Read Isaiah 20

World English Bible · 6 verses

1. ¹ In the year that Tartan came to Ashdod, when Sargon the king of Assyria sent him, and he fought against Ashdod and took it;This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
2. ² at that time Yahweh spoke by Isaiah the son of Amoz, saying, “Go, and loosen the sackcloth from off your waist, and take your sandals from off your feet.” He did so, walking naked and barefoot.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
3. ³ Yahweh said, “As my servant Isaiah has walked naked and barefoot three years for a sign and a wonder concerning Egypt and concerning Ethiopia,This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
4. ⁴ so the king of Assyria will lead away the captives of Egypt and the exiles of Ethiopia, young and old, naked and barefoot, and with buttocks uncovered, to the shame of Egypt.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
5. ⁵ They will be dismayed and confounded, because of Ethiopia their expectation, and of Egypt their glory.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
6. ⁶ The inhabitants of this coast land will say in that day, ‘Behold, this is our expectation, where we fled for help to be delivered from the king of Assyria. And we, how will we escape?’”This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.

Scripture: World English Bible, public domain, eBible.org