ʼAshshūr and_how we will _we _escape.

20:2 This doesn’t necessarily mean that he wore absolutely nothing.

OET-RV by cross-referenced section ISA 20:1

The undressed prophecy about Mitsrayim and Kush

Isa 20:1–6