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Isaiah 20

KJ3 Literal Translation — Chapter 20 of 66

1 In the year Tartan came to Ashdod, when Sargon the king of Assyria sent him, and fought against Ashdod, and took it;

2 at that time Jehovah spoke by Isaiah the son of Amoz, saying, Go and loosen the sackcloth from your loins, and take your shoe off from your foot. And he did so, walking naked and barefoot.

3 And Jehovah said, Just as My servant Isaiah has walked naked and barefoot three years (a sign and a wonder on Egypt and on Ethiopia)

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Chapter Summary

A type prefiguring the shameful captivity of Egypt and Ethiopia.

Key Hebrew Words

מִצְרַ֖יִם Egypt H4714 · TWOT 1235
תַרְתָּן֙ field-marshal H8661 · TWOT 2549
שְׁבִ֨י captive H7628 · TWOT 2311b
עָר֥וֹם naked H6174 · TWOT 1588c
נִמָּלֵ֥ט slip away H4422 · TWOT 1198

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Isaiah's Naked Walk as a Sign

During Tartan's siege of Ashdod, Isaiah walks naked and barefoot for three years as a sign that the king of Assyria will lead away the captives of Egy…

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Isaiah's Naked Walk as a Sign

During Tartan's siege of Ashdod, Isaiah walks naked and barefoot for three years as a sign that the king of Assyria will lead away the captives of Egypt and Ethiopia in shame.

Isaiah 20:1-6

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